Eiretrains Posted August 30, 2014 Posted August 30, 2014 Hi all, More images as promised. IE 088 HOBS - Islandbridge by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 226 Mk3 - Dundalk by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 073 IWT Liner - Cabra by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 073 Sprayer - East Wall by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 206 Mk3 - Egyptian Arch by Eiretrains, on Flickr And a bonus video from 2008 featuring Baby GM haulage. Thanks for looking. Quote
heirflick Posted August 30, 2014 Posted August 30, 2014 excelent Eire - great pics and that vid brings back great memories! Quote
thewanderer Posted August 31, 2014 Author Posted August 31, 2014 Evening folks, There was a All Ireland Football Semi-Final Replay G.A.A. Match between Mayo and Kerry in Limerick yesterday, so I took a trip from Portarlington to Limerick via Galway before heading to said match. Click http://smu.gs/1phaRys to view. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 2, 2014 Author Posted September 2, 2014 Evening all, September 2014 opens with the Limerick - Inchicore Wagon transfer which unusually operated on a Tuesday today, instead of the more normal Thursday. Plus 22044 on the 1120 Cork - Heuston at Clonkeen. Click http://smu.gs/W7aRtV The Wanderer. 1 Quote
finnyus Posted September 3, 2014 Posted September 3, 2014 Morning, some photos taken around Mallow yesterday: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/ GM 072 + Hoppers in Mallow: Finbarr Quote
thewanderer Posted September 4, 2014 Author Posted September 4, 2014 Evening all, A few photos from the last two days: Wednesday: Pictures of 073 at Portarlington with the 1140 Ballina - North Wall IWT Liner and 22032 working a delayed 1625 Heuston - Limerick. Thursday: Lunchtime today I popped over to Rosskelton to photograph the RPSI's 461 operating Light Engine from Connolly to Limerick. This was to place 461 in Limerick for the Grandmother Giant opening event on Friday morning. In the evening time I travelled down to Limerick Jct. & Thurles to see the Limerick Chamber of Commerce Private Charter. Click http://smu.gs/1qhw5la for all the photographs. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 7, 2014 Author Posted September 7, 2014 Evening folks, A bumper weekend update has just been uploaded to http://www.thewandererphotos.com Saturday has photos from an afternoon trip to Dublin. Includes photographs from: - Heuston - Connolly - Tara Street - Pearse - Ashtown - Drogheda - A trip on the 1520 Enterprise from Connolly to Drogheda. - LUAS at Heuston. - New Bridge to replace Reilly’s Level Crossing between Broombridge and Ashtown. On Sunday morning, Iarnrod Eireann operated a number of additional services from Charleville, Limerick and Waterford for the All Ireland Hurling Final. I paid a visit to Monastervin, Cherryville Jct. and the Curragh. All the images are now online at http://smu.gs/WuzPU6 Enjoy, The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 Evening all, A lunchtime visit to Clonard, near Trumera to see the 1300 Heuston - Cork which was a MKIV set today along with several other services to cater for returning G.A.A. Hurling Fans from Dublin to Co. Tipperary and Co. Kilkenny on Monday. Iarnrod Eireann increased capacity on a number of mid morning and afternoon Cork & Waterford services. On the Cork route the 1000 was increased to 2X3ICR (3ICR), 1100 to 8MKIV (5ICR), 1200 to 8 MKIV (4ICR), 1300 to 8 MKIV (4ICR) and 1400 to 3+4ICR (4ICR). The Waterford line saw the 1015 Waterford increased to 5ICR (3ICR) and the 1315 was increased to 2X3ICR (3ICR). Click http://smu.gs/1oZmpXe to view. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 Some images from around Portarlington today, including repainted 215 on the North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner. Click http://smu.gs/1rWXwDr The Wanderer. Quote
Eiretrains Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Hi all, After a short break, here are the next batch of photos featuring freight, PWD and Mk3 trains. IE 228 Mk3 - Howth Junction by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 085 Panel+Spoil - Stacumny by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 072 Spoil - Islandbridge Jct by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 085 PWD-Flats - Ossory Road by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 206 Mk3 - Colp Bridge by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 218 IWT Liner - Stacumny by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 085 Spoil - East Wall by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 224 Mk4 - 'Gullet' by Eiretrains, on Flickr Plus a video for good measure. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 15, 2014 Author Posted September 15, 2014 Afternoon all, A few images from the last few days are now online at http://smu.gs/1nXf1wc It includes 22003 on a Special from Heuston to Mallow last Thursday and a DART style car stop marker board has recently been installed on the Up Platform at Portarlington. Also Mr. Church was in Gormanston last Wednesday for the afternoon Tara from North Wall. See http://smu.gs/1y6osmI The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 15, 2014 Author Posted September 15, 2014 Evening all, Further to the update today at lunchtime. Tonight features an evening visit to Monasterevin, Kildare and the Curragh, primarily to see the delayed 1130 Westport - Waterford Timber at Kildare, plus the 201's on the 1700 and 1800 Heuston - Cork services. The timber train had to abandon two wagons in Kildare due to a defect on one of them. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 17, 2014 Author Posted September 17, 2014 Evening folks, Some images from the last two days at Portlaoise and Heuston. Includes 215, which was the Heuston Thunderbird Locomotive on Wednesday. Click http://smu.gs/1ASzoAt The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 Evening folks, Images from today are of the Kerry Football Team travelling from Killarney to Clondalkin / Fonthill for tomorrows All Ireland Final at Croke Park. Click http://smu.gs/1raOr7D The Wanderer. Quote
201bhoy Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Great pics! Interesting to see those wagons earmarked for the biomass trains, any idea of when the flow will commence? Quote
Eiretrains Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Hi all, Latest splattering of photos uploaded to my Flickr. IE ICR vs Mk3 - Islandbridge by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 228 Mk3 - Boyne Viaduct by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 088 HOBS - Drumcondra by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 228 Mk3 - Buckies Bridge by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 072 'winches' - Cabra by Eiretrains, on Flickr IE 073 Cravens - Connolly by Eiretrains, on Flickr Thanks for looking! Quote
Noel Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Excellent pics & very interesting subjects. Thanks for posting. What camera/lens do you use? Quote
Eiretrains Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Excellent pics & very interesting subjects. Thanks for posting. What camera/lens do you use? Thanks, glad you liked them. Since 2010 I've been using a Canon 500D SLR. The lens is mainly a Canon 18-200mm, which I find very flexible to use; wide enough with a decent zoom, hope this helps. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 23, 2014 Author Posted September 23, 2014 Evening all, A round up of the last three days. Sunday 21st September 2014: A few pictures from Kildare while on the way home from Dublin after the All-Ireland Final. Monday 22nd September 2014: Just two pictures from a day which should have promised a bit more if the plan had worked out. First off is 2817 + 2818 on a 1300 Limerick - Inchicore Ety. Stock transfer and a picture of the Kerry Team Captains at Heuston Station with the Sam Maguire Cup. Tuesday 23rd September 2014: Some early morning pictures from Portarlington for the Ploughing Championships. Click http://smu.gs/1v76rQB to view. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 25, 2014 Author Posted September 25, 2014 Evening folks, A few images from lunchtime around Portlaoise. Includes: - First passenger run of 22014 since November 2012. - 4002 and 234 on the 1020 Cork - Heuston. - 085 on the Thursday's Limerick Wagon transfer. - 22016 on the 1300 Heuston - Cork. Click http://smu.gs/1xolyZn The Wanderer. Quote
finnyus Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Evening all, some photos taken today, Saturday 27 Sept: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/ Includes: - 079 with a rake of ballast hoppers - 221 with 0700 Heuston - Cork - New footbridge at Charleville station - 1150 Birdhill - Heuston GAA spl around Birdhill - 075 with the rail train at Cork F. Quote
thewanderer Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Evening all, Photos from day two of the Railtours Ireland "Emerald Isle Express" (Waterford to Cork) are now online at http://smu.gs/10eIIUc Pictures are from: - Fiddown - Ballinderry - Clonmel - Nicholastown - Kilmallock Also a large update to the September 2014 gallery with pictures from: - Cabra (IWT Liner) - Connolly - Killiney - Waterford (Timber Train) - Clonmel - Fairfield Glebe (Kilmallock) - Kilmaculla between Charleville and Limerick Jct. - Limerick Jct. and Kyle Level Crossing. - Oola - Ballycoskerry Level Crossing between Charleville and Mallow. - Stagmount Level Crossing between Rathmore and Killarney. Click http://smu.gs/YIDNtM to view. Enjoy, The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted October 1, 2014 Author Posted October 1, 2014 Evening all, Day Three of Railtours Ireland "Emerald Isle Express" travelled from Cobh to Killarney. Click http://smu.gs/1thDheq to view. For the other odds and sods from Killarney, Cork, Mallow, Glounthaune & Cobh click http://smu.gs/1E0wcqU Enjoy! The Wanderer. Quote
Noel Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 Superb photos. Thanks for posting. How did you manage to keep getting ahead of the train so much to take intermediate shots? The EGV looks a bit worse for wear - a bit like a health and safety hazard about to dissolve into rust. How are the four coaches utilised? Looking through the windows it looked like the PAX use the two new livery coaches while the other RPSI blue coaches seemed service vehicles (i.e. onboard staff and supplies). We are planning to do a trip like this one day on the Scottish western isles, preferably behind a steam loco. I hope the venture proves successful for the folks behind it. How many PAX are on board the train? Quote
thewanderer Posted October 2, 2014 Author Posted October 2, 2014 Evening all, Day four of Railtours Ireland "Emerald Isle Express" operated from Killarney to Ennis. Pictures of the train from Killarney and Stagmount. Click http://smu.gs/Zwmr4a to view. The Wanderer. Quote
finnyus Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Morning all, this week Railtours Ireland are operating the "Emerald Isle Express" tour, chartering a train from the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland with GM 084 at the helm. On Monday 29 September, the train operated empty over the mothballed South Wexford Line (Rosslare Strand - Waterford via Wellingtonbridge). Some photos from earlier in the week: Finbarr. Quote
thewanderer Posted October 3, 2014 Author Posted October 3, 2014 Evening all, Sadly, no Emerald Isle Photos today due to other commitments. Instead I have photos of 2813 + 2814 which ventured to Heuston on an extended 1245 Limerick - Limerick Jct. Click http://smu.gs/1nTzrMa to view. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted October 5, 2014 Author Posted October 5, 2014 Afternoon folks, I ventured to Connolly yesterday evening to see the finale of the six day Railtours Ireland "Emerald Isle Express". Click http://smu.gs/1xdqM7s to view and click http://smu.gs/1EgI6wX to view the 112 photos from the past week. I look forward to the September 2015 tour. Also a selection of pictures from Red Cow earlier in the day. Click http://smu.gs/1vEl5hL to view. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted October 6, 2014 Author Posted October 6, 2014 Evening all, One of my contributors was on hand at Belfast Central on Sunday morning to see 22036 arrival on trial from Dundalk. The purpose of the trial was to test the AWS, TPWS and NIR Train Radio Systems. Click http://smu.gs/1xiqE6s to view. The Wanderer. Quote
jhb171achill Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 The way the train was internally set up and used..... Coach 1 = Genny van. Externally a total rust bucket, but internally working very well. Coach 2 = Service Crew (RPSI staff) coach. Standard RPSI Craven. Coach 3 = Bar Car. Used also as morning / afternoon tea coach. Used properly as bar car with traditional musicians hosting a fantastic party atmosphere evening en route from Westport to Dublin (Connolly) on the last evening before decamping to the Shelbourne. Coach 4 = Tea Car. Used (obviously) for kitchen to produce superb lunches and an evening meal on the last day. Seating also used, along with bar car seating, for morning or afternoon tea and for any on-board lunches. Coach 5 = Refurbished Craven, table cloths, antimacassars, flowers on tables, silver service. Used as "club car" - seating on reception onset mornings before going into the dining and bar cars for morning coffee or lunch. Used as restaurant on the last evening (Westport to Dublin) when punters had a three course dinner in it before moving to the bar car for a farewell party. Quote
thewanderer Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 Evening all, Two pictures of No. 85 Merlin at Skerries and Howth Jct. Click http://smu.gs/1ELTJfB to view. Thanks to Barry Pickup for the images. The Wanderer. Quote
finnyus Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Evening all, Some photos taken today: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/ Includes: - RPSI Steam Enterprise at Poyntzpass, Dundalk & Balbriggan. - 8113 with a ballast train at Poyntzpass - new bridge replacing Reilly's Crossing Finbarr. Quote
heirflick Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 well done lads - great pics of my favourite 'Merlin' Quote
thewanderer Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Evening all, Some freight train action around Laois and Kildare today. Click http://smu.gs/1oaD4O6 to view. The Wanderer. Quote
thewanderer Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 Afternoon all, Pictures from Straffin, Sallins and Kildare for the IWT Liners, Empty Timber from Waterford to Westport, plus the Thursday only Limerick - inchicore - Limerick wagon transfers. Click http://smu.gs/1wMKzK2 to view. The Wanderer. Quote
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