[Heritage] My local station

steamengine

Judgement Day wrote: »

I haven't had a close look at Howth Junction recently but it must be fairly unique on the DART line in not being messed up by graffiti. Certainly both Howth Junction and Kilbarrack are miles better than they have been for years.

There is lots of graffiti on the gable ends of Baldoyle industrial estate close by, and most notably on the run in to Howth itself. Between the Claremont hotel and the station, again on adjacent industrial buildings, it is really of epidemic proportions. But certainly it is an unwelcome feature right along the entire length of the DART line. With the demise of the Credit Tiger there seems to less fresh stuff appearing though. HJ station appears to be generally clear of it ok.

foggy_lad

Pictures of Kildare Station as promised earlier, Warning to enthusiasts, this aint Banteer or anything like it!

http://pix.ie/foggylad/album/416075

Judgement Day

Well done Foggy. It's years since I've looked around in Kildare station but it does seem the worse for wear - maintained to the highest standards of Iarnrod Eireann. :rolleyes: That said, it is a building of significant architectural value and has even featured in "Country Life" magazine in the past and is obviously a listed building which makes its present state hard to fathom - especially since it's almost visible from the boardroom at Heuston.

foggy_lad

Judgement Day wrote: »

Well done Foggy. It's years since I've looked around in Kildare station but it does seem the worse for wear - maintained to the highest standards of Iarnrod Eireann. :rolleyes: That said, it is a building of significant architectural value and has even featured in "Country Life" magazine in the past and is obviously a listed building which makes its present state hard to fathom - especially since it's almost visible from the boardroom at Heuston.

There is a lot of work ongoing at Kildare Station at the moment but afaik this is just to make the platforms safer and may also be to provide wheelchair access to the far platform? If this is the case though it will be with a horrendous round trip up to the nearest road bridge and across the railway and down the long lane to the other side of the tracks, but this wont be too bad for wheelchair users, at least they wont have to walk!

Accessibility Irish Rail style!

n97 mini

It's an awful pity Kildare Station is such a shithole, and for once the locals aren't to blame.

foggy_lad

n97 mini wrote: »

It's an awful pity Kildare Station is such a shithole, and for once the locals aren't to blame.

I can remember being there many years ago and it has always been as bad just like Newbridge.

Jimbo1977

foggy_lad wrote: »

There is a lot of work ongoing at Kildare Station at the moment but afaik this is just to make the platforms safer and may also be to provide wheelchair access to the far platform? If this is the case though it will be with a horrendous round trip up to the nearest road bridge and across the railway and down the long lane to the other side of the tracks, but this wont be too bad for wheelchair users, at least they wont have to walk!

Accessibility Irish Rail style!

A new bridge has got planning permission granted which gives wheelchair access to the far platform. Just a case of waiting until it gets built I suppose!!!!

DWCommuter

Jimbo1977 wrote: »

A new bridge has got planning permission granted which gives wheelchair access to the far platform. Just a case of waiting until it gets built I suppose!!!!

Like Sallins.

Partizan

Judgement Day wrote: »

The Kanturk & Newmarket Railway was officially opened in March 1889 as an independent railway using its own locomotive and stock. Built with private equity and a Baronial Guarantee. As usual the driving force behind the railways development were the local land owners, in this case the Aldworth family of Newmarket Court. The line was sometimes referred to as Lady Mary's Railway as Lady Mary Aldworth took even more interest in the railway than her husband. Following the usual squabbles with its adjoining neighbour the K&N was absorbed into the Great Southern & Western Railway by Feb.1892. Prior to the construction of the branch Banteer Station was known as Kanturk as the village of Banteer was insignificant compared to its larger neighbour. Passenger services were discontinued on the branch on the 27th January 1947 due to fuel shortages and never reintroduced. Passenger specials operated on the line until final closure in 1963.

There should be a clue in what you wrote JD as to why the line closed. Being uneconomical should be your answer. It was a rinky dink line built for the Lords and Ladies for their jaunt to Cork or Killarney

corktina

i think thats miles from the truth. Before the Railways, moving goods was fraught with difficulites and most of the lines in Ireland survived on freight traffic. COme the internal combustion engine and they were rapidly surplanted just as the canals were before them. (yes , we had a canal in Duhallow...)

corktina

this loco is reputed to be at Kanturk Station. Number seems to be 70. ANy info?

Eiretrains

corktina wrote: »

this loco is reputed to be at Kanturk Station. Number seems to be 70. ANy info?

Looks to be one of the ubiquitous J15 0-6-0 locomotives of the GSWR. Actually appears to be more like the terminus at Newmarket, which is largely surrounded by trees, where as Kanturk was generally more open.

gobnaitolunacy

I'd hazard a guess that it may be '170', though its hard to make out if the last digit is an '0' or a '6'.

Newmarket is surrounded by deep banks, so more likely that is the location.

Stonewolf

For my local train station I offer you a choice of past and present, both disgraceful in their own ways:

http://tinyurl.com/bvejvkt
http://dublinobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Hansfield-Station.jpg

dregin

I wonder if you'd have to apply for planning permission to extend that house, by throwing a carriage onto the tracks out the back??

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=675660