Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[jhb171achill]

On 19/11/2022 at 9:01 AM, Irishswissernie said:

Bray, 12 July 1955 650.

Athlone 7 July 1955 600.

Ballaghaderreen 27 May 1957 655.

  

 

Wow! A rolling stock enthusiast's dream. That's a heavy enough load to start with, but look at the van behind the locomotive - almost certainly DSER. Perhaps KMCE might know more? At least fourteen vehicles, which appear to be, and in this order:

1.   DSER vent van

2.  Rebuilt MGWR 6W passenger van

3.  Convertible van - probably MGWR

4.  GSWR 6W passenger brake

5. & 6.  Two carriages - I think one is a Bredin, but both either that or 1951-3 series CIE

7. & 8.   Looks like two wagons

9. & 10.  Two carriages - one, at least, looks GSWR in outline.

The rest is too blurry, or maybe my glasses are.

[airfixfan]

That is the reason one anyway why the UTA bought 3 SClass from CIE in 1963.

[Irishswissernie]

County Donegal railways today.

Railcar 19 at Letterkenny 1 July 1959.

Letterkenny after closure 1969.

Castlefinn  Blanche in 1959. (591106 is JG Dewing ref no not the date)

Raphoe Railcar 19 and Blanche on goods 1 July 1959.

 

 

[airfixfan]

Good rare photo of Letterkenny 10 years after closure.

[Lambeg man]

3 hours ago, airfixfan said:

Good rare photo of Letterkenny 10 years after closure.

Agreed Jim. Pity "Erne" was gone by then! Played on it when we visited the yard in 1965.

[Galteemore]

Shows what kind of house I grew up in….this is the ‘Erne’ I pictured first of all when I read that. By the by, it may well be the most popular Irish loco name of all. At least 4 engines - 3 of them running concurrently -  had it as a full or partial title….

 

Edited November 25, 2022 by Galteemore

[airfixfan]

Erne scrapped because it was in Swiily green in 1968!

Edited November 25, 2022 by airfixfan

[Irishswissernie]

A couple of spoil trains at Magheramorne ca 1968. 53 & 56

 

[Irishswissernie]

Some 60 odd Irish medium format negs arrived yesterday to identify etc. Over 1200 Scottish slides from the 1980's-90' also landed as well and they also need identifying etc. So that,s Christmas and New Year sorted time-wise. (Madame probably has different ides!)

Today. Sunset on the West Clare  at Ennistymon 3 November 1960 2 views.

Newry Edward Street, 24 August 1962.

Sion Mills  24 August 1962.

 

[Mayner]

On 22/11/2022 at 10:19 PM, Irishswissernie said:

Some images taken by the late Alex Ford Copyright Transport Library today. Dromod 13L 30 June 1950 first 2 views and then passing exchange sidings same date.

  

 

Interesting the two steam cranes in the exchange sidings possibly a tandem lift transferring locos between the broad and narrow gauge.

[Lambeg man]

I would presume the Newry photo was taken from the front of the arriving Railcar seen in your other photo taken the same day.

[Irishswissernie]

4 views from Graham Roose today First 2 at Connolly 1995. 143 is heading a push pull set.

Last 2 are Claremorris 16 April 2000.

 

 

[Rob]

Claremorris doesn't look too good

[connollystn]

16 minutes ago, Rob said:

Claremorris doesn't look too good

It never did

[Lambeg man]

2 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

4 views from Graham Roose today First 2 at Connolly 1995.

I see that the 071 is with the NIR 'Enterprise' set. Out of interest may ask if it about leave or at this time was a CIE 071 used to release the NIR locomotive which is presumably at the station buffers?

[Irishswissernie]

Portadown 4 May 1968 WT56 , 2 views.

Larne Harbour 16 May 1988, 456.

 

[Galteemore]

Steam very rare outside NCC at this point: this is the RPSI special to Dublin which connected with a tour by 186 - IIRC was official handover of the J15.

[Lambeg man]

14 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

Portadown 4 May 1968 WT56 , 2 views.

It may be noted that the first carriage behind the engine is in fact an AEC Railcar fitted ex-GNR Brake/2nd. Choo choo!

[Irishswissernie]

Dungannon 24 August 1962.

Londonderry Waterside 25 August 1962.

Coleraine same date.

 

[Patrick Davey]

I visited the site of Dungannon station yesterday, hardly worth photographing anymore.  What a loss.

[Irishswissernie]

West Clare Railway Corofin & Kilkee 4 Nov 1960.

Dungarvan 461 on a Tour 6 June 1961.

 

[Irishswissernie]

GNRI today. All taken on 16 August 1953.

Drogheda shed T2 64 .

Dundalk Works 172 and P 88.

 

[Irishswissernie]

Athlone 600 6 July 1955.

Ballinrobe ca 1959

Enfield 184 9 June 1961

 

[Irishswissernie]

Belfast GVS 104, 24 August 1962.

Bangor ex GNR 65 on a Tour 10 June 1961 (poor neg)

Connolly 143 13 Nov 1995.

 

 

[Lambeg man]

3 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

Belfast GVS 104, 24 August 1962.

The carriage on the right is of interest. It is a GNR Classification M 5 Full Brake by this date numbered c434N. It is in CIE 'green' livery but will be painted into Black/Orange livery at a future date. Withdrawn 1969.

3 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

Bangor ex GNR 65 on a Tour 10 June 1961 (poor neg)

The engine in the picture was named 'LOUGH MELVIN'. It took over the working of the tour train at Maysfields Yard from another engine (ex-SLNCR) named 'LOUGH MELVIN'!

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Lambeg man

[Galteemore]

Very elegant little engines - like a pocket S class. Although the 1948 batch had more mod cons, I think the 1917 Us win more points for style. 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Galteemore

[Irishswissernie]

3 HC Casserley negs from 22 June 1937 at Belfast York Road.

 

[Galteemore]

Those moguls must have seemed like something from outer space landing in the NCC steam fleet of 1937. Always thought the smaller lettering on the tender looked better - something almost toylike about that size and font on The Bush here. The Beyer heritage of the top 4-4-0 is clearly apparent.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Galteemore

[connollystn]

The locomotive to the fore in the second picture is very LMSish looking [HC Casserley negs]. Pity it didn't make it to preservation, a very beautiful looking steam engine.

[airfixfan]

When the Moguls first arrived they had large NCC letters on the tenders on those built in Derby

[Lambeg man]

14 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Those moguls must have seemed like something from outer space landing in the NCC steam fleet of 1937.

1933.

[Galteemore]

Thanks Steve - didn’t have my Scott to hand! 

3 minutes ago, Lambeg man said:

[Irishswissernie]

20 hours ago, airfixfan said:

When the Moguls first arrived they had large NCC letters on the tenders on those built in Derby

Under construction at Derby 1933

[Galteemore]

Looks like final shipping preparations. Cab at right being crated. As indeed your Flickr account says when I clicked on the image…..Fascinating to see how it was done though.

Edited December 13, 2022 by Galteemore

[Irishswissernie]

Ballaghaderreen  8 June 1961. B132 substituting for failed steam on special.

CDRJC 19 at Clady 15 May 1959