Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[Irishswissernie]

Todays Irish scans uploaded to flickr today are from the CB&SCR.

John Dewings view of the 17 March 1961 IRRS Special, 464 at Albert Quay and a D Twibell view of 37 at Rocksavage 25 August 1953.

 

Edited August 23, 2021 by Irishswissernie

[Irishswissernie]

A couple of views today on flickr

 Muddy view Thurles with J15 164 shunting wagons 27 June 1959

and clearer view of Broadstone roundhouse 28 June 1959

 

Edited August 24, 2021 by Irishswissernie

[murphaph]

What happened to the roof at Broadstone?

[Irishswissernie]

It was probably either life expired and taken off but more likely taken off to avoid paying rates in the 1920's-30's as a cost cutting exercise by the GSR

[Irishswissernie]

This is an excellent overall view of most of Inchicore in 1955 showing the coal tower, shed and works.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000733435/HierarchyTree

[Irishswissernie]

Another (this is a bit addictive) but this is a great view of Campile station on the South Wexford line, the entire station is shown and there is even a wagon in the Shelburne Co-op siding.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000733958/HierarchyTree

[skinner75]

36 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

This is an excellent overall view of most of Inchicore in 1955 showing the coal tower, shed and works.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000733435/HierarchyTree

Looks like there is one of the West Clare diesels in the shot - just above the row of terraced houses in the bottom righthand side of the pic

[Irishswissernie]

Yes  I would agree, appears to be loaded onto a bogie well wagon.

[Irishswissernie]

Some NCC views by HC Casserley at York Road on 22 June 1937

2-4-0 57

56 in the works

69 'Slieve Bane'

 

[Irishswissernie]

These are from the ARPT taken by the late J W Armstrong late 1940's early 1950's

B&CDR 198  Double Horse Box. built by the railway 1890 wdn August 1954 (Info Desmond Coakham)

CDRJC Glenties branch Finn Railway bridge at Stranorlar.

View from a 600 series GNRI AEC Railcar.

 

[airfixfan]

Nice photo of the massively over scale bridge between Stranorlar and Ballybofey

[Irishswissernie]

I believe it was a cancelled order for a standard gauge bridge so offered to the Donegal railway cheap. Might have some good news for you shortly Jim

[airfixfan]

The rumour always was that it was built for a cancelled railway in 1895 which is how it ended up at the twin towns. A bit like the rumour of the engine swallowed by the peat bog when building the Burtonport Extension. Sounds interesting your news that is!

[jhb171achill]

On 24/8/2021 at 9:41 AM, murphaph said:

What happened to the roof at Broadstone?

The front fell off..........   

[Irishswissernie]

A couple of NCC views today by HC Casserley

Waterside, Derry station W , 95 on 11.10am to Belfast 9 April 1948. This neg has developing faults at the top.

Waterside, Londonderry. 60 on 4pm to Belfast & Larne 24 June 1937

 

[Irishswissernie]

A couple of Killybegs, County Donegal views today on flickr.

Both 21 April 1953. Railcar 12 on 3.50pm to Donegal Town

Also at Killybegs Great Northern Railway Bus no 206. I wonder if this was a scheduled service or was the bus on hire to the CDRJC?

I am sorting out a large collection of UK & Irish medium format negs from the late 1950's early 60's which includes a fair number of Cavan & Leitrim & West Clare images but sadly only a couple CDRJC at Donegal Town. Some nice CIE & ex GNRI views as well. 

[airfixfan]

The GNR operated some bus services in County Donegal.including a service from Killybegs to Malinmore via Glencolumbkille

[Irishswissernie]

A couple of JG Dewing views added to Flickr today.

16 May 1948 Balbriggan Oil fired conversion T2 No 2

Aghadavoyle , S 172 15 May 1948

 

[Irishswissernie]

A few memories of the not so distant past 1999 by photographer Graham Roose.

Cloughjordan 155 11 April 1999

Limerick Junction 173 on ballast, 28 August 1999

Limerick Junction 134 + 128 , 28 August 1999

 

[Irishswissernie]

A couple today taken by the late JW Armstrong probably late 1940's.

