Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[Galteemore]

Thanks Ernie. V useful view of 91

[Paul 34F]

Model makers take note,  Take a close look at No. 91 at Inchicore.  There are cloths draped over the steam supply pipe adjacent to the Safety Valves, perhaps a small leak, which had effected forward vision.  Also,  note the interesting angle of the front spring.  How many of us have stressed about getting theses nicely squared up!!!

Paul

[Irishswissernie]

Some well known original slides of the CDRJC today, 

CDRJC 1959-05-09 Letterkenny 'Drumboe' Xing L&LSR trackbed JGD590727.

CDRJC 1958-10-02 Castlefinn 'Erne' JGD581803

CDRJC 1958-10-02 Strabane Railcar 18 poss JGD580230.

CDRJC 1958-10-02 Strabane 'Erne' JGD580228

 

[airfixfan]

It is Railcar 18 with its distinctive cab windows after being rebuilt 

[Irishswissernie]

GNRI 1963-xx CA Belfast 'Shaky' Bridge UG48 possibly by JGD.

GNRI 1963-05-31 Goraghwood 35 Dundalk - Portadown Gds JDG630825

GNRI 1963-05-28 Belfast GVS UG UTA48 JGD630619

 

[Galteemore]

Fabulous. Note the railbus propped up at Goraghwood

[Andy Cundick]

4 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Fabulous. Note the railbus propped up at Goraghwood

If  i remember right its because it had a flat tyre. Andy

[Galteemore]

2 hours ago, Andy Cundick said:

If  i remember right its because it had a flat tyre. Andy

Indeed it was. Closeup courtesy of Ernie….

[Patrick Davey]

Love the photo of UG48 at GVS.

[Irishswissernie]

L&LS 1953-09-26 Pennyburn, Derry No 10 Mck010.

Limerick Junction , Limerick City 'shuttle' justa056.

1968-03-23 Belfast Docks RPSI Spl.

1965-03-ca Cloghans Point WT 50 on PWay train JGD650305.

 

 

[Galteemore]

Lovely. Unusual to see a Jeep at Cloghan NOT on a spoil train. Galteemore senior senior btw, sourced the blue paint that Guinness sports…..

[Metrovik]

Why couldn't I have been born just a few decades earlier?

[Irishswissernie]

GMK004 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, Youghal Excursion J15 195 TI215.

GMK005 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, former junction for Summerhill line on right Cork- Cobh train TI215.

GMK003 CCR 1955-xx-xx Cork City Railway Quayside SDGS J26 55x TI231.

 

[BSGSV]

2 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

GMK004 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, Youghal Excursion J15 195 TI215.

GMK005 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, former junction for Summerhill line on right Cork- Cobh train TI215.

GMK003 CCR 1955-xx-xx Cork City Railway Quayside SDGS J26 55x TI231.

 

 

The first carriage looks suspiciously like 1097 or its sister, before it was got at to make it an Ambulance coach.

[Horsetan]

4 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

....GMK005 CIE 1955-xx-xx Cork, former junction for Summerhill line on right Cork- Cobh train TI215.

GMK003 CCR 1955-xx-xx Cork City Railway Quayside SDGS J26 55x TI231.  

GMK005 has J15 no.108 at the head of the train 

GMK003 looks like 558 from this angle, due to the shape of the last numeral on the plate.

[WRENNEIRE]

2 pics that may be of interest

C&L # 122





And a rare beast
L&BER (Letterkenny & Burtonport Extension Railway) #61

[LNERW1]

Hi Ernie, just took a notion to try my hand at video editing, so thought I'd try to make something akin to the content of Britishit Rail Posting on YouTube and thought I'd use some Irish material. Tried YouTube and IFI player, but little luck and I was wondering if you had any clips of Supertrain, Arrow, black and tan and early diesels I could use. I don't plan on posting it anywhere except maybe this forum, as I don't have Facebook, YouTube etc. and I would avoid letting anyone in my year know I like trains. Thanks.

PS-there may be some of the mentioned material somewhere on this thread, but there are 75 pages! Although I think all the photos are fantastic, it may start to drag at about the 5 year mark. All my respects go to you for keeping something like this going though! If it were me, I probably would have lost interest in about 2014 haha.

[jhb171achill]

On 21/5/2024 at 1:07 PM, Andy Cundick said:

If  i remember right its because it had a flat tyre. Andy

Senior had been using it as a PW inspection car at that time. He told me that its brakes were also dodgy by that stage, so that was another reason for the stick!

