Photo Thread.

Del.Monte

Old habits die hard and I blundered onto the RPSI website tonight and couldn't resist revisiting an old friend (?) Never thought I would see the day when No.131. would haul a train but here she is out on trial last November. We could have saved ourselves a lot of pain if she had gone straight to Whitehead from the plinth at Dundalk.



https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/rpsi-collection/7/no131

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

We start off the 2018 round of photos with a visit to Cork, Cobh and Midleton. The main reason for my trip was to see the new station entrance at Cork.

Unfortunately the weather wasn't that kind with Storm Eleanor rolling in across the country.

Click http://smu.gs/2DUbLk3 to view.

tabbey

The_Wanderer wrote: »

Evening folks,

We start off the 2018 round of photos with a visit to Cork, Cobh and Midleton. The main reason for my trip was to see the new station entrance at Cork.

Unfortunately the weather wasn't that kind with Storm Eleanor rolling in across the country.

Click http://smu.gs/2DUbLk3 to view.

The Republic's second city !

The station entrance facing the city centre !

This is what CIE / NTA think is appropriate architecture for Cork station's entrance from the city !

God help us !

Lidl / Aldi / Dunnes / Tesco would be ashamed of this in their carparks.

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

It seems I jinxed 216 last night after my spin to Cork behind it yesterday. It was hauled back from Cork to Inchicore this morning hauled by 219. I was lucky enough to catch it passing Clonkeen, Portlaoise just before 1300.

Click http://smu.gs/2CBGy95 to view the pictures from the day.

angelIRL

Morning all,

some photos taken around Cork last weekend:

Rathpeacon


Blackpool, Cork

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

Finbarr

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

The latest update to the January gallery features:

Thursday 4th January 2018:
A few images from around Ballybrophy.

Thursday 11th January 2018:
I dropped into Nenagh Station to see the morning departures to Ballybrophy and Limerick.

Saturday 13th January 2018:
I took a ramble today visiting Kilmastulla, Castleconnell on the Nenagh Branch, plus Cratloe, Clareabbey, Dromquin and Tubber on the Western Rail Corridor.

Click http://smu.gs/2D7TQud to view them.

The_Wanderer

After working the 0530 Galway - Heuston on Monday the 15th January, the hybrid 6ICR set 22002 (22001) was sent to Laois Traincare Depot on the as required 0905 empty path, for the set to be reformed to 3ICR sets in their original formations of 22301 + 22401 + 22201 and 22302 + 22402 + 22202.

22001 is required back in its original formation for testing of the CAWS/ATP hybrid signalling system between Limerick Jct. and Charleville in the coming weeks. Once the testing is complete the set will be once again reformed back to the hybrid 6 car 22002 (22001) set.

Click http://smu.gs/2EL9jN7 to view a few pictures.

Jamie2k9

Any idea when they will make a decision, they appear to be testing it for a long time and will single lines still operate in blocks?

The_Wanderer

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Any idea when they will make a decision, they appear to be testing it for a long time and will single lines still operate in blocks?

AFAIK it is going ahead with fitting to start at a exact date to be decided.

Limerick Jct. - Charleville is being fitted with the track based equipment at the moment so the use of 22001 is to mainly test the infrastructure equipment as well as a few more train tests. Even though the cabs of 22001 have been buried (coupled cab to cab), the staff on the project have been making visits to it in Heuston/ Inchicore every so often as development work is still ongoing.

Jamie2k9

The_Wanderer wrote: »

AFAIK it is going ahead with fitting to start at a exact date to be decided.

Limerick Jct. - Charleville is being fitted with the track based equipment at the moment so the use of 22001 is to mainly test the infrastructure equipment as well as a few more train tests. Even though the cabs of 22001 have been buried (coupled cab to cab), the staff on the project have been making visits to it in Heuston/ Inchicore every so often as development work is still ongoing.

Final observation, flooding often happens in a few area's, I hope it won't be a case of the yellow things not working if there is low level water covering them but not the rail head.

I bet fitting out the fleet of 22000 will be fun unless you can do it with the old system operating as normal until a full refit is done and then remove the old.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

A selection of images from the past week have now been uploaded to the website this evening.

- Perway transfer from Limerick Wagon Works to Portlaoise.
- Pictures from Thurles, Heuston, Connolly, Pearse and Killester.

Click http://smu.gs/2rmNSQs to view.

CarlosHarpic

Busy railfreight scene at Sligo Quay in the 70s

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1582860338496420&set=g.605357269662532&type=1&theater&ifg=1

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

While passing near Killonan Jct. this afternoon I called in to see 22008 passing with the 1550 Limerick - Limerick Jct. Plus earlier in the day I stopped off at Nenagh Station to see 2814 + 2813 working the 0745 to Limerick.

