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A rather interesting movement occurred this evening.
After the 1500 Connolly - Sligo was failed at Enfield, it was rescued by 29010 which was sent from Maynooth off the 1800 Connolly - Maynooth service. This is the first time a 29000 has rescued a failed 22000 since 2008, when a 29000 hauled a failed set back to Connolly from Mullingar.
Click https://bit.ly/3jqsUbd to view all the pictures.
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The August gallery has been updated with:
Saturday 7th August 2021:
With the Limerick Hurling team playing in Croke Park today, IE provided an 8ICR for a 1130 Limerick - Heuston Spl. and 2115 return. The special carried the Limerick team and fans travelling to the match. I went to Loughmore Castle near Templemore to photograph the Spl. and the 1100 Heuston - Cork.
Click https://bit.ly/3fCL7RS to view the images.
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Some weekend wanderings between Limerick, Cork and Kerry.
Friday 13th August 2021:
A visit to Cork City allowed a quick visit to the Station to view the 1215 to Midleton and 1225 to Heuston depart.
Sunday 15th August 2021:
While heading back to Tipperary from Kerry today, I stopped off at several locations between Killarney and Charleville.
Click https://bit.ly/3iQeIJq to view.
Also on the Friday evening, I stopped off at Barnagh to walk the new bit of the Limerick Greenway from the viewing point to the old railway station through the tunnel.
If you go back earlier in the collection you can see how the route looked in 2016 prior to being fully refurbished and the western end of the tunnel brought fully back into use.
Click https://bit.ly/3AICNbf to view.
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Wednesday 22nd September 2021:
A very late start to the September collection! A few images from a trip from Thurles to Cork.
Click https://bit.ly/3o3Bhxu to view.
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Afternoon folks,
Two updates to the website this afternoon.
* Pelletstown - opened Sunday 26th September 2021. Pelletstown Station is situated between Ashtown and Broombridge stations on the Dublin to Maynooth/M3 Parkway line. It will serve the existing community of Ashington as well as the new community at Royal Canal Park, with a journey time of as little as 12 minutes from the city centre, served by 94 trains daily in total (weekdays) and is the 145th station on the Iarnród Éireann network. Click https://bit.ly/2XSelpJ to view the first day of services at the new station.
* September 2021 gallery:
A few pictures from Broombridge start the day off. After visiting the new Pelletstown Station, it was a trip to Hazelhatch and Monasterevin to catch 081 working the Sperry Train from North Wall to Portlaoise. The Sperry Train currently contains the RPSI Generating Steam Van 3173 as the IE former GSV 3187 is unavailable. Click https://bit.ly/3CLJiLA to view.
Both galleries can be accessed on the home page at www.thewandererphotos.com
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Evening all,
The October gallery starts off with images from Portlaoise, Laois Traincare, Thurles and Nenagh.
Click https://bit.ly/3mz9x1p to view.
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Evening folks,
The latest update to the October gallery has just been published with at https://bit.ly/3pf2KNa
Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th October 2021:
Images from Nenagh Station.
Sunday 17th October 2021:
While on the way home from Hodson Bay outside Athlone, I stopped off at the nearby Barry Beg to photo the 1550 Westport - Heuston passing.
Monday 18th October 2021:
I had to go to Dublin today so decided to support the local train service and get the train to/from Nenagh, instead of Thurles which offers far more choice, but is a 35 minute drive away. Pictures from the day come from:
* Nenagh
* Ballybrophy
* Heuston
* The Gullet (between Heuston and Inchicore) for 074 on the Balina to North Wall IWT Liner.
* Abbey Street.
* Loop Line Bridge over the River Liffey.
* Tara Street
* Pearse
* Grand Canal Dock.
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Thursday 21st October 2021:
A lunchtime visit to Shanderry in Offaly to photo CIE liveried 071 working the XPO Liner from Waterford to Ballina. An added bonus was also getting there just in time to capture 076 heading in the opposite direction with the laden timber.
Click https://bit.ly/3DUIlkK to view all the photos.
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The October gallery has been updated with:
Wednesday 20th October 2021:
While on an evening walk, I was walking across the road bridge at Nenagh Station just in time to grab a photo of the 1655 Limerick - Ballybrophy arriving.
Sunday 24th October 2021:
While out and about in Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, I managed to photograph the 1400 Heuston - Mallow and 1548 Mallow - Heuston services, both of which were 201 + MKIV formations.
Click https://bit.ly/3vUFO7v to view.
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Evening all,
The November gallery has been updated with:
Saturday 6th November 2021:
A few camera phone images from Wexford Quay of the 1755 Rosslare Europort - Connolly passing through the town along the Quay section.
Friday 12th November 2021:
Having some business to attend to in Limerick, I decided to take the rail replacement bus from Nenagh on Friday morning, instead of driving. Finishing earlier than expected and with some time to kill before getting the Bus Eireann route 72 bus back to Nenagh at 1425, I decided to pop out to Ennis on the 1230 from Limerick to see the ongoing work at the station to reconstruct the platforms, which will take six months to complete. After getting home in the afternoon, a parcel was waiting for me, containing one of the superb Irish Railway Models A Class locomotives.
Click https://bit.ly/3Cau4iy to view.
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The November gallery has been updated with:
Saturday 13th November 2021:
Photos of the current track relaying works at Cloughjordan station on the Nenagh Branch which is closed for 5 weeks to allow 3.5 miles of track to be relaid.
Sunday 21st November 2021:
A few images from around the Limerick area.
Click https://bit.ly/30QtdXu
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Latest updates to the December gallery:
Tuesday 7th December 2021:
A midnight visit to Connolly just before the station closed saw me grabbing some photos of the stabled trains in the station.
Friday 17th December 2021:
084 operated a CWR train over the Nenagh Branch today, dropping rails at Cloughjordan. I caught the train returning to Portlaoise, via Limerick passing through Nenagh.
Click https://bit.ly/3F6lvaU to view.
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The 2021 Year in Review has just been published to the website. It's a bit smaller than previous years thanks to COVID19, but the gallery still manages to contain over 150 images of some of the happenings on the Irish railways over 2021.
Click https://bit.ly/3EMosw6 to view.
May I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year and thank you for viewing The Wanderer's Photos.
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Tom Ryan retires. January 7th 2022
Driver Tom Ryan of Cork Depot retired from Iarnrod Eireann on the 7th January 2022 after 49 years service to the company, 40 of those as a driver based in Cork.
Many of Tom's friends and colleagues came out to wish him well on his final turn of duty, 0700 Cork - Heuston and 1100 Heuston - Cork services with 222 + MKIV set 4005 with a large crowd of about 100 friends, family and colleagues at Cork to greet him on his final arrival into the city.
Click https://bit.ly/3zJTIv2 to see the pictures from Tom's final turn of duty. Having known Tom for the past 30 odd years it certainly is the end of an era.
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The January gallery has been updated with:
Friday 7th January 2022:
A few photos from a trip to Dublin and Cork while out for Tom Ryan's retirement.
Saturday 15th January 2022:
While in Killarney for the weekend, I popped out for a 2600 Class covering for a missing 22000 Class which had been sent to Heuston the previous evening in place of a failed 201 + MKIV set.
Click https://bit.ly/3GyForO to view all.
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A small update to the website this evening with pictures from this week.
Wednesday 19th January 2022:
While out for a walk, the 1655 Limerick - Ballybrophy arrived into Nenagh Station while I was crossing the Tyone Road Bridge.
Friday 21st January 2022:
5ICR 22039 unusually spent three days working Connolly Intercity and Commuter services reaching Sligo, Newry and Rosslare Europort. Rosslare based driver Chunkrail was on hand to record a few images for the website.
Click https://bit.ly/3IrplfL to view.
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