NIRCLASS80 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 8 hours ago, IrishTrainScenes said: Yesterday 1650 failed at Clongriffin and was towed back to Dublin and pax transferred to the 1850 DD set. 8208 (1400) was taken off in Dublin and replaced with 8209 but appears it wasn't the fault. The 1650 ex Dublin ran with the 1600 set (9004/233) departing at 1845 (115 mins late) arriving Belfast at 2056. The 1850 (8209/9001) departed at 1915 (25 mins late) arriving Belfast at 2127. Dublin to Belfast train cancelled: Disruption and delay info | Belfast Telegraph https://share.google/ti3JSE2fW27IMaT4i It also made Belfast Telegraph! Regarding 'additional service' it is unclear if this ran. @jhb171achillThere had been talk of putting 1650 Pax on the 1640 Dun Laoghaire Dundalk train (29000)!! 208 wasn’t removed in Dublin initially. 208 was sent north on the 16.50 which was duly failed at Clongriffin. Eventually returning back to Connolly where 208 was then removed and replaced with 209.
GSR 800 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 9 hours ago, IrishTrainScenes said: Yesterday 1650 failed at Clongriffin and was towed back to Dublin and pax transferred to the 1850 DD set. 8208 (1400) was taken off in Dublin and replaced with 8209 but appears it wasn't the fault. The 1650 ex Dublin ran with the 1600 set (9004/233) departing at 1845 (115 mins late) arriving Belfast at 2056. The 1850 (8209/9001) departed at 1915 (25 mins late) arriving Belfast at 2127. Dublin to Belfast train cancelled: Disruption and delay info | Belfast Telegraph https://share.google/ti3JSE2fW27IMaT4i It also made Belfast Telegraph! Regarding 'additional service' it is unclear if this ran. @jhb171achillThere had been talk of putting 1650 Pax on the 1640 Dun Laoghaire Dundalk train (29000)!! the 29 will get you home at least
IrishTrainScenes Posted Monday at 09:29 Author Posted Monday at 09:29 10:00 Belfast Grand Central Station to Dublin Connolly due 12:13 has been cancelled. This is due to a train fault. Additional Information: Service cancelled, Passengers will be transferred on to the 11:00 Belfast Grand Central- Dublin Connolly.
airfixfan Posted Monday at 09:32 Posted Monday at 09:32 233 managed about 400 yards before collapsing outside GC! Farce
IrishTrainScenes Posted Monday at 09:33 Author Posted Monday at 09:33 Just now, airfixfan said: 233 managed about 400 yards before collapsing outside GC! Farce Where? Can't see on traffic watch
IrishTrainScenes Posted Monday at 10:08 Author Posted Monday at 10:08 ^ place bets on what 1250 will be. Lol.
airfixfan Posted Monday at 10:54 Posted Monday at 10:54 Passengers transferred to ICR 238 on 11.00 ex Belfast. 233 failed again!
jhb171achill Posted Monday at 16:22 Posted Monday at 16:22 On 9/4/2026 at 12:30 PM, IrishTrainScenes said: Yesterday 1650 failed at Clongriffin and was towed back to Dublin and pax transferred to the 1850 DD set. 8208 (1400) was taken off in Dublin and replaced with 8209 but appears it wasn't the fault. The 1650 ex Dublin ran with the 1600 set (9004/233) departing at 1845 (115 mins late) arriving Belfast at 2056. The 1850 (8209/9001) departed at 1915 (25 mins late) arriving Belfast at 2127. Dublin to Belfast train cancelled: Disruption and delay info | Belfast Telegraph https://share.google/ti3JSE2fW27IMaT4i It also made Belfast Telegraph! Regarding 'additional service' it is unclear if this ran. @jhb171achillThere had been talk of putting 1650 Pax on the 1640 Dun Laoghaire Dundalk train (29000)!! I had considered a visit north this week; I'll be postponing it.....
Mol_PMB Posted Monday at 16:42 Posted Monday at 16:42 19 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: I had considered a visit north this week; I'll be postponing it..... At least the trains haven't run out of fuel ... yet! 1
jhb171achill Posted Monday at 16:51 Posted Monday at 16:51 8 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: At least the trains haven't run out of fuel ... yet! Bring back steam engines! A J15 and a couple of cattle vans would be an improvement on a suburban 29..... 1
Mol_PMB Posted Monday at 17:06 Posted Monday at 17:06 13 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Bring back steam engines! A J15 and a couple of cattle vans would be an improvement on a suburban 29..... Given IE's present shortage of rolling stock I'm looking forward to the re-appearance of the RPSI Cravens on some Friday evening extras. 1
Horsetan Posted Monday at 17:27 Posted Monday at 17:27 30 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Bring back steam engines! A J15 and a couple of cattle vans would be an improvement on a suburban 29..... I wonder what will happen once the eco-mentals ban coal entirely. What will the RPSI burn instead? Turf? Now there's a thought.... 2
Mol_PMB Posted Monday at 17:33 Posted Monday at 17:33 We could go back to the days of the (EXPERI) MENTAL TURF BURNER 1
airfixfan Posted Monday at 19:43 Posted Monday at 19:43 46 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said: 1850 is 3002... A true upgrade for paasengees who booked first class then!