Civil Engineers Inspection saloon No 5 and crew/passenger.

The Tralee terminus of the T&D railway slumbering between monthly cattle specials.

 

[Mike 84C]

Its sad to see the T&D so neglected and run down but it has an atmosphere about it. Also shows the amount of neglect a railway will stand and keep operating. I have seen worse on BR in the 1960's   

[Andy Cundick]

Interesting to see  77T the T&Ds shy and retiring home  built bogie bolster in the foreground.Andy. 

[Irishswissernie]

A couple more from the late JW Armstrong late 1940's early 1950's:

192 at Valentia Harbour.

NCC no 16 at Belfast Docks, looked ancient but was built 1915 to an old design.

 

[Irishswissernie]

A return to my Collection today.

Added to Flickr is 397 at Mallow on the 6.15pm Cork - Rosslare Harbour, 20 June 1953

In the pipeline I am processing another 100 plus negatives, mainly Cavan & Leitrim and West Clare but there are some 'standard' gauge views including this one of A6 approaching Avoca ca 1960.

My Flickr total views are approaching 46 million, if I got 1p a shot that would be £460,000 - I could have probably just about commissioned an 00 scale C Class for that. Unfortunately I rather think that if viewers had to pay 1p , total income would probably have been £460.

 

[Irishswissernie]

A couple from Dublin, Heuston circa 1965 today. B161 + B164  and E403 shunting.

 

[Irishswissernie]

A bit of a contrast for todays photos, First the 'ancient'; Ex T&D 3T at Drumshanbo with the daily mixed 20 March 1959 I was surprised to see looking at Google street view that the Water Tower, Goods store and I think also the station building still exist with a bypass road built between the goods store and the tower which appear to be well maintained.

Then we move to the 'modern' (for 22August 1953) for a somewhat cleaner well pristine even 802 on the 3.40pm (SO) Dublin-Cork.

 

[Irishswissernie]

A couple today from Aldergrove on the former GNRI Antrim branch ca 1955 I think.

 

[airfixfan]

Very rare photos of the WW2 branch into the Airport today!

[jhb171achill]

On 4/9/2021 at 6:49 AM, Irishswissernie said:

A bit of a contrast for todays photos, First the 'ancient'; Ex T&D 3T at Drumshanbo with the daily mixed 20 March 1959 I was surprised to see looking at Google street view that the Water Tower, Goods store and I think also the station building still exist with a bypass road built between the goods store and the tower which appear to be well maintained.

Then we move to the 'modern' (for 22August 1953) for a somewhat cleaner well pristine even 802 on the 3.40pm (SO) Dublin-Cork.

 

802 seems to be in the middle of a repaint - black lining added but not the white yet! I suspect she still has a blue numberplate background - while hers did end up red like 801s, it looks a bit dark for that in this photo.

[Irishswissernie]

Some views of ex M&GWR stations in 1967 some 30 years after closure. I hope the photographers identification notes were correct.

Clifden

Achill

Ballynahinch

 

[Irishswissernie]

A couple from Omagh GNRI today.

122 on the 11.15am Omagh to Derry 26 June 1952

123 on ECS ex Enniskillen 19 May 1950

 

[Irishswissernie]

Cork & Dublin feature in todays offerings:

Cork C212 arriving 12 Sept 1960

Dublin Connolly, Railcar 906 ca May 1965

 

[Patrick Davey]

Incredible images Ernie - thanks for sharing.  The Aldergrove ones stand out for me!

[Patrick Davey]

On 5/9/2021 at 9:50 PM, airfixfan said:

Very rare photos of the WW2 branch into the Airport today!

I thought that too, but I have just checked an old OS map which suggests the siding in Ernie's photos is a short station siding - the line into the airfield would have started behind the photographer, headed north and made an almost complete circuit of the airfield, terminating near the village of Killead - see the attached screenshots.

Edited September 8, 2021 by Patrick Davey

[Galteemore]

It was an interesting area in the wartime era - was also the Gortnagallon long siding a bit further along the branch, which had regular passenger trains to bring in staff for the factories etc.

Edited September 8, 2021 by Galteemore