Layout based on the Cashel Station (Tipperary) but cannot find a layout plan of the station, any ideas?

[Thorific_photo]

I have become obsessed with recreating the Cashel station, since i saw a photo of the station with the Rock of Cashel in the background I can't get the idea of it out of my head.

Been searching through various websuites for photos and anything i can get my hand on. There are more photos than anticipated but I was wondering would there even be the possiblilty of there being a station plan on record somewhere. It would be helpful to get a plan layout to see where the sidings were, switches etc. 

There is a train shed shown in one photo that looks to the side of the line coming in but another almost makes it look like a shed the train had to pass through leaving the station. 

Any help even more photos would help but i think i have exhausted all links and ideas to locate any more photos or even finding a station plan layout.

[murrayec]

There are loads of photos on a Google search.

Tailte Eireann has the historic 6'' OS map but unfortunately the station straddles two maps and one was not updated with the station plan. 

 

Eoin.

[Tractionman]

1 hour ago, murrayec said:

one was not updated with the station plan

 

I think the sheet on the left is too old to show the railway (it's still shown as under construction!).

It may be that a trip to the Trinity Map Library might be necessary to see a paper map, https://www.tcd.ie/library/map-library/

Ideally what's needed is the OS 1:2500 scale (25") maps, to show the details of running lines, though the six inch might be ok.

If Trinity can't help try NLI--nice day out in Dublin either way

cheers,

Keith

[Haulier]

An article on the CASHEL BRANCH [by John O'Meara] in IRRS JOURNAL - VOL 21 number 146 p.130-147 - including photo's,maps, etc

[jhb171achill]

17 hours ago, Thorific_photo said:

I have become obsessed with recreating the Cashel station, since i saw a photo of the station with the Rock of Cashel in the background I can't get the idea of it out of my head.

Been searching through various websuites for photos and anything i can get my hand on. There are more photos than anticipated but I was wondering would there even be the possiblilty of there being a station plan on record somewhere. It would be helpful to get a plan layout to see where the sidings were, switches etc. 

There is a train shed shown in one photo that looks to the side of the line coming in but another almost makes it look like a shed the train had to pass through leaving the station. 

Any help even more photos would help but i think i have exhausted all links and ideas to locate any more photos or even finding a station plan layout.

What you have there was probably the lot, loop and one siding. Line to the junction behind the photographer. Very easy to make a layout of! The one intermediate place, Ardmayle, was just a halt. 

Edited 4 hours ago by jhb171achill

[Irishswissernie]

The Geohive 25" Map for ca1900 doesn't show the line but I have a neg taken by a tourist.

The photo doesn't show the total track plan. Here is a rather poor blow-up of a negative taken in 1938 from the Hill.

There was a further siding serving a cattle bank (cattle wagons on it) plus a loco shed at the station throat. I am not sure if that is a hedge to the left of the shed or another siding  possibly with a small turmtable hidden by the shed

Edited 4 hours ago by Irishswissernie

[Colonel]

Looks very doable, especially with a bit of compression and the Rock on a back scene!

[Thorific_photo]

3 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

The Geohive 25" Map for ca1900 doesn't show the line but I have a neg taken by a tourist.

The photo doesn't show the total track plan. Here is a rather poor blow-up of a negative taken in 1938 from the Hill.

There was a further siding serving a cattle bank (cattle wagons on it) plus a loco shed at the station throat. I am not sure if that is a hedge to the left of the shed or another siding  possibly with a small turmtable hidden by the shed

Thank you so much, this is exactly what i needed, thank you so much. 

4 hours ago, Colonel said:

Looks very doable, especially with a bit of compression and the Rock on a back scene!

Thats what i am thinking but i am currently trying to make/ find space, so will depend on that too. But i might go down to N scale to see if that will still work with what i have in mind

[Thorific_photo]

18 hours ago, murrayec said:

There are loads of photos on a Google search.

Tailte Eireann has the historic 6'' OS map but unfortunately the station straddles two maps and one was not updated with the station plan. 

 

Eoin.

Thank you Had found that map but when you go to the original it cuts off the station to the left. While you get the main part of the station you miss where the little shed at the start and also where the tracks split.

The photo i put up does not show the 4th line that goes to the left of the shed on the right of the photo, but i will have a look at the you tube video and there is another reply with a photo from the rock side that will hopefully clear up the layout at the entry to the yard,

16 hours ago, Tractionman said:

 

I think the sheet on the left is too old to show the railway (it's still shown as under construction!).

It may be that a trip to the Trinity Map Library might be necessary to see a paper map, https://www.tcd.ie/library/map-library/

Ideally what's needed is the OS 1:2500 scale (25") maps, to show the details of running lines, though the six inch might be ok.

If Trinity can't help try NLI--nice day out in Dublin either way

cheers,

Keith

Yep thats the problem with the maps, one shows the station but cuts off the entry area where the small shed is located which is where i am having the most trouble to figure out. 

I will try the link, and hopefully the next time i am home i can have a trip into Dublin, on my way back to Tipp.

Thank you

[Mol_PMB]

Nice postcard of a steam railmotor at Cashel on eBay this week:

https://ebay.io/m/PXzKrn
 

In the photo of the GSWR 0-4-4T at the top of the thread, there are some interesting features. The old loco tender, with what looks like a manual pump beside it. But it’s blocking the run-round loop. 
The loco seems to have two vacuum brake pipes on the front, which is rather unusual. I wonder why?

And there’s evidence of busy goods traffic on the right-hand margin of the photo.