C Rail 20ft Freightliner boxs

[Arran]

HI All

 

Next production from =C=Rail= are 3 20ft containers in Freightliner liveries all of which were seen in Ireland.

 

They will be in stock later this year.

 

Regards Arran

[Railer]

I don't recall ever seeing Freightliner containers over here. When did they run, around the mid '90s?

[iarnrod]

They ran in the 80's and possibly into the very early 90's. There are a few photos on Flickr showing these containers in various stations. Also, the Railfreight Today DVD for Ireland shows these containers (in particular the top red and white ones) in the consists of liner trains, and that was filmed in 1989, I think.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2015 by iarnrod

[Arran]

http://hatspics.co.uk/photo_expanded.php?id=7905035

 

HI All

 

This site has some pics as well.

 

Regards Arran

[jhb171achill]

The very occasional one could be seen in original BR livery in the 70s. They were on four wheeled flats at that time. Top picture, page 12, 4th wagon, "Rails Through the West". I recall seeing these on the Belfast goods train from Dundalk, and also around the North Wall yard.

[Mayner]

Freightliner traffic to Ireland was originally shipped through Holyhead to Dublin and Belfast ports. The Dublin Freightliner terminal never had a rail connection despite being at the end of the Alexandra Road Tramway and talk about a connection.

 

IE operated two return Freightiner trains on the Belfast-Dublin line for a short time in the early 1990s when Freightliner closed Holyhead & cancelled the Dublin sailings and concentrated Irish traffic on the Liverpool-Belfast sailings.

 

The Belfast-Dublin Freightliner traffic was lost to rail when Freightliner traffic returned to Dublin Port.

 

Some photos of typical Freightliner formations on the North Wales Coast Line in the 80s http://www.penmorfa.com/Archive/nine.htm

Edited August 1, 2015 by Mayner

[Arran]

HI All

 

Samples have arrived

 

Even my Mum likes them!

 

Regards Arran

[popeye]

I'll have some of those please.

[Arran]

HI All

 

Thats the freightliner in stock at C RAIL

http://www.c-rail-intermodal.co.uk/

 

Regards Arran