Observations

[jhb171achill]

3-car NIR railcar on the Enterprise this morning, zebra on it yesterday and the day before…..

Nothing new there.

But here in Malahide, the daily sounds of the Tara 071s has fallen silent, so one notices that sound when it appears.

And it did - the night before last - at 01:40.

What was an 071 doing out and about on the GNR at that hour?

Hauling some sort of yellow thing about? 

[ttc0169]

8 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

3-car NIR railcar on the Enterprise this morning, zebra on it yesterday and the day before…..

Nothing new there.

But here in Malahide, the daily sounds of the Tara 071s has fallen silent, so one notices that sound when it appears.

And it did - the night before last - at 01:40.

What was an 071 doing out and about on the GNR at that hour?

Hauling some sort of yellow thing about? 

North wall-Malahide quarry 071 hauled spoil train. 

[jhb171achill]

9 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

North wall-Malahide quarry 071 hauled spoil train. 

Ah! Got ya...........  NIR set on the Enterprise today - just a 3-car 3K!

[hurricanemk1c]

There's a 3 C3K diagram booked Thursday - Saturday, 0933ish Belfast - Dublin and 1221 return. Frequently mistaken for covering a DD set

[jhb171achill]

Saw an NIR yoke on it yesterday - plus, today, blue Belmond 216!

I was unaware that loco could do the "Enterprise" - never saw it on it before, though one or other of the zebra / raccoon / badgers has been on it lately.

[airfixfan]

Had 216 on  the Enterprise the Saturday of the RPSI Rosslare Diesel Railtour

[ttc0169]

36 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Saw an NIR yoke on it yesterday - plus, today, blue Belmond 216!

I was unaware that loco could do the "Enterprise" - never saw it on it before, though one or other of the zebra / raccoon / badgers has been on it lately.

JHB-216 has the required equipment fitted since it’s Belmond days to operate cross border and hence its use on Enterprise services 

P.S-Congrats to yourself and Barry on another excellent publication-Rails through Wexford-received yesterday and enjoying the read so far.  

[jhb171achill]

Many thanks, ttc!  Should have the Loughrea one out by the end of the year......

[jhb171achill]

On 25/7/2023 at 11:30 PM, jhb171achill said:

Many thanks, ttc!  Should have the Loughrea one out by the end of the year......

Update; off to the publisher now. just the captions for the illustrations to do (a tiresome task, if truth be told!). Possible cover picture:

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Ideal cover photo

[jhb171achill]

1 minute ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

Ideal cover photo

Think I'll crop it, or possibly do it like the covers of the "Rails Through....."  series - with a top and bottom photo. The other would have to be either steam, or a G!

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

You might lose some of the character of the picture cropping it, I just tried it there, I don't envy you Jonathan. 

[jhb171achill]

2 hours ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

You might lose some of the character of the picture cropping it, I just tried it there, I don't envy you Jonathan. 

I'm just thinking that in that form, it's fine for a landscape publication, but this one will be same sort of format as the Wexford & Tipperary ones.........