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Anyone got any pics of these?

For those who remember, Wanderly Wagon was an ex-CIE dray and the Irish Presidential Carriage was a CIE-built product.

I seem to remember seeing a pic of one of the Inchicore 'cabs', a loco with attached coach effort in lined green somewhere in GSR days.

Also a pic of a pre-'Bandon Tank' CBSCR tank loco with lining visible in GSR or early CIE days on the scrapline, possibly the battleship grey had weathered off from standing in the open?

What was the reason for the removal of almost all GSR era numberplates AND private builder worksplates around WW2/Emergency? Suppose they all went into the melting pot?

A Midland 2P = Dunluce Castle with little enough work I'd imagine.

My bad, I meant Sambo, not Jumbo. Chassis appears right, and it would make a nice scratchbuild conversion. J. Mayner and RedRich may have more info.

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/18279129_TbnP49#!i=1508041565&k=VVjs9JV

Looks closer to 'Argadeen' to my eye, lop off outside cylinders and fit pony truck?

Odd-looking open wagons with flimsy sides aren't they?

 

 

CIE seem to have got it right in combining the excellent Swiss Sulzer engine and Metrovick electrical system in both its original Inchacore built and the Birmingham Sulzers.

 

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The originals of the species would run away just by looking at them, with a cab that was about as comfortable as a portaloo.

The Passage one is as genuine as a €3 note. Hope you didn't shell out too much for it.

The amount of repros of the GSWR variety has debased the price of the real thing.

Plus the real one is (relatively) easy to come by, think of the sheer numbers of farmers' gates around the country they were once attached to.

I didn't think a sign would be worth that much

€50 absolute tops, IF it were the real deal. Seen this seller before, panders to a guillable US market.

Complained that he listed a BR(M) sign as being Irish, he re-listed as being from 'Northern Ireland'. Pure chancer.

It looks similar to an old style signal seen on GS&WR and CBSCR with a heavyish-looking spectacle, just paint the Sputnik thingy on top white.

Bit sad FSD is the spray crew and it reads "curse" its a scrawl tag and not a good one at that, looks as if they got spooked as they did'nt bother to fill it in maybe they got caught. ha ha

Fair play on your ability to decipher that mess. Waste of time teaching them joined-up writing in school. I thought it was a drawing of a caterpillar!

For me, in no particular order and giving as best a geographical spread

J15 aka 101 - the original all purpose, standardised, go anywhere locos.

NCC 'Jeep'

GM121 the pioneer GMs

MGWR Class G2 - last 2-4-0s here or across the water and flying machines to boot

GSR 500 class

GNRI Class V

Honourable mentions:

GM 141/181

Woolwich Mogul

(Rebuilt) A Class Metrovicks

Overrated:

800 class

Worse than useless:

Sulzer 113 class

Merlin got in on the act in a episode of 'Remington Steele' of all things!

Don't know where exactly she was, but all it takes is 5 mins (or less) unattended.

Connolly afaik.

RPSI 186 got daubed last night, so I hear.

If you're going to deface something, at least do it legibly.

Like what is it supposed to be?

In a parallel universe, does No. 90 stay in Fermoy on display rather than a move to Mallow?

The URL was the problem. The Minister is pleased with tech support.

Thanks for the dig-out.

Windows internet Explorer 9

I have trouble seeing pics posted by others, any reason why???

They just show up as default image icons.

They'd want to start walking the Foynes branch too if that's physically possible now, there's a well known epicentre of 'cultural activity' close by....

Not the first cable theft...though it's been plaguing both preserved and Network Rail for a few years now across the water.

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/cable-theft-shuts-down-dart-services-0011753-1

http://www.nationalist.ie/news/local/cabling-theft-disrupts-rail-services-1-2568685

From memory crossing gates were taken at a couple of locations and rails taken from Campile I think.

NOTHING will happen until the lead is stripped off the roofs of Stormont and Leinster House.

Q. Is there anywhere a date guide/info on CIE freight stock liveries? I've scoured the internet without much success.

There is/was a small pocket guide that may come up on Fleabay on occasion, Locomotives & Rolling Stock of Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland Railways by Doyle, O.;Hirsch. Has useful running no's, basic stats and dates of building etc., some pics, but they tend to be smallish and in b/w only.

Have fond memories of WA, found orange and black GMs there too!

Great stuff.

 

What is the strange little tower at the Port Laoise end of the Dublin platform? There'e a smaller one at Ballybrophy, that you could hardly stand up in. I've often wondered what they were for.

 

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They may have been used as a bell towers, to announce a train arrival. A few locations had bells for this purpose, the only one I can think of that lasted into modern times was that attached to Mallow signal cabin.