Patrick Davey Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Working close to Adare today and I just happened find time to drop by the site of the station, noting a lot of progress since my last visit: Barriers and lights in position View form the LC across the Maigue bridge towards Limerick View from the LC into the former station site, towards Foynes This decent looking building is an emergency generator room, one of 3 along the route, I am reliably told! Nice to see a building like this given a pleasing and almost traditional appearance. A work colleague here tells me that services for the Ryder Cup will operate to and from Limerick Junction and not Limerick, due to the track layout there, anyone verify? I am not overly familiar with the layout around Limerick. He was also bemoaning the €3M temporary platform that will be built at Adare for golfing folk......... 7
jhb171achill Posted June 29 Posted June 29 52 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Working close to Adare today and I just happened find time to drop by the site of the station, noting a lot of progress since my last visit: Barriers and lights in position View form the LC across the Maigue bridge towards Limerick View from the LC into the former station site, towards Foynes This decent looking building is an emergency generator room, one of 3 along the route, I am reliably told! Nice to see a building like this given a pleasing and almost traditional appearance. A work colleague here tells me that services for the Ryder Cup will operate to and from Limerick Junction and not Limerick, due to the track layout there, anyone verify? I am not overly familiar with the layout around Limerick. He was also bemoaning the €3M temporary platform that will be built at Adare for golfing folk......... Yes, it seems they won’t reverse at Limerick, which means a (first!) non-stop service from LJ to Adare.
Auto-Train Original Posted June 29 Posted June 29 what is the railway purpose of a emergency generator room and why would they need three?
Patrick Davey Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Auto-Train Original said: what is the railway purpose of a emergency generator room and why would they need three? To be sure, to be sure, to be sure........? Taxi....... Edited June 29 by Patrick Davey 1
Auto-Train Original Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Everything about this line is very odd I must say. Feels more like solving a puzzle than watching a line relay.
skinner75 Posted June 30 Posted June 30 17 hours ago, Auto-Train Original said: what is the railway purpose of a emergency generator room and why would they need three? Are they to provide power to the signaling in case of mains failure?
Mayner Posted June 30 Posted June 30 16 hours ago, Auto-Train Original said: what is the railway purpose of a emergency generator room and why would they need three? Emergency generator to make sure the colour light signalling system & level crossings continues to operate if there is a power cut. Interesting to see stonework cladding/facing to the Adare interlocking/generator room, possibly a planning condition/requirement. Simple pre-cast structures were used to house the signal interlocking and emergency generators during the 1st phase of the Cork Line CTC (Inchacore to Ballybroply) during the mid 70s, shipping containers for the second phase to Mallow & Kilbarry (late 80s), no expense spared on the Foynes re-build. The Adare interlocking may include an Emergency Control Panel to allow Ryder Cup Services to terminate & reverse direction and possibly store empty trains on the section towards Foynes. 2 4
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