burnthebox Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 HI GUYS ANYONE ON HERE GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHERE I WOULD SEE AN IRISH LOCOMOTIVE WITH THE FLYING SNAIL LOGO ON IT REGARDS BTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 minister_for_hardship Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: I'd be interested to see a pic of "Naomh Eanna" with a snail - when I saw it years ago it didn't have one then, nor in any pic I saw - unless it had one when new? I had forgotten to mention the cruisers at all above.... Makes me wonder now - I wonder did CIE have any delivery bicycles in small towns, like the GNR did? Never heard of CIE having bicycles, apart from the inspection type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, minister_for_hardship said: Never heard of CIE having bicycles, apart from the inspection type. Indeed - nor did I, though I couldn't help wondering. Senior used to mention an oul boy in Enniskillen who took small parcels from the station round the town - I suspect he was probably one of the porter staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hi JHB ETALL, SO WHATS THE STORY WITH THIS LOT ...THANKS ALL, ,,, AND NOW I’M TAKING A REST.... BTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hi BTB - the first is one of Cyril Fry's of A19 and a van in the old Limerick / Waterford bay at Limerick Junction. It will appear in a forthcoming book (if we ever get out of the virus "internment"!). The older lower height of GSWR platforms is evident (Mallow was still like this well into the 1980s). The second pic is from a 1947 CIE magazine showing a GSR truck recently repainted into CIE green. It is taken at the RDS where it is delivering cattle for the Spring Show. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Noel Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Lim 29 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Hi BTB - the first is one of Cyril Fry's of A19 and a van in the old Limerick / Waterford bay at Limerick Junction. It will appear in a forthcoming book (if we ever get out of the virus "internment"!). The older lower height of GSWR platforms is evident (Mallow was still like this well into the 1980s). The second pic is from a 1947 CIE magazine showing a GSR truck recently repainted into CIE green. It is taken at the RDS where it is delivering cattle for the Spring Show. Great shot of green A with a single wagon. Limerick Junction was one of the strangest setup stations in the country. Half it seemed to be missing until recently when they finally saw sense and put a platform the other side of the main line. The weird former scissors crossing arrangement with the incredibly long platform seemed operationally weird. Waterford trains had to do some strange manoeuvres to get into its platform behind the station. The new arrangements should allow trains to arrive from dublin and cork simultaneously and allow connections to limerick without the traditional wait out in the cold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Midland Man Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, burnthebox said: Hi JHB ETALL, SO WHATS THE STORY WITH THIS LOT ...THANKS ALL, ,,, AND NOW I’M TAKING A REST.... BTB Look closely at the platform signs. seem to be pre GSR reminds me of Mullingar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 The platforms signs are GSWR - many such survived until quite recent times in obscure places. I think there's still one at Clonmel inside the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hi all & many thanks, now forgive my ignorance on these matters but I have to say I do not understand the connection between a railway platform sign & a symbol for a railway system been portrayed on a vehicle in a Left or a Right facing position...if this is political then please just it’s political end off..... BTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NIR Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) On 4/23/2020 at 12:19 PM, jhb171achill said: That about sums it up, NIR, more concisely that I have! Yes, exactly. On such vehicles, whichever side you looked at, it was always pointing forward. If that was the underlying policy it also explains why snails may have been improperly reversed on some railcars, single driving ends could very easily have been assumed to have a single direction of travel. Edited April 24, 2020 by NIR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 flange lubricator Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 hours ago, burnthebox said: Hi JHB ETALL, SO WHATS THE STORY WITH THIS LOT ...THANKS ALL, ,,, AND NOW I’M TAKING A REST.... BTB Nice picture of A19 with a covered H van which is 'fitted' for vacuum brakes I wonder had it come off a passenger train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, flange lubricator said: Nice picture of A19 with a covered H van which is 'fitted' for vacuum brakes I wonder had it come off a passenger train. Could have done, Flange; it’s going into a book, so I do want to find out exactly what it’s doing, for the caption! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old Blarney Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 hours ago, jhb171achill said: Hi BTB - the first is one of Cyril Fry's of A19 and a van in the old Limerick / Waterford bay at Limerick Junction. It will appear in a forthcoming book (if we ever get out of the virus "internment"!). The older lower height of GSWR platforms is evident (Mallow was still like this well into the 1980s). The second pic is from a 1947 CIE magazine showing a GSR truck recently repainted into CIE green. It is taken at the RDS where it is delivering cattle for the Spring Show. SECOND PICTURE - I very much doubt this picture was taken at the RDS! If my ageing old eyed are functioning , there is an aircraft in this picture and it is behind the lorry! To my knowledge no aircraft landing facilities existed anywhere close to the RDS Sidings, Ballsbridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Old Blarney said: SECOND PICTURE - I very much doubt this picture was taken at the RDS! If my ageing old eyed are functioning , there is an aircraft in this picture and it is behind the lorry! To my knowledge no aircraft landing facilities existed anywhere close to the RDS Sidings, Ballsbridge. I fished out the magazine, Old Blarney. The journey was