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The May 2013 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos with the following. 1.5.13 NIR 450 Class Railcar 8456 was scrapped at NI Railways PW Yard Ballymena by Thomas Hamill & Sons Ahoghill ALL PHOTOS taken officially on site with permission, Courtesy of Thomas Hamill & Sons & NIRailways 2.5.13 Visit to Thomas Hamill & Sons Yard in Ahoghill to see 8456 getting recycled ,ALL PHOTOS taken officially on site with permission. 2.5.13 4016 passes Slaght level crossing with Belfast bound train 2.5.13 Various locations on the closed Antrim to Lisburn branch 2.5.13 York Road Depot Belfast 5.5.13 York Road Depot Belfast 5.5.13 Photos of the RPSI Bangor Belle Excursion around the Belfast Area 5.5.13 Adelaide Belfast 7.5.13 Silverwood Lurgan & West Street Road Bridge Portadown 8.5.13 Silverwood Lurgan 12.5.13 Here & There on NIR 12.5.13 NIR 450 Class DEMU's 8454 & 8459 were transferred from Belfast Central Station Parcel Sidings to Adelaide Yard Permanent Way Sidings by GM 112 & Gatwick Carriages 941 & 942 to position the 450s for scrapping on the 14.5.13 & 15.5.13 14.5.13 NIR 450 Class DEMU set number 8454 gets scrapped at Adelaide Permanent Way Yard Belfast by Thomas Hamill & Sons Ahoghill 15.5.13 NIR 450 Class DEMU set number 8459 gets scrapped at Adelaide Permanent Way Yard Belfast by Thomas Hamill & Sons Ahoghill 15.5.13 Visit to Thomas Hamill & Sons Yard in Ahoghill to see 8454 & 8459 getting recycled ,ALL PHOTOS taken officially on site with permission 19.5.13 NIR 450 Class DEMU's 8453 & 8457 were transferred from Bangor Station middle road siding to Adelaide Yard Permanent Way Sidings by GM 112 & Gatwick Carriages 941 & 942 to position the 450s for scrapping on the 20.5.13 & 21.5.13 19.5.13 York Road Depot Belfast 20.5.13 Trains around the Adelaide Area of Belfast 20.5.13 NIR 450 Class DEMU set number 8457 gets scrapped at Adelaide Permanent Way Yard Belfast by Thomas Hamill & Sons Ahoghill 21.5.13 Adelaide Railcar Depot Fuel Road Belfast 21.5.13 NIR 450 Class DEMU set number 8453 gets scrapped at Adelaide Permanent Way Yard Belfast by Thomas Hamill & Sons Ahoghill 21.5.13 Visit to Thomas Hamill & Sons Yard in Ahoghill to see the 450s getting recycled ,ALL PHOTOS taken officially on site with permission 22.5.13 Bi-Directional working over the down line at Poyntzpass ,Enterprise Workings , 201 light engine movements , 8113 on ballast train duties , track machines , & Irish Rails ballast cleaner No. 781 in the Poyntzpass area 23.5.13 Irish Rails ballast cleaner No. 781 in the Poyntzpass area + 8113 & ballast train at Poyntzpass ballast siding 30.5.13 8111 shunts Gatwick Carriages 941 & 942 at York Road Depot Belfast

The May 2008 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos with the following. 28.5.08. Withdrawn 80 Class Powercar 8098 leaves Adelaide Yard Belfast by road for scrapping at Clearways in the Port of Belfast 29.5.08. Withdrawn 80 Class intermediates 8764 & 8765 at Clearways for scrapping & Driving Trailers 8742 & 8753 leave Adelaide Yard Belfast by road for scrapping at Clearways in the Port of Belfast 30.5.08. Withdrawn 80 Class Powercar 8068 gets scrapped at Clearway in the Port of Belfast

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The September 2008 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Locations 8.9.08. Trains at Balbriggan , Drogheda & Platin 10.9.08. Downpatrick & County Down Railway 16.9.08. NIR Whitehead 16.9.08. RPSI Whitehead 16.9.08. York Road Depot Belfast 16.9.08. 80 Class Powercar 8082 at Adelaide Yard Belfast 17.9.08. 8094-8749-8754-8093 at Clipperstown , Greenisland & Whiteabbey 18.9.08. Trains at Trooperslane & Greenisland 19.9.08. Trains at Ballycarry , Jordanstown & York Road Depot. 20.9.08. RPSI loco 186 & MK2 carriages at various locations between Portadown & Lisburn 24.9.08. Trains at York Road Depot & Adelaide Yard Belfast 27.9.08. RPSI loco 4 runs light past Seagoe Portadown heading from Dublin to Whitehead

The February 2016 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Locations 4.2.16. Knockmore Accident with NIR Caf sets 3013 & 3019. 5.2.16.NIR Caf 3413 was recovered from Knockmore following collision damage and transferred by road to Adelaide Depot Belfast . 7.2.16. Dundalk

The February 2016 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Locations 2.2.16. NIR GM 8113 hauls USP5000RT Ballast Regulator from Portadown to York Road Depot Belfast for repairs. Photos taken at Portadown Station , Carn Portadown & Moira.

