Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[Irishswissernie]

Mullingar shed 1959-60 approx.

Lifford 'Erne' June 1957.

Clady , Railcar 20 June 1957

 

 

[airfixfan]

Love the CDR photos of course 

[Irishswissernie]

3 at Inchicore late 50's - early 60's.

711 with some marks on the negative unfortunately.

42 shunting.

328 in the 'wall'

 

[Galteemore]

Interesting how those little Victorian 2-4-2Ts, both GN and GSWR, lasted almost to the end. I wonder if 42 showed her legendary paces on those Kingsbridge -Inchicore passenger workings she used to do in between pilot turns. In north Dublin, JT no 91 was doing similar work up until 63, I think, having been retrieved from the loco dump at Dundalk. 
 

I built 42 a few years ago, but she now resides in the USA! 

Edited February 14, 2023 by Galteemore

[minister_for_hardship]

Maybe a lot of spares or interchangeable bits that had been cannibalised whereas more modern but one-off locos or those in tiny classes were more likely to be cut up?

Usefulness or lack thereof could have something to do with it too.

[jhb171achill]

Those Donegal images are absolutely outstanding in quality! Excellent stuff, Ernie, very much appreciated - keep 'em coming!

 

[Irishswissernie]

Dublin Broadstone June 1957.

This view is possibly at Glanmire Road?

Waterford, dumped locos on the wharf sidings. 1959-60 ca

 

[Galteemore]

Nice, if sad picture of @David Holman’s Wolf Dog. 

[Westcorkrailway]

1 hour ago, Irishswissernie said:

This view is possibly at Glanmire Road?

 

 

It isn’t the most clear picture in the world. But rhid must be down by cork shed. The way the grass bank is in the backround and the engines 100 and the midland tank.

[scahalane]

Its Glanmire Rd indeed. You can just about see a ghosted view of St Lukes steeple on the far right.

[Irishswissernie]

Thanks, title changed.

[David Holman]

Lovely stuff, as ever, Ernie

[Irishswissernie]

GNRI Railbus No 1 at Oldcastle on the solidly built turntable.

 

[Galteemore]

Lovely little scene Ernie. The kids hitching a ride is a nice touch! 

[Irishswissernie]

Cavan & Leitrim , Ballinamore shed 4T despite appearance was in steam! June 1957

Waterfall station on the CB&SCR 5 November 1960.

Sligo station ca 1960 , poor negative.

 

[airfixfan]

Great photo of 4T

[Phil3150]

There's not a lot of grey paint left on that!

[Irishswissernie]

Dundalk Works , a bit of 'tinkering/adjustment going on? 800 June 1957.

Guinness Brewery ca 1960.

West Clare Railway, Lahinch station ca 1952.

 

[Galteemore]

That top photo is calling out for a caption Ernie. ‘that oul PP behind us was a lot more reliable!’ 

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

That top photo is calling out for a caption Ernie. ‘that oul PP behind us was a lot more reliable!’ 

"The instructions are all in feckin' German!!"

[Mayner]

1 hour ago, Irishswissernie said:

Guinness Brewery ca 1960.

  

 

UTA ex GN Covered Wagon in use on cross-border or Donegal, Guinness Traffic at James Gate in 1960, what looks like an ex-GN 'Bagged Cement wagon in the background.

Interesting to see a Converter Truck in service in 1960 when three (1 diesel, 2 steam locos) were nominally available.

I never saw a train operating on the Guinness Tramway, the Hudswell Clarke Diesel loco was usually parked in the brewery gateway when we drove past Kingsbridge in a bus or car during the early 1960s

Edited February 26, 2023 by Mayner

[Irishswissernie]

Cork Albert Quay, 34, June 1957 - the copyright overlay has shown up a bit on this one unfortunately.

CDRJC Strabane after closure 24 August 1962.

Carlisle Pier, 462 ca 1959.

 

[jhb171achill]

On 23/2/2023 at 9:30 PM, Phil3150 said:

There's not a lot of grey paint left on that!