from Dublin Airport to the RDS, so it might be at the start, rather than the end of the journey. The "headline" issue was the idea of taking livestock by PLANE! I suspect it may have been conducted as an experiment of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old Blarney Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, jhb171achill said: I fished out the magazine, Old Blarney. The journey was from Dublin Airport to the RDS, so it might be at the start, rather than the end of the journey. The "headline" issue was the idea of taking livestock by PLANE! I suspect it may have been conducted as an experiment of some sort. John, Thank you for clarifying this situation. I have re-read my post, on doing so, I apologise if my tone appeared to be somewhat discourteous. It was not intended to be so." The "headline" issue was the idea of taking livestock by PLANE! I suspect it may have been conducted as an experiment of some sort." Just as well it was Cattle and not Pigs then! I would dearly like to know the make of the Tractor Unit? Was this the one designed by your Father? Hope you and your Team are keeping safe in these times which are extremely challenging for many people. Thank you for Fishing out the Magazine, David. Edited April 24, 2020 by Old Blarney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Old Blarney said: John, Thank you for clarifying this situation. I have re-read my post, on doing so, I apologise if my tone appeared to be somewhat discourteous. It was not intended to be so." The "headline" issue was the idea of taking livestock by PLANE! I suspect it may have been conducted as an experiment of some sort." Just as well it were Cattle and not Pigs then! I would dearly like to know the make of the Tractor Unit? Was this the one designed by your Father? Hope you and your Team are keeping safe in these times which are extremely challenging for many people. Thank you for Fishing out the Magazine, David. Not at all discourteous, David! Yes, my grandfather designed these things to carry cattle after the Killala, Achill and Clifden lines closed. I put a drawing of it in the Achill book and the same one is going in the Clifden book, as it's relevant there too. I had never seen a photo of one before. It is, as far as I know, the only road vehicle he did any design work for - such matters were around that time all transferred to the "road people" in Broadstone. All I know is that they initially built four, with presumably more to follow later. I think, but am not sure, that it had a Leyland engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 minister_for_hardship Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 HI & THANKS FOR THAT MINISTER, NOW THATS MY OTHER HOBBY, BUT IS THAT SNAIL FACING THE WRONG WAY...!! BTB PS CANNOT MAKE OUT THAT REG...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, burnthebox said: HI & THANKS FOR THAT MINISTER, NOW THATS MY OTHER HOBBY, BUT IS THAT SNAIL FACING THE WRONG WAY...!! BTB PS CANNOT MAKE OUT THAT REG...! Snail is right way, BTB. Registration appears to be HZC 542. 2 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said: Interesting, Minister! Never saw a pic of one of those before. Any ideas what they used it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks JHB for that, I was interested in finding out what that reg was and I tried that reg to see if I could find out what that machine was, I think it’s a BSA...! BTB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 murrayec Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, burnthebox said: Thanks JHB for that, I was interested in finding out what that reg was and I tried that reg to see if I could find out what that machine was, I think it’s a BSA...! BTB @burnthebox I reckon it's a BSA Bantam 175cc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Bantam Eoin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 minister_for_hardship Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 43 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Snail is right way, BTB. Registration appears to be HZC 542. Interesting, Minister! Never saw a pic of one of those before. Any ideas what they used it for? I think it may have been used for small parcels within Dublin city centre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 hours ago, burnthebox said: Thanks JHB for that, I was interested in finding out what that reg was and I tried that reg to see if I could find out what that machine was, I think it’s a BSA...! BTB I defer to your superior knowledge, BTB - I know not the first thing about motor bikes! 2 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said: I think it may have been used for small parcels within Dublin city centre. I wonder did the all-encompassing green paint extend to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Midland Man Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Does any one how where you can get a green flying snail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 murrayec Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Midland Man said: Does any one how where you can get a green flying snail? @Midland Man You can get them here;- https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?&type=5&gauge=4mm®ion=2&livery=203 Eoin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 minister_for_hardship Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 hours ago, jhb171achill said: I wonder did the all-encompassing green paint extend to it! Hard to say, looks like an unaltered factory finish so probably dark red. Pannier box appears darker, maybe black. Saw the pic somewhere else before, most likely "Nuacht". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 This is the stencil version used only on goods wagons from the mid or late 1950s until 1963. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRENNEIRE Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Flying Snail Stencil 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Noel Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said: Flying Snail Stencil Great find for your collection of railway memorabilia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRENNEIRE Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Not mine sadly Noel, pinched the pic from another forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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