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  1. minister_for_hardship
    Purchased from the GSWR, ex Waterford & Wexford Railway "Cambria", built by Hunslet in 1894, withdrawn 1928. The DSER purchase was the engine bit of a steam railmotor, proven to be unsuitable and had a short career with the D&BST.
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    As CIÉs pioneer diesels they had historical interest but save for Whitehead shunting, of limited use to the RPSI.
  3. minister_for_hardship
    I think all bets are off with a looming recession on the way.
  4. minister_for_hardship
    What is protruding from the cab roof? A whistle? Some economy with the single wiper too.
  5. minister_for_hardship
    Not many, 13 in total. Biggest users, if single figures are big, L&LSR, BC&RBR, Ballycastle Railway. Others include, Belfast Central Railway, Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Butler and Fry (contractors I assume)
  6. minister_for_hardship
    Actually come to think of it, there were electric Siemens locos used at Ardnacrusha.
  7. minister_for_hardship
    No, the 1889 Percival/Burke indoor electric railway, Christian Bros Exhibition, Corn Exchange, Cork. A Curtis electric motor from this should be still up in the North Mon, it was used afterwards for classroom demonstrations and, used at least once, to provide storm sound effects in a weeks run of The Tempest at the Opera House.
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    Another one.
  9. minister_for_hardship
    What wasn't destroyed by war was destroyed by neglect and demolition ball but I digress.
  10. minister_for_hardship
    Correct. There weren't any scrap drives here as happened in the UK.
  11. minister_for_hardship
    Terrible cringeworthy captions for the archive of a national institution, they should have either left them off or given the job to someone who may know a thing or two instead of Emer on work experience.
  12. minister_for_hardship
    Anyone got this book yet? Noticed a very passable representation of a GS&WR 2-4-0 on the cover, the last of which lasted in service until 1928, never having passed to CIE. Good to see a little bit of research into what an Irish loco looks like, not picking out a stock picture of a "train".
  13. minister_for_hardship
    Hard to say, looks like an unaltered factory finish so probably dark red. Pannier box appears darker, maybe black. Saw the pic somewhere else before, most likely "Nuacht".
  14. minister_for_hardship
    I think it may have been used for small parcels within Dublin city centre.
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    DN&GR stock from when the CB&SC went second hand shopping, one in GS maroon, one in very dirty CIE green.
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    It's interesting the dalliance with US practice early on in NZ instead of the expected colonial British offerrings as in Australia.
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    The other type of CIE headlamp with piecrust top, the design goes back to GS&WR days and the short dumpy tail lamp as used by CIE before the BR type. Headlamps did have a red filter inside so that it could act as a tail lamp but most of those would end up broken with rough handling.
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    The LMS lamps look close enough for GNRI or NCC.
  20. minister_for_hardship
    Never heard of CIE having bicycles, apart from the inspection type.
  21. minister_for_hardship
    By coincidence, I found a Return of Plant form with all types of lamps listed.
  22. minister_for_hardship
    A few pics. In order of appearance. CIE Loco headlamp, CIE handlamp x 2, GSR gauge glass lamp (illuminating loco water gauge glasses), Duck lamp (inspection), Bardic (successor to oil handlamp), CIE brake van lamp reservoir and burner, oil tail lamp, pot lamp (pre elect and gas coach lighting), signal and LC gate lamp interior.
  23. minister_for_hardship
    First pic, brake van lamp with removable red filter. Side mounted on van and you place the filter behind whichever lens you want to show red. Second, red tail lamp for rear of train. Both of these are British, although CIE bought in some of the British style tail lamps latterly, they didn't use the brake van lamp. CIE brake vans had the lamp housings built into them, the oil burners and red filters were changed around within the van.
  24. minister_for_hardship
    I'm certain I've come across a period colour postcard of Naomh Eanna with snails on the funnel, possibly the broken wheel logo carried subsequently was made by flame cutting off the 'wings' and adding 'CIE'. The CIE river cruisers also carried snails, canal boats were simply lettered 'C.I.E.' on the stern.
  25. minister_for_hardship
    The GSR had 13 pages on Whistle Codes alone.
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