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15-07-2013 9:37pm

The_Wanderer wrote: »

Evening all,

A busy weekend just gone with rambles to Cork / Kerry / Dublin and Kildare over the course of the weekend. If that wasn't enough it was a early start this morning to photograph the 9 car ICR 0600 Cork - Heuston at Cuddagh

The pictures start at:
http://smu.gs/10WUxvk

The Wanderer.

Haha, I'm in this photo!

I'm standing beside the blonde girl to the left of the Vagabond trailer.

The_Wanderer · 15-07-2013 10:55pm

Yes I walked past you coming out of the station and I thought to myself that looks like Karsini.

cml387 · 16-07-2013 9:51am

Karsini wrote: »

Haha, I'm in this photo! I'm standing beside the blonde girl to the left of the Vagabond trailer.

Not high definition though

Hat, coat

flyingsnail · 17-07-2013 9:10pm

Even if you dont speak german you can still enjoy the pretty pictures

Grandeeod · 17-07-2013 11:17pm

flyingsnail wrote: »

Even if you dont speak german you can still enjoy the pretty pictures

I speak German. It's cool! Beautifully shot and entertaining as well. Ich liebe diese!

dregin · 18-07-2013 10:42am

flyingsnail wrote: »

Even if you dont speak german you can still enjoy the pretty pictures

It's pretty embarrassing watching this shot so well by a German company and comparing it to the bilge that RTE pump out

Great watch!

flyingsnail · 19-07-2013 9:10am

corktina · 19-07-2013 10:23am

dregin wrote: »

It's pretty embarrassing watching this shot so well by a German company and comparing it to the bilge that RTE pump out

Great watch!

fully agree with you, excellent even if I couldn't understand a lot of it. (lots of big beards...)

The_Wanderer · 19-07-2013 9:56pm

Evening all,

Just uploaded the latest photos from this week after a two day trip to Kerry and Cork. Locations featured include: Portlaoise, Limerick Jct., Limerick, Rathmore, Killarney, Mallow and Cork.

Pictures start at http://smu.gs/114RZLy

Enjoy!
The Wanderer.

The_Wanderer · 19-07-2013 10:02pm

dregin wrote: »

It's pretty embarrassing watching this shot so well by a German company and comparing it to the bilge that RTE pump out

Great watch!

These guys nearly never got to finish their video after deciding to set up camera, on a tripod, in the middle of a narrow country road between Clonmel and Nicholastown. The car I was travelling in had a near miss :eek::eek: after coming around a corner and being confronted by them. Nice video though

Captain Chaos · 19-07-2013 10:02pm

Interesting to see that there are still 2600s in the Commuter livery and even one in the IC livery with no UIC numbers yet. The 28s are still hanging in there, Irish Rail must have stopped cutting off gangways and painting for the time being.

The_Wanderer · 19-07-2013 10:06pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Interesting to see that there are still 2600s in the Commuter livery and even one in the IC livery with no UIC numbers yet. The 28s are still hanging in there, Irish Rail must have stopped cutting off gangways and painting for the time being.

2610 + 2613 is the last 2600 unit in Commuter livery (with the exception of stored 2609).

dregin · 20-07-2013 4:05pm

Aerial shot of Letterkenny train station(s)

101sean · 20-07-2013 9:51pm

Feeling the heat! Thermit weld in the Twickenham area in S London on Thursday night, I was out scoping a drainage fix, lots of re-railing going on.

cml387 · 20-07-2013 9:53pm

dregin wrote: »

It's pretty embarrassing watching this shot so well by a German company and comparing it to the bilge that RTE pump out

Great watch!

B*ll*cks quite frankly. RTE have made some excellent series about the railways.

dregin · 21-07-2013 1:29pm

cml387 wrote: »

B*ll*cks quite frankly. RTE have made some excellent series about the railways.

Ok, I may have jumped a little heavily on the RTE bashing bandwagon, but I don't remember seeing anything from them that comes close to this

Recommendations would be appreciated

cml387 · 21-07-2013 5:24pm

dregin wrote: »

Ok, I may have jumped a little heavily on the RTE bashing bandwagon, but I don't remember seeing anything from them that comes close to this

Recommendations would be appreciated

And I'm sorry, my post was a bit OTT.

"Ironing the Land" was a series on RTE about the building of the railways.

The most recent Waterways series had some lovely shots of the Dublin Sligo line beside the Royal canal.

