GNR special van from 1948

[airfixfan]

Anyone know more about what this was and any relevant details?

Edited February 16, 2021 by airfixfan
Want to delete the photos used

[jhb171achill]

Can’t see it, Jimmy... 

[Lambeg man]

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.

[jhb171achill]

It’s a cattle drover’s van. They carried dealers / drovers / cattle men in cattle specials.

[MikeO]

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

[airfixfan]

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

[the Bandon tank]

May be one for Leslie at Provincial Wagons to think about.

[MikeO]

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

[airfixfan]

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