Photo Thread.

angelIRL

^^ It's part of the new plaza area and canopy work

Itssoeasy

angelIRL wrote: »

^^ It's part of the new plaza area and canopy work

Ah right.

ClovenHoof

Something there is just now enough of considering the vast network of tracks in Dublin Port: Goods Vans on the Streets and at freight sheds.




https://www.facebook.com/Dublindockers/photos/pb.125678274169048.-2207520000.1416343514./684184954985041/?type=3&theater

Judgement Day

From eBay tonight - gotta love the silver livery!



A11 at Sligo in July 1957

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IRELAND-NI-RAILWAY-SLIDE-DIESEL-N0-A11-IN-CLEAN-SILVER-LIVERY-ARR-AT-SLIGO-YARD-/201221446707?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item2ed9bb9c33

roundymac

Got to love the oil lamps as well, could never understand why proper headlights were never fitted from the start.

jca

Judgement Day wrote: »

From eBay tonight - gotta love the silver livery!



A11 at Sligo in July 1957

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IRELAND-NI-RAILWAY-SLIDE-DIESEL-N0-A11-IN-CLEAN-SILVER-LIVERY-ARR-AT-SLIGO-YARD-/201221446707?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item2ed9bb9c33

Even at that early stage in their lives the Crossley engined A class were demoted to loose coupled goods work, a far cry from the Intercity work they were bought for, they were a completely different beast with the GM engine. I remember getting a spin in the cab of a Crossley engined one and getting shook out of the seat:D The noise in the cab was shocking:eek: especially at the dynamo end..

jca

Judgement Day wrote: »

From eBay tonight - gotta love the silver livery!



A11 at Sligo in July 1957

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IRELAND-NI-RAILWAY-SLIDE-DIESEL-N0-A11-IN-CLEAN-SILVER-LIVERY-ARR-AT-SLIGO-YARD-/201221446707?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item2ed9bb9c33

They didn't age very well in that colour unfortunately, they looked very flash gordon in the silver. There's a very early 121 class beside it.

http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/bmp/abe3687c1487aec0c93dd2504cdb78c9e528c04a.bmp

Judgement Day

CIE have never been good at choosing locomotives or serviceable liveries. Not sure what colour scheme this loco was in - taken at Dungarvan by Joe St.Leger - after closure of the line.

h.gricer

Judgement Day wrote: »

From eBay tonight - gotta love the silver livery!

When it was clean, which was seldom.

Regards
hg

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

Latest update to the website features:

- Portarlington at night.
- Dublin's Connolly & Heuston.
- A trip to the Belfast area and photos of the NIR Sandite 80 class at various locations around the network, plus ICR 22038 on the Enterprise.

Click http://smu.gs/14MLhPL to view.

Enjoy,
The Wanderer/

GM228

Judgement Day wrote: »

CIE have never been good at choosing locomotives or serviceable liveries. Not sure what colour scheme this loco was in - taken at Dungarvan by Joe St.Leger - after closure of the line.

I reckon it was silver with a very bad oil spill over it's front!

GM228

GM228

roundymac wrote: »

Got to love the oil lamps as well, could never understand why proper headlights were never fitted from the start.

Headlights were never fitted as consideration was never given to seeing in the dark (and still isn't believe it or not), they were only fitted as a safety device when it became a safety standard for the train to be seen, not for the driver to see!

GM228

jca

GM228 wrote: »

Headlights were never fitted as consideration was never given to seeing in the dark (and still isn't believe it or not), they were only fitted as a safety device when it became a safety standard for the train to be seen, not for the driver to see!

GM228

That's very true. When I used to cadge spins from the drivers as a chap, at night as soon as we were clear of a station most of the drivers turned the lights off, especially the older guys who graduated from steam.

metrovick001

Apart from the 121/141/181 & 071s of course :-)

Judgement Day wrote: »

CIE have never been good at choosing locomotives or serviceable liveries. Not sure what colour scheme this loco was in - taken at Dungarvan by Joe St.Leger - after closure of the line.

Losty Dublin

roundymac wrote: »

Got to love the oil lamps as well, could never understand why proper headlights were never fitted from the start.

Steam engines hadn't headlights either as a given here or the UK. It followed that the early diesel trains weren't fitted with them as a rule. The 2600 class didn't have decent headlights either though a few sets had them retro fitted as they went on.

The lamps on the locos were used to denote certain type of train to railway staff.; this goes back to the days of steam.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

I was up in Dublin today so grabbed a few images around Heuston in the morning and evening. Also contributor "MK_Tom" has sent me a few images from Drogheda and Portadown taken last Wednesday.

Click http://smu.gs/14SMNzN

jca

Judgement Day wrote: »

CIE have never been good at choosing locomotives or serviceable liveries. Not sure what colour scheme this loco was in - taken at Dungarvan by Joe St.Leger - after closure of the line.

