Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[leslie10646]

11 hours ago, Galteemore said:

As @leslie10646will confirm, the 171 pic was on an historic day. This was a mammoth RPSI tour, which involved the only ever UG working to Portrush  - and the last steaming of 207. So a sad photo in many ways but very precious. 

Yes, indeed, although I was timing Bulleid Pacifics on the Bournemouth line that day!

When I published a history of the first 25 years of the RPSI Steam's Silver Lining, I noted in the caption of the photo of 171 piloting No.207 Boyne - "The saddest photo in the book" - as it was No.207's last run. She was condemned by her 21 ton axle-loading, which would have restricted her usefulness on tours (Belfast - Dublin - Cork). Yet No.85, with the same loading has been almost everywhere - modern diesels, unthought of in 1965, are so much heavier!

 

[Horsetan]

7 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

....When I published a history of the first 25 years of the RPSI Steam's Silver Lining, I noted in the caption of the photo of 171 piloting No.207 Boyne - "The saddest photo in the book" - as it was No.207's last run. She was condemned by her 21 ton axle-loading, which would have restricted her usefulness on tours (Belfast - Dublin - Cork). Yet No.85, with the same loading has been almost everywhere - modern diesels, unthought of in 1965, are so much heavier!

207's tender survived, though

[leslie10646]

Correct, Ivan. Not used now - does it still exist?

[Galteemore]

10 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

Correct, Ivan. Not used now - does it still exist?

Indeed it does - tender no 31. Don’t think it has any future - the Mogul if and when finished will apparently use one of the ex U tenders.

[Horsetan]

22 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Indeed it does - tender no 31. Don’t think it has any future ....

Anyone fancy funding a replica 207 Boyne? Only the engine portion to worry about.....!

[Irishswissernie]

SLNCR 1957-06-08 Glenfarne 'Lough Melvin' LN1114.

IE 2000 ca. Sligo 083 j166.

NIR 1969-06 Cloghans Point, WT4 Spoil train.

 

 

[Galteemore]

LOL Ernie. Those are basically the two locations that define my childhood railway memories. I grew up in earshot of the Larne line and made regular visits to my grandparents in SLNCR-land. On one memorable occasion, we had to rush a parcel of my grandfather’s fresh caught salmon (which had travelled by railcar pre 57) over the mountain to catch the last train from Sligo….

Looks very like the Glenfarne shot shows the 2pm goods out of Enniskillen in mid-shunt.

Edited November 3 by Galteemore

[jhb171achill]

On 10/10/2024 at 8:09 AM, Irishswissernie said:

CIE 1964-06-09 Limerick 2627 on curve to North Kerry line yj175.

 

 

If this is 1964, it must be a special of some sort? Passenger service to Tralee finished a year earlier.......... or is it just parked?

 

Edited November 5 by jhb171achill

[Irishswissernie]

CIE 1962-09 Youghal 262 yj203. 

CIE 1961-3 ca Roscrea 125 xing A16 yj205.

CIE 1982-03-15 Thurles 052 fertiliser yj204.

 

[Irishswissernie]

CIE 1955-08-04 Dublin Harcourt St. D14 89 KCorig 249005.

CIE 1956-07-xx Waterford 223 + 133 249015, The goods yard & loco shed with 2 J15's in the foreground.

GNRI 1965-07-19 Belfast 'Shaky Bridge' Antrim-Bangor Exc 48 JGD6512087.

 

 

[Mol_PMB]

A fascinating view across Waterford yard. All those cattle wagons (and a few horseboxes)! I think I can see a few cattle wagons without rooves?

It's 1956 and wagons with the Bulleid triangulated underframe are a tiny proportion of what we see in this photo.

[leslie10646]

I'll be showing some remarkable views of Waterford station and yard when I present a show of the late David Soggee's slides by Zoom to IRRS London on 6 December. I'll post the Zoom code nearer the time.

[Patrick Davey]

The superb views continue!  Didn't realise the silver livery was still around in 1961.

Edited Tuesday at 10:02 by Patrick Davey

[Horsetan]

7 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

CIE 1955-08-04 Dublin Harcourt St. D14 89 KCorig 249005.

 

 

There's all sorts of things going on in that D14 - it looks like two or three different designs in one.

[Paul 34F]

The D14 has been updated.  
Belpaire firebox, new cab and rebuilt footplate.  It then becomes a lovely curiosity due to the very old tender.

Paul

[jhb171achill]

9 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

The superb views continue!  Didn't realise the silver livery was still around in 1961.

The odd coach and loco had it until 1963 or 4 - a handful of vehicles went straight from that to black'n'tan.

They had stopped turning anything out fresh in silver after only a few years, 1955-57. By 1958, the last "C" class locos entered service in green.

Obviously not everything was repainted overnight, hence the above. Same with the green; while it was superceded in late 1962, there were still a handful of green coaches to be seen as late as 1967. And as I've mentioned before, you'd still see the odd "H" van with a snail on it right to the end of loose-coupled goods in 1976.

[Horsetan]

3 hours ago, Paul 34F said:

The D14 has been updated.  
Belpaire firebox, new cab and rebuilt footplate.  It then becomes a lovely curiosity due to the very old tender.

Looks like it was superheated as well, owing to the extended smokebox