108 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hi All, I know that the Mk 3 sets, de Dietrich's, NIR Mk 2's with Hunslets and 121+PR set used on the Bray shuttle usually ran with the loco at the north end of the set. Does anyone know why the C class + PR ex-railcars usually had the loco at the south end Thanks in advance. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BosKonay Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Very interesting - was there any particular reason for the pattern / preference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mayner Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Possibly to reduce the build up of diesel fumes inside Connolly Shed, at one stage the sets were serviced at Connolly and the locos always weem to have been outside the shed. Also at one stage all the PR sets were turned on the triangle at Limerick junction, it may have been something to do with moving the servicing to Connolly from the Fairview Railcar Depot as part of the DART up-grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 108 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hi Mayner. Thanks for that but I remember that the 201 PP sets had the loco at the north end most of the time throughout the 70's. there always seemed to be 2 PP sets stabled on the viaduct sidings at Connolly with the loco at the station end in the middle of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 108 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Feck. I meant to say SOUTH end in the above post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mayner Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Facing South all right classic 1970s Dublin Suburban http://www.geograph.ie/photo/2363096 black and tan B201 at Dun Laoire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 irishthump Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 There's footage in this video of the push-pulls with a C class at the North end. http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/805-CIE-trains-Dublin-area-1983-Beulah-Library-Roll-F51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BosKonay Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Good to know! So basically everything in Connolly would have been loco at platform-end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Good to know! So basically everything in Connolly would have been loco at platform-end... No, the loco would always be parallel to the platform... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BosKonay Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Rofl Loco at the end of the platform / platform ramp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 As long as they weren't standing on their ends.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mayner Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 There's footage in this video of the push-pulls with a C class at the North end. http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/805-CIE-trains-Dublin-area-1983-Beulah-Library-Roll-F51 I might have got it the opposite way round with the locos being serviced inside the shed with part of the train poking outside. The trains seem to have been turned when Fairview Raicar sheds were closed for re-building for the new electric trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi All,
I know that the Mk 3 sets, de Dietrich's, NIR Mk 2's with Hunslets and 121+PR set used on the Bray shuttle usually ran with the loco at the north end of the set. Does anyone know why the C class + PR ex-railcars usually had the loco at the south end
Thanks in advance. P
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