hurricanemk1c Posted December 8, 2025 Posted December 8, 2025 My final full day in Japan was around the Tokyo and Yokohama areas, visiting the Tokyu museum and having a look from the outside at the J-TREC (formerly Tokyu) factory where the 2600, 2800 and 85xx fleets were built. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran 4
hurricanemk1c Posted December 27, 2025 Posted December 27, 2025 Following on from my Japan experience, I stayed a few days in Frankfurt (the main reason being that's where the Lufthansa 747-8 from Tokyo dropped me off!). Photos from Day 1 in Germany, covering Frankfurt and Köln with some retro locos around Köln Hansaring. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran 3
thewanderer Posted December 29, 2025 Author Posted December 29, 2025 Pictures from my recent trip to London for the Class 455 farewell tour by the Branch Line Society and South Western Railway. All the photos (from Friday 19th to Monday 22nd December) can be viewed at: https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2025-International-Trips/UK-Trip-19th-to-22nd-December-2025 To just view the Class 455 farewell tour this can be viewed directly at: https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2025-International-Trips/UK-Trip-19th-to-22nd-December-2025/UK-Trip-Class-455-farewell-tour. Photos from the galleries come from: Luton DART Luton Airport Parkway St. Pancras International London Waterloo Woking White City Holborn Piccadilly Circus Richmond Hammersmith Barons Court Hyde Park Corner South Kensington Notting Hill Gate Bank Liverpool Street Stansted Airport Plus the locations visited on the Class 455 farewell tour at: Kingston Epsom Dorking Effingham Jct. Guildford Haslemere Twickenham 1
thewanderer Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 2025: A year in Review A Year in Review Gallery containing over 350 photos from the past 12 months on the railways of Ireland. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/FeaturedGallery/2025-A-year-in-Review 2
thewanderer Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 The January 2026 gallery kicks off with: A Saturday evening wander from Thurles to Limerick and Ballybrophy. Just before Christmas, 3ICR 22063 re-entered passenger service after a long period of being out of service for conversion to a hybrid train with battery packs. In the latter part of 2025, the train successfully undertook trials from Laois Traincare Depot to Ballybrophy and Thurles/Limerick Jct. The batteries have been removed for its passenger reintroduction and will be refitted at a later stage in the project. 22063 is confined to the Limerick area for the time being and the set tonight was being used on the Nenagh Branch for the annual Limerick-on-Ice rail trip by the North Tipperary Rail Partnership to Limerick. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/Janaury-2026 to see images from: * Thurles * Limerick Jct. * Limerick * Castleconnell * Nenagh * Ballybrophy 2
hurricanemk1c Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Day 2 in Germany in August 2025, with a trip from Frankfurt to Fulda and Niederheimbach. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran 1
hurricanemk1c Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Day 3 in Germany was split into two halves. The first half was in the DB Museum in Koblenz, a wonderful old-school working museum that hosts mainly the electric loco collection, as well as being a mainline operating base for the DB Historic fleet. It's very much a "wander around, don't hurt yourself" feel to it! The second half was a couple of hours at Oberwesel on the Rhine, watching the trains go past on both sides of the river in glorious sunshine Regards, Kieran 2
thewanderer Posted January 14 Author Posted January 14 (edited) Evening folks, A handful of images have been uploaded to the January gallery with images at Inchicore and Templemore. Click hhttps://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/Janaury-2026/i-bMxKVKJ to view. Edited January 14 by thewanderer 1
hurricanemk1c Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Photos from the final full day in Germany, being mainly in the Frankfurt area having explored a bit of the more unknown side of Frankfurt's past, this being Dulag Luft (or rather the site of) just outside Frankfurt. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran 1
thewanderer Posted January 21 Author Posted January 21 The January gallery has been updated with images from the past week: Saturday 17th January 2026: With a free day, I decided to take a ramble around the network with a trip from Thurles to Limerick Jct., Limerick, Athenry, Athlone, Manulla Jct, Westport, Portarlington and Portlaoise. I had planned to also visit Galway but due to line closure after an incident on Saturday morning bus transfers were in force up to mid afternoon. Wednesday 21st January 2026: The 1225 Cork - Heuston arriving at Templmore with MK4 set 4004 and Loco 221. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/Janaury-2026/i-zRD7qBM to view. 1
