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Victor · 15-10-2012 10:34pm

comradestalin wrote: »

I love the way when you're looking for the course of an old railway line all you need to do is find a limestone wall and you know you're not far off. I see a limestone wall down the side of that ramp, I am sure it was reconstructed from the remnants of the embankments there.

No, those are the original walls, as built. The ramp was so horse and carriages / carts could access the platform level.

It's sad that no pictures of the original temporary terminus at Harcourt Rd exist.

I imagine it was fairly rudimentary.

Eiretrains · 16-10-2012 12:36am

Unfortunately I missed out documenting the old footbridges at Churchtown, and Windy Arbour, I think the latter was removed in 2001 as you recall, just a few months before I picked up a camera! I recall seeing the trackbed there been very waterlogged and full of debris.

Yes you probably won't find anything on the Harcourt Rd terminus bar contemporary descriptions of the time. Think it was replaced in the late 1850s, not many cameras around then, though a fascinating photo exists in Sheperd's/Beesley's DSER book of the bridge across Dartmouth Road under construction.

I photographed Harcourt St back in 2009, I hadn't been there since 2001, and was amazed to discover the train shed still existed, fairly intact bar the platform and station office entrances!

There are some excellent photos of the station on the Irish Photo Archive site, like this one of the (ugly) Bullied designed AEC railcar departing and the last train passing the not so much photographed GSR signal cabin.

Losty Dublin · 16-10-2012 1:05am

Victor beat me to listing the extent of the site..

What was rather unusual about it was that the station handled little goods traffic in spite of it's extensive yard and that it existed for 100 years with only one platform at what was quite a busy station for departures and arrivals.

Judgement Day · 16-10-2012 6:58pm

Interesting pic here - previously unseen by me anyway - of the loading of peat moss at the rail linked Coolnamona Bord na Mona works (the stub of the old Port Laoise/Kilkenny line).

http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=28&_bqH=eJwrDEzPCM4udwspyoosCEvJC7MsMU0tcHMyMU62MrSwtDI0MABhIOkZ7xLsbFtSlJiZp.YZHxrsGhTv6WIbCpLLKEgyL0vyyC8IzVeLd3QOsS1OTSxKzgAARDYdBQ--&GI_ID=

corktina · 16-10-2012 7:59pm

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150293259052161&set=pb.630552160.-2207520000.1350413123&type=1&src=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-snc7%2F294313_10150293259052161_474757372_n.jpg&size=720%2C579

work crew on my carriage back in the early eighties

corktina · 16-10-2012 8:01pm

peat train near Thurles about 3 years ago

Itssoeasy · 22-10-2012 5:19pm

http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20Q-U-V-Y/Youghal/slides/Youghal_20090729_001_CC_JA.html

The goods shed was still standing on the 4th of August 1990 according a picture taken of me by my grandfather who had a slightly scary detail for noting dates on the back of pictures.

Itssoeasy · 22-10-2012 10:12pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13713567@N06/6809147636/in/set-72157629481589663/

Jesus they controlled all that from one signal cabin ? I know it was the biggest one in Ireland but the signalmen earned their money. I presume there were manual points that could be moved indepedently of the cabin ?

Losty Dublin · 23-10-2012 11:03pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13713567@N06/6809147636/in/set-72157629481589663/

Jesus they controlled all that from one signal cabin ? I know it was the biggest one in Ireland but the signalmen earned their money. I presume there were manual points that could be moved indepedently of the cabin ?

That was the case, yeah. Most yards use hand points for ease of use by train crews. Most of the levers relate to the mass of platforms at the station and points into each of them as well as access into the goods yard and the old Albert Quay/West Cork line.

For the record, Cork was a mere 110 levers at it's zenith and still retains some mechanical points to control access into the yard.

Temp101 · 24-10-2012 5:22pm

As a Dub, I would like to point out that Cork Central was not the biggest cabin (in terms of levers) when it opened. (Ducks for cover). Much of the layout in the photo (the carriage shed, engine shed and goods yard) would be predominantly hand points and no signals.

Sligo Quay · 24-10-2012 10:36pm

Iv been in ports all over the world, from Rotterdam to Singapore, even got arrested in the port Chongjin, but still love coming back to this place http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Railway_at_Sligo_Quay_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1025494.jpg took a walk today down the quay and see that the port of Sligo has built a fence across the deep water quay, its been a while since Iv been here, beyond the fence is the Cold Chon Bitumen, the trains don't run anymore.

corktina · 28-10-2012 11:54am

Sligo Quay wrote: »

Iv been in ports all over the world, from Rotterdam to Singapore, even got arrested in the port Chongjin, but still love coming back to this place http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Railway_at_Sligo_Quay_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1025494.jpg took a walk today down the quay and see that the port of Sligo has built a fence across the deep water quay, its been a while since Iv been here, beyond the fence is the Cold Chon Bitumen, the trains don't run anymore.

i've photos of that somewhere...Ben Bulben RPSI tour abou 10 yrs ago....will see if I can find some....

Judgement Day · 01-11-2012 10:33pm

2012: The only place, apart from Fintown, where you can now see a train of genuine Irish narrow gauge stock operating is on the "Pine Creek Railroad" in the Allaire State Park, New Jersey, USA. The locomotive is "Lady Edith" from the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, the two carriages are originals from the Tralee & Dingle Railway and the wagon is from the West Clare Railway.