[Irishswissernie]

13 hours ago, LNERW1 said:

I was wondering if you had any clips of Supertrain, Arrow, black and tan and early diesels I could use. I don't plan on posting it anywhere except maybe this forum, as I don't have Facebook, YouTube etc. and I would avoid letting anyone in my year know I like trains. Thanks

Sorry, the only video I have is from 2000 - 2006 , the better parts (or should I say the least worst bits) are on Ernie's Railway Archive.

[LNERW1]

Ah ok, was confused as the material is obviously covering a broad subject. Thanks for helping, though.

[Irishswissernie]

CIE 1962-03-17 Cork Glanmire IRRS Spl to Youghal JGD630233.

CIE 1961-03-13 Ballaghaderreen G2 653 JGD610114.

CIE 1960 CA Mallow x030.

CDRJC 1959-05-12 Raphoe, goods from Letterkenny JGD

 

 

[airfixfan]

Another rare CDR photo by JGD of Erne

[Irishswissernie]

GMK006 CIE 1961-04 Kingsbridge B104 TI148.

GMK007 CIE 1961-04-xx Islandbridge A29 TI148

GMK002 CCR 1955-xx-xx Cork City Railway 217 TI431.

Limerick Junction justa042

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

I like that Junction photo, it's a perfect scene, 4 locos, probably tons of shunting going on, the old roofless engine shed in the background, neglected signals, ideal weathering reference picture for the ivory cement bubbles too.

[Metrovik]

It has to be the Kingsbridge one for me, look at all those early diesels! Hauling a railcar too.... (I'm probably wrong about that....)

[Irishswissernie]

BCDR 1964-07-04 Sydenham 'U' 68 7.25pm ex Bangor.

GNRI 1964-xx CA Belfast G V S with 2 CIE Class 121 powered services. x259.

x254 NCC 1964-07-03 Belfast York Road WT10 station pilot.

x258 1964-xx-CA Belfast Docks with dredger, Coal wharf on right.

 

 

[Horsetan]

On 6/6/2024 at 2:59 PM, Irishswissernie said:

.....x254 NCC 1964-07-03 Belfast York Road WT10 station pilot.

   

Are there any photos showing the colour light signal gantries at York Road? I'm particularly interested in the "pointer light" miniature signals, as they're always shown "in the distance", and never close up.

Edited June 14 by Horsetan

[Irishswissernie]

GMK015 CIE 1955-xx Mallow 1100 TI146.

C&L 1957-06-05 Belturbet Shed & Water Tower LN997.

C&L 1956-09-14 Belturbet 10L LN423.

C&L 1952-xx-CA Ballinamore unid wagon.

 

[Andy Cundick]

The wagon is an ex Passage wagon transferred on closure  of the Passage line.Andy

[Brack]

It's good news for those of us who can't be bothered with lettering/numbering our stock.

[Irishswissernie]

GNRI 1964-05-26 Aghadavoyle, 207   JGD640234.

GNRI 1963-06-01 Aghadavoyle W 104 JGD63208.

GNRI 1963-05-31 Aghadavoyle summit cutting exit. SG3 UTA 35 JGD630821.

IR 1990-05-xx Kildare 016 Dn Liner.

 

[Irishswissernie]

A few 'new' Bandon Tank photos for Mike 84C and Sheila after an enjoyable and most pleasant few hours chatting on Haltwhistle station last Thursday.

CIE 1961-03-17 Cork ex CBSC464 JGD610301.

GMK020 CB&SCR 1955-xx Cork Rocksavage shed 467 l386.

CBSC 1953-08-24 Clonakilty Junction 467 Dn Goods (3)

 

[leslie10646]

Thanks for the shot of No.207, Ernie. I immediately thought - Thursdays only tourist train for folk staying at the UTA's hotels. But the 26th was a TUESDAY! Also May is a bit early to be holidaying in Northern Ireland! Someone with a set of Weekly notices can sort this one out!

[Irishswissernie]

Three negatives of Irish Coaches taken by GMK .

GMK069 GNRI 1955-xx ex LNWR 57ftCorr 3rd puchased WW11 from LMS 479. C137.

GMK075 CIE 1955-xx MGW 6whl Lav Compo C343.

GMK063 CIE 1961-04-xx Inchicore GSW 312A.  BTz C224.

 

 

Edited June 23 by Irishswissernie

[Irishswissernie]

Negatives from ca 2000 + or - a few years; there was no in formation for these images.

Manulla 084.

Mallow 074. justa203

Ballina 2005-10-08 justa066.

Balbriggan justa160