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Evening all,
some photos taken today (Sunday, 30 March) in Belfast of steam loco 85 Merlin operating passenger trains for the first time in ten years.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/
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Stellaluna wrote: »Not much to see here really but just to show how flooded the line is at the moment: a few photos at Ballycar Lough on the Limerick-Ennis line. These were taken at the Ennis end of the Lough.
Instead of rebuilding an old rail alignment that runs through a lough that's prone to flooding, maybe it would have been better to make a new route running closer to Shannon Airport / Newmarket?
They might even have picked up some extra passengers along the way?
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purplepanda wrote: »Instead of rebuilding an old rail alignment that runs through a lough that's prone to flooding, maybe it would have been better to make a new route running closer to Shannon Airport / Newmarket?
They might even have picked up some extra passengers along the way?
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This Irish Examiner article sums up the situation http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/opw-denies-responsibility-for-flooded-rail-line-258398.html
The line has flooded in recent times in 2008 and 2009 despite the line being raised by 60 cm in 2003. Iarnród Eireann feel that the OPW are ultimately to blame for the line flooding at Ballycar because they increased the catchment of the Lough when they were carrying out the drainage works programme in the late 1920s. The line had apparently not flooded before the catchment of the Lough was increased. The OPW don't believe the flooding has anything to do with the drainage works.
Here's a photo of another small flooded section on the line just up(stream) from Ballycar Lough heading for Ennis:
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For comparison here are some pictures I took of the flooding in 2008
http://snail.smugmug.com/Ballycar-March-2008/
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Some updates from me over the last couple of days:
Friday 28th March 2014 photos start at http://smu.gs/1dOEV5B
- 2813 + 2814 hauling 2708 + 2707 from Limerick to Inchicore for storage. Pictured at Portarlington.
- 29010 at M3 Parkway before departure of the 1338 to Clonsilla.
- Kilmessan Station House Hotel on the closed line between M3 Parkway and Navan. The station buildings were converted into an hotel in the 1980's.
Tuesday 1st April 2014 photos start at http://smu.gs/1iaDWdk
- 2813 + 2814 hauling 2715 + 2724 from Limerick to Inchicore for storage. Pictured at Killenard. Plus a couple of 22000 units.
Alternatively, click on http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2014Photos to go to the 2014 folder and access March and April from there. The latest March pictures begin at picture 120.
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Evening all,
GM's 082 and 217 shared the duties of hauling the Sperry train around East Cork today:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/
Midleton station photos courtesy of Malcolm Stead.
Enjoy,
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After its tour of East Cork on Tuesday, the Sperry returned to Portlaoise from Mallow today. A 93 mile trip at 30 mph. It arrived into Portlaoise during lunchtime and I popped down to Clonkeen to photograph it and 22017 on the 1300 Heuston - Cork.
Click http://smu.gs/1jZIt7M
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Some photographs taken in Dublin on Friday, 05 April 2014:
29017 wearing the new Dublin Commuter livery:
082 working the Sperry train to Wexford:
The rest: http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus
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see a close-up of 29017 at Connolly on Sat 5/4/14.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jhn8882/13652820834/
Regards to all
John....
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Evening all,
Some pictures from the last couple of days.
Thursday:
- 221 1900 Heuston - Cork at Killinure.
Saturday:
- A visit to the former Birr Station which closed on New Years Day 1963. The Station Building is now a private resident, while the Goods shed is home to some local businesses.
- Saturday afternoon has pictures from Carn Bridge & Killinure, including 086 on the Belview (Waterford) - Portlaoise Steel Train.
Pictures begin at http://smu.gs/1lJc5WZ
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Good afternoon,
some photos taken during last weekend in Cork:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/
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Good morning folks,
Some pictures from last night at Heuston & Howth. The visit to Howth was to see 082 and the Sperry Train at this normal EMU outpost.
Pictures begin at http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2014Photos/April-2014/i-pHFDRqW
Finally, I have been given a photograph of 082 passing Grand Canal Dock with the Sperry train to Wexford last Friday 4th April. This can be seen earlier in the April collection at http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2014Photos/April-2014/i-79vQbv9
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Good morning all,
The first pictures from my current UK trip are now online at http://smu.gs/1iAg9m0
Day one was a circular trip was a circular trip starting off in Holyhead. Then Crewe - London - Exeter - Bristol Temple Meads - Cardiff - Shrewsbury - Crewe.
The pictures include a number of freight trains in the Cardiff area with Class 60's and 66's.
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Afternoon all,
Pictures from the 2nd day of my UK Trip from Crewe to London via Stockport, Huddersfield & Wakefield.
http://smu.gs/1gjZ0wh
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TheBandicoot wrote: »Interesting photos Wanderer- though I can't say the tiny "steak" meal you were served is worth £28!!
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Morning all,
Some photographs taken last weekend:
GN 85 "Merlin" leaving Whitehead for Portadown:
GSR no. 461 passing the former station at Dromin Junction, between Dundalk and Drogheda with one of the "Boyne" shuttles:
GSR no. 461 at the closed station at Mosney:
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Afternoon all,
I've finally got around to posting the Saturday & Sunday pictures of my UK trip last week. Please click http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2014 to access the galleries for each day.
Saturday:
Highlights include:
- Steam Locomotive Tornardo on a Kings Cross - York Railtour.
- GEML Freight action from Manningtree & Ipswich.
- Pudding Mill Lane Station which closes next weekend.
Sunday:
Pictures from around London and then the trip back to Holyhead for the Ferry home.
Also on Sunday, the London Transport Museum and London Underground operated the first farewell tour around the underground on a soon to be withdrawn C stock train. The following lines were visited on the tour - the Metropolitan line, part of the Piccadilly line, the District line and finishing on the Hammersmith and City line.
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Morning all,
some photographs taken last Sunday: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/
Includes:
- 29000 Class railcar #18 in Newry on a SLW exercise
- 4000 Class railcar in Whitehead
- GN 85 "Merlin" at Whitehead & Portadown
- GM's 209 & 227 on Enterprise duties
- 077 at Dundalk
- 081 with the RPSI Cravens at Connolly
- GSR 461 operating "The Boyne" excursion train
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Evening all,
I've finally cleared the backlog of pictures since last weekends trip away.
Click on http://smu.gs/1r0XohM to view.
It has been a rather busy week with photos from:
Tuesday
Connolly side suburban day out.
- Drumcondra for the IWT Liner to Ballina.
- Connolly. Finally managed to capture the new livery on 29017 while in service.
- North Wall for the 0920 ex Tara Mines.
- Drogheda.
- Laytown for the Afternoon Taras, Enterprise services and 22000 and 29000's on local services.
- Maynooth.
- M3 Parkway.
- Docklands.
Thursday
Today I was off to Limerick and Cork. Pictures from:
- Ballybrophy
- Roscrea
- Cloughjordan
- Nenagh
- Birdhill. Inspection Car 722 crossed the 1010 Ballybrophy - Limerick Passenger.
- Limerick.
- Limerick Jct.
- Cork.
- Glouthaune
- Littleisland
- Cobh
- Mallow
Friday:
Managed to capture the Sperry Train at Ratheven on its way from Heuston to Portlaosie.
Saturday:
Saturday afternoon Timber Train action.
- Commons Bridge, Portarlington.
- Killinure
- Athy
- Aghanure
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