Interesting Early Irish Railway photos

[Rob R]

I was thinking it was a bit of an odd looking armoured car but fire engine fits much better.

Fire pump would be a better description maybe.

Edited Thursday at 18:30 by Rob R

[murrayec]

Is it not a combine harvester?

Eoin

[Broithe]

8 minutes ago, murrayec said:

Is it not a combine harvester?

Eoin

Or just a threshing machine?

[murrayec]

2 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Or just a threshing machine?

Yes, that's the description I was looking for....

Eoin

[Andy Cundick]

Certainly not a threshing  machine,not sure about it being a fire engine going by my experiance of working on Merryweather and Shand Masons the basic structue is right but the wheels are too heavy and theres no boiler and pump at the back.Andy

[cheesy_peas]

Was thinking possibly a Coast Guard wagon, but again you'd want lighter wheels when you're in a hurry.

It's definitely not agricultural, some sort of specialised work cart. Perhaps council owned.

[Colonel]

Has to be a water pump of some kind. The long handles pivot and notice the long jet pipe sticking up. There appears to be cylinders/pistons of some sort at the far end. Wherever it is, looks like other early fire brigade stuff in the background too.

[Mol_PMB]

2 minutes ago, Colonel said:

Has to be a water pump of some kind. The long handles pivot and notice the long jet pipe sticking up. There appears to be cylinders/pistons of some sort at the far end. Wherever it is, looks like other early fire brigade stuff in the background too.

It's this one we're musing over. The fire engine was offered as a suggestion of something maybe similar.

[Colonel]

Ahhh.....

[Westcorkrailway]

16 hours ago, Rob R said:

Cracking views West Cork. 

You don't happen to have any more you could share with us please?

Yes…but a matter of finding them in my hoard more then anything!

[Westcorkrailway]

Shunting competition, Bandon 1896

The very short lived horse tram in Cork (3 years of operation!)

Post card commissioned not long after Chetwynd Viaduct Opened, view from 1850s 

[Mol_PMB]

"The London Clown Cricketers" (advertised on the tram).

Is that the team that's been playing in Australia over the last few weeks?

[Westcorkrailway]

Possibly, I understand the Cricket Club is the oldest sports team in Cork 

[Westcorkrailway]

CBSCR No.3. At I assume Albert quay 

Bantry….and a strange looking loco!

[Northroader]

Is the mangle on that wagon some kind of asphalt spreader, tarmac on roads sort of thing?

[Rob R]

3 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

 

Bantry….and a strange looking loco!

I suspect it is one of the 4-4-0 tanks before rebuilding to 4-4-2t and later 4-6-0t as per this slightly distorted view

[Westcorkrailway]

30 minutes ago, Rob R said:

I suspect it is one of the 4-4-0 tanks before rebuilding to 4-4-2t and later 4-6-0t as per this slightly distorted view

I happen to be sitting a 1 minute walk from where that works photo is now held! But yes, looks like a distorted version of one of those 

[Flying Snail]

5 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

The very short lived horse tram in Cork (3 years of operation!)

No wonder it only lasted three years if they had to haul it between Passage and Dublin stations

Edited Friday at 16:21 by Flying Snail

[jhb171achill]

23 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

No wonder it only lasted three years if they had to haul it between Passage and Dublin stations

It stopped at Cashel for hay.

[Westcorkrailway]

2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

It stopped at Cashel for hay.

Did it stop at platform no.1 or did it go for a no.2

[jhb171achill]

45 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Did it stop at platform no.1 or did it go for a no.2

Yes.

[Killian Keane]

Cork and Macroom Direct Railway loco by Dubs

[Andy Cundick]

Its No2 in its unrebuilt form on the to do list having done a rebuilt No4 Andy

[jhb171achill]

Always thought a loco like that would be ideal for Downpatrick!