IrishTrainScenes Posted Monday at 19:44 Author Posted Monday at 19:44 The Enterprise tonight @jhb171achill 1 1
NIRCLASS80 Posted Monday at 20:25 Posted Monday at 20:25 10 hours ago, airfixfan said: 233 managed about 400 yards before collapsing outside GC! Farce Nothing wrong with 233. But what most people on this forum don’t understand is that when a safety system fault occurs, it’s a service failure, end of. Safety is paramount. I wish all the experts would join the railway! 3
jhb171achill Posted Monday at 23:21 Posted Monday at 23:21 3 hours ago, IrishTrainScenes said: The Enterprise tonight @jhb171achill AAArrrrrgghhh I was about to go to bed. Now I can't. I'll have nightmares and an attack of the Screaming Fits, Multiple Conniptions, and Heeby-Jeebes. Where's me smelling salts? 5 hours ago, Horsetan said: I wonder what will happen once the eco-mentals ban coal entirely. What will the RPSI burn instead? Turf? Now there's a thought.... That actually COULD become an issue in the long term. Dromod gets away with wood-firing, and Stradbally with some sort of biomass stuff. Possibly, on account of their small size and small loads and largely level and short line, DCDR might get away with firing one of the CSET locos, or 90, with some sort of non-coal material. But the main line is a very different kettle'o'fish indeed. 1
GSR 800 Posted Tuesday at 00:29 Posted Tuesday at 00:29 1 hour ago, jhb171achill said: AAArrrrrgghhh I was about to go to bed. Now I can't. I'll have nightmares and an attack of the Screaming Fits, Multiple Conniptions, and Heeby-Jeebes. Where's me smelling salts? That actually COULD become an issue in the long term. Dromod gets away with wood-firing, and Stradbally with some sort of biomass stuff. Possibly, on account of their small size and small loads and largely level and short line, DCDR might get away with firing one of the CSET locos, or 90, with some sort of non-coal material. But the main line is a very different kettle'o'fish indeed. Quite possible many could go over to oil firing too! 1 hour ago, jhb171achill said: AAArrrrrgghhh I was about to go to bed. Now I can't. I'll have nightmares and an attack of the Screaming Fits, Multiple Conniptions, and Heeby-Jeebes. Drivers tend to prefer railcars over locos these days, considered a great deal more reliable. We'll all be laughing when the FLIRTs come along, but until then its whatever will do!
airfixfan Posted Tuesday at 09:27 Posted Tuesday at 09:27 13 hours ago, NIRCLASS80 said: Nothing wrong with 233. But what most people on this forum don’t understand is that when a safety system fault occurs, it’s a service failure, end of. Safety is paramount. I wish all the experts would join the railway! That is what was announced on the failed 10.00 ex GC when we returned to transfer to the 11.00 ex Belfast
leslie10646 Posted Tuesday at 11:02 Posted Tuesday at 11:02 10 hours ago, GSR 800 said: Quite possible many could go over to oil firing too! Drivers tend to prefer railcars over locos these days, considered a great deal more reliable. We'll all be laughing when the FLIRTs come along, but until then its whatever will do! Oil firing chucks out even more filth - you should see a German 01.10 in full flight! The Swiss line at Bauma uses BRITISH smokeless fuel - a super idea as it buggers up the photo for non-paying photographers ....... But then we are all photographers of RPSI trains because they're booked out in minutes of going on sale. Now, the Flirts. You guys with a vote in the Republic, demand that EVERY TD is sent to Switzerland to ride on theirs AND THEN REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS. The British" version don't come up to the mark at all. You can tell that I'm having a bad day - two hours trying to book an important X ray for my partner - don't live in Reading! Have a nice day Y'all. 2
skinner75 Posted Tuesday at 11:13 Posted Tuesday at 11:13 Loads of space for batteries in the boiler... 1
Broithe Posted Tuesday at 12:12 Posted Tuesday at 12:12 56 minutes ago, skinner75 said: Loads of space for batteries in the boiler... Hornby have proven the technology for electrically heated live steam engines in 1/76 - it's just a matter of scaling it up to 1:1. Steam DARTs and Luas - it is the way forward. 1
Horsetan Posted Tuesday at 13:47 Posted Tuesday at 13:47 2 hours ago, leslie10646 said: Oil firing chucks out even more filth - you should see a German 01.10 in full flight!... I think one of the preserved USATC S160s (no.2253) has recently been converted to oil firing, so hopefully there'll be some appropriate exhaust. Oil firing can be clean - the Swiss ex-Kriegslok 52.8055 was converted years ago by DLM in Winterthur and is said to be so efficient that it only requires one person to act as both driver and fireman, whilst the cab interior rarely if ever gets dirty. Thing is, no other mainline standard gauge engine seems to have followed the DLM techniques for improved efficiency. 2
