Locomotive depots in the early 1960s

[Dave Dawes]

Morning all, hope your  well.

A question - In the 1960s was there any small locomotive depots on the Irish rail system or was it just Inchicore works?

Edited April 16, 2023 by Dave Dawes
A Mistake

[jhb171achill]

If you mean sheds, lots, though in many cases roofless but still used.

If you mean loco works for heavy repairs etc, York Road (NCC) for one. Limerick was also still doing some heavy work. Cork, Dundalk and Waterford were still doing minor repairs.

If you mean steam, the above applies until late 1962 or thereabouts. 

If you mean diesel, later in the decade, pretty much only Inchicore & York Road.

Edited April 16, 2023 by jhb171achill

[airfixfan]

Adelaide Portadown 

[jhb171achill]

5 hours ago, airfixfan said:

Adelaide Portadown 

Even Ennis, narrow gauge, until Feb 61!

[airfixfan]

Stranorlsr until 1959

[David Holman]

The Green Bible lists the following sheds with loco allocations in 1945:

• Athlone
• Bray
• Cork & Rocksavage
• Dublin Broadstone, Grand Canal St, Inchicore
• Galway
• Limerick
• Limerick Junction
• Mallow
• Mullingar
• Sligo
• Thurles
• Tralee
• Waterford
• Westport

[seagoebox]

Would you include Ballinamore?

[Westcorkrailway]

8 minutes ago, seagoebox said:

Would you include Ballinamore?

I would think so yes 

[Mayner]

CIE tended to "re-purpose" existing steam sheds for diesel traction rather than building purpose built 60s era Motive Power Depots. 

Galway & Westport are examples of steam shed retained for diesel traction into the 1980/90

Westport Shed. The photos were taken approx. 10 years apart and shed out of use in upper photo, the turntable was out of use at the time.

Galway and Westport re-fueling points mid-90s 

Galway recently updated with a bunded tank and concrete re-fueling pad, possibly replacing fuel tanks installed for oil burning locos winter of 1947

Tank wagon is on the stub of the Clifden branch, loco depot trackage and turntable still in use at the time.

Later that evening IE staffed re-fueled 201 Class locos rostered to work the Galway-Athlone Liner and morning Galway-Heuston passenger.

The fueling point at Westport was originally the running line to Westport Quay.

Stabling-refueling points.

There were also a number of stabling-refueling points without a loco shed, simply one or two tracks, a refueling point, single storey office/signing on point and mess room.

Claremorris. Downside Westport end of the station two sidings retained for refueling locos on Knock specials, Liners and Ballina Shuttle.

Waterford: Originally Platforms 1-2 (New Ross Bays) and later sidings in former loco depot area of freight yard.

Loughrea Branch Tank wagon re-purposed from 1947 loco oil bunker/West Clare fuel tank/Loughrea tank wagon.

 

In short a 1960s CIE diesel loco depot can vary from a tank wagon or refueling point on a simple siding to a former steam shed.

[Dave Dawes]

17 hours ago, David Holman said:

The Green Bible lists the following sheds with loco allocations in 1945:

• Athlone
• Bray
• Cork & Rocksavage
• Dublin Broadstone, Grand Canal St, Inchicore
• Galway
• Limerick
• Limerick Junction
• Mallow
• Mullingar
• Sligo
• Thurles
• Tralee
• Waterford
• Westport

Hi David, the green bible?

11 hours ago, Mayner said:

CIE tended to "re-purpose" existing steam sheds for diesel traction rather than building purpose built 60s era Motive Power Depots. 

Galway & Westport are examples of steam shed retained for diesel traction into the 1980/90

Westport Shed. The photos were taken approx. 10 years apart and shed out of use in upper photo, the turntable was out of use at the time.

Galway and Westport re-fueling points mid-90s 

Galway recently updated with a bunded tank and concrete re-fueling pad, possibly replacing fuel tanks installed for oil burning locos winter of 1947

Tank wagon is on the stub of the Clifden branch, loco depot trackage and turntable still in use at the time.

Later that evening IE staffed re-fueled 201 Class locos rostered to work the Galway-Athlone Liner and morning Galway-Heuston passenger.

The fueling point at Westport was originally the running line to Westport Quay.

Stabling-refueling points.

There were also a number of stabling-refueling points without a loco shed, simply one or two tracks, a refueling point, single storey office/signing on point and mess room.

Claremorris. Downside Westport end of the station two sidings retained for refueling locos on Knock specials, Liners and Ballina Shuttle.

Waterford: Originally Platforms 1-2 (New Ross Bays) and later sidings in former loco depot area of freight yard.

Loughrea Branch Tank wagon re-purposed from 1947 loco oil bunker/West Clare fuel tank/Loughrea tank wagon.

 

In short a 1960s CIE diesel loco depot can vary from a tank wagon or refueling point on a simple siding to a former steam shed.

Wow thankyou, modellers licence one thinks

[Galteemore]

12 minutes ago, Dave Dawes said:

Hi David, the green bible?

Wow thankyou, modellers licence one thinks

 

[jhb171achill]

16 hours ago, seagoebox said:

Would you include Ballinamore?

Wouldn’t have thought so - the GSR stripped all of its maintenance equipment bar the odd screwdriver!

[Westcorkrailway]

57 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

 

I only got mine recently. Stuck in post for 3 months!

[jhb171achill]

39 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

I only got mine recently. Stuck in post for 3 months!

Well worth awaiting!

[David Holman]

Norman Johnson did the Blue Bible, for the GNRI, though it doesn't appear to have a list of sheds.