Rosslare Line

[iarnrod]

When were Cravens used and when did they finished being used on the Rosslare line?

 

When was the Mk3 push pulls used and when did they finished being used on the Rosslare Line ?

 

Just looking for rough dates on the above. Any info greatly appreciated.

[djkonore]

Here's a pair of 141's double heading a pair of cravens and steam generating van in 2004

[irishthump]

Here's a pair of 141's double heading a pair of cravens and steam generating van in 2004

 

Why would they be double-heading such a small train? Did one loco fail or is it just being transferred?

[BosKonay]

[islandbridgejct]

I'd say that's a Waterford line departure. If I remember right, the Dublin - Rosslare link went over to AC stock some time in the late 80s. I don't remember the push pull units on the line, but they may well have been. The early evening departure to Gorey had the Cravens for a good while afterwards, with a 141 / 181 on the head end. In fact, it may only have started a good while afterwards. I wasn't on the DART line from 93 to 09, so there's a big gap in my knowledge. I'm sure someone else will know.

Alan

[enniscorthyman]

The Rosslare line got the Mk2d coaches in 1988 from what I

remember,and prior to that the Craven-Park Royal combo was

in use.The Mk3 PPs seemed to appear in 1990-91 on the Sunday

10.30 ex Connolly as They were not in use on outer subburban

links on Sunday.I remember going back to Dublin on the return

evening service in 1991 with a Mk3 PP and a single 121,and a GAA

special arrived with another Mk3 PP and 121 into Enniscorthy station.

Oh for a camera back then.

The single 121s struggled big time on the Rosslare line with a six piece

Mk3 PPs and after a few breakdowns,double heading with 141s and

121/141 combos were common.When the 201s arrived in 1994 the 071s

dominated traction on the Rosslare line and hauled the Mk3 PPs

for a few years more.I am not sure when the Mk3 PPs stopped on the

Sunday services,perhaps around 1995.

[201bhoy]

Were there ever 201s on the line, or were there weight restrictions?

[Railer]

The 201s regularly worked to Arklow on freight. They are cleared on the line all the way to Rosslare but with speed restrictions at certain parts.

[201bhoy]

Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ammonia trains going by in Connolly now you say it. I've just never seen a 201 in Rosslare though...

[Garfield]

Why would they be double-heading such a small train? Did one loco fail or is it just being transferred?

 

It could've been the case that one or both locos were required for another duty at the far end if the line... better to send them up there on a revenue-earning service and offset some of the running costs and keep a path clear, rather than sending them up light.

[enniscorthyman]

There was one recorded working of a 201 under its own

Power in the 90s that went past Arklow to Wexford.I think

It might have been a cement.A 201 was hauled by a 141

over the south Wexford line and back to Dublin via the coast

line for clearance tests in the mid 90s as well.

[Mayner]

Pairs of 121s hauling Cravens with BR Heating van and 1950s built buffet cars were the signature power on the Rosslare and Sligo Lines until the MK2D stock was deployed in the late 80s. There was a certain amount of through running as the main line sets filled in on early morning suburban workings on the Maynooth Line and some train sets may have worked through from Rosslare to Sligo and vice versa.