minister_for_hardship Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Apart from the well-known CME's whose careers shuttled between England and Ireland. To get the ball rolling... Playwright Sean O'Casey, worked for a time with the GNRI as a clerk. Writer Frank O'Connor, did a spell in Cork Goods I think. William Hulme, formerly of the L&NWR, involved in the apprehension of William Smith O'Brien at Thurles. Accounts say he bought a public house with the proceeds of the reward and was his own best customer. Former Taoseach Albert Reynolds. Any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Dan Breen (war of independence IR leader) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Can we make stuff up for the craic, as long as its some way believeable? Brian Cowen as train driver for Bord na Mona Narrow Gauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 The journalist and Eurovision songwriter John Waters was a clerk at Castlerea station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Gay Byrne drove the last Howth Tram..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 There's always Gerry Corkery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) There's always Gerry Corkery. A bit of a Paul Daniels...he can turn a herd of cows into a field. Another couple of less well known individuals, Charles Blacker Vignoles - early Irish born railway pioneer R.L. Ross from Coleraine- inventor of the pop safety valve Charles Yelverton O'Connor from Co Meath- engineer-in-chief and acting general manager of railways in Western Australia Edited August 8, 2013 by minister_for_hardship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Are "famous" passengers allowed? I'm visible at 0:09 in this advert, sitting down, right at the back, by the pillar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Train model Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Ovs bulleid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Ovs bulleid Ah, but CMEs don't count in this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Jedward; one manages each of two CIE subsidiaries. But which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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