thewanderer Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 Towards the end of January I spent a few days in London with family. Still managed to tick off a few bus and rail trips during the visit. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2026/UK-Trip-Wednesday-21st-to-Saturday-24th-January-2026 to view all the images. 1
thewanderer Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 The website has been updated with the final images from January and the first of the February gallery images. Pictures come from: * Thurles * Dublin Heuston * Dublin Connolly * Drogheda * Newry * Belfast Grand Central * Belfast Lanyon Place * Ballymoney * Derry * Cultra For the latest January pictures click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/Janaury-2026/i-ggdfHCj For the start of the February pictures click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/February-2026 1
thewanderer Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 Ulster Folk and Transport Museum The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland. It comprises two separate museums, the Folk Museum and the Transport Museum. The Folk Museum endeavors to illustrate the way of life and traditions of the people in Northern Ireland, past and present, while the Transport Museum explores and exhibits methods of transport by land, sea and air, past and present on the island of Ireland. During my visit to Belfast I managed to pay a visit to the museum. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHeritageRailways/2026/Ulster-Folk-and-Transport-Museum-Cultra-Co-Down to view. 1
Mol_PMB Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Very nice! Hmm, IRM are producing two of those, when will we see B113? hint: in that livery it should have a black roof not a green roof. 2
jhb171achill Posted February 10 Posted February 10 40 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Very nice! Hmm, IRM are producing two of those, when will we see B113? hint: in that livery it should have a black roof not a green roof. Indeed; but Cultra does have a venerable tradition of livery errors; witness the "G S" on a CIE-liveried "Maedb", for example! On 8/12/2025 at 11:46 PM, hurricanemk1c said: My final full day in Japan was around the Tokyo and Yokohama areas, visiting the Tokyu museum and having a look from the outside at the J-TREC (formerly Tokyu) factory where the 2600, 2800 and 85xx fleets were built. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran Is this the Dart Plus Dundalk - Port Laoise service?
thewanderer Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 The February gallery has been updated with pictures from a ramble around the LUAS Red Line between Heuston and Saggart last Saturday. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/February-2026/i-Gd2mhGc to view the new images starting at Heuston. 3
thewanderer Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 A number of images from Valentines weekend from a trip from Killarney to Dublin Heuston and back again. A highlight was seeing the Retro-Arrow set 26001 allocated to work the 1450 Cork - Tralee on Sunday. Pictures can be found at: https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/February-2026/i-7MrzCm2 1
thewanderer Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 (edited) The first RPSI railtour of 2026 saw them operate a day trip from Dublin Connolly to Thurles and Limerick on Saturday 28th February 2026. The train was hauled by No. 171 from Dublin Connolly to Thurles, and then on to Limerick by 071 Class diesel locomotive No. 088. Overall a very enjoyable day with some fantastic running from loco 171. There was last minute issues with the allocated 071 Class loco when it was discovered that the Limerick based loco would not start on Saturday morning. Quick thinking by the depot supervisor saw him borrow an PWD allocated locomotive from Portlaoise with a Limerick Driver dispatched poste-haste to Portlaoise on the 0855 Limerick - Heuston to collect it and bring it to Thurles. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHeritageRailways/2026/RPSI-An-Sáirséal/i-5Xj3dk7 to view all the images. Edited March 5 by thewanderer 3
hurricanemk1c Posted March 7 Posted March 7 November 2025 saw me start the month in London for the Arch Enemy / Eluvietie concert in The Apollo, along with a mix of Irish content including Steam Loco 171's first runs following overhaul. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran 1
thewanderer Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 The website has been updated with new images from: Wednesday 4th March 2026: Pictures from Dublin Connolly, Drogheda and Heuston LUAS Stop. The Drogheda images show the new OHLE installed at the station for fast charging the BEMU fleet. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/March-2026/i-xHfnrkH Castlerea Railway Museum. A vast collection of rail memorabilia celebrating the history of railway in Ireland. The museum holds the largest private collection of rail memorabilia in Ireland, and work to preserve and promote the importance of this history. The highlight has to be locomotive A55 as the centerpiece of the museum and the adjoining pub and restaurant! Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHeritageRailways/2026/Castlerea-Railway-Museum 3