GMKK96 · 21-07-2013 5:58pm

Here are two pretty good documentaries about the railways in Ireland by RTÉ during the Supertrain era.
http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_524B0F1DFF9D4311A5271797E7849D5E
http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_47DAF4AEC39D4F42B3B87978122B406A

Fred Swanson · 21-07-2013 6:15pm

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lord lucan · 21-07-2013 8:31pm

GMKK96 wrote: »

Here are two pretty good documentaries about the railways in Ireland by RTÉ during the Supertrain era.
http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_524B0F1DFF9D4311A5271797E7849D5E
http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_47DAF4AEC39D4F42B3B87978122B406A

They're fantastic,thanks for linking them here,would never have known about them otherwise.

GMKK96 · 21-07-2013 8:32pm

lord lucan wrote: »

They're fantastic,thanks for linking them here,would never have known about them otherwise.

Neither would I if they hadn't have been linked to another website by somebody else.

angelIRL · 21-07-2013 11:35pm

Evening all,

On Saturday, 20 July the Irish Railway Record Society operated an excellent diesel railtour from Dublin Heuston to Cork, Cobh and Midleton.

Photos have been uploaded: http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

A massive thanks to the organisers of the tour.

F.

dregin · 22-07-2013 12:58pm

Again, taken from the giver that keeps on giving - Dublin Down Memory Lane

Carlisle Pier Dun Laoghaire

metrovick001 · 27-07-2013 12:37pm

A few photos from June & July here.

angelIRL · 27-07-2013 7:54pm

Evening all,

I've uploaded some photos taken over the past few http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:
- DFDS liner south of Mullinvat
- Rosslare Strand
- Enniscorthy
- East Cork

F.

The_Wanderer · 28-07-2013 12:21am

Good moring all,

The latest photos from a weekend in the south west of Ireland are now online.

Featuring:

- Farranfore.
- Brewersfield (Killarney - Rathmore)
- Stagmount Crossing XT88 (Killarney - Rathmore)
- Curraghrour West Crossing XT22 (Killarney Jct. - Banteer).
- Ivy Bridge (Mallow - Rathpeacon).
- Glounthaune
- Waterrock (Carrigtwohill - Midleton)

Highlights include 2600 class 2611 + 2612 covering Tralee line services on the Saturday morning instead of 22063 which failed on the Friday evening.

The photos begin at http://smu.gs/14lPGkf

Enjoy!
The Wanderer.

angelIRL · 28-07-2013 11:27pm

Evening all,

some photos taken of the new Oranmore railway station that opened today, 28 July 2013:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

F.

GBOA · 29-07-2013 12:52am

Not sure if this is the right place to put this. Apologies if not. I'm no photographer but thought the Fintown railway was worthy of a post.

dowlingm · 29-07-2013 3:21am

The pics from Oranmore are interesting in that they show a fairly significant grade change between the car park and track level which makes me wonder if going under the tracks will be feasible in the event that a 2nd platform goes in rather than the significantly expensive overbridge solution.

The_Wanderer · 03-08-2013 1:33pm

Afternoon all,

With the recent upgrade to Smugmug it has allowed me to refresh and make a few changes to the website. Click http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com to see the changes for yourself.

Just a couple of pictures to start August 2013 off with a visit to Carn Bridge, near Portarlington on Friday afternoon.

Also, with the changes to the website I have been able to add a links page to the website http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Links . If you would like a link to your website please drop me a PM and I'll add you to the page.
Enjoy!
The Wanderer.

The_Wanderer · 05-08-2013 7:20pm

Good evening all,

A few photos from around the Portarlington area from Sunday & Monday of the August Banl Holiday weekend.
- G.A.A. Specials on the Sunday evening at Ballykillane & Shanderry.
- DFDS Liner at Shanderry.
- Up & Down afternoon Westport services crossing each other at Geashill.
http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2013Photos/August-2013#!/i-CkPttNT

Also during the Bank Holiday weekend I visited the nearby Limetree Airfield, which were hosting the Flying in Ireland Magazine & NMAI Annual Fly In event. The highlight of the weekend was on the Sunday afternoon when one of the last remaining Irish Coastguard Sikorsky S-61 helicopter's (EI-SAR) paid a visit to the airfield.
Pictures and two videos at http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2013Photos/Flying-In-Ireland-NMAI-Annual#!/i-Lg5PJkq

Enjoy!
The Wanderer.

angelIRL · 06-08-2013 9:24am

Morning all,

A few updates from me : http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:
- three RPSI related short video clips from Spare-Link Railtour and South Clare Railtour
- 2815/16 in East Cork
- recent clearence works on the former Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway trackbed between Raffeen and Raffen Bridge to continue the Cork to Crosshaven walk and cycle way.

F.

