Clogherhead - A GNR(I) Seaside Terminus

[Galteemore]

Very atmospheric. And the best CIE livery of all 

[Patrick Davey]

It’s Easter Saturday 1972, at Clogherhead terminus in Co. Louth.  Things are much quieter these days, particularly since Butlin’s holiday camp at Mosney is at the height of its popularity and has taken a lot of the traditional excursion traffic away from Clogherhead.  A party of boy scouts from Lisburn in Co. Antrim was due to arrive this morning for a day trip to Clogherhead, but the line between Dundalk and Newry was closed overnight due to a security alert at Kilnasaggart bridge, so sadly the scouts won’t be going anywhere today.   Instead, Clogherhead will only see its regular workings, consisting of morning and afternoon passenger services to Drogheda to connect with main line trains, but today these will mostly only be going south. There will also be the daily goods working, with far fewer wagons these days than before, along with a number of other movements.

This will be pretty much the norm until the Clogherhead branch, along with the nearby goods-only Ardee branch and a few other lines around the country, closes for good in November 1975.

Starring:

• Murphy Models 141 class B147
• Irish Freight Models ‘tin’ van
• Murphy Models Craven coach
• Silver Fox steam heating van
• Hatton’s ‘Genesis’ passenger brake
• Irish Railway Models H van
• Palvans from Enda Byrne
• JM Design 20-ton brake van
• Gas tank wagon, scratchbuilt by Gareth Brennan
• Murphy Models 121 class B125
• Irish Railway Models A class A3r
• Irish Railway Models ballast wagons
• 30-ton brake van, scratchbuilt by Gareth Brennan
• Provincial Wagons H van

With grateful thanks to all the makers of all the above fine models!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 4 by Patrick Davey

[Tullygrainey]

Fab! The layout looks really well, especially the station building and I love that shot of A3r from below on the beach. 

[Patrick Davey]

1 minute ago, Tullygrainey said:

Fab! The layout looks really well, especially the station building and I love that shot of A3r from below on the beach. 

Thanks Alan, wasn’t sure if that would work!

[Galteemore]

Great video Patrick. Fabulous model but think a backscene would finish it off !

[WRENNEIRE]

Bit of weathering Patrick, too clean for my liking
Great video, lovely detail
Sound sounds much better 

Edited April 5 by WRENNEIRE

[Patrick Davey]

12 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Great video Patrick. Fabulous model but think a backscene would finish it off !

Agreed, it’s on the list if I ever exhibit! 

4 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Bit of weathering Patrick, too clean for my liking
Great video, lovely detail
Sound sounds much better 

Totally, but I don’t have the patience to wait until I do that

Thanks for your help getting the loco Dave

[DJ Dangerous]

4 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Great video Patrick. Fabulous model but think a backscene would finish it off !

I wonder if (m)any are using AI video tools to add backscenes to their videos?

[Patrick Davey]

More watercolour filtering - which is the odd one out…..?

[Tullygrainey]

Amm…. The one with the red engine?…  the one with no engines?

I think I detect an NCC 12inches/foot model amongst the 4mm/ft models

[Patrick Davey]

1 hour ago, Tullygrainey said:

Amm…. The one with the red engine?…  the one with no engines?

I think I detect an NCC 12inches/foot model amongst the 4mm/ft models

Sure t’was too easy

[Patrick Davey]

I don’t have an addiction to the black & tan.  Honestly. 

[Patrick Davey]

More black & tan action?  Ok then!

 

[Tullygrainey]

Great lineup Patrick.