airfixfan Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) Anyone know more about what this was and any relevant details? Edited February 16, 2021 by airfixfan Want to delete the photos used 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Can’t see it, Jimmy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambeg man Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Here it is............. It is at Greenore. Note it only has two axles. Appears to be a Brake van (Guard's compartment at the far end) with 'Drovers' (?) accommodation this end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 It’s a cattle drover’s van. They carried dealers / drovers / cattle men in cattle specials. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 It seems to be a 15 Ton version. I have an IRRS drawing of such. Could be 1910 vintage and about 19ft over headstocks(22ft over buffer). The 10 ton version had only 1 drovers compartment but the same dimensions. the picture in the above post does not show any roof vents/light holders so may have been converted to just a guard or parcel van. Mikeo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Thanks guys someone else has contacted me by phone to say it is a Drovers fan. Lots of cattle would have been shipped from Greenore. My contact is doing an article on the DNGR and is looking for photos of Greenore station and Hotel in particularm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Bandon tank Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 May be one for Leslie at Provincial Wagons to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 You may already have looked but incase you have not search for "old Greenore" you should in the images section of Google find links to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage which has some views of the hotel as well as a description which may help deduce what was add to the original building. Look also in the Historical Pictures Archive there are a few alternative views. I think there is a Railway/Maritime museum in Greenore that may be able to help. MikeO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 8 hours ago, airfixfan said: Anyone know more about what this was and any relevant details? Posted in error can one of the Mods please delete? 1 hour ago, MikeO said: You may already have looked but incase you have not search for "old Greenore" you should in the images section of Google find links to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage which has some views of the hotel as well as a description which may help deduce what was add to the original building. Look also in the Historical Pictures Archive there are a few alternative views. I think there is a Railway/Maritime museum in Greenore that may be able to help. MikeO Thanks will relay your message to my friend in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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