murphaph Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On page 40 if the ITG Traction & Travel book (third edition) there is a picture of 104 visiting Athlone with a railtour in 1991. Does anyone have any links or book references to further images of visits of this class south of the border? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 This one? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shrives Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Interesting background items with two types of feathers on the signals. Give OCD signal engineers a dose of the swerves.. Loco does help rule one mix and match as well. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Not that picture DJ but same railtour. I had sort of written any C Class off for my mid 90's era but now I'm wondering did they come back down in their new colours much at all? I wonder was this 1991 tour a once off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, murphaph said: Not that picture DJ but same railtour. I had sort of written any C Class off for my mid 90's era but now I'm wondering did they come back down in their new colours much at all? I wonder was this 1991 tour a once off. I suspect it was. One of those was also trotted out once or twice in the north to replace a failed RPSI steam loco on a couple of RPSI tours. Last time they were regularly out'n'about in the south would have been 1984/5. Even then, confined to Inchicore shunting and pre-DART Dublin suburban. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 There's a nice bit of vidjo of the NIR MV on the ITG tour to Athlone here: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoebox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Cross-Border visits by the NIR MV's were rare, this pic of 104 is from March 1994 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Any idea where 104 would have been heading in that pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Well, it’s arriving into Dundalk, so maybe it’s to run round before heading home. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 The MV is on an NIR ballast train so not going beyond Dundalk before heading North again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoebox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yes, 104 had loaded in Poyntzpass earlier that day, discharged ballast at Killeen near the top of the bank, and ran empty wrong road to Dundalk to run round before returning the wagons to the Pass, and loco. LE to Portadown. In those days the only cross-overs were at Poyntzpass and Dundalk. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K801 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 excellent find seagoebox, some of the line to Dungarvan is still in existence towards the end of that video, completely gone now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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