Two tone rust and filth livery!

[Irishswissernie]

Dundalk, new Enterprise set June 1957.

Dungannon 130 June 1957.

 

[connollystn]

Great picture of the new Enterprise set, not a railcar I'm familiar with - did they last long in service?

[GSR 800]

14 minutes ago, connollystn said:

Great picture of the new Enterprise set, not a railcar I'm familiar with - did they last long in service?

BUT railcars, most were withdrawn in the 1970s.

[Galteemore]

More info here…..https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/5682-but-railcars/

[jhb171achill]

4 hours ago, connollystn said:

Great picture of the new Enterprise set, not a railcar I'm familiar with - did they last long in service?

The last of them were withdrawn by NIR in 1974, I think - just before the first batch of the 80 class went into service. The last ex-GNR AEC cars went at that time too.

[Irishswissernie]

'Lough Melvin' at Enniskillen, June 1957.

West Clare railway Brake Van 18C complete with the usual negative fault from this collection.

Broadstone shed 1960's.

Lastly , elsewhere in the World on the Archive I have now processed some of G C O'hara's 4500 negs and slides so here is a sampler. The North Easts  "Tara Mines", Hunts Cliff on the line serving Boulby Poatash Mine on the Yorkshire Cleveland coast. Nowadays its Class 66 rather than Class 20 but there are usually 6 return workings daily plus traffic to Skinningrove Steel Works.

 

 

[Galteemore]

Thanks at Ernie. And proof SLNC locos did have red coupling rods!! 

[airfixfan]

West Clare photo part of the same collection from.thr same photographer from about 1953 as I have acquired for the DRHC

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Irishswissernie said:

'Lough Melvin' at Enniskillen, June 1957......

 

  

Meanwhile, Lough Erne has spent a longer period "out of use" than "working".... - shame she couldn't go on loan to Downpatrick, as she'd have a better chance of doing some work there if restored to steam.

Incidentally, the RPSI page for "Erne" says she was the only one of the two 0-6-4Ts to carry red nameplates and then only after 1959. The photo of "Melvin" above suggests otherwise....

[Galteemore]

28 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

Meanwhile, Lough Erne has spent a longer period "out of use" than "working".... - shame she couldn't go on loan to Downpatrick, as she'd have a better chance of doing some work there if restored to steam.

Incidentally, the RPSI page for "Erne" says she was the only one of the two 0-6-4Ts to carry red nameplates and then only after 1959. The photo of "Melvin" above suggests otherwise....

I think the RPSI site means red plates with brass letters. All SLNC locos had black plates with red letters/outlining , unless recently outshopped at Dundalk, where the staff seem to have preferred some bling. Manorhamilton generally quickly rectified this.

Erne is basically in Barry condition, sadly. Totally agree re Downpatrick but she requires so much money spent v the money she might generate that I fear we will never see her steam. It’s especially depressing given that she was less than 25 years old when her last fire was dropped. 

Edited March 5, 2023 by Galteemore

[Westcorkrailway]

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

I think the RPSI site means red plates with brass letters. All SLNC locos had black plates with red letters/outlining , unless recently outshopped at Dundalk, where the staff seem to have preferred some bling. Manorhamilton generally quickly rectified this.

Erne is basically in Barry condition, sadly. Totally agree re Downpatrick but she requires so much money spent v the money she might generate that I fear we will never see her steam. It’s especially depressing given that she was less than 25 years old when her last fire was dropped. 

I remember first seeing lough Erne and being gobsmacked that it had survived into preservation (back when I hadn’t a clue what was preserved and what wasn’t so I just went to all the meuseum instead of looking on the web) 

 

Every person I’ve met with a bit of experience with heritage railways has called it unphesable. Unless we get a much longer heritage line (unlikely) then the ones we have now. It’s probably destined for static display. Like 184 is now

[Irishswissernie]

Cork, Albert Quay , Rocksavage 'shed' 463 June 1957.