Irish Sugar, Mallow

ClovenHoof · 21-02-2017 02:01PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Is the picture that you're looking for?

The steam crane is working in the exchange sidings which are still there - parallel to the Mallow/Tralee line.

Is that a small blue locomotive in the distance?

Del.Monte · 21-02-2017 02:27PM

No, it's a plastic water barrel for the steam crane on the side of a Ruston.

ClovenHoof · 21-02-2017 10:09PM

Thanks, what is a Ruston? Also what year is the photo please?

Del.Monte · 21-02-2017 10:53PM

ClovenHoof wrote: »

Thanks, what is a Ruston? Also what year is the photo please?

A Ruston diesel locomotive - all four CSE factories had a couple to replace their steam locomotives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruston_(engine_builder)

If memory serves the beet siding photo dates from 1988.

Del.Monte · 21-02-2017 11:05PM

Here's the two Mallow ones at the entrance to the factory in 1988.

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Here's one of the Mallow ones lying at Fenit a couple of years after the Mallow photo.

and here's the same Ruston 'cunningly' disguised as a steam loco at Clonakilty Model Railway Village.

oppenheimer1 · 21-02-2017 11:10PM

h.gricer wrote: »

No probably not, it's not a question of ''IF'' production starts again, it's a question of ''WHEN'' sugarbeet will be back in business again in Ireland sooner or later, we have the ideal climate etc, but it definitely won't be on the railway and why would it be.
When production starts again in the future, starting from scratch, the new facility will probably be built close to the growers, in line with keeping costs down, the growers instead of queuing up at a railway station like Wellingtonbridge and taking the beet long distance to a factory in Mallow, they'll be queuing up at a local facility and eliminating long distance transport costs from their budget, makes more economic sense.

Sugar beet is gone and won't be coming back save for a major war or other catastrophe. Sugar production in Ireland was subsidised to the tune of 50% of the value of the crop. It would have been cheaper to just give the farmers the money and not bother with the beets at all.

Losty Dublin · 22-02-2017 12:32AM

Del.Monte wrote: »

A Ruston diesel locomotive - all four CSE factories had a couple to replace their steam locomotives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruston_(engine_builder)

If memory serves the beet siding photo dates from 1988.

Was the second Mallow Ruston the one that ended up in Belturbet for their failed preservation project?

Del.Monte · 22-02