Garfield Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Great video here. Staff snatcher in operation shown from approx 2 minutes 10 seconds in... http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_524B0F1DFF9D4311A5271797E7849D5E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portoman Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Great video -would love to see more. It would be interesting to see an updated version. Even though its only around 30 yrs ago, it looks primitive in places, like the control centre. I love your man giving hot box location !! Thanks for posting. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Lovely stuff Norris Davidson, the narrator, best Dublin accent in the world! Sounds like he wants to go home for his dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Real time piece 1930 GSR electro mechanical lever frame possibly Heuston, mechanical staff exchange at Maynooth 121s on the Sligo, 1970s state of the art CTC with line side telephone, gantry crane controlled by whistle signals in the Lifting Shop at Inchacore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner75 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Great video! I'd say there are plenty of wonderful video footage in the RTE archive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevrail Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Brilliant find. Thanks for posting most informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killucan2 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The cork train and rosslare programs are very good also plenty of 121 action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplate7 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Great to see this again! As a teenager I remember setting the staff in the machine for manys a train in Kilcock Station Cabin in the 1970's. I remember a story of one of the relief signalmen on duty in Kilcock setting the staff but decided to wait under the stairs instead of climbing it. The snatcher arm on the down passenger broke and hit him in the stomach. He survived but was out of work for many months afterwards. I must upload some photos of this! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 great find! good to see inside that elusive inchicore works! thanks pat:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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