201bhoy Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Does anyone know what are the best times to go to Alexandra Road to see the liner and Tara mines trains go past? Going to Dublin and will be there on easter Monday and Tuesday! Quote
0 irishthump Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Does anyone know what are the best times to go to Alexandra Road to see the liner and Tara mines trains go past? Going to Dublin and will be there on easter Monday and Tuesday! I'd love to get some info on this myself! Any spotting gurus care to share their knowledge? Quote
0 gm171 kk Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Here's the schedule for the IWT liners taken from one of the IRRS journals. From what I have seen from videos on Youtube the IWT liners don't head straight down Alexandra Road on arrival at North Wall. A lot of the time the loco seems to be taken off the liner and used to shunt in the yard before bringing the train into the port. I don't know the Tara mines trains timetable but I will see if can I get it for you. 8:15 Ballina-North Wall IWT Mon-Fri 09:35 North Wall-Ballina IWT Mon-Fri 11:05 Ballina-North Wall IWT Wed 14:00 North Wall-Ballina IWT Thur Quote
0 irishthump Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Here's the schedule for the IWT liners taken from one of the IRRS journals. From what I have seen from videos on Youtube the IWT liners don't head straight down Alexandra Road on arrival at North Wall. A lot of the time the loco seems to be taken off the liner and used to shunt in the yard before bringing the train into the port. I don't know the Tara mines trains timetable but I will see if can I get it for you. 8:15 Ballina-North Wall IWT Mon-Fri 09:35 North Wall-Ballina IWT Mon-Fri 11:05 Ballina-North Wall IWT Wed 14:00 North Wall-Ballina IWT Thur Many thanks GM! The times listed for the Ballina-North Wall trains; are these the times for their departure from Ballina or arrival at North Wall? Quote
0 gm171 kk Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Those are the times they depart either North Wall or Ballina. Quote
0 201bhoy Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 Here's the schedule for the IWT liners taken from one of the IRRS journals. From what I have seen from videos on Youtube the IWT liners don't head straight down Alexandra Road on arrival at North Wall. A lot of the time the loco seems to be taken off the liner and used to shunt in the yard before bringing the train into the port. I don't know the Tara mines trains timetable but I will see if can I get it for you. 8:15 Ballina-North Wall IWT Mon-Fri 09:35 North Wall-Ballina IWT Mon-Fri 11:05 Ballina-North Wall IWT Wed 14:00 North Wall-Ballina IWT Thur Thank you very much for the info! Do you have any idea how long the loco spends shunting before it goes down Alexandra road? Also, any luck on the taras? Quote
0 Deutschbahn Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Irish Rail Tara's Mineral Train: Direction Navan to Dublin... Tara Mines 00:15 --> Howth Junction 02:02 --> North Wall 02:15 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 02:30 Mon-Fri Tara Mines 09:20 --> Howth Junction 11:28 --> North Wall 11:44 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 12:00 Mon-Fri Tara Mines 12:25 --> Howth Junction 14:44 --> North Wall 14:57 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 15:13 Mon-Fri Tara Mines 18:50 --> Howth Junction 21:02 --> North Wall 21:15 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 21:30 Mon-Thurs Quote
0 201bhoy Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 Irish Rail Tara's Mineral Train: Direction Navan to Dublin... Tara Mines 00:15 --> Howth Junction 02:02 --> North Wall 02:15 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 02:30 Mon-Fri Tara Mines 09:20 --> Howth Junction 11:28 --> North Wall 11:44 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 12:00 Mon-Fri Tara Mines 12:25 --> Howth Junction 14:44 --> North Wall 14:57 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 15:13 Mon-Fri Tara Mines 18:50 --> Howth Junction 21:02 --> North Wall 21:15 --> Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 21:30 Mon-Thurs. Superb! Any idea of other direction? Quote
0 Deutschbahn Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Irish Rail Tara's Mineral Train: Direction Dublin to Navan... Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 04:45 --> North Wall 05:00 --> Howth Junction 05:16--> Tara Mines 07:11 Tue-Fri Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 14:00 --> North Wall 14:20 --> Howth Junction 14:36--> Tara Mines 16:25 Mon-Thurs Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 14:00 --> North Wall 14:20 --> Howth Junction 14:36--> Drogheda 15:15 Fri Only Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 19:15 --> North Wall 19:30 --> Howth Junction 19:48--> Tara Mines 21:58 Mon-Thurs Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 19:15 --> North Wall 19:30 --> Howth Junction 19:48--> Drogheda 20:27 Fri Only Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 23:35 --> North Wall 23:50 --> Howth Junction 00:06--> Drogheda 00:45 Mon-Thurs I'm not too sure about the services from Drogheda to Tara Mines on the continuation services times on Friday or Sunday @15:15 and @20:27. I think they run Sunday night or Monday morning. Hope this helps. Quote
0 201bhoy Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 Irish Rail Tara's Mineral Train: Direction Dublin to Navan...Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 04:45 --> North Wall 05:00 --> Howth Junction 05:16--> Tara Mines 07:11 Tue-Fri Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 14:00 --> North Wall 14:20 --> Howth Junction 14:36--> Tara Mines 16:25 Mon-Thurs Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 14:00 --> North Wall 14:20 --> Howth Junction 14:36--> Drogheda 15:15 Fri Only Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 19:15 --> North Wall 19:30 --> Howth Junction 19:48--> Tara Mines 21:58 Mon-Thurs Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 19:15 --> North Wall 19:30 --> Howth Junction 19:48--> Drogheda 20:27 Fri Only Alexandra Road Tara Terminal 23:35 --> North Wall 23:50 --> Howth Junction 00:06--> Drogheda 00:45 Mon-Thurs I'm not too sure about the services from Drogheda to Tara Mines on the continuation services times on Friday or Sunday @15:15 and @20:27. I think they run Sunday night or Monday morning. Hope this helps. Absolute gem, thank-you so much! Out of interest, where did you get these times from? Quote
0 Deutschbahn Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 I got the times myself a while back of the tara's from someone who works in the freight side of Irish Rail. Quote
0 201bhoy Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 I got the times myself a while back of the tara's from someone who works in the freight side of Irish Rail. Oh ok. I'm trying to find a good window in which I could maybe see a liner and the Taras without having to wait around for ages! Quote
0 irishthump Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 I got the times myself a while back of the tara's from someone who works in the freight side of Irish Rail. So are those times set for the time being? Or are they likely to be changed at any time? Quote
0 Deutschbahn Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Depending on how soon Irish Rail redo a new timetable, could be next year. Usually there is only small changes to freight when new timetables come in. Sometimes they tend not to run on schedule between Drogheda and Navan though. Quote
0 WRENNEIRE Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Dont think there will be any Taras on Monday Quote
0 Deutschbahn Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 No, looks like Sunday service this Easter Monday on the passenger routes anyway. Quote
0 201bhoy Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 Guys, how long does it take the liner to get from ballina to north wall? I will probably be up too late to see it depart Alexandra road but may be around to see one coming in! I'm thinking of trying to catch the one that departs ballina around 8! Quote
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Does anyone know what are the best times to go to Alexandra Road to see the liner and Tara mines trains go past? Going to Dublin and will be there on easter Monday and Tuesday!
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