Westcorkrailway Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 The definitive West Cork Railway Book is on the way out Chris larkins new book “The Railways of West Cork, birth beauty and betrayal ”covers every aspect from social history to railway history in this new book that’s been in production for years. Those of us living in West Cork have probobly attended one of his lectures of talks about the railway. His memories and Reminiscent’s have been building over the past number of years With almost all the images In this book never published before. Pre-order with the link below https://www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/west-cork-railways/?fbclid=IwAR0Kl6XAw5Ujo0IRfR4lobnPP18U9CQqZjP7Y1bpCxhKX3YCfmi-x1nxGRo&fs=e&s=cl 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 West Cork Railways Birth, Beuty and Betrayal book launch is set to be December 3rd at the Oriel hotel Ballincollig, It will be its own stands at the cork model swap meet 2022. Those who wish to attend that event be sure to head down to this stand and pick up a signed copy. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto-Train Original Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I will get this book and looking forward to it. The line to Bandon at least should have been retained. It was the Harcourt Street of the south. That photo above with the railcars says it all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, Auto-Train Original said: The line to Bandon at least should have been retained. That was the plan put in place…close the branchlines to courtmacsherry, Clonakilty and Baltimore. And even the mainline wouldn’t go to Bantry…just bandon. This plan was however scrapped, became the plan one final time before andrews killed any chance of it going through. It was lifted and sold ASAP. CIE put an abandonment order on 50 miles of trackbed that still had track left or be lifted! That whole line as far as bandon was built to be doubled by government order during the famine so imagine a double track out to bandon today! I have a feeling that the intense save our railway committee and court cases didn’t help the west cork case unfortunately. The youghal Middleton branch got off lighter thanks to TD Martin Correy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Edited November 8, 2022 by Westcorkrailway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Bandon tank Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 What price is that book? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 RRP is €25 25 minutes ago, the Bandon tank said: What price is that book? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoebox Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 €25 from Mercier Press 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) I just got my book today after a hoot bit of waiting. I thought perhaps a few pages wouldn’t hurt even though my assignments are due! (I’ll actually review it when I get the chance to read it properly) a little sneak peak of what’s to come for those who have ordered and not yet received. there are about 15 or so pages like this in the book where 2 pages will hold just one photograph! Reminder if your In cork on December 3rd Myself, Chris Larkin and Ray Good will be holding the boom launch during cork model swap meet at 12:00. With book signings of course being part of it. If you are further west there will be a slideshow presentation on November 27th in Gaggin community hall….more dates to come for west corkians as mentioned before. Edited November 24, 2022 by Westcorkrailway 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 My copy arrived today in Haltwhistle, looks good. Came from Amazon UK £20-24 post free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said: My copy arrived today in Haltwhistle, looks good. Came from Amazon UK £20-24 post free. Great to hear. As previously mentioned, the author is a fan of the stuff on your flicker (which he only just got access too) particularly the one with the Albert quay cat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 Chris is all set up for tommorow! The final stages of organising now And of course cork model swap meet is on. Some nice Lima, MM and Irish 0 gauge already set up see you tomorrow…. if your coming! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 sucess! We sold almost exactly 100 books at the launch! The going was steady and a thoroughly enjoyable event. Poems were read by the likes of Ray Good, Tom Ryan and Derry Canty. with the book launched….I can set back and relax finnally! (Well someway) A review on West Cork Railway colourised will soon follow 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Good start for the book sale must order one looks a good size book, Fine model of the A class in the background 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, Bob229 said: Good start for the book sale must order one looks a good size book, Fine model of the A class in the background That is a C class model presented to CIE by metropolitan vickers….so a highly historic model. Only 2 of these along with 2 A class locos were every known to be produced and given to CIE….1 of each is known to still exist 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said: That is a C class model presented to CIE by metropolitan vickers….so a highly historic model. Only 2 of these along with 2 A class locos were every known to be produced and given to CIE….1 of each is known to still exist There used to be one in the waiting room of the Dept of Transport outside the ministers private office. There was also a 141 class similar scale (ie sort of gauge 1 scale). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 14 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said: That is a C class model presented to CIE by metropolitan vickers….so a highly historic model. Only 2 of these along with 2 A class locos were every known to be produced and given to CIE….1 of each is known to still exist I should have know that, a fine model 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Recieved a copy as a gift at Christmas. It's annoying that few of the images give the source or the photographer credit. Some I recognise from Irish Railways in Colour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 4/12/2022 at 12:04 PM, Bob229 said: I should have know that, a fine model Loco belongs to Kevin Meany….I wonder if it went for auction how much twould go for 12 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said: It's annoying that few of the images give the source or the photographer credit. On page 233 there is a list of acknowledgements and sources of images? 12 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said: Some I recognise from Irish Railways in Colour. there are about 10 images that have been published before in this book by my reckoning (2 in the books you mention). IMHO I wouldn’t put that as too much of a dent in the 240 images present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) I'll have another look but flicking back and forth to a page to find out who took it and when is equally if not more annoying! EDIT looking at it again, there are pages with say two images, two photographers credited, but you don't know who took which photo. Dates or even year of image not stated. Not really good enough in my opinion. Edited February 6, 2023 by minister_for_hardship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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