The_Wanderer · 07-08-2013 7:34pm

Evening folks,

A lunchtime visit to Connolly & Grand Canal Dock.
http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2013Photos/August-2013#!/i-2fpmpvk

The Wanderer.

Oscar Bravo · 07-08-2013 9:40pm

Good shots from Limetree, weather was poor there on Saturday,Sunday turned out well. EI-SAR is 51 this year, some machine.

davidlacey · 08-08-2013 7:57pm

Evening all,

Can anyone guess the location and significance of the location.

Eiretrains · 08-08-2013 8:42pm

davidlacey wrote: »

Evening all,
Can anyone guess the location and significance of the location.

On the DSE, Shanganagh is it?

davidlacey · 08-08-2013 10:58pm

Yes correct Eiretrains! Not much gets by you... Thats the point where there harcourt street line diverged from the connolly line...i think

Eiretrains · 08-08-2013 11:15pm

davidlacey wrote: »

Not much gets by you... line...i think

Yes...very little.:D

It's an interesting place alright, there's also the original Shanganagh Jct on the far side of the railway, basically the same identical formation but was abandoned before 1920 due to see erosion, but it is still very traceable from aerial images.

davidlacey · 08-08-2013 11:32pm

The very line much closer to the coast, an old bridge at the end of the shanganagh park. the old trackbed is covered by thick thorny bushes...

Temp101 · 09-08-2013 9:13am

There was no junction at Shanganagh before 1915. The single line from the Killiney direction continued beside the pair from Shankill (on the Harcourt Street line) into Bray.

Edit: There was one from 1861 to 1877 - should have remembered that! The three line arrangement lasted from 1877 to 1915 when the deviation opened.

The_Wanderer · 10-08-2013 7:10pm

Evening all,

Weekends have been made much more interesting with the operation of the IWT Liner from North Wall to Ballina and the Coillte Empty Timber train from Waterford to Ballina on certain Saturdays. Both operated today. While I couldn't make it out for the IWT Liner I did manage to photograph the Timber at several locations in the Kildare, Laois and Offaly areas.
These pictures are now online at: http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2013Photos/August-2013#!/i-hVMmz67
I've also launched a new facebook page for the website at https://www.facebook.com/thewandererphotos . If you're on facebook come and pay a visit.

Enjoy,
The Wanderer.

Eiretrains · 10-08-2013 7:21pm

Temp101 wrote: »

There was no junction at Shanganagh before 1915. The single line from the Killiney direction continued beside the pair from Shankill (on the Harcourt Street line) into Bray.

Edit: There was one from 1861 to 1877 - should have remembered that! The three line arrangement lasted from 1877 to 1915 when the deviation opened.

I think colloquially it's basically Shanganagh Jct as most people would refer to it. There are other examples of named 'junctions' which were/never/or no longer physical, places like Dunkitt Junction and Fenit Junction come to mind, and maybe Ennis Junction outside Limerick.

Eiretrains · 10-08-2013 7:31pm

davidlacey wrote: »

The very line much closer to the coast, an old bridge at the end of the shanganagh park. the old trackbed is covered by thick thorny bushes...

Ernie Sheperd's book on the Dublin & South Eastern has a interesting photograph, pg 34, on a DSE tank engine working south along the old single line near the location of the bridge, one of few images that exist of the original formation.

Fred Swanson · 10-08-2013 7:36pm

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Eiretrains · 10-08-2013 7:46pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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That's right, the Harcourt line was double, but the section of the Westland Row line between Bray and Killiney was only single. There were other bottlenecks around Dalkey and Killiney that were doubled in late 19th century. The last remnant of single line was a short section south of Dun Laoghaire station, removed in late 1950s.

jacksie66 · 10-08-2013 8:32pm

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Eiretrains · 11-08-2013 6:34pm

jacksie66 wrote: »

On the Childers road? Where the junction to Ennis is?

Here where the line to Ennis diverges just beyond 'Limerick Check', there was a small level crossing located there which crossed the three tracks diagonally before the divergence, it was removed in 1970s but the approach roads remain.

Speaking of the Limerick area, I should mention that 'Cement Factory Junction' was another junction so named but no longer physical, where the Castlemungret branch diverged from the single track Foynes line, from late 1960s onward it became two parallel single track lines. The name shouldn't be confused with 'Cement Branch Junction' north of Drogheda.:D

dowlingm · 12-08-2013 5:22am

The Toronto Yonge-University-Spadina subway line is getting a signal upgrade to permit automatic train control and basically replace the clapped out existing one. The TTC's @TTCNotices twitter account has been posting photos during this weekend's shutdown of the downtown section. Several more outages will happen before the system is commissioned in 2015 or 16.

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