Park Royal coaches

[thunderer08]

Hi all, can anyone tell me what the last park royal coaches to run in service with Irish Rail where and what livery they where in?

 

Thanks

[jhb171achill]

mid 90s; one two-car set remained on Limerick to Waterford.

 

Livery: IE's Park Royal livery - black'n'tan.

[StevieB]

At least one ran with white stripes above and below the windows.

 

Stephen

[aclass007]

mid 90s; one two-car set remained on Limerick to Waterford.

 

Livery: IE's Park Royal livery - black'n'tan.

 

That would be a nice train to model. Am I correct in assuming a 141/181 loco was used? What van would have been used?

[Riversuir226]

Mark 1 gsv, loco normally a baby gm. The cobh line had park royals among the cravens in the early 1990's.

[irishrail201]

Pretty sure I've seen a photo from geograph.org showing an 071 of all things powering a ballybrophy local from Limerick with park royals in the early 90's too

 

link: http://www.geograph.ie/photo/3132683

Edited September 8, 2015 by irishrail201

[Kirley]

One in found in my collection, unfortunately I don't know when other than in the IR era.

 

[Magpie1951]

One in found in my collection, unfortunately I don't know when other than in the IR era.

 

 

It looks like a Ballina shuttle at Manulla Jct. sometime between 1988 and 1990 to me.

[jhb171achill]

With white stripes (which I forgot to mention!) below the windows, and two passenger coaches rather than one, it could well be Ballina indeed. I'd be inclined to think that it could also be that last (Limerick based) PR set which worked the Limerick - Rosslare link.

 

The Nenagh branch is a third possibility.

 

Incidentally, PR stock, like BR vans, acquired white lines below window level in the 90s, but none ever had the orange lines above, which Cravens acquired at the same time.

[thunderer08]

Thank you for your replies, does anyone know the numbers of the last ones to survive?

[jhb171achill]

1944 (now at Downpatrick) was one of them. I don't know the other but I'm sure someone else here does!

 

And yes, 141s were the regular power.

 

I've seen a pic of a single 121 with one PR and a 4 wheel tin van on the Limerick - Ballina in the seventies...

[RedRich]

The Limerick Rosslare train sometimes consisted of 3 Park Royals + Dutch Van.

 

Rich,

[jhb171achill]

I remember photographing it (hauled by 153 I think) about 1976 near Duncormick. It had five laminates - FIVE! - and about a dozen passengers.... not sure what van was on.

 

It could quite often be that length in those days Rosslare to Limerick, but with sure a desperately poor service, the public had long been put off and there seemed little need for that many carriages, especially when Connolly - Dundalk locals were jammed solid!