Westcorkrailway Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 16/3/2023 at 8:07 AM, Irishswissernie said: CB&SCR Cork Albert Quay, 464, 4 November 1960 Today is definitely 464 day! 6 Quote
Mayner Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 17 hours ago, Irishswissernie said: Near Bray G2 661 with an ancient and modern-ish passenger set . 18 Sept 1954. The 'modern' coaches appear to be former Drumm Battery Train C or D which were converted to hauled stock in 1953/4 after the removal of the batteries and electrical equipment. 7 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 GNRI Bundoran Junction. 50 June 1957. Clonsilla, 391 10 September 1950. 6 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 Those June 57 images are delightful Ernie 1 Quote
Branchline121 Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Irishswissernie said: GNRI Bundoran Junction. 50 June 1957. Clonsilla, 391 10 September 1950. Is the train in the lower picture on the main line or Navan branch? Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 I reckon its on the Dublin side of the station where the main line was double track with the goods train heading towards Dublin and the canal behind the low bank to the right of the train. 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 19, 2023 Posted March 19, 2023 J G Dewing image of WT 57 at Aghadavoyle ca 1963. 9 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 19, 2023 Posted March 19, 2023 Nice to see someone in the first coach with their head out enjoying the show! Signals either show another train expected on the other line, or more likely, that Adavoyle box is switched out. 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 21, 2023 Posted March 21, 2023 Cavan & Leitrim, Drumshanbo station June 1957. Ex B& CDR unid 2-4-2T at (I think) Belfast Queens Quay, 1950. 13 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 22, 2023 Posted March 22, 2023 Navan ex M& GW station 10 September 1950. CDRJC 'Erne' at Raphoe June 1957. 11 Quote
Branchline121 Posted March 22, 2023 Posted March 22, 2023 12 hours ago, Irishswissernie said: Navan ex M& GW station 10 September 1950. CDRJC 'Erne' at Raphoe June 1957. The Navan negative may be shaky, but it’s the only image I’ve found so far of Navan Junction’s yard! Cool! 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Inchicore A50 8 April 1967. Belfast York Road, Class W 103 'Thomas Somerset' May 1950. 8 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Nice wide angle of York Road, shows how wide the original footprint was. I only recall it from the 70s-80s when the motorway covered all that…. 2 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 26, 2023 Posted March 26, 2023 Approaching Inchicore 500 ,14 May 1953. Guinness Brewery No 3 ca 1950. 12 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 26, 2023 Posted March 26, 2023 Looking at the first photo of No 500, the fifth vehicle appears to be some kind of van followed by another set of coaches. Each carriage set also seem to be arranged in a descending order of 'modernity'. I think therefore the train is composed of a couple or more portions for different destinations. 3 Quote
Mayner Posted March 26, 2023 Posted March 26, 2023 49 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said: Looking at the first photo of No 500, the fifth vehicle appears to be some kind of van followed by another set of coaches. Each carriage set also seem to be arranged in a descending order of 'modernity'. I think therefore the train is composed of a couple or more portions for different destinations. 500s train is likely be a Dublin-Cork mail train with through portions to Limerick (via Ballybrophy), Clonmel (via Thurles), Tralee (via Mallow) and Cork. CIE also operated a combined Kingsbridge-Limerick-Thurles train with a Clonmel coach which divided at Ballybrophy. Sometimes the train loco continued to Limerick while the Thurles-Clonmel branch loco (usually a large Coey 4-4-0) worked the Ballybrophy-Thurles-Clonmel portion of the train often an ex-GSWR 12-wheel "Rosslare" Brake composite. (Decade of Steam Donaldson, O'Neill and Mc'Donald 1RRS 1972. The coaches in the train appear to be relatively modern by the standards of CIE steam hauled stock during the early 1950s, the new 1951-53 stock were mainly used as trailer vehicles with the AEC railcars or used to strengthen late GSWR/GSR stock on mail line passenger trains. The Bogie Van coupled to the loco appears to be a 1920s woodenbodied GSWR/GSR vehicle, CIE did not get round to building "modern" bogie vans until 1959. 4 2 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Enniskillen GNRI, 203 June 1957. Edited March 28, 2023 by Irishswissernie 4 3 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 What a beauty, Ernie! That June 57 collection you have is quite something. Every one a gem. 2 4 1 Quote
