old pass wagons in mulingar

[Lev Pavliuk]

hello everyone, I'm not from Ireland, so I'm not very versed in the local railway, but yesterday, apparently, 2 old passenger cars were pulled out of the Mullingar station depot, apparently they will be cut in the coming days, can someone tell me what kind of cars these are and what are they doing there? at the moment, the wagons are still standing at the end of the abandoned part of the Mullingar station.

 

here are photos of these cars, sorry for the poor quality, I took pictures on the phone in the evening, today I will go with the camera

 

 

[Garfield]

They're not being cut up. The truck is the same one used for recent stock transfers to Downpatrick and Maam Cross. My money is on these items being transferred to the latter.

[DoctorPan]

One to head north and one to head west.

[jhb171achill]

813 (the green one) is going to Maam Cross, and 837 (the brown one) to Whitehead for preservation.

[Lev Pavliuk]

thanks to everyone for the answers, the brown one has already been taken away, but what about the two-axle covered wagon? It will also be taken somewhere or sawed / left to rot

[Lev Pavliuk]

36 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

813 (the green one) is going to Maam Cross, and 837 (the brown one) to Whitehead for preservation.

what about their age?  837 built in 1902, if I understand correctly, what about 813?

[airfixfan]

837 due to arrive in Whitehead this evening. 813 for transfer to the West in Thursday.

[jhb171achill]

4 hours ago, Lev Pavliuk said:

what about their age?  837 built in 1902, if I understand correctly, what about 813?

813, from memory, is about 1908/10.  I’ll check when I get home.

[Westcorkrailway]

813 looks great in that livery, however if it’s going to maam cross I imaging a coat of GSR livery will be applied once the apropriate TLC has been applied 

 

 

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Westcorkrailway said:

813 looks great in that livery, however if it’s going to maam cross I imaging a coat of GSR livery will be applied once the apropriate TLC has been applied 

 

 

It’ll need a complete rebuild first, but yes - GSR livery appropriate!

[Westcorkrailway]

2 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

It’ll need a complete rebuild first, but yes - GSR livery appropriate!

There mustn’t be very much stuff left that is “GSR livery appropriate” perhaps we can import some Pullman’s and put some 5,3 bogeys under them…

[jhb171achill]

35 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

There mustn’t be very much stuff left that is “GSR livery appropriate” perhaps we can import some Pullman’s and put some 5,3 bogeys under them…

In theory, all of the following could authentically wear GSR livery:  1. The MGWR six wheeler at Clifden.  2. The one at Whitehead. 3. The two MGWR ones at Downpatrick. 4. RPSI heritage coaches 1142 and 1337.  5. IE’s 351. 6. DCDR’s 1287, 836 and 1097.  7. The two liberated from Mullingar this week. There’s a dozen vehicles!

Oh yes, DCDR’s No. 69 (6 wheeler) also.

[airfixfan]

837 arrived in Whitehead yesterday evening

[Pete00018]

So has the RPSI fully vacated from the old loco shed and sidings?

[Pete00018]

On 16/8/2022 at 6:49 PM, Westcorkrailway said:

813 looks great in that livery, however if it’s going to maam cross I imaging a coat of GSR livery will be applied once the apropriate TLC has been applied 

 

 

813 does look great in that green. Remember seeing it buried in the shed back in 1997, was in good condition even as a tarry.     I had always thought it was non-corridor compartment as it was a suburban dia carriage, but the ends show a corridor plated over.

On 16/8/2022 at 6:34 PM, jhb171achill said:

813, from memory, is about 1908/10.  I’ll check when I get home.

1910, local services diagram

 

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Pete00018 said:

So has the RPSI fully vacated from the old loco shed and sidings?

Yes, it's no longer safe.

[flange lubricator]

There is a very nice picture of the interior of 837 taken By R N Clements on the IRRS flickr page.

 

[Westcorkrailway]

13 hours ago, Pete00018 said:

813 does look great in that green. Remember seeing it buried in the shed back in 1997, was in good condition even as a tarry.     I had always thought it was non-corridor compartment as it was a suburban dia carriage, but the ends show a corridor plated over.

If anyone has a good colour photo of that coach in good condition and in that livery, I’d love to see it….I am addicted to that livery 

[Colin R]

On 18/8/2022 at 9:48 AM, Westcorkrailway said:

If anyone has a good colour photo of that coach in good condition and in that livery, I’d love to see it….I am addicted to that livery 

Nice coach how and where did this come from?

Colin

[Westcorkrailway]

10 minutes ago, Colin R said:

Nice coach how and where did this come from?

Colin

It’s a £15 dapol LMS stanier coach under the green paint and Railtec transfers 

 

I still haven’t gotten around to painting the roof 

[Colin R]

1 hour ago, Westcorkrailway said:

It’s a £15 dapol LMS stanier coach under the green paint and Railtec transfers 

 

I still haven’t gotten around to painting the roof 

I have a couple of those where did you get the green paint from?

 

[Westcorkrailway]

1 hour ago, Colin R said:

I have a couple of those where did you get the green paint from?

 

That green paint was humbrol 14ml enamel emerald green 

 

Marks used to have it however it’s no longer stocked due to the fact it has a fractional trace of a cancer causing agent (or something like that) so the EU deemed it illegal. I’ll have to find a substitute…