Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[Westcorkrailway]

37 minutes ago, connollystn said:

Once again great pictures from irishswissernie, this is my favourite thread (except when IRM announce a new model). Have never been to Youghal but the station seems to be some distance from the town - is there a reason for this? Love the photos of trains on the streets of Cork, did any other city/town have trains (not trams) operating on their' streets?

Youghal is close enough to the town in my opinion. If you ever do go there there is a fair gradient and curve up into the town from the station so it’s fair enough 

 

Wierd to think there were trains on cork city’s streets in supertrain days…

[Irishswissernie]

Sligo shed 7 Sept 1955, 121 plus the bunker of either Lough Melvin or Lough Erne on the left.

Next Cork Albert Quay with 201 arriving on a transfer freight from Glanmire Road 13 Jan 1961

Last view, Strabane with Phoenix shunting the transfer sidings 4 December 1959.

 

Edited April 5, 2022 by Irishswissernie

[Westcorkrailway]

6 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

Sligo shed 7 Sept 1955, 121 plus the bunker of either Lough Melvin or Lough Erne on the left.

Next Cork Albert Quay with 701 arriving on a transfer freight from Glanmire Road 13 Jan 1961

Last view, Strabane with Phoenix shunting the transfer sidings 4 December 1959.

 

It looks like 701, but it is most certainly 201

 

immaculate photo

[Irishswissernie]

Oops , I just copied Roy Dennison's  caption on the slide, Title amended , Thanks.

[Galteemore]

Nice. Clearly visible on the Sligo tank is the famous brass plate declaring the engine to be the property of Beyer Peacock, as the SLNC couldn’t stump up the cash! The engine is freshly coaled - probably about to work the mid morning goods to Enniskillen - returning that night on the 7:20 ‘mixed’.

Edited April 5, 2022 by Galteemore

[StevieB]

Keep them coming Ernie.

Stephen

[Irishswissernie]

Lisburn 15 Sept 1959 U Class 200, date was actually 15 May 1959.

Guinness Brewery 27 June 1950 Broad & narrow gauges cross paths.

Dublin, Tara Street, K1 375 29 June 1950

 

Edited April 6, 2022 by Irishswissernie

[Billycan]

Ernie,  Nice to see the photo of Guinness'.  Went to school in James' Street in the heart of the brewery and it's good to see the unfinished spire of the church in James' Street in the background.  Tara Street and Georges Quay is a very early stages work in progress at WR&A at the minute, so keep the photos coming.  Great photos.

[Lambeg man]

12 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

Lisburn 15 Sept 1959 U Class 200

Hi Ernie,

Excellent stuff as always. The Roy Dennison photo is captioned "Friday 15th May 1959" in The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in Colour. Again Chris Gamell was in Roy's company as his photo of the same train featured on the cover of the IRRS Journal a few years back. Norman Johnston presumed it to be a Belfast-Newry service. The locomotive was by this date officially UTA No. 65 but had yet to be renumbered.

[Irishswissernie]

It should be 15 May 1959, the flickr title is correct I just cocked up the date on the post this morning. Thanks for pointing it out.

Ernie

[Irishswissernie]

Mullingar 8 June 1961, 3 views taken during the RCTS/SLS/IRRS Joint Irish Tour.

 

[Irishswissernie]

Along the West Clare 7 June 1961 , after closure but before track lifting etc.

Quilty

Miltown Malbay

Lahinch

 

[StevieB]

A dead but still intact railway is a strange beast. There’s an eariness about it captured in these pictures.

Stephen

Edited April 8, 2022 by StevieB
Misspelling

[Irishswissernie]

Coach 68 at Lifford 5 Dec 1959

Shunting at Mallow 15 Sept 1960

Killarney 15 Sept 1960, nice rake of cattle wagons in the goods yard plus a gas tank wagon.

 

[Niles]

On 7/4/2022 at 8:00 AM, Irishswissernie said:

Mullingar 8 June 1961, 3 views taken during the RCTS/SLS/IRRS Joint Irish Tour.

 

Beautiful stuff... there's something very handsome and sturdy looking about the MGWR locos, more is the pity one didn't survive.

[airfixfan]

5 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

Coach 68 at Lifford 5 Dec 1959

Shunting at Mallow 15 Sept 1960

Killarney 15 Sept 1960, nice rake of cattle wagons in the goods yard plus a gas tank wagon.

 

Would suggest that is CDR Coach 28 as they were only numbered up to Coach 59?

[Irishswissernie]

Blown it up Jim, doesn't look like 28 or 68 and Roy Dennison didn't record the number.  I'm only partially sighted so ideas anyone.

[Broithe]

I know nothing of these matters, but that looks like 58 to me.

Is that plausible?

[Irishswissernie]

58 was one of the ex LMS(NCC) coaches so unfortunately no.

