The Eighties

[Glenderg]

If in a shop you ever asked for a "package of tayto and a tin of coke" you'll be transported back with these two fabulous photostreams. Some unique wagons, formations and buildings.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmightycat/sets/72157626386375365/with/5635070130/

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38339202@N00/sets/72157632801087842/with/8490725236/

 

Ah, God be with the days...

 

Richie.

[heirflick]

fantastic find richie - some smashing pics there!

[Weshty]

Absolutely loving the junction signal with the tapered wood post base. A signal kit that I haven't covered, and that will be corrected.

[BosKonay]

Would ye all stop posting photos of the eighties, I'm gonna need to open the whisky in a minute!

[RedRich]

Great find Richie. This is very interesting as it shows the Bell containers with blue and white roofs. I love the buildings also.

 

 

Rich,

[heirflick]

Would ye all stop posting photos of the eighties, I'm gonna need to open the whisky in a minute!

 

 

you choose- i'll get the glasses!!

[BosKonay]

Oohh, some nice stuff on that shelf!!

[201bhoy]

Didn't know liner trains ever went to Larne harbour! Anyone know when these trains stopped? Great pics Richie!

[jhb171achill]

The "liners" into Larne were really a few NIR containers carrying mail, tagged onto the back of railcars...

[Glenderg]

Given JHB's recent thread, and I was dusting off the auld Party Rosette for tomorrow, I thought I'd bump a near 3 old one to go with it. Enjoy.

Edited February 26, 2016 by Glenderg

[craven1508]

great shots!!!! love the 071 arriving into waterford:x

[Weshty]

I was dusting off the auld Party Rosette for tomorrow

 

So what flavour Richie, if this was Dungeons and Dragons, would you be chaotic evil or Neutral Good

[Glenderg]

So what flavour Richie, if this was Dungeons and Dragons, would you be chaotic evil or Neutral Good

 

Oh Des, shur don't ya know that politics is a no-no here. (Twas the fella out on the Ballysimon road that had the banner "last free corner of Ireland" I voted for

 

Anyhoo, I've found a resource of photos that I thought worth sharing with you lads. The copyright is a bit dodge as I've seen many of these tagged on Flickr pages and such, but nonetheless, if you like your Class 80's NIR and CIE, supertrain, B&T, this should tickle your fancy. Click on the photos to get a large decent res version.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Ireland-/149337/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=ukbusphotos-ukrailphotos

 

and for the steam enthusiast, narrow gauger, tramway fan, and everything in between, here's the global search link.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Ireland-/149337/i.html

 

Not all photos expand in detail, but it's just another resource for anyone searching for obscure topics that rarely shows up on traditional searches, like the big foot of Irish Railways, the E Classes.......Rich.

[jhb171achill]

"Party Rosette"? Glenderg, political comment ban notwithstanding, I will offer to be your election agent. And I will pay my water charges if the water is brought to southside Dublin in long trains of bogie tankers hauled by Lough Swilly tender engines.

[Junctionmad]

Ah supertrain you just have to love it

[Weshty]

Party Rosette....images of a best-in-show winning pony at the RDS with the text on it reading "I've had my bran mash and that's all that matters!"

 

Great selection of photos by the way Richie.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Irish-Republic-Railways-087-184-Irish-Rail-Photo-View-51-/272130291417?hash=item3f5c3ab6d9:g:ikkAAOSw1vlUtOBb

 

Mallow? Early 90's, the GSRPS graveyard?

Edited March 11, 2016 by Weshty

[jhb171achill]

More the 1990s than 80s (pic taken in 2005, though) ...... 4112, now in RPSI care at Whitehead.

 

Edited March 15, 2016 by jhb171achill

[jhb171achill]

 

Waterford, summer 1981. Train for Limerick awaits departure.

[Junctionmad]

interesting, I thought from my memory the other tracks/platform were not removed till later then 1981