Whiterock

[Patrick Davey]

Not my preferred era but I had to sit down when I saw these photos

[Darius43]

Unboxed the Class 201s and took them for a spin.

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

On 17/11/2025 at 10:34 AM, leslie10646 said:

The "Inst" one was OK, I think - but, of course, the Fees were more and you get what you pay for!

When I was learning to swim, it was Templemore Avenue Baths - and that wasn't very warm!

For you younger "Southerners", Templemore Avenue's great claim to fame was its FLUTE Band, where the great James Galway first learnt his trade.

Aren't you all amazed that I can remember this stuff in my eightieth year!

Somewhere on VHS Tape I have a recording of a documentary called “Steel Chest, Nail in the Boot and the Barking Dog”, which was about the men who worked at Harland & Wolff.  It features James Galway and the street in question.

Steelchest, Nail in the Boot and the Barking Dog

A time that has now disappeared, alas.

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

Got the card stock out this morning and built one of two bridges…

Cheers

Darius

Edited December 22 by Darius43

[Galteemore]

Wonderful. The original, I think, resulted from an unemployment relief project to double Whitehead-Carrick, a project that was reversed about 70 years later! 

[airfixfan]

Correct the line was doubled in the same job creation scheme that built the Bleach Green line 

[Patrick Davey]

That looks awesome Darius!

[Darius43]

Both bridges now painted and installed.

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

Merry Christmas to everyone on and at IRM

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

Beach Road bridges complete.

Cheers

Darius

[Patrick Davey]

As solid looking as the real thing!

[jhb171achill]

Senior transferred from the GSR to the NCC about 1944 for several years, when the latter was going through a phase of concrete engagement syndrome. The coastal erosion on the Larne line, following a period of very bad weather, was critical, and that was his area of expertise, learned the hard way round Bray Head!

I always thought the NCC obsession with concrete was unsightly and bland; even ugly - but it wasn’t built to hang in an art gallery. It was efficient and very good at what it was designed for - a bit like a “Jeep”!