Old signs on the network

[mphoey]

18 hours ago, Barl said:

Old signs can be found in loads of places all over the network. Many of the 'Do Not Trespass' signs will have the CIE roundel on them. As has been said above, all (bar one) of the existing HOBS wagons still have the IE logo - not sure what logo, if any, the new HOBS plough wagons will have. 

Spotted this flying snail logo at the bottom of the low mileage end of the long platform in Limerick Junction a while back. Not sure what the purpose of the sign actually is/was though! 

 

 

was one of these just ouside connolly up to recently just at the junction

[Westcorkrailway]

11 minutes ago, exciecoachbuilder said:

I never liked the later CIE broken wheel. Just leave it as it was, end of.

Flying snail and points were much better imo! 

[minister_for_hardship]

On 27/2/2025 at 9:26 AM, josh_ said:

UPDATE ON CLONSILLA:

So yesterday i went clonsilla as coolmine and castleknock have no staff at those stations and clonsilla had, i dont know the actual name of the job, lets call him the 'crossing man'.

So I askedn him what @minister_of_hard_ship told me he told me the IE signs are stored in museums, i mentioned if inchicore would too?

He said yes there too and they be worth thousands and held as relics in glass cases 

But a friend of mine said they went white with the slightest bit of sun and were all fucked into a skip due to their condition

A number of places got chunky plastic ones during the IE era which discoloured badly.

A tubular steel IR(?) era nameboard survives at Charleville, isolated from the platforms and gone completely white from sunlight.

[josh_]

8 hours ago, exciecoachbuilder said:

Speaking of things getting f**ked into skips, years ago there were two buildings in Inchicore works where they stored disused railway stuff. I heard that one of the buildings ( a big shed beside the foundry) was being demolished, and everything was getting thrown out, in fact the contractor ( hammond lane) had started clearing the shed out. A mate and I took a ramble down to have a look, and what a treasure trove we found. I got old carriage plates , an old guards lamp, flying snail buttons and other bits and pieces. My mate found old signal cabin staff poles? with names of disused stations on them and a semaphore spectacle part. I shudder to think what was eventually thrown out in the end? A few years later the other building, which stored files , photos drawings etc, was being cleared out. This time it was C.I.E staff clearing it out, and I knew the lads, so I got some interesting stuff from there. One very interesting item I pulled out of the skip was a GSWR board minutes 1902 to 1904, really interesting, Robert Coey's signature on some of the pages and a guy who's surname was Ormsby? little notes pinned to some of the pages, the whole shebang. People have no idea what was thrown out, it's almost criminal. Then again not everyone, both managers and staff were interested in railways, it was just a job. Of all the people who I got to know over the years there was only one or two who had a strong interest in Irish railways past and present. Although, let me rephrase that. I have absolutely no interest in the present Irish railway system. The nail in the coffin for me was back in the mid 2000's.. Paul.

Thats unreal paul, you must of been in the central stores when u found those, was there and saw soem bits too like a ticket machine for parking ur cars(no change was in it), level crossing lights and a 22000 cab as a movie prop and boxes that said movie props ill send pics in 

 

[mphoey]

4 minutes ago, josh_ said:

Thats unreal paul, you must of been in the central stores when u found those, was there and saw soem bits too like a ticket machine for parking ur cars(no change was in it), level crossing lights and a 22000 cab as a movie prop and boxes that said movie props ill send pics in 

 

that 22000 cab might b the one seen at the ploughing championship

 

[josh_]

its just a grey shell

 

[exciecoachbuilder]

48 minutes ago, josh_ said:

Thats unreal paul, you must of been in the central stores when u found those, was there and saw soem bits too like a ticket machine for parking ur cars(no change was in it), level crossing lights and a 22000 cab as a movie prop and boxes that said movie props ill send pics in 

 

How insulting, thanks for that Josh.

[exciecoachbuilder]

On 28/2/2025 at 6:13 PM, josh_ said:

Thats unreal paul, you must of been in the central stores when u found those, was there and saw soem bits too like a ticket machine for parking ur cars(no change was in it), level crossing lights and a 22000 cab as a movie prop and boxes that said movie props ill send pics in 

Good man Josh, here's a few bits and bobs from the oil demolished shed. Hope you enjoy.

 

[exciecoachbuilder]

Oh, and seems that you mentioned the central stores, here are a few clues from it's former past. Should be easy for you Josh, to work out what sort of a workshop it was? Give it a go anyway josh. Don't forget and send me in a pic of your ticket machine. Pity you weren't around when they were demolishing the oul railway shed. Hard luck man..

[exciecoachbuilder]

4 minutes ago, exciecoachbuilder said:

Oh, and seems that you mentioned the central stores, here are a few clues from it's former past. Should be easy for you Josh, to work out what sort of a workshop it was? Give it a go anyway josh. Don't forget and send me in a pic of your ticket machine. Pity you weren't around when they were demolishing the oul railway shed. Hard luck man..

By the way Josh, I could go on if you want? A lot more to see.. 

[josh_]

Amazing finds, just so curious where you found the carriage drawing laying abt

[minister_for_hardship]

Obsolete signage missed a date with the skip.

[Westcorkrailway]

15 hours ago, exciecoachbuilder said:

By the way Josh, I could go on if you want? A lot more to see.. 

fascinating collection. Keep posting 

35 minutes ago, minister_for_hardship said:

Obsolete signage missed a date with the skip.

Was gunning for a Kent sign. They aged well for some reason 

[josh_]

Its beyond everyones expectations what mass stuff you've gotten, how did u get it all home and was there stuff u wish u brought back home that u saw but didnt?

[MTG1]

Also if anyone is interested in the fonts used by IÉ and CIÉ, you can access them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fRtM1ePJuausWsPdzDxkQlgt2v5Qxy1U?usp=sharing Theres also the current sign manual and some road sign fonts also

[Westcorkrailway]

10 minutes ago, MTG1 said:

Also if anyone is interested in the fonts used by IÉ and CIÉ, you can access them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fRtM1ePJuausWsPdzDxkQlgt2v5Qxy1U?usp=sharing Theres also the current sign manual and some road sign fonts also

These almost deserving of there own thread Excellent stuff 

[minister_for_hardship]

There's still an older orange/black "Mallow" nameboard still in place, missed by the crew tasked with taking down the old signage.

It's hard to spot, but it's still there!