ERNIE's Irish Railway Archive, photos from ca 1900 to the 2000's

[Mol_PMB]

Although it is partially dismantled, the wooden-framed tank container is fascinating.

It appears to be resting on the underframe of a more conventional tank wagon.

I found a few more photos of similar things, including the other side of the same one with different lettering:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/54252949956/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/54252053167/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53511272051/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53511702435/

 

I wonder what else these were carried on? Standard gauge wagons or road vehicles?

[Andy Cundick]

343 was a Shell tank wagon purchased from the Swilly in 1954 as a chassis The tank being owned by Shell as is usual didn't form part of the deal.The same setup is shown in"County Donegal Remembered" p130,in much better condition supposedly Sept 1960 though i have my doubts.oddly A2103 is lettered up as Shell  I wonder if that is all to do with the joint trading agreement between Shell and BP at the time and as the tank wasn,t big enough to have both companies on each side they each had their own side.Food for thought.Andy 

[jhb171achill]

 

10 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

CBSC 1958-06-04 Baltimore C232 train from Drimoleague. PFF073.

 

   

 

That Baltimore view is classic. A smoky old Crossley, an ex-MGWR six wheel third a LONG way from home (at that time, there were quite a few of these based in Cork, both at Albert Quayand glanmire), another six-wheel third of indeterminate parentage but probably also Midland, a brand new tin van (essential on ALL diesel trains if they wanted heat or light!) and a 1920s-era GSWR main line composite....

 

Edited Sunday at 16:54 by jhb171achill

[airfixfan]

Some of the CDR tank wagons used for water for locos on the lifting train

[jhb171achill]

On 10/6/2025 at 10:38 AM, Galteemore said:

Lovely pic of Ballintogher Ernie, but I think it’s printed back to front….

Maybe it was just going in the other direction.................................

 

[Mayner]

On 30/6/2025 at 4:52 AM, jhb171achill said:

 

That Baltimore view is classic. A smoky old Crossley, an ex-MGWR six wheel third a LONG way from home (at that time, there were quite a few of these based in Cork, both at Albert Quayand glanmire), another six-wheel third of indeterminate parentage but probably also Midland, a brand new tin van (essential on ALL diesel trains if they wanted heat or light!) and a 1920s-era GSWR main line composite....

 

No heating on this particular train the brand new Tin Van is actually a Luggage Van no boiler for steam heating and notoriously rough riding that guard would seldom ride in if anything else was available. 

CIE converted a number of 20s era GSR Comp coaches into "Self Heating Coaches" (electric heating powered by an underfloor generator) for C Class haulage on Clonakilty & Skibereen/Baltimore branches.