thewanderer Posted March 18 Author Posted March 18 The March gallery is updated with: Monday 16th March 2026: Evening time at Thurles with the 1925 Cork - Heuston calling at the station. Tuesday 17th March 2026: St. Patrick's Day sees pictures from Limerick jct. and also Ballinroad Level Crossing on the former Mallow to Waterford Railway Line. The Crossing Keepers Cottage has been converted into a cafe on the popular Waterford Greenway near Dungarvan. Wednesday 18th March 2026: LUAS & Bus images from Heuston Station and Parkgate Street. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/March-2026/i-8XFTSq6 to view. 2
thewanderer Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 The March gallery gets a quick update with some images from Thurles, Tara Street and Connolly. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/March-2026/i-HgTn9hx to view. 1
hurricanemk1c Posted March 23 Posted March 23 In December 2025 I paid my now traditional visit to Finland. Although a shorter trip than previous due to having used a fair bit of leave to go to Japan, still managed a fair bit! Day 1 saw me go from the airport into Helsinki, out to Kouvola, across to Riihimäki via Lahti (and a Sm2) and back to Helsinki to check into the hotel. Click on the photo below to view them all Regards, Kieran 2 1
thewanderer Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 Towards the end of March, I spent a couple of days in the UK. images come from: Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, London, Grantham, Leeds, Harrogate, York, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Preston. Traction highlights include : Class 91, 93's & Class 230, 230001 on the Greenford Branch. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2026/UK-Trip-Wednesday-25th-to-Saturday-28th-March-2026 to view. 2
thewanderer Posted April 6 Author Posted April 6 (edited) The April gallery starts off with images from the Rathmore area, Thurles, RPSI owned diesel locomotives at Inchicore. During a Sunday drive to a place called Shannonbridge in the Irish Midlands, I came across a bench that would be very familiar to fans of the BR sectorisation era, especially if it was painted red! Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026 to view. Edited April 6 by thewanderer 2
thewanderer Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 The April gallery has a small update with: Monday 13th April 2026: Enterprise liveried 207 is pictured well off the beaten track at Thurles heading from Dublin to Cork. Wednesday 15th April 2026: 22009 is captured at Portlaoise after arriving from Heuston. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026/i-XhcShpJ to view. 3
hurricanemk1c Posted April 21 Posted April 21 The rest of my quick Finnish December trip is now online Day 2 was mainly in the Helsinki area, capturing the Valmet trams before they disappear and exploring the Metro system Day 3 was a long circular trip from Helsinki to Ylivieska, across to Iisalmi with the only booked Sr1 + Eif + Eifl working, and back to Helsinki via Kouvola Day 4 was another day around Helsinki before my flight back to Dublin, with the new Sm7 unit on trial contrasting with the pair of Sr1s on the evening sleeper Regards, Kieran 3
thewanderer Posted April 22 Author Posted April 22 The April gallery has been updated with images from Galway Station which last Saturday saw new platforms 3 and 4 commissioned to join platform 5, which had opened a number of weeks ago. Platforms 1 and 2 (the old 1 and 2 respectively) remain closed for rebuilding. Passengers also got to experience the new roof constructed over the train shed and the new southern concourse was also opened on the same day. Galway is undergoing a 1980's "Liverpool Street" rebuild to make it fit for the expansion of rail services in the region. Once completed the stations platforms will be able to hold the following train sizes: P1 - 6ICR / 6DMU P2 - 7ICR / 8DMU P3 - 6ICR / 6DMU P4 - 4ICR / 4DMU P5 - 4ICR / 4DMU Also included in the gallery is pictures from a trip to Sligo, with various images from Heuston, Connolly, Edgeworthstown, Dromod, Boyle and Sligo. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026/i-9n7NJnM to view. 5
Mol_PMB Posted April 23 Posted April 23 The developments at Galway are very impressive - many thanks for recording this and sharing the photos. 2
WRENNEIRE Posted April 23 Posted April 23 Any pics of Edward St station Newry, dont seem to be a lot of them out there?
thewanderer Posted Thursday at 22:17 Author Posted Thursday at 22:17 The April gallery comes to a close with images from Thurles, Heuston and Blackhorse on the LUAS Red Line, Connolly, Clontarf Road and Dun-Laoghaire plus Dublin Bus GT91 in a prang with a taxi in Dublin City Centre. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2026-Photos/April-2026/i-ZrhG7ms to view the images. 2
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