[Irishswissernie]

It is probably 53 which survived to closure, one of 3, 52-54 described as having 2 third class compartments at one end and one at the other (52 and 54 scrapped 1952) Oldbury 1907 built for the Strabane & Letterkenny railway.

[Broithe]

12 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

It is probably 53 which survived to closure, one of 3, 52-54 described as having 2 third class compartments at one end and one at the other (52 and 54 scrapped 1952) Oldbury 1907 built for the Strabane & Letterkenny railway.

53 would have been my second guess from the expanded picture.

[Andy Cundick]

Coach 53 been there built it,Andy.

[airfixfan]

Looking at it again against other photos when I got home would agree with Andy.

[jhb171achill]

5 hours ago, Andy Cundick said:

Coach 53 been there built it,Andy.

Yes, it is 53.

In the pic of Mallow, note the GNR(I) open wagon......

[Irishswissernie]

A8 at an unknown location, not much to go on, Ideas anyone? 2 June 1958

183 at Waterford 31 May 1958

Castlerea 19 May 1959

 

[Edo]

A8......looks like Clonmel to me 

On the other hand - it could be Athy.....there are a couple of stations with a similar set up.

Edited April 10, 2022 by Edo

[minister_for_hardship]

On 4/4/2022 at 9:55 AM, connollystn said:

 did any other city/town have trains (not trams) operating on their' streets?

Off the top of my head; Dublin, Tralee, Wexford Quay, Passage (CB&PR), Fivemiletown/Caledon (Clogher Valley).

[Galteemore]

Belfast - image off RPSI website from J A Cassells 

[airfixfan]

1 hour ago, minister_for_hardship said:

Off the top of my head; Dublin, Tralee, Wexford Quay, Passage (CB&PR), Fivemiletown/Caledon (Clogher Valley).

Derry with the LPHC lines

[jhb171achill]

7 hours ago, airfixfan said:

Derry with the LPHC lines

Belfast and Dublin with harbour lines.

Harbour lines which were technically on public roads at Killybegs, Ardglass, Schull and Fenit….

[Irishswissernie]

10 hours ago, Edo said:

A8......looks like Clonmel to me 

I don't think its Clonmel, the individual stones on the parapet are different. On the A8 view they are in pretty regular lines whereas in this Graham Roose view (21 October 1995) which I have found in the pending tray the Clonmel parapet stone are irregular small pieces.  The platform also looks wider.

 

[jhb171achill]

53 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

I don't think its Clonmel, the individual stones on the parapet are different. On the A8 view they are in pretty regular lines whereas in this Graham Roose view (21 October 1995) which I have found in the pending tray the Clonmel parapet stone are irregular small pieces.  The platform also looks wider.

 

Indeed - Clonmel has a stone wall on the right, but that pic above has a dark brick wall - so - maybe somewhere on the main line closer to Dublin? The photo is taken from a GSWR coach, and one like it is in the approaching train. A reasonably new "A" will certainly be on a main line - probably the Cork line.

[Irishswissernie]

I think its Athy.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/35893833392/in/photolist-WWRo4R-WFPhu5-WWRqKx-WK9dJx-WmtFxm-WFPguE-WK9c5v-WWRnmZ-WFPhG9-WFPh9q-WWRmaF-WK9dqM-iSkSdN-VHofgV-WmtG3Q-WWRoNM-WWRnPx-WmtGad-WFPhi3-WWRmqk-WFPgGU-FEGh1a-UH8SJW-bczRDP-nGx8Vh-UqJqUr-cURhYY-UqBw3h-rNgimr-rN8Zy7-rLcUFU-9z8sTG-s5DTpZ-95qtqe-WWRokH-WK9cWF-eiWKZ8-WWRmiX-aqDfY8-sKvKdj-aqFXRw-cT6LUj-sKCmcp-9MWvr4-cT6zhG-JqGF54-cT6F8h-cT6NBY-cT6MXu-6aWjRv

 

[Edo]

23 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

I think its Athy.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianm42/35893833392/in/photolist-WWRo4R-WFPhu5-WWRqKx-WK9dJx-WmtFxm-WFPguE-WK9c5v-WWRnmZ-WFPhG9-WFPh9q-WWRmaF-WK9dqM-iSkSdN-VHofgV-WmtG3Q-WWRoNM-WWRnPx-WmtGad-WFPhi3-WWRmqk-WFPgGU-FEGh1a-UH8SJW-bczRDP-nGx8Vh-UqJqUr-cURhYY-UqBw3h-rNgimr-rN8Zy7-rLcUFU-9z8sTG-s5DTpZ-95qtqe-WWRokH-WK9cWF-eiWKZ8-WWRmiX-aqDfY8-sKvKdj-aqFXRw-cT6LUj-sKCmcp-9MWvr4-cT6zhG-JqGF54-cT6F8h-cT6NBY-cT6MXu-6aWjRv

 

yep 

[jhb171achill]

Looks good, yes.