Click http://smu.gs/2nDB4QL

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

Pictures from the past few days have now been uploaded to the February gallery.

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018:
Some pictures from around Killarney.

Monday 5th February 2018:
Just one from today of LUAS tram 3007 at The Point.

Tuesday 6th February 2018:
Pictures from Thurles, Portlaoise and Rosskelton. Highlights included 22001 moving from Connolly to Laois Depot on its own. All other previous transfers between Connolly - Laois Depot for this CAWS/ATP hybrid testbed set have been either as part of a trailing or middle set.

Click http://smu.gs/2FTdE1t to view.

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

Latest update to the website has been uploaded featuring photos from:

- Limerick
- North of Athlone on the Westport line.
- Claremorris (including the IWT Liner).
- Ballina Branch.

Click http://smu.gs/2Ei2anH to view.

Shn99

Would anyone have photos of the 2716 and 2609 hybrid???

MrMorooka

Shn99 wrote: »

Would anyone have photos of the 2716 and 2609 hybrid???

I don't think that set is still in service. But The Wanderer has photos of it here
: https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/keyword/hybrid/

The_Wanderer

The set is currently not in service, but hopefully will return to service as part of the 2700 project.

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

The rest of the pictures from my weekend in Mayo and Sligo have been uploaded to https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/February-2018/i-vGdFZxv

Highlights include 071 and 087 at Ballina on the IWT and Timber freight trains and the British Rail Southern Region 3CIG 1498 at the Quirky Glamping site in Enniscrone.

The_Wanderer

Pictures from the past week have now all been uploaded to the February gallery at http://smu.gs/2sxzVzK

Locations featured include:

- Nenagh
- Ballybrophy
- Thurles (testing of 219 and common user 231)
- Charleville (testing of 22001 on the IEHS trials.
- Limerick Jct.
- Connolly
- Drogheda
- Pearse
- Broombridge
- Harcourt Street - damaged OCS and stranded trams.

angelIRL

Evening all,

I've uploaded some photographs taken from a recent trip to Bristol, Bath and Exeter: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus


North Somerset Junction, Bristol


Bath, Somerset


Bath Spa, Somerset

I've also included some photos from at trip to Mayo:


Ballina

Enjoy,
Finbarr

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

A bit of a PWD update this evening with pictures of 088 arriving at Portlaoise with a rail train from North Wall. Later on I stumbled upon it shunting the CWR train at Portlaoise PWD Yard. Earlier today 073 brought the Sperry Train from Mallow to Portlaoise.

In other photos, Monday starts off with 222 hauling failed MKIV set 4001 past Portlaoise and a few MKIV sets passing Rosskelton today.

Click http://smu.gs/2ooGZth to view.

Isambard

The_Wanderer wrote: »

Evening folks,

The rest of the pictures from my weekend in Mayo and Sligo have been uploaded to https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/February-2018/i-vGdFZxv

Highlights include 071 and 087 at Ballina on the IWT and Timber freight trains and the British Rail Southern Region 3CIG 1498 at the Quirky Glamping site in Enniscrone.

it looks so wrong in Ireland somehow and yet I recall them brand new coming on stream. Odd

The_Wanderer

Afternoon all,

While the country battens down for Storm Emma, I caught up on my backlog of pictures from the past week.

Friday 23rd February 2018:
Pictures from Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick.

Tuesday 27th February 2018:
On Tuesday evening I spent about two hours in Dublin City Centre observing and photographing LUAS Cross City trams in the City Centre. The College Green area was moving very well with no traffic delays to road vehicles or trams.

Wednesday 28th February 2018:
One picture of 22032 arriving into a snowy Portlaoise on the 0740 Limerick - Heuston.

Click http://smu.gs/2FIAQjY to view.

angelIRL

Morning all,

I've uploaded some photos taken over the last few weeks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:
- Bristol & Exeter
- Stuttgart area
- Dublin & Kildare
- Snow in East Cork


IC2013 passing through Esslingen (Neckar)


Bristol


Broadstone


Untitled


Killacloyne


Knockgriffin, Midleton #BeastFromTheEast

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

A few pictures of a snow covered Nenagh Station during the snow storm service suspension and lunchtime today at Rosskelton.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/March-2018 to view.

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

A few more pictures from this week of Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/March-2018/i-BVwM8tQ to view.

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,

Some pictures from an overnight trip from Portlaoise to Cork.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2018-Photos/March-2018/i-DqwStDw to view.

Enjoy!

The_Wanderer

Evening folks,
Pictures from a two day visit to London have now been uploaded to the website. 
The gallery includes a wide variety of railway and non railway images. 

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2018/UK-Trip-London-15th-to-17th-March-2018 to view.

candor

A random selection over the last year or so: