Revamped donnellies - a sight to behold!

[heirflick]

hi lads, been a while - been mad in the head and unwell in other places! anyway, took a spin down to the P/way yard and saw these little beauties after a makeover..........

 

 

great to see the company taking care of their stock - although you get used to the rust and grime!!

[UP6936]

Very nice! What do they do exactly?

[heirflick]

relaying track...heres an old vid of the full p/y train....

 

 

there is an article about them somewhere on the site.

[RedRich]

Great pics Seamus, hope you're feeling well.

 

Rich,

[richrua]

This is cool heirflick. Another thing to attempt....

[thewanderer]

They caught my eye while cycling from the station up to Laois Depot one morning last week. Sadly the camera was at home.

[heirflick]

They caught my eye while cycling from the station up to Laois Depot one morning last week. Sadly the camera was at home.

 

its not like you to be caught without that camera!!!

[Mayner]

Donelli gantries in use Indian style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuEefyIAO9k

 

CIE 1st used Donelli gantries to re-lay the Cork Line in the early 70s, usually a tractor and a harrow was used to scarify the ballast before dropping in the new panels.

 

In Ireland the gantrys worked in pairs with two machines on a single 60' panel, a lot safer and less wear and tear on the plant. The gantrys run on cwr dropped by the welded rail train in advance of the re-lay, the machine can be used to lay jointed track with the rails swapped out at a later date or fitted with a bale to lift sleepers only allowing the CWR to be laid in a single possession.

[enniscorthyman]

Great photos there Shem.Hope you are feeling better.

[heirflick]

In Ireland the gantrys worked in pairs with two machines on a single 60' panel, a lot safer and less wear and tear on the plant. The gantrys run on cwr dropped by the welded rail train in advance of the re-lay, the machine can be used to lay jointed track with the rails swapped out at a later date or fitted with a bale to lift sleepers only allowing the CWR to be laid in a single possession.

 

fair play john - the vid is excellent and your reply just answered my question before i asked it 'on how the gantry rails were layed'! thanks for the info:tumbsup:

[heirflick]

Great photos there Shem.Hope you are feeling better.

 

thanks Eamonn

[heirflick]

a quick trip to the depot this am and here is the completed revamp of the sisters......

 

[RedRich]

Lovely pic Seamus, do you live close. If so you are a lucky boy.

 

Rich,

[heirflick]

work still in progress....

 

[DartStation]

Great pic Seamus you even caught the UFO in the last pic too.................

[heirflick]

Great pic Seamus you even caught the UFO in the last pic too.................

 

......starship enterprise _ what else?