Irishswissernie Posted February 22 Posted February 22 CBSC 1953-08-24 Clonakilty Junction 467 Dn Goods (2). CIE 1951-05-17 Dublin, Grand Canal Street 460 JGD510607. CIE 1968-05-04 Wicklow Goods B147 on 186 SPL Westport 078 ca 2000-5 ja048 12 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted February 23 Posted February 23 On 22/2/2024 at 8:16 AM, Irishswissernie said: CBSC 1953-08-24 Clonakilty Junction 467 Dn Goods (2). Superb 2 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted February 27 Posted February 27 C&L 1959-03-14 Dromod 6T on 12.20 mixed to Ballinamore (3). GNRI 1954-07-11 Clones shed Mck047. GNRI 1963-05-28 Belfast approaching Adelaide, VS UTA58 'Lagan' JGD630617. 8 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Wonderful. What a lovely conversation shot at Dromod. Unusual to see a T2 on the Irish North 2 2 Quote
Newtoncork Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Love that photo of the Clones shed. We're lucky it has survived. 1 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 hour ago, Newtoncork said: Love that photo of the Clones shed. We're lucky it has survived. ....if somewhat inaccessible now. Wasn't there another one of the same design in Portadown? 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 27 Posted February 27 There was. Even more inaccessible as it was blown up by the Army c1970. The depression in the ground was visible for decades afterwards. 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 27 Posted February 27 On 12/1/2024 at 8:44 AM, Irishswissernie said: Absolutely love the small shed!! Can you imagine the cosy atmosphere in there on a hard winter's night in 1947, with a couple of loco crew having a cuppa and warming themselves by the gas stove before heading out into the driving snow to make the long walk across to Grosvenor Road goods yard to take the overnight goods train over the Derry Road....... 4 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 27 Posted February 27 On a diet of Gallagher’s, Guinness and beef stew I have little difficulty in imagining the mephitic conditions! I do know what you mean though…, 1 4 Quote
Horsetan Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 hour ago, Galteemore said: On a diet of Gallagher’s, Guinness and beef stew I have little difficulty in imagining the mephitic conditions! I do know what you mean though…, New sources of low-cost gas are always welcome to supplement turf-burning. 4 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Thanks again Ernie for a lovely selection of photos. 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 2 Posted March 2 IE 2000- ca Gort signal box. GNRI 1956-04-03 Strabane 174 3.50pm Derry - Belfast WACS2253. CIE 1959-03-14 Mullingar J5 627 station pilot. 14 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 5 Posted March 5 4 views of Ballyhaise GNRI on on 14 September 1956. 56 arriving from Clones with the Cavan Goods and JT 91 picking up wagons off the goods and adding them to the Belturbet branch train. 12 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Magical sequence - a road now runs through the site but the classic WH Mills station building is beautifully preserved as a private house. 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 5 Posted March 5 The classic GNR stationmaster's house also survives. 7 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 10 Posted March 10 CIE 1949-05-12 Cahersiveen 182 JGD 490603. This negative has suffered a bit over the last 75 years. CDRJC 1959-08-14 Stranorlar , Goods awaits to cross arriving Railcar from Donegal Town. x171 CIE 1959 ca Ashtown Halt. 10 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Some more JG Dewing original slides arrived this week but they need a fair bit of work to make them presentable and re-mounted. A fair number of other photographers awaiting uploading, selection below. SLNCR 1957-06-08 Manorhamilton 'Lough Melvin' LN1118 Nick Nicholson. CIE 1959-03-14 Mullingar J18 593. CIE 1959 ca Limerick shed 109. CDRJC 1958-10-03 Strabane 11 on Stranorlar Goods , GNRI 43 on right JGD 58187, I also have his colour slide of this view awaiting restoration. CDRJC 1959-08-14 Strabane , mixed train arriving from Letterkenny x167 9 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Very nice. That front 3/4 at Manorhamilton was a photographer’s favourite I think. Looks like 2pm goods from Enniskillen Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Lovely set of pictures again, I love the Manorhamilton one, might be a good reference for a future SLNCR layout . 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 17 Posted March 17 1 hour ago, airfixfan said: More CDR to come soon? 20 plus Jim, probably 30 odd GNRI and a handful at Loughrea also Cavan & Leitrim. There are about 100 slides but a fair number are station nameboards. 2 Quote
airfixfan Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Thanks will send you an email about a few things tomorrow. Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 23 Posted March 23 The latest batch of JG Dewing slides have now been cleaned, re-mounted and scanned. Here's 3 Donegal images at Lifford specially for airfixfan . CDRJC 1958-10-02 Strabane, Foyle bridge , Letterkennygoods at Lifford JGD580230 CDRJC 1959-05-12 Lifford 'Blanch' JGD5913xx CDRJC 1960-05-20 Lifford Bus Xing fromer Foyle railway bridge JGD60430 10 Quote
airfixfan Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Thanks for the lovely new CDR colour photos from JGD. 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 24 Posted March 24 A number of Loughrea in the latest batch. Dewing lists them as being 14 March 1961 but the first one looks to be earlier with the 6 wheel stock and a different (scruffy looking and illegible number) loco. 13 Quote
Mayner Posted March 24 Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Irishswissernie said: A number of Loughrea in the latest batch. Dewing lists them as being 14 March 1961 but the first one looks to be earlier with the 6 wheel stock and a different (scruffy looking and illegible number) loco. Its possible that a set of ex-MGWR 6w were in use as late as 1961. According to Padraig O'Cuimin in Baronial Lines of the MGWR bogie coaches were introduced on the Loughrea Branch in the 1950s. A GSR built composite 2115 (Built 1935) ran with 91 an ex-GSWR 6w Brake 3rd No91. "At other times a Midland set was used" 39m 6w lav 1st, 85m 6w second and 9m 6w BK 3rd rebuilt by the GSR without the birdcage look out. This looks like the set in the first proto. O'Cuimin states that the final steam set was made up of 2111 a 1925 GSR Composite and 2932 one of the recently introduced 4w Luggage and Heating Vans. The coach in the photo with 610 appears to be a 1920s GSR coach and likely to be 2111, the 6w Passenger Brake appears to be ex-GSWR with gas lighting possibly No 91 (the shape of the lamptops is a feature of gas light carriages). The steam locos are both ex-MGWR L Class 0-6-0s or J19 rebuilt with superheated boilers, these engines originally ran with "Stirling" style tenders with springs hidden behind the framing, but apparently replaced with larger tenders, the first off a 2-4-0 or more modern (1890s) LM/J18 or a 2-4-0, 610 has a larger post 1900 tender possibly off a scrapped 4-4-0 or 0-6-0. 5 2 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 25 Posted March 25 (edited) There are a couple more of Loughrea from 14 March 1961. The last one according to JG Dewing's title is a 'selfie' 29 May 1964 at Mount Pleasant on the ex GNRI Main Line. Weather seems to have been better and warmer then. He travelled throughout Ireland by Bike. Not much luggage on view and no Anorak but there must have been a jar of Brylcream in that saddlebag.! Edited March 25 by Irishswissernie 9 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Mr Dewing definitely liked the hair oil but I won't hold that against him, he took beautiful pictures. 1 Quote
Mayner Posted March 25 Posted March 25 (edited) On 25/3/2024 at 9:26 PM, Irishswissernie said: There are a couple more of Loughrea from 14 March 1961. The last one according to JG Dewing's title is a 'selfie' 29 May 1964 at Mount Pleasant on the ex GNRI Main Line. Weather seems to have been better and warmer then. He travelled throughout Ireland by Bike. Not much luggage on view and no Anorak but there must have been a jar of Brylcream in that saddlebag.! Interesting 6w 1st 39m apparently kept as a spare on the former carriage shed siding to strengthen the branch train. Quite a long mixed train with a passenger brake at the rear. There is a 21st April 1955 HC Casserley photo of 656 with the branch train at Loughrea made up a single H Van, ex-GSW 6W Brake 3rd and a 'modern' Bredin Composite coach most likely 2115. The Casserleys party chose to travel in the 6 wheeler despite exhortations from the guard "You'll be much more comfortable in the bogie, Sorr". Edited March 26 by Mayner 3 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Some interior views today courtesy of JG Dewing. C&L 1959-03-xx Ballinamore Coach No 1 JGD After renovation but before they swept the floor ! CDRJC 1959-08-12 Lifford Railcar 20 JGD590810 Modelling the upholstery in the correct colours looks to be a challenge. CDRJC 1959-05-08 Convoy, Drumboe climbing to summit. JGD590723 This is the first slide that I have acquired that confirms that the dome should be painted red as faint traces of it appear under the black 'weathering'. 8 1 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Lovely photos, I'd say there was some breeze in that door on the Ballinamore coach, fair cold in the winter Quote
leslie10646 Posted March 27 Posted March 27 (edited) Thanks, Ernie. Wonderful to see a younger Mr Dewing in the flesh - he'd have been about forty at the time, but happily lived into his early 90s - still attending IRRS meetings ON HIS BIKE! Note to modern enthusiasts - note the shirt, jacket and tie for steam holidays! A wonderful man with an amused glint in his eye, always! Edited March 27 by leslie10646 5 Quote
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