Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[Irishswissernie]

Mallow, 078 March 2002.

Killiney, 657 JG Dewing 19 May 1956.

Edenderry 1950's

 

[Horsetan]

10 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

....Edenderry 1950's

 

 

This one looks quite desolate!

[jhb171achill]

27 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

This one looks quite desolate!

It hadn't seen a passenger train service since 1931! One of the first lines to lose its passenger trains in the entire country. Even the goods didn't last much longer. Latterly it slumbered in near dereliction for many years, the weeds only disturbed the odd time by a cattle train on market days.

[Irishswissernie]

Limerick G3 291 July 1955.

CB&SCR Cork Rocksavage  EX GS&WR C4 31 ca 1927

County Donegal Railways, Strabane, River Mourne Bridge after closure but before track lifting 26 May 1960.

Ballyshannon, Railcar 15 26 May 1957.

 

[airfixfan]

Look the Mourne bridge photo on particular

[Irishswissernie]

VS 207 on an IRRS Special at Cork, Glanmire Road 17 March 1962.

A bit, well a lot poorer quality than JG Dewings slide above; 154 at Ennis 16 August 1994. 

These 2 need the locations idenified.

Unknown F6 at unknown location er photographer unknown , probably ca 1961. EDIT Inchicore and F6 42.

Similar lack of information on this ex GNRI 4-4-0 . I think it might possibly be Derry .

 

 

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[Galteemore]

Fab. F6 is 42, and almost certainly at Inchicore.

[airfixfan]

Bottom photo looks like leaving Foyle Road station ?

[Paul 34F]

The last picture of the S/S2 class appears to be Foyle Road.  I can see the roof of what maybe the two storey goods shed at Victoria Road, between the locomotive and the stables coach on the right.

 

Paul

[airfixfan]

Any date for Foyle Road photo? If after 1963 could be 170,171 or 174?

[leslie10646]

On 8/10/2023 at 8:31 PM, jhb171achill said:

It hadn't seen a passenger train service since 1931! One of the first lines to lose its passenger trains in the entire country. Even the goods didn't last much longer. Latterly it slumbered in near dereliction for many years, the weeds only disturbed the odd time by a cattle train on market days.

And the 1961 All Ireland Tour ........

Lance King Collection, copyright IRRS

34 minutes ago, airfixfan said:

Any date for Foyle Road photo? If after 1963 could be 170,171 or 174?

I don't think it's as late as that, JIm, as the first coach is in blue and cream and I don't remember those on steam trains as late as 1963.

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, leslie10646 said:

I don't think it's as late as that, JIm, as the first coach is in blue and cream and I don't remember those on steam trains as late as 1963.

There were still a handful of coaches in blue and cream (and GNR brown!) as late as 1964...... so possible, if (as leslie suggests) unlikely.

I remember seeing a coach in brown in Lisburn about 1964/5. Last one I ever saw, and by some margin.

A couple of years later, I saw a 3-car GNR AEC set in the same place, with one car in UTA green, one in UTA blue and cream, and the other brand-newloy painted in the then-new NIR maroon and light grey!

[airfixfan]

Have lots of Strabane photos around 1960 with  GNR locos with some blue and cream coaches 

 Have a colour photo.from 1964 showing such a coach in that livery in Strabane station.

Edited October 16, 2023 by airfixfan

[jhb171achill]

8 minutes ago, airfixfan said:

Have lots of Strabane photos around 1960 with  GNR locos with some blue and cream coaches 

 Have a colour photo.from 1964 showing such a coach in that livery in Strabane station.

After the UTA takeover in 1958, many GNR railcars were still quite new and with fresh paintwork. A bit like the late 1980s addition of IR "set-of-points" logos to as yet un-tippexed locomotives, an interim livery for several years was the same GNR livery but with the GNR crest and "G N R" letters painted out, and the UTA "roundel" put on instead. Some of these were kickin' about like that until the Derry Road was in its last days, though by closure I'm pretty sure railcars were by then all green. I never saw a railcar in GNR livery, only carriages (and wagons). There were wagons marked "G N" on the UTA until they got rid of goods in 1965, and on a few ballast hoppers a bit beyond that. I'd say there were a few ex-GN goods vans on CIE which retained those markings until the late 1960s.

I saw a wagon at Tralee's Rock St yard in the mid-70s with CIE marking, but these had been weakly applied, and the "G" of "GN" was clearly showing through.

Perusal of IRRS or Ernie's images will show the odd wagon with "G S" faintly showing through CIE livery.

[Irishswissernie]

The house is still being re-wired but should be finished this week when I should then be able to access my PC. The good news is that I have finally received some 119 negatives  taken by Nick Nicholson and WAC Smith in the early 1950's and I have scanned them in on my Lap Top. Almost all of them were taken in the area Strabane - Omagh -Clones Cavan Belturbet Enniskillen Glenfarne Manorhamilton Ballyshannon and Donegal Town.

Cavan ex M&GWR C212 23 September 1957.

SLNCR  Enniskillen at Enniskillen with the train crew and staff  21 September 1957.

'Enniskillen & 'Lough Melvin crossing at Glenfarne 8 June 1957.

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Stunning clarity, I love this page, it's a great source of history and detail, thanks again Ernie for your hard work, best of luck with the house rewiring.

[jhb171achill]

Note the CIE open wagon. It would be interesting to know how far beyond Enniskillen CIE / GSR / erstwhile GSWR (WLWR) and MGWR stock penetrated into the GNR. Much to derry via Omagh, no doubt; but elsewhere? Certainly, flying snails were no stranger to Enniskillen - including on coaches. When the SLNCR had excursions they often borrowed a few MGWR six wheelers from Sligo.

[Galteemore]

Fabulous stuff Ernie. As you’ll see on David Holman’s thread, ‘Enniskillen’ was out and about today in Sussex! 

[jhb171achill]

On 8/10/2023 at 8:02 PM, Horsetan said:

This one looks quite desolate!

At that stage and for a good twenty years earlier, almost nothing but the odd cattle or GAA special had gone in there.

It remained through the 1950s as one of those sleepy railway backwaters like Dingle, Mountmellick, Castlecomer, Cashel, Athboy or Clara-Streamstown.

Edited October 25, 2023 by jhb171achill

[Irishswissernie]

Courtmacsherry shed 29 August 1960.

GNRI Belturbet Signal Box & JT 90 2 April 1956.

Irish Sugar loco but where?

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

The Irish Sugar looks very rough and tired.

[GSWR 90]

If I had to guess I'd say the sugar loco is at Mallow. The Mallow locos had large painted numbers on the tanks like the one in the photo, but of course they swapped them around between factories.

[Irishswissernie]

This image looks familiar today! Loughrea 22 May 1963

 

Edited October 28, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[Irishswissernie]

Just showed  Madame that I can keep a secret.

[Irishswissernie]

Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway, Pennyburn Yard No 10 26 September 1953.

Dublin 192 Climbs the bank to join the ex GNRI main line on mts for Platin February 1999.

Ex GNRI , Belfast approaching Adelaide UG UTA 47 on Portadown goods 5 May 1959 JGD damaged but restored slide

 

[Galteemore]

Fab! Showed this to my dad who was a regular on GN main in these days. He pointed out the loaded loco coal wagons bound for Portadown shed.

[airfixfan]

Great Swilly photo 6 weeks after the closure of the Railway.

[Irishswissernie]

Cavan & Leitrim today.

Ballyconnell , 10 July 1954.

Belturbet 14 September 1956, 10L in the transhipment siding. 

Belturbet station platform and loop and goods siding to the left 5 June 1957.

 

[Irishswissernie]

I picked up some 258 negatives in a Justaclickago auction last year. They are from 1995 to 2006 roughly but with no information. I have identified most locations but little else as I have been pre-occupied with more historic images. Its frightening to think that they depict an era now some 20 -30 odd years ago, but still fresh in many members minds. 

The first 3 are Limerick Junction probably about 2003-5. Or slightly earlier, there is a loaded fertiliser wagon in the middle view.

 

Edited November 1, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[Irishswissernie]

GNRI.

Castleblaney 204 on Dundalk train ,14 Sept 1956.

Ballyhaise, JT 91 on Belturbet branch train same date.

Oldcastle 13 September 1956.

 

[Irishswissernie]

Some more Irishrail views 

Ballina 8 October 2005, 160.

Ballina again with 084 on the branch set. ND.

Bagnealstown, 152 + 190 on (I think) the ITG 'Docklands Pioneer Tour' 31 March 2007.

 

[Galteemore]

Cheers Ernie. That view of the bufferstop at Oldcastle is most helpful - I know now what Florencecourt’s looks like close-up! 

[spudfan]

This would make a wonderful set for those with small space layouts. 

Edited November 5, 2023 by spudfan

[Irishswissernie]

3 undated negatives from probably 2005-2009 no dates unfortunately .

233 at Docklands on an ITG Special . I have this date somewhere but the house is being re-built!

Mallow 172 probably on a Tralee to Cork service.

Dublin Connolly 081 on Sligo service.

 

 

[Niles]

6 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

3 undated negatives from probably 2005-2009 no dates unfortunately .

233 at Docklands on an ITG Special . I have this date somewhere but the house is being re-built!

Mallow 172 probably on a Tralee to Cork service.

Dublin Connolly 081 on Sligo service.

 

 

 

ITG "Docklands Pioneer" tour date was 31st March 2007.