Kells Transport Museum

Cork Trucker

Just got a call about this place. Apparently “The great Clear out” has happened and the site cleared

BonnieSituation

Cork Trucker wrote: »

Just got a call about this place. Apparently “The great Clear out” has happened and the site cleared

When did that fire happen? Has everything been removed?

Cork Trucker

BonnieSituation wrote: »

When did that fire happen? Has everything been removed?

There’s a photo of LA37 on Facebook recently crushed. The fire in question was in 2011.

Del.Monte

Just came across this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrqy1BDohaY&feature=youtu.be on Facebook - what happened to Dr.Grimes?

The site looks to be an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Pity the unfortunate fire crews who will be called out to tackle the inevitable gigantic blaze here.

Cork Trucker

The site was cleared

Del.Monte

Cork Trucker wrote: »

The site was cleared

Any idea of when as not clear from video? What happened to Michael Grimes?

Cork Trucker

Del.Monte wrote: »

Any idea of when as not clear from video? What happened to Michael Grimes?

Cleared in the last 12/18 months, some buses made it out of there to be properly restored/preserved, but the majority were crushed. Grimes is around West Cork

Del.Monte

The man who put up the video says it was recorded yesterday - you both can't be right.

Cork Trucker

Del.Monte wrote: »

The man who put up the video says it was recorded yesterday - you both can't be right.

That’s substantially cleared compared to previous occasions. Leave it with me and I’ll share it with those with internal knowledge

Isambard

it looks like many of the buses were deliberately trashed. Shocking.

Cork Trucker

Isambard wrote: »

it looks like many of the buses were deliberately trashed. Shocking.

Some of the thrashing was done while the others were crushed on site, there was mere vandalism, broken windows, up to that point. The Bus Eireann Coach, i think EVH8 or 15, was almost fully intact when i was there

L1011

Del.Monte wrote: »

what happened to Dr.Grimes?

Bankrupt.

colm_mcm

Also
https://www.lawsociety.ie/News/News/Stories/fake-firm--grimes--company/

I see that KD184 (the only known surviving BE example of the type) has taken a battering in the process of clearing the yard. Granted it was very likely beyond saving well before this point, but still not a nice sight to see...

Did I hear it right that there was another fire here within the last couple of months?

L1011

https://twitter.com/urbandoned_/status/1650822216483758084

Did anyone else have such a collection of Ulsterbus vehicles?

That groups Irish content is heavily from Summer 2021 with some Summer 2022 stuff also.

L1011

Video up, it's Kells and from Summer 2022. So there was a lot left after the earlier clearouts anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O04MZ9--7Q

What exactly was ol' Grimey's game here?

Why was he grabbing everything he could get his hands on?

Someone suggested on another forum that the term "transport museum" was just a flag of convenience for operating a scrapyard by any other name without environmental controls, other relevant permits, planning etc. Whether or not that's true I don't know but I wouldn't put anything past that guy...

L1011

Feck knows. Almost certainly stopped some kit from going to actual preservation in the process too.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120597207#Comment_120597207

That is very true.