I'd say she busted an oil ring or two and chucked it all out the exhaust.... God they were a terrible engine. The Aussies were stuck with them until they were retired in the 80's

jca

jca wrote: »

I'd say she busted an oil ring or two and chucked it all out the exhaust.... God they were a terrible engine. The Aussies were stuck with them until they were retired in the 80's

It's a C anyway. Note ETH socket on buffer beam and lack of staff snatchers.
With less than 500hp at rail they had to be run at high power notches most of the time which wore them out. They had 10 notches on the power controllers. What on earth was notch 1 supposed to be used for?

Victor

Judgement Day wrote: »

CIE have never been good at choosing locomotives or serviceable liveries. Not sure what colour scheme this loco was in - taken at Dungarvan by Joe St.Leger - after closure of the line.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U6L8gl50Mss/VGzkTven9pI/AAAAAAAADhI/0zobPkIYa4E/s1600/Dungarvan%2BJoe%2BSt%2BLeger.JPG[/url

Looks like Mr. Bean had the job of painting it black.

jca wrote: »

They didn't age very well in that colour unfortunately, they looked very flash gordon in the silver. There's a very early 121 class beside it.

http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/bmp/abe3687c1487aec0c93dd2504cdb78c9e528c04a.bmp

That actually looks like it has been on fire, a problem that a lot of 071s, 121s and 141s also had in the orange livery.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

Some images from Monasterevin earlier this morning to see the 0935 North Wall - Ballina IWT liner which was hauled by 075.
Click http://smu.gs/1yDXJKB to view.

The Wanderer

Salmon Leap

A few shots from Ken Larkin, a Ballyfermot native who posts a lot of old shots from the general area. I found these old rail shots among them. I'm sure they will be of interset to some of you folk....

https://flic.kr/p/oUKZzA

https://flic.kr/p/oJPfoJ

https://flic.kr/p/ok2ajz

https://flic.kr/p/pRKAZr

https://flic.kr/p/pS4Ak5

roundymac

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/15659221491/
Gosh that's a mighty looking loco, what is it?
Sorry can't get this upload properly, it's the fourth flic.kr down.

lord lucan

roundymac wrote: »

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/15659221491/
Gosh that's a mighty looking loco, what is it?
Sorry can't get this upload properly, it's the fourth flic.kr down.

Looks like GSR 800 Maedb,I'd say she's pretty much ex works in that pic.

GM228

lord lucan wrote: »

Looks like GSR 800 Maedb,I'd say she's pretty much ex works in that pic.

Indeed it's No.800 before she received any nameplates.

GM228

The_Wanderer

Afternoon all,

This morning there was an emergency exercise at Longford Station involving Iarnrod Eireann and the Emergency Services. The scenario was a train striking a car and a number of passengers on board the train were injured, some seriously.

There have also been a number of other updates to the website over the last few days, including several 2005 galleries.
- November 2014 updated with Sligo line images.
- The Southern Electric Groups farewell to the Southern MK1 EMU with the "Sussex Slammer" railtour on 19th November 2005.
- October 2005 gallery which features scenes around Dublin, Killarney and Rathmore plus Beet Trains on the Limerick Jct. - Waterford Line.
- The I.T.G. Plan C Railtour from Dublin to Ballina on the 8th October 2005.

All of these updates can be accessed on the home page at "Latest Gallery updates and News" Click http://www.thewandererphotos.com

Enjoy,
The Wanderer.

Victor

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glynf wrote: »

dublinman1990

lord lucan wrote: »

Looks like GSR 800 Maedb,I'd say she's pretty much ex works in that pic.

GM228 wrote: »

Indeed it's No.800 before she received any nameplates.

GM228

I've seen a glass trophy of GSR 800 in Seapoint DART Station in Dublin myself a few weeks ago. The station won an award recently (comprising of a certificate and the trophy of the loco itself) for best customer service at the Irish Rail Station Awards.

I'm told by one of the staff members there that the trophy was made by Waterford Crystal.

The trophy is quite a large and long heavy piece and requires two people to carry it side by side. I was shown the trophy by one of the staff members at the station. It is simply a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

end of the road

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I've seen a glass trophy of GSR 800 in Seapoint DART Station in Dublin myself a few weeks ago. The station won an award recently (comprising of a certificate and the trophy of the loco itself) for best customer service at the Irish Rail Station Awards.

I'm told by one of the staff members there that the trophy was made by Waterford Crystal.

The trophy is quite a large and long heavy piece and requires two people to carry it side by side. I was shown the trophy by one of the staff members at the station. It is simply a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

just like the loco herself. not a steam fan myself but if she had ever been got up and running i would buy a ticket for any train pulled by her. sadly they're will never be such a train and she will not be on the mainline between dublin and cork which is the only line she can run on anyway.

angelIRL

Evening all,

Some photos taken over the last few days: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:
- East Cork
- Stuttgart Hbf





F.

roundymac

Victor wrote: »

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I'v seen one of those "maglef" type train in Shanghai, it runs from the airport to the city centre, gets up to something like 450kph.:) Wife would'nt go on it.:mad: