Arran Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 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 Quote
Railer Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I don't recall ever seeing Freightliner containers over here. When did they run, around the mid '90s? Quote
iarnrod Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) 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 Quote
Arran Posted July 29, 2015 Author Posted July 29, 2015 http://hatspics.co.uk/photo_expanded.php?id=7905035 HI All This site has some pics as well. Regards Arran Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 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. Quote
Mayner Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) 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 Quote
Arran Posted September 14, 2015 Author Posted September 14, 2015 HI All Samples have arrived Even my Mum likes them! Regards Arran Quote
Arran Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 HI All Thats the freightliner in stock at C RAIL http://www.c-rail-intermodal.co.uk/ Regards Arran Quote
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