Mol_PMB Posted Tuesday at 13:59 Posted Tuesday at 13:59 The Laidlaw-Drew system previously used on the Ffestiniog and the Vale of Rheidol was usually very clean. I believe at least one GNR loco and one GSR loco was fitted with the same Laidlaw-Drew system, but the weir burner system seems to have been preferred in Ireland. 1
Broithe Posted Tuesday at 14:07 Posted Tuesday at 14:07 5 minutes ago, Horsetan said: I think one of the preserved USATC S160s (no.2253) has recently been converted to oil firing, so hopefully there'll be some appropriate exhaust. Oil firing can be clean - the Swiss ex-Kriegslok 52.8055 was converted years ago by DLM in Winterthur and is said to be so efficient that it only requires one person to act as both driver and fireman, whilst the cab interior rarely if ever gets dirty. Thing is, no other mainline standard gauge engine seems to have followed the DLM techniques for improved efficiency. I was in an agricultural spares emporium a few months ago and, wandering around, as things were being arranged, I realised that it seemed far warmer than might be expected. Eventually, I spotted the heater - a stainless steel, diesel-fired thing, making the slightest hum. Even coming in from outside an a frosty winter's day, with a 'clean nose', there had been not the slightest detection of "fumes". This became even more remarkable when I realised that there was no exhaust to the outside world, it just vented straight into the building from the heat exchanger/combustion chamber pipe. The exhaust was at about head height and it was possible to stick my nose into the slight draught of warm "air" that emitted from it - still no nasally-detectable "fumes". I looked into it afterwards, as it seemed quite magical to me, but an external exhaust was not deemed necessary, if the building was leaky enough. This was in a converted steel farm building, with a bit of additional insulation - the two chaps working in there, for about six hours before we arrived, showed no adverse symptoms whatsoever.
jhb171achill Posted Tuesday at 16:19 Posted Tuesday at 16:19 15 hours ago, GSR 800 said: Quite possible many could go over to oil firing too! Drivers tend to prefer railcars over locos these days, considered a great deal more reliable. We'll all be laughing when the FLIRTs come along, but until then its whatever will do! I had a very bad case of ovoids one year, but I got cream for it, and it seems OK now. Quite embarrassing in public. 1 2
leslie10646 Posted Tuesday at 21:13 Posted Tuesday at 21:13 7 hours ago, Broithe said: I was in an agricultural spares emporium a few months ago and, wandering around, as things were being arranged, I realised that it seemed far warmer than might be expected. Eventually, I spotted the heater - a stainless steel, diesel-fired thing, making the slightest hum. Even coming in from outside an a frosty winter's day, with a 'clean nose', there had been not the slightest detection of "fumes". This became even more remarkable when I realised that there was no exhaust to the outside world, it just vented straight into the building from the heat exchanger/combustion chamber pipe. The exhaust was at about head height and it was possible to stick my nose into the slight draught of warm "air" that emitted from it - still no nasally-detectable "fumes". I looked into it afterwards, as it seemed quite magical to me, but an external exhaust was not deemed necessary, if the building was leaky enough. This was in a converted steel farm building, with a bit of additional insulation - the two chaps working in there, for about six hours before we arrived, showed no adverse symptoms whatsoever. I'm not with my copy of "Here be Dragons" - Phil Girdlestone's biography. Phil did a lot of work improving steam locos and I think the oil-firing of the FR engines was in his time - however, if I'm not mistaken they burned quite awful sump oil mixed with lighter stuff and if the mix wasn't right, the loco didn't steam. They were all converted back to coal but that was because of the price of oil!!! It cost half as much to use coal! We need to start digging the stuff up again in UK and not burn American forests in our power stations! 1
skinner75 Posted Wednesday at 14:21 Posted Wednesday at 14:21 On 14/4/2026 at 1:12 PM, Broithe said: Hornby have proven the technology for electrically heated live steam engines in 1/76 - it's just a matter of scaling it up to 1:1. Steam DARTs and Luas - it is the way forward. I was thinking more along the line of batteries powering a traction motor! 1
IrishTrainScenes Posted 14 minutes ago Author Posted 14 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said: Strange one on the enterprise today Heard they're hauling 3 Cravens up 1
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