Photo Thread.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

I was confined to Co. Laois today while all the fun was being had in Co. Meath & Co. Louth with the MKIV Gauging trial to Dundalk. Sean Cain and Lar Griffin have kindly contributed photos to the website of the days events. I did manage to photograph 206 in its new "Enterprise" livery at Portarlington with the 1140 Ballina - North Wall IWT Liner.

All the pictures from the day start at http://smu.gs/1Cy0bYS

The Wanderer.

The_Wanderer

Bridge strike at Portarlington earlier this morning: Click http://smu.gs/1Eunbal to view all.

Itssoeasy

I've been in Prague for the last four days and got a few pictures of the trams and two videos one of the trains and trams.

I'll post the pictures tomorrow as I've a heuston cork train to catch. Don't worry I'll take pictures of this train and record stuff.

Itssoeasy

I didn't get a picture of it but one loco hauled train in Prague in 2015 seemed to have got the excess orange and black paint off IR. I actually said out loud jesus that's a mark 3 to which I got blank looks😄😄. The metro in Prague goes a fair old speed.

Itssoeasy

Sorry I know this is off topic as I don't have a picture but I saw a Mk 3 on the back of a lorry passing northwall going to the airport. My understanding was the ones that were not scraped are getting done up to be used for the new company running the tours. So has one survived briefly ?

Itssoeasy

The 21:20 heuston cork is a 22k set.

end of the road

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Sorry I know this is off topic as I don't have a picture but I saw a Mk 3 on the back of a lorry passing northwall going to the airport. My understanding was the ones that were not scraped are getting done up to be used for the new company running the tours. So has one survived briefly ?

i think another one is due out but i couldn't confirm

MGWR

The_Wanderer wrote: »

Bridge strike at Portarlington earlier this morning: Click http://smu.gs/1Eunbal to view all.

More untrained lorry drivers who cannot seem to read bridge clearance signs. Next to nothing done about it.

Itssoeasy

MGWR wrote: »

More untrained lorry drivers who cannot seem to read bridge clearance signs. Next to nothing done about it.

It baffles me how these bridges are being struck. I mean you can't miss the bloody things and if you have any doubt don't go under the thing.

Captain Chaos

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Sorry I know this is off topic as I don't have a picture but I saw a Mk 3 on the back of a lorry passing northwall going to the airport. My understanding was the ones that were not scraped are getting done up to be used for the new company running the tours. So has one survived briefly ?

Two have been kept for the PW department to become the new weed spray train, allowing the current Mk1 GSV to be retired.

I don't know if they are being modified in Inchicore or are they the ones you saw. Are you sure they were going to the airport and not onto the M1 to head north. The only rolling stock in the country that was ever airborn was 201.

Itssoeasy

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Two have been kept for the PW department to become the new weed spray train, allowing the current Mk1 GSV to be retired.

I don't know if they are being modified in Inchicore or are they the ones you saw. Are you sure they were going to the airport and not onto the M1 to head north. The only rolling stock in the country that was ever airborn was 201.

I was sitting on the back of a lorry right at the entrance where the Tara's leave North wall and head to be unloaded.

Itssoeasy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwXqxepThno

Itssoeasy

Itssoeasy wrote: »

I was sitting on the back of a lorry right at the entrance where the Tara's leave North wall and head to be unloaded.

It was sitting just inside this entrance on the right hand side
http://goo.gl/maps/dSssA

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

Latest photos from the past several days are now up on the website:

Friday 6th March 2015:
- Bridge Strike at Portarlington and a few images from the evening time at Heuston.

Saturday 7th March 2015:
A ramble to Howth and Malahide from Pearse.

Sunday 8th March 2015:
LUAS images from St. Stephen's Green.

Monday 9th March 2015:
A visit to Kildare and Portarlington to see 074 with the 1510 Waterford - Ballina Ety. Timber.

Click http://smu.gs/1Eunbal to view.

The Wanderer.

Captain Chaos

Great photos as always. Don't know if it's a first but it is for me. I never seen a formation of more than 8 HOBS in a train. I see 084 and 086 have 10 between them. From what I can can tell they have one genny unit for every 3 standards unlike the UK that tend to have one genny for every 4 standards, they seem to put more electrical load on their trains.

angelIRL

Good morning,

some photos taken over the last few weeks in and around the Cork area:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/


South of Rathduff by finnyus, on Flickr

Finbarr

The_Wanderer

Afternoon all,

Some pictures from the past week have now been uploaded to http://smu.gs/1G7R27r

- Featuring:

Wednesday 11th March 2015:
A trip from Laois to Cork.

