Omagh Railway Station - A Journey through Time

[GNRi1959]

 

 

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Why not join our Facebook page and get up to date news on this forthcoming publication by the Transport Treasury.

Edited December 27, 2022 by GNRi1959

[Broithe]

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[jhb171achill]

On 6/6/2023 at 9:31 PM, Broithe said:

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Wondering if anyone will be travelling to this from Dublin? Thinking of sharing transport.

[Irishswissernie]

I was talking to the Publisher today, I think he said its being published this Sunday (11 June). An excellent and interesting read and worth a place on your book shelf.

[airfixfan]

Well Done Tony I will.have another book out by the end of July myself.

[GNRi1959]

Please be aware of the revised date of book launch

[leslie10646]

The Syndicate has its first Trade Order in.

I look forward to seeing it early next week!

[GNRi1959]

I started my initial research on Omagh, believe it or not, when l spoke to  several local  GNRI men back in 1986 when l was building my first model of Omagh Station. (Which is still on permanent display in the station centre). These scribbles and many others about the workings of the sidings, line, buildings and train movements were interesting enough to revisit the project 5 years ago. It was initially intended to be an article for the IRRS publication but l guess the initial article just took wings and got bigger!

 

I should also add that our own JB was instrumental in lending a hand with this project.

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by GNRi1959

[Irishswissernie]

A Link to the publisher and his preview of the book.

https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/omagh-railway-station/

[GNRi1959]

The photographic contributions to the book are phenomenal- Ernie's Archive, Charles Friel Collection, Langford, IRRS, Hugh Davies. I am indebted to this people.

Edited June 11, 2023 by GNRi1959

[jhb171achill]

Well done, Tony, a mighty piece of work. Looking forward to the launch in Omagh.

[leslie10646]

My trade order arrived this afternoon and I downed-tools to have a look,

then another look and

even read a bit!

Great stuff, Tony. I look forward to reading it fully.

Available from me to UK addresses - profits to RPSI.

[GNRi1959]

Thank you Leslie for your support!

[leslie10646]

My pleasure - sold my first copy today - to a man from Kerry!

We did meet for him to pick up the new Tralee and Dingle book, but I persuaded him that he needed a dose of the GNR as well.

I'll put up a post about the Tralee book tomorrow, after I've scanned the cover!

 

[GNRi1959]

This is what Hugh Dougherty of Railway Heritage said about the book.........

It's absolutely superb and you bring the station and its people to life. It's just the ticket for telling people who never knew the railway what it was like, while bringing it back to life for those that did.The Bundoran excursions struck a note for me, while the interviews with staff are outstanding. It's one of the best railway books I've read because it tells a very human story far beyond the usual enthusiast publication which concentrates too much on the locos and rolling stock. We'll done, Tony. I've really enjoyed the book and it's brought back Omagh station as I remember it transferring for Bundoran by train I  1957, and by bus on from Omagh in 1958, 1959 and 1960. Thanks very much.

Hugh

[airfixfan]

My good friend Hugh has just had his updated CDR Buses published by Stenlake. Worth checking out as the first version was published in 1971!

[airfixfan]

Best wishes to Tony today. My good friend Hugh says it is one of the best Railway books he has seen recently.

[GNRi1959]

Thank you Jim, appreciated.

[jhb171achill]

A great day out in Omagh. Thanks to Tony for your customary hospitality, and meeting a few oul cronies there today, i8ncluding one gent with whom I used to watch "Jeeps" on ballast trains over fifty years ago...........!

[GNRi1959]

It was a very successful launch JB, so thanks again for your attendance.

[leslie10646]

Congratulations, Tony.

Apparently your book was the third best seller of Transport Treasury's  books this summer - which looking at the books it beat ......

[GNRi1959]

Great news - Transport Treasury were very pleased with the book, they said they had only 100 copies left in their warehouse 

[jhb171achill]

37 minutes ago, GNRi1959 said:

Great news - Transport Treasury were very pleased with the book, they said they had only 100 copies left in their warehouse 

Well done - richly deserved! I daresay they will do a 2nd edition, so worth contacting them in case you had any new info you'd want to add if they were to be doing a 2nd print run.

[GNRi1959]

I've not had much additional info but have had some new photographs that are so good.