The February 2016 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Location 1.2.16. Trains at Moira GM 206 on Enterprise Duties & GM 228 on the DD Test Train

The January 2015 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Locations 10.1.15 Trains passing Silverwood Lurgan 14.1.15 Photos at Ballymena Permanent Way Yard 14.1.15 Crumlin & Ballinderry Stations with the passing loops removed on the closed Antrim to Lisburn Branch. 16.1.15 Photos of trains passing Seagoe Portadown 25.1.15 Locations around Belfast 25.1.15 GM 112 hauled withdrawn Gatwick carriages 943 & 944 from Ballymena Yard to York Road Depot Belfast 28.1.15 Trains passing Silverwood Lurgan 29.1.15 Trains passing Seagoe Portadown 29.1.15 Trains passing Craigavon Lakes

The March 2008 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Locations 10.3.08. North Wall Dublin 13.3.08. Adelaide Yard Belfast 14.3.08. Trains at Trummery Lane Moira 15.3.08. Enterprise Trains at Silverwood Lurgan 23.3.08. Trains at York Road Depot Belfast 24.3.08. Downpatrick & Co.Down Railway 28.3.08. Trains at York Road Depot Belfast

The August 2009 Railway Gallery has been updated with photos at the following Locations 18.8.09 North Wall Dublin 18.8.09 Trains at Drogheda 25.8.09 Malahide Viaduct Collapse 27.8.09 Trains on the Larne Line. 28.8.09 Trains on the Larne Line. 30.8.09 Downpatrick & County Down Railway 31.8.09 Malahide Viaduct Collapse https://gordyhawkinstransportpics.smugmug.com/Railways/Trains2009-1/August-2009/i-tvkqXH5

Wee video clip back in March 1997 when the new rolling stock for the Enterprise was on test runs between Belfast and Dublin , 209 and the DDs are seen here arriving into Portadown with a test run from Dublin. https://gordyhawkinstransportpics.smugmug.com/Railway-Videos/Railway-Videos/i-FWz7xdD

Pics taken so far in February have been added to my site this evening . 1.2.15. NIR Caf sets 3019 + 3022 & 4016 at Larne Harbour Station. 1.2.15. NIR GM112 hauls a York Road Depot Belfast to RPSI Whitehead Site stock transfer of Gatwick Carriages 8941-8942-8943-8944 for Preservation 8.2.15 Downpatrick & County Down Railway. 8.2.15 CIE 6111 arrives at its new home with the Downpatrick & County Down Railway http://smu.gs/1IG2AEe

Photos added so far to my site at the start of June are listed below 1.6.14 228 hauls withdrawn Irish MK3 Carriages 7603-7142-7168-7407-7157-7144-7143 from Dundalk to Adelaide Yard Belfast for scrapping , photos taken at the following locations Dundalk , Newry , Moira , and Adelaide Yard Belfast. 2.6.14 Thomas Hamill & Sons started to scrap withdrawn MK3s 7143-7144-7157-7407-7168-7142-7603 at Adelaide Yard Belfast 2.6.14 Loco Hauled trains passing Adelaide Depot Belfast 3.6.14 Irish Rail MK3 Gen Van 7603 gets scrapped at Adelaide Permanent Way Yard Belfast. 3.6.14 GM 8113 passes Adelaide Belfast with the ballast train heading for Poyntzpass for loading , the train had been stabled in the old parcel siding at Belfast Central Station. 3.6.14 Withdrawn MK3s 7143-7144-7157-7407-7168-7142-7603 at Thomas Hamill & Sons Yard Ahoghill 3.6.14 8113 passes Craigavon Lakes with a ballast train from Poyntzpass to Belfast 4.6.14 8113 passes Seagoe Portadown with a ballast train from Belfast to Poyntzpass 5.6.14 8113 passes Silverwood Lurgan with a ballast train from Belfast to Poyntzpass Gordon Link to the above photos http://smu.gs/1oZVXC3

Railway Photos taken during the month of May are now online at the following link http://smu.gs/T1KJ2t

Pics of Thursdays MK3 transfer from North Wall to Dundalk are online at the following link , pics taken at Skerries http://smu.gs/RN3HJm

Have added some photos of RPSI loco 85 Merlin on some running in trips Between Whitehead Lisburn & Portadown on Sunday the 13.4.14 , http://smu.gs/1iURAAa Gordon

Have just finished adding the final set of photos I took of the MK3s waiting to be scrapped at Hamills Ahoghill on the 15.2.14 Pics added are from pic 69 onwards Gordon http://smu.gs/1chtlK6

Have just finished adding the final set of photos I took of the MK3s waiting to be scrapped at Hamills Ahoghill on the 15.2.14 Pics added are from pic 69 onwards Gordon http://smu.gs/1chtlK6

Have added another collection of photos of the Irish Rail MK3s to my site taken on the 15.2.14 .The photos are taken at Hamills Ahoghill Yard waiting to be finally cut into bits. http://smu.gs/1h0D78l More photos to be added to this collection later on today

Have added another collection of photos of the Irish Rail MK3s to my site taken on the 15.2.14 .The photos are taken at Hamills Ahoghill Yard waiting to be finally cut into bits. http://smu.gs/1h0D78l More photos to be added to this collection later on today

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Added a few photos to mysite of the Irish Rail MK3s that got scrapped last week at Dundalk .The photos are taken at Banbridge with the lorries carrying the carriages in halves heading up the A1 Carriageway for Hamills Yard in Ahoghill for scrapping Gordon http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-XpLkS/i-djnK8wT

Added a few photos to mysite of the Irish Rail MK3s that got scrapped last week at Dundalk .The photos are taken at Banbridge with the lorries carrying the carriages in halves heading up the A1 Carriageway for Hamills Yard in Ahoghill for scrapping Gordon http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/36877067_V2J6N5#!i=3084747605&k=djnK8wT

On the 4.2.14 217 shunted 7612 + 5 mk3pp in to the old freight Yard for scrapping , scrapping start on the 10.2.13 on this set . On the 12.2.14 088 Shunted the other 9 mk3s in to the old freight Yard for scrapping , scrapping started the same day on this set.

7612 got scrapped on the 11.2.14 the other Gen Van that's left at Dundalk is 7601 Pics of 7612 & others heading up the A1 Carriageway around the Banbridge area will be added to my site soon Gordon