Thursday 12th March 2015:
Cork to Killarney, via Midleton and Limerick Jct.

Friday 13th March 2015:
Around and about Killarney.

Saturday 14th March 2015:
Killarney and Mallow.

The Wanderer.

angelIRL

Afternoon,

some photos taken over the last few days:


Cobh Junction by finnyus, on Flickr


Cork Kent by finnyus, on Flickr


Mallow Hospital by finnyus, on Flickr


Carrigaloe by finnyus, on Flickr


Drumcondra by finnyus, on Flickr


West Offaly Power Station by finnyus, on Flickr

More here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

F.

angelIRL

Morning all,

some photos taken yesterday in East Cork: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/


Silversprings by finnyus, on Flickr


Ballyadam by finnyus, on Flickr

Finbarr.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

A few images from the Cork and Limerick lines yesterday, including a 9 car ICR private charter from Charleville to Dublin Connolly for Kilmallock G.A.A.

Click http://smu.gs/1x1N6VL to view.

The Wanderer.

angelIRL

Evening all,

a lot of vegetation clearance has taken place around Mallow over the last while, especially around Mallow General.

Some photos taken yesterday around Mallow & Banteer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/


Mallow Hospital by finnyus, on Flickr

Finbarr

end of the road

angelIRL wrote: »

Evening all,

a lot of vegetation clearance has taken place around Mallow over the last while, especially around Mallow General.

just being done, or something up and coming i haven't heard about?

angelIRL

end of the road wrote: »

just being done, or something up and coming i haven't heard about?

Not that I know of. There seems to be a lot of clearance done around various parts of the network.

Markcheese

angelIRL wrote: »

Not that I know of. There seems to be a lot of clearance done around various parts of the network.

There was a fair few trees came down last year in the big storms - so could be just stepping up a bit of house-keeping-

101sean

If they're stripping every thing back like that there's most likely a slope stability problem, we've done similar for Network Rail.

angelIRL

Some photos taken yesterday, Saturday 21 March, around Hazelhatch & Kildare: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:

• 085+088 topping and tailling a rake of ballast hoppers
• 086 with the Belview - Portlaoise steel train
• InterCity & commuter services in the area

Stacumney Bridge by finnyus, on Flickr

F.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

Images from Saturday and Sunday have now been uploaded to http://smu.gs/1B56a1T

Featuring:
- Galway line trains at Portarlington.
- Heuston Station.
- LUAS Red Line disruption due to the water march protest.
- Some random images from Sunday while onboard the RPSI Marble City to Kilkenny.

The RPSI Marble City images have been uploaded to the Railtour section of the website at http://smu.gs/1EBwXUK

The Wanderer.
P.S. There was a category 1 near miss with the RPSI Special at the 16 M.P. near Sallins this morning with two trespassers who had cameras. This is now under investigation. May I appeal to all enthusiasts out there to stay safe and stay on the right side of the fence. It will only take an serious incident to occur with an enthusiast special and the R.S.C. and I.E. could ban Steam Specials from the network (in a worst case scenario). I for one, and I'm sure you all agree, don't want to see that happening.

Jamie2k9

Any particular reason why IE didn't just shut the RPSI into the siding after P2 access to the mainline like normally happens?

Removing the crossover in Kilkeny to stop run rounds was a stupid move by IE, all to save a few quid and not install lifts. Waterford is the only line with no real accessibility and IE waste money doing it in places such as Charleville which handles a tiny few passengers per day! Not often required but a move that costs time and money every time a run happens required a second engine.

BonkeyDonker

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Any particular reason why IE didn't just shut the RPSI into the siding after P2 access to the mainline like normally happens?

Removing the crossover in Kilkeny to stop run rounds was a stupid move by IE, all to save a few quid and not install lifts. Waterford is the only line with no real accessibility and IE waste money doing it in places such as Charleville which handles a tiny few passengers per day! Not often required but a move that costs time and money every time a run happens required a second engine.

How often is this required now a days - only really for the RPSI - so not a huge problem. And the chances are the savings are much greater than this inconvenience.

end of the road

BonkeyDonker wrote: »

How often is this required now a days - only really for the RPSI - so not a huge problem. And the chances are the savings are much greater than this inconvenience.

its very much a huge problem and the supposed savings compared to the flexibility lost is questionable. considering the costs to re-install it when it will be needed, which in years to come, it probably will, its safe to say his point is justified. this is the exact type of penny pinching and nonsense british rail ended up having to do to save a pittence because of more penny pinching and now its being redone at ridiculous cost and where it hasn't been its causing a lot of problems. shame we don't learn from others mistakes but this is ireland so its not surprising