Eiretrains · 01-11-2012 10:43pm

Nice photo JD, it is often forgotten that a bit of the C&L has survived in the USA. I am not sure whether 'Lady Edith' is in running condition, I remember seeing a photo of her stored at the museum pending future restoration, see thread here.
Another remarkable survivor is one of the Hill of Howth trams, Orange County Transport Museum or something where it is now, I can't recall the tram number and exact location?

gobnaitolunacy · 01-11-2012 11:17pm

Where'd the headlamp come from? Looks a bit continental!

I was under the impression that Lady Edith was non operational right now.

Judgement Day · 02-11-2012 7:21am

Eiretrains wrote: »

Nice photo JD, it is often forgotten that a bit of the C&L has survived in the USA. I am not sure whether 'Lady Edith' is in running condition, I remember seeing a photo of her stored at the museum pending future restoration, see thread here.
Another remarkable survivor is one of the Hill of Howth trams, Orange County Transport Museum or something where it is now, I can't recall the tram number and exact location?

You could well be correct about Lady Edith now being out of use - my negativity about Ireland getting the better of me. Hill of Howth No.2. is at the Orange Empire Railway Museum, California http://www.oerm.org/collection/other-traction/icegr-2 .

Another item of stock preserved overseas is Portstewart Tramway loco No.1. at the Hull Transport Museum - it even survived bombing by the Luftwaffe during WWII. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45777493@N06/5537965487/

And Hill of Howth Tramway No.10. is preserved at The National Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire. Rather garish pic below shows No.10 during a period on loan to the Blackpool Tramway in the late 1980s.

http://www.tramway.com/fts/fts_visiting.html

Mayo checker · 11-11-2012 1:38pm

hey have various pics of mark 3 trains my 1st lot is from May 2009 enjoy:) WESTPORT STATION

Mayo checker · 11-11-2012 1:49pm

more mark3 pics enjoy Taken on feb 2009 on the westport to dublin line

Mayo checker · 11-11-2012 1:56pm

2 pics of the push pull taken on 30/3/2009 i really miss the cafe bar very unique and different compared to what we have these days ..

Mayo checker · 11-11-2012 1:59pm

212 with mark 3s was taken on 26/01/2009 somewhere on the westport line anyway:)

Oscar Bravo · 11-11-2012 6:01pm

Great photos!!! all the miles we did on the mk3s/ppulls/mk3a/mk2s/cravens....we were never off a train back then but well worth it for all the good memories! Im surprised you havent a photo of 134 knocking around....

Judgement Day · 22-11-2012 11:35pm

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From eBay tonight.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLD-PHOTO-8-6-1961-J15B-719-BANAGHER-BRANCH-BORD-NA-MONA-NG-LINE-COPYRIGHT-/321026389285?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item4abea9f525

Eiretrains · 23-11-2012 12:21am

Judgement Day wrote: »

From eBay tonight.

As today, the BnM line out-surviving the poor Banagher branch.

http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20F/Ferbane/slides/Ferbane_20120810_004_CC_JA.html

airbusa320 · 23-11-2012 7:49pm

Just a few of 461
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83304124@N07/

Judgement Day · 28-11-2012 8:59pm

Deutz G611 at Dunsandle on a mixed Loughrea/Attymon branch train. The age difference between loco and the passenger carriage must have been considerable! Not sure of the date. A digital print is available on eBay - sorry can't find the listing tonight.

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Eiretrains · 28-11-2012 9:52pm

Judgement Day wrote: »

Deutz G611 at Dunsandle on a mixed Not sure of the date.

A lovely shot, it's Askeaton though on the Foynes branch, probably July 1962. The photographer, or his companion, might have been Yorkshire photographer Geoff Lumb, as that exact scene of G611 appears in his cine films featured in Midland Publishing's Vo.7 Steam to Diesel video.

cml387 · 28-11-2012 10:55pm

Here, possibly?

Judgement Day · 29-11-2012 1:03am

Eiretrains wrote: »

A lovely shot, it's Askeaton though on the Foynes branch, probably July 1962. The photographer, or his companion, might have been Yorkshire photographer Geoff Lumb, as that exact scene of G611 appears in his cine films featured in Midland Publishing's Vo.7 Steam to Diesel video.

Thanks, I was looking at it for ages and the goods shed and tank appeared wrong - the station building and LC looked okay but not quite right - and I arrived at Dunsandle by default. I should have known better as I have been there often enough.

Dunsandle Ground Frame (b+w) circa 1982 with Andy Grant (left) a Glaswegian BR guard and the late Martin Hewitt of WISRA; colour inset is circa 1996 of a younger and still enthusiastic JD. I used to have wet dreams about that ground frame but it escaped my attentions and is still in situ as far as I know.

flazio · 30-11-2012 7:31am

Judgement Day wrote: »

Deutz G611 at Dunsandle on a mixed Loughrea/Attymon branch train. The age difference between loco and the passenger carriage must have been considerable! Not sure of the date. A digital print is available on eBay - sorry can't find the listing tonight.

Is this the location?
http://goo.gl/maps/m3v1j

gobnaitolunacy · 30-11-2012 9:04am

Judgement Day wrote: »

I used to have wet dreams about that ground frame .

I hope you're getting out a bit more these days:D

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