IRRS Journal 198

[Mayner]

Just received the February 2019 Journal.

Front piece of a a pair of J15s on a Punchestown on an 8 bogie race special at Naas in 1956. 

Interesting articles on a diverse range of subjects including Waterford as a Railway Center and a photo feature on Private Sidings on Irish Railways.

Plenty of photos of modelling interest and potential mini layout ideas in both the Waterford article and photo feature.

Including:

Photo from the railside of Bellferry at Frank Cassin Wharf terminal.

B189 shunting a mixed train of 40' Freightliner containers & H vans at the Fry Cadbury siding near Rathmore.

Traffic seems to have been heavy before the siding closed with the plant was served by two trip workings daily from Mallow.

B160 shunting a modern looking bitumen tank wagon at Abbey Siding Cahir during the late 1970s. The wagon appears to be based on an ESSO Class A tank wagon imported from the UK in the late 1960s rather than an earlier CIE or Charles Roberts built tar tank wagon.

B169 and train collecting an empty tar tank wagon from the Kerry County Council Lixnaw siding in 1963.  B163 appears to have run forward from Lixnaw with her train and is preparing to haul the tank wagon back to the station, before re-marshalling the train and continuing on her journey

 

[StevieB]

Very good issue of the Journal.

Stephen