Irishswissernie Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Lots of things going on at the moment , the more pleasant being the large amount of material being proccessed. Here are a few 'tasters'. Waterford & Tramore ,Park Royal Driving Trailer. I have about 50 slides of demolition activities on the Donegal in 1960 covering Erne in steam at Letterkenny and Meenglas on the West Donegal through Barnesmore (not titled up yet) The UTA 1964 slides I started last year are still not sorted as I am awaiting the final batch of 60 but here's one at Finaghy with 171 arriving on the 8.15 to GVS 13 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 7 Posted February 7 21 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said: Lots of things going on at the moment , the more pleasant being the large amount of material being proccessed. Here are a few 'tasters'. Waterford & Tramore ,Park Royal Driving Trailer. I have about 50 slides of demolition activities on the Donegal in 1960 covering Erne in steam at Letterkenny and Meenglas on the West Donegal through Barnesmore (not titled up yet) The UTA 1964 slides I started last year are still not sorted as I am awaiting the final batch of 60 but here's one at Finaghy with 171 arriving on the 8.15 to GVS Love the new Donegal photos. Cannot wait for more! 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Very interesting to see the driving trailer in use. I had imagined that it was intended for a short 2-car power+trailer set, but the photo shows it as part of a 4-car set with the pair of railcars at one end, rather than sandwiching the trailers. Presumably this required less shunting when the normal 2-car set needed extending to 4 at busy times. It's also a reminder that the 1950s CIE modernisation wasn't limited to the main lines, and even the W&T received a modern fleet. I hope all goes well with your other commitments and I look forward to the future batches of photos. 1 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted February 7 Posted February 7 2 hours ago, Irishswissernie said: ...I have about 50 slides of demolition activities on the Donegal in 1960 covering Erne in steam at Letterkenny and Meenglas on the West Donegal through Barnesmore (not titled up yet).... Of all the many photos of the CDR, we don't see many of the lifting of the lines in 1960, so these will no doubt be a useful addition to the knowledge. Always thought it was a shame that logistics meant that the Letterkenny line was lifted into Letterkenny, rather than the other way around into Lifford / Strabane as that might have increased the chances of Erne surviving rather than being isolated. 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 7 Posted February 7 When the line closed the road bridge to Lifford was too weak to take lorries. Line quickly lifted to Lifford by Phoenix Erne used to lift most of the Letterkenny branch and why it ended up in Letterkenny. Have a new book on the railways of Strabane being launched in Donegal Towm on February 23rd 1 Quote
exciecoachbuilder Posted February 7 Posted February 7 8 hours ago, Mol_PMB said: Very interesting to see the driving trailer in use. I had imagined that it was intended for a short 2-car power+trailer set, but the photo shows it as part of a 4-car set with the pair of railcars at one end, rather than sandwiching the trailers. Presumably this required less shunting when the normal 2-car set needed extending to 4 at busy times. It's also a reminder that the 1950s CIE modernisation wasn't limited to the main lines, and even the W&T received a modern fleet. I hope all goes well with your other commitments and I look forward to the future batches of photos. Park Royal driving trailer? That's a new one for me. Quote
Irishswissernie Posted February 9 Posted February 9 CIE 1961-06-08 Dromod B129 yj211. GMK055 CIE 1955-xx Cobh Station . GMK056 CIE 1961-04-xx Dun Laoghaire C229. 10 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted February 13 Posted February 13 CIE 1964-06-xx Dublin Amiens St E413 yj342. CIE 1964-06-xx Dublin Amiens St E413 yj343. CDRJC 1957-xxCA Stranorlar East Box KB yj050. 13 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 13 Posted February 13 3 hours ago, Irishswissernie said: CIE 1964-06-xx Dublin Amiens St E413 yj342. CIE 1964-06-xx Dublin Amiens St E413 yj343. CDRJC 1957-xxCA Stranorlar East Box KB yj050. Nice photo of Stranorlar East cabin 1 Quote
Irishswissernie Posted February 16 Posted February 16 CIE 1967 CA Galway A43 25j+083. CIE ca1965-7 Coach 1312. CIE ca1965-67 Lismore station 11 Quote
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