leslie10646 Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Yes, Ernie, you did well getting this collection. It was obviously taken by one of the LCGB party led by Lance King in June 1957, for HIS shots are of the same trains. His shot of "Armagh" is in the BACKGROUND of a shot of SLNCR Railbus 2A - he missed a fine opportunity to catch No.203. Instead the IRRS collection has two shots at the shed with BLACK engines! Thanks for sharing them! 2 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Hot off the Scanner tonight! Glass negative G2 655 at Broadstone Dublin. Date sometime between 1926 and 1934 when rebuilt with a Belpaire SH Boiler & firebox. Flyaway Cab removed 1935 according to Locomotives of the GSR. 10 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 On 23/3/2023 at 7:53 AM, Irishswissernie said: Inchicore A50 8 April 1967. Belfast York Road, Class W 103 'Thomas Somerset' May 1950. Before jhb171Senior completely remodelled the track plan and signalling in the late 1950s! 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 10 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said: Hot off the Scanner tonight! Glass negative G2 655 at Broadstone Dublin. Date sometime between 1926 and 1934 when rebuilt with a Belpaire SH Boiler & firebox. Flyaway Cab removed 1935 according to Locomotives of the GSR. Shows up the dark grey livery well; you can make out the dark red of the buffer beam, which always appeared darker grey in a black'n'white photo. Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 Cork, Glanmire Road shed ca 1959. Strabane CDRJC 'Erne' June 1957. 8 Quote
Horsetan Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 On 28/3/2023 at 9:19 PM, jhb171achill said: Before jhb171Senior completely remodelled the track plan and signalling in the late 1950s! Whatever became of those "pointer light" subsidiary signals? York Road seems to have been the only place they were ever installed.... Quote
Galteemore Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Horsetan said: Whatever became of those "pointer light" subsidiary signals? York Road seems to have been the only place they were ever installed.... IIRC Larne Line resignalling c1984 killed all that off. The old searchlights and somersaults all went along with the signal cabins. Edited March 31, 2023 by Galteemore 1 Quote
Newtoncork Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 What a wonderful atmospheric shot of Glanmire Road, feels like a 'Diesel Dawn' photo with the old and the new. 4 1 Quote
Branchline121 Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 The Glanmire Road photo has the perfect rural ‘60s crew, with a J15, J26, and C201! Excellent! Quote
Irishswissernie Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 Enniskillen shed June 1957 . 199 & Railbus 2. Lisburn in NIR days 18 June 1987. No info with this neg but I think its Rosslare shed ca 1960 with 114. 8 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 On 31/3/2023 at 7:35 AM, Irishswissernie said: Cork, Glanmire Road shed ca 1959. Strabane CDRJC 'Erne' June 1957. Love all the new Donegal photos 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 A couple of number 4's today. U1 No 4 at Larne Town in NCC days . Re-numbered 4A in May 1947 when WT No 4 was delivered and scrapped April 1949 according to William Scott's book. WT No 4 ca 1969 with NIR insignia at York Road. 8 Quote
Branchline121 Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 Never seen a WT with the NIR logo. I assume this was short-lived? 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) Only a few years until the WTs finally vanished in 1970-71 (last locos were steamed in 1970 but a handful of the class remained hanging about until mid 71 before scrapping). Lough Erne was technically an NIR loco at time of withdrawal but was never branded with the ‘stapler’ logo. Edited April 3, 2023 by Galteemore 1 Quote
Chris_w Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Has anyone got early photos of L&LSR Pennyburn before the mid 1920s - preferably WWI and earlier? Quote
airfixfan Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 8 hours ago, Chris_w said: Has anyone got early photos of L&LSR Pennyburn before the mid 1920s - preferably WWI and earlier? Send me a PM Quote
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