Tara Junction.

[jhb171achill]

On 29/6/2022 at 6:08 PM, ttc0169 said:

Locomotive 001 passes through Tara junction hauling the 12:00 Tivoli-Ballinacourty empty magnesite/laden oil train earlier. 

 

Will there be trains of Kerry supporters on Sunday?

[ttc0169]

3 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Will there be trains of Kerry supporters on Sunday?

Of course Jhb…another excuse to operate big trains.

[jhb171achill]

23 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

Of course Jhb…another excuse to operate big trains.

We’ll leave aside whether they’ll come home victorious or not!

If they lose, the executive train back might cheer them up!

[JasonB]

9 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

A cavalcade of 071s pass through Tara junction on a positioning movement. 
078 is seen here hauling 077,080 and 083. 

Really like this shot looking towards the station building. It's rare to see it viewed from this angle. Brilliant stuff, as always. 

[DJ Dangerous]

18 minutes ago, JasonB said:

Really like this shot looking towards the station building. It's rare to see it viewed from this angle. Brilliant stuff, as always. 

 

Lovely lighting, too!

 

[Bob229]

13 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

A cavalcade of 071s pass through Tara junction on a positioning movement. 
078 is seen here hauling 077,080 and 083. 
 

4 Grey 071s now that is rare, great photo on a fabulous layout

[ttc0169]

On 8/7/2022 at 3:08 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Amazing versatility on Tara Junction. Hide the orange stock and the setting looks thirty years newer! Outstanding!

Thanks DJ

[ttc0169]

The 00:01 Athenry-Limerick bogie bulk cement passes through Tara junction hauled by 124+134,

All the wagons have been  successfully fitted with the IRM replacement bogies. 

[ttc0169]

056 has charge of a Claremorris to Tubbercurry single winch truck of rails 

The wagon has had its bogies replaced by the excellent IRM replacements 

 

[JasonB]

On 21/7/2022 at 12:10 AM, ttc0169 said:

The 00:01 Athenry-Limerick bogie bulk cement passes through Tara junction hauled by 124+134

Great stuff, Noel. The 121's hauling cement have always been a favourite of mine. 

[ttc0169]

“I was singing a song I heard somewhere, called "Rock 'n' roll never forgets",
When my hummin' was smothered by a 46a and the scream of a low flying jet”

Summertime in Tara junction. 

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, ttc0169 said:

“I was singing a song I heard somewhere, called "Rock 'n' roll never forgets",
When my hummin' was smothered by a 46a and the scream of a low flying jet”

Summertime in Tara junction. 

That's putting me in the mind to go and see U2 or the Blades in McGonagles or the Baggot Inn tonight.......... a pint's gone up to 60p, though. Need to check if I can afford that plus the bus fare.

[ttc0169]

Bank holiday Saturday we see various operations on Tara junction.
See below for details;

127+133 operating a Dublin Heuston-Tralee relief Cravens set passes through the station. 

A busy scene with Mk2,Cravens,Park royals and the TPOs,

048 has arrived at the station with the mail train and after the mailbags were unloaded ,the train was shunted over and combined with the Park Royal set. 

Lakeview freight yard sees the arrival of 124+134 hauling the bogie bulk cement train and after it was shunted 190+187 arrived with the Guinness liner-the driver of LV2 forklift prepares to lift off a laden pallet of the black stuff

Finally a Cravens coach is seen with passengers on board at the platform

 

[jhb171achill]

As always, I love the detail. The guy hosing down the cement truck is a little cameo. I'm presuming the guy in the yellow jacket in the coach in the last picture is en route to Cork or Killarney to collect a few Railtours passengers to be escorted back to Dublin? There's a great lot of Guinness en route to our favourite pubs too......

[Bob229]

Really like the freight yard, great selection of stock, are the cement wagons 42ft?

[ttc0169]

3 hours ago, Bob229 said:

Really like the freight yard, great selection of stock, are the cement wagons 42ft?

Thanks Bob229….yes the bogie bulk cements are roughly the same length as the 42’ bogie flat wagons. 

[JasonB]

On 30/7/2022 at 2:57 PM, ttc0169 said:

Bank holiday Saturday we see various operations on Tara junction.

Pic of the bunch for me. Love this shot. 

[ttc0169]

Great to see the prototype ballast hopper and the subject of the IRM model 24256 being saved for preservation at Maam cross,looking forward to playing with the real wagon in the near future….

Its miniature form is working away on ballasting duties on Tara junction. 

 

[ttc0169]

It’s the calm before the storm as we see a quiet Tara junction station..

Locomotive 133 awaits turning on the turntable as 048 sits coupled to the branch passenger set,

027 is coupled to the two axle ballast hopper set to the left of 048. 
 

[ttc0169]

High above Tara junction the pilot of the Irish Air Corp DHC-1 Chipmunk performs some manoeuvres as 2x121s arrive at the platform with a local Cravens set. 
 

[ttc0169]

The aerial view of the CIE MPD from the air corp DHC-1 chipmunk  

 

[Rob]

Love the smoke coming from it

[JasonB]

20 hours ago, Rob said:

Love the smoke coming from it

Ditto! 

[ttc0169]

Friday evening we see a rare visitor to the permanent way yard at Tara Jctn,former Belmond locomotive 216 is seen here coupled to a HOBS set as the staff prepare the set for departure later on tonight. 
 

[Rob]

Always like seeing the Belmond 201 pulling stuff -  looks great as always !

[ttc0169]

3 hours ago, Rob said:

Always like seeing the Belmond 201 pulling stuff -  looks great as always !

Thanks Rob

[ttc0169]

Sunday afternoon,056 has arrived back at the perway siding with used scrap rails on the winch wagon  

 

[RedRich]

Just catching up on TJ and as always hugely enjoyable and educational Noel. I love the lights on the Hobs wagons the extra bit of detail goes such a long way.

Rich

[ttc0169]

20 hours ago, RedRich said:

Just catching up on TJ and as always hugely enjoyable and educational Noel. I love the lights on the Hobs wagons the extra bit of detail goes such a long way.

Rich

Thanks Rich

[jhb171achill]

21 hours ago, RedRich said:

Just catching up on TJ and as always hugely enjoyable and educational Noel. I love the lights on the Hobs wagons the extra bit of detail goes such a long way.

Rich

Yes - educational indeed! One of its many "wow factor" qualities.

[ttc0169]

Saturday morning at the MPD on Tara junction.
A chance purchase of 079 has added to the fleet of six grey liveried 071s on the layout.

We see 079 on the wheel lathe getting its wheels turned,

166 is seen here lifted clear of its bogies as it undergoes an overhaul. 
204 receives attention to its power unit as various locomotives come and go for exams and fuel,oil and water. 

[DJ Dangerous]

079 is mint!

Is she a Tony Mirolo re-spray?

[ttc0169]

2 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

079 is mint!

Is she a Tony Mirolo re-spray?

No DJ,

A gentleman was selling his collection of model railways so 079 was an original grey MM which I purchased,and with the addition of my own supply transfers from Railtec, it became 079…I also added the green coupling and various brake pipe detailing.

[DJ Dangerous]

2 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

No DJ,

A gentleman was selling his collection of model railways so 079 was an original grey MM which I purchased,and with the addition of my own supply transfers from Railtec, it became 079…I also added the green coupling and various brake pipe detailing.

 

So quite the fleet of grey beasts!

[ttc0169]

A autumn evening scene-The new Dapol junction semaphore signals look right at home on the Tara junction,they read from the branch platform to the up main and branch line.