Galteemore Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Delightful. Lovely to see the Glover tank in motion 1 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 24 Author Posted July 24 Clogherhead: the driver of this evening’s light engine run has a quick chat with Stationmaster Sandy Castles on the breezy platform, before climbing up into his cab for the short run back to Drogheda. The 121 class will remain at CHD overnight. 11 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 25 Posted July 25 50 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Clogherhead: the driver of this evening’s light engine run has a quick chat with Stationmaster Sandy Castles on the breezy platform, before climbing up into his cab for the short run back to Drogheda. The 121 class will remain at CHD overnight. Superb! 1 Quote
Louth Posted July 25 Posted July 25 9 hours ago, Patrick Davey said: Clogherhead: the driver of this evening’s light engine run has a quick chat with Stationmaster Sandy Castles on the breezy platform, before climbing up into his cab for the short run back to Drogheda. The 121 class will remain at CHD overnight. Great model Patrick and superb photos. Keep them coming! 1 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 25 Author Posted July 25 October 1965: The signal cabin at Clogherhead was closed back in the 1950’s but this evening somebody accidentally discovered that the electricity was still connected - urgent work has commenced to rectify this potentially hazardous situation. 15 1 Quote
derek Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Fantastic pics as usual Patrick- especially number 4, the two lads shooting the breeze in the glow of the loco lights. Pure magic 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Absolutely lovely shots, @Patrick Davey! All of your hard work has paid off and is bearing fruit. 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 26 Author Posted July 26 (edited) AN ‘ALTAR’-CATION AT CLOGHERHEAD It’s all kicking off again at Clogherhead tonight. The driver from a few nights ago enjoyed winding up Fr. Ray Codd so much, by revving his noisy diesel, that he’s back for more tonight, and he has brought a few friends along too. Friday night devotions are a big thing in the church above the station and Fr. Codd is not impressed - he has emerged to remonstrate with the driver, whilst head porter Cliff Walker tries to keep the peace. Remember Nosey Neville from Brookhall, who was always hanging out of his brake van to soak up the latest scandal? Well he’s now working for CIE, and he’s really loving this one. It looks like Cliff is offering the driver some ice cream to pacify him...... Fr. Codd is particularly irked because tonight his choir are giving the world premiere of the brand new ‘Hymn of the Ocean’ which was written by one of the choir members, Mr. C Shanty. Thankfully the driver only planned to keep the stunt going for a few minutes because he wanted to poke fun at the clergyman - over a cup of strong tea in the stationmaster’s office later on, he confided in Stationmaster Sandy Castles that he has no time for the men of the cloth after nasty experiences at the hands of the Christian Brothers in Dundalk. He visibly shakes when he names the two main culprits - Br. Whackem and the even more vicious Br. Makem Wince. Later, all is quiet, as the engine crews turn their locos off, and the haunting strains of ‘Hymn of the Ocean’ are the only things to compete with the cackling of the ever-present seagulls and the waves breaking onto the sands below the railway. Edited July 26 by Patrick Davey 12 Quote
Mayner Posted July 27 Posted July 27 There is a story that the Captain of the Rosslare Golf Club or some other local bigwig used to go into the loco shed and shut down the idling Rosslare Harbour C Class Pilot loco that was disturbing his sleep. Local staff were unable to re-start the loco disrupting shunting operations. Eventually an order was sent out from Inchacore to lock the door while the loco was idling in the shed overnight. 5 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 27 Author Posted July 27 7 hours ago, Mayner said: There is a story that the Captain of the Rosslare Golf Club or some other local bigwig used to go into the loco shed and shut down the idling Rosslare Harbour C Class Pilot loco that was disturbing his sleep. Local staff were unable to re-start the loco disrupting shunting operations. Eventually an order was sent out from Inchacore to lock the door while the loco was idling in the shed overnight. Good to know these crackpot stories of mine might have a bit of authenticity to them! 3 Quote
Galteemore Posted July 27 Posted July 27 31 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Good to know these crackpot stories of mine might have a bit of authenticity to them! The last one certainly looks like you stole it from somewhere. Was there a mass exodus from the chapel to witness the incident? 4 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 27 Author Posted July 27 9 minutes ago, Galteemore said: The last one certainly looks like you stole it from somewhere. Was there a mass exodus from the chapel to witness the incident? Three puns in one there David!!! 2 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 27 Author Posted July 27 6 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Three puns in one there David!!! Maybe 4 if we include ‘witness’ Quote
Tullygrainey Posted July 27 Posted July 27 I think Fr. Codd was well within his rites. (I didn't bring a coat) 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 27 Author Posted July 27 (edited) 2 hours ago, Galteemore said: I can’t cope with any more of this… Clever one! A lot biretta than any of mine. Edited July 27 by Patrick Davey 3 Quote
Galteemore Posted July 27 Posted July 27 (edited) I was soutane you’d get it , but I really hope it’s a biretta rather than a Beretta…. Edited July 27 by Galteemore 3 Quote
Broithe Posted July 27 Posted July 27 I'm not taking part in this load of hassocks... ...other than to say that a friend of mine had a large layout with a church on it. He also had a friend who was a vicar and very well-known in the R/C electric flight world, publishing many articles and designs over the years. We got a group of wedding figures and placed them in front of the church, with some wedding cars, plus tombstones and a couple of grave-diggers for the full effect. But, if you looked closely, the vicar's 'bible' was painted all black, with two short wires inserted where the pages should be, as joysticks, plus a short length of unpainted wire sticking out of the top, as an aerial. 'Flying' around the church spire, mounted on a very fine wire, was a model model aircraft. We were never excommunicated - as far as I know... 3 1 3 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 28 Author Posted July 28 Another experiment with sound effects: Stormy Night.mp4 9 Quote
Galteemore Posted July 29 Posted July 29 There are rumours that Alfred Hitchcock had a holiday there in 1961 and was so traumatised he came home and made a movie about it…. 1 4 Quote
LNERW1 Posted August 1 Posted August 1 On 29/7/2024 at 12:23 AM, Patrick Davey said: Another experiment with sound effects: Stormy Night.mp4 It takes almost nothing to imagine standing on that platform, watching the tail lamps disappear into the distance and trudging off to lock up, hearing the waves and the seagulls and smelling the salt water and seaweed and just the slightest hint of diesel fumes still hanging around the station. I can only hope I can attain this level of believability someday. 3 1 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted August 5 Posted August 5 (edited) The Sisters of Perpetual Responsibility on their annual retreat? It never ends well ….there’s still marks on the wall from the time they appeared at bingo night in the parish hall last year…. Edited August 5 by Galteemore 3 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 42 minutes ago, Galteemore said: The Sisters of Perpetual Responsibility on their annual retreat? It never ends well ….there’s still marks on the wall from the time they appeared at bingo night in the parish hall last year…. You almost have it David - because the reverend ladies seem to be always on the move, they have named themselves ‘The Sisters of Perpetual Motion’ One dreads to learn of the chaos that will have inevitably accompanied their visit to Clogherhead……. 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted August 5 Posted August 5 It’s the only place that will host them now. The denizens of Bundoran still recall the night that a local woman insinuated irregular scoring practices by the sisters at a beetle drive. The GN had to lay on a special van full of replacement windows for the parish hall…. 2 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 (edited) SATURDAY MARCH 14th, 1970 Some comings and goings at Clogherhead, featuring a few characters from Brookhall Mill - how many can you spot? CHD.mp4 Edited August 5 by Patrick Davey 7 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Busy day! Great stuff Patrick. Who knows what the Sisters are up to. Anyway, it’s nun of our business. Do you think we should have a whip-round to get Mr Weaver a new suit? Sure the knees are out on them oul trousers. 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted August 6 Author Posted August 6 1 hour ago, Tullygrainey said: Busy day! Great stuff Patrick. Who knows what the Sisters are up to. Anyway, it’s nun of our business. Do you think we should have a whip-round to get Mr Weaver a new suit? Sure the knees are out on them oul trousers. He insists on wearing the same suit day after day, supposedly to demonstrate their durability of Brookhall Linen - he completely ignores anyone who points out the parts that need patched! That’s his mother beside him and she’s very embarrassed by the state of his suit….. 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Needs to watch Alec Guinness in ‘The Man in the White Suit’ - 1951 comedy movie about a man who invents an everlasting fabric- and subsequently targeted by irate mill-owners….. 2 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted August 8 Author Posted August 8 (edited) One afternoon back in 1968 I was taking a walk along the beach at Clogherhead and happened to turn round to see A15 departing with quite a varied van train...... View From The Beach.mp4 Edited August 8 by Patrick Davey 8 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 SUMMER SHENANNIGANS AT CLOGHERHEAD - 1956 It all started off so well too...... Clogherhead 1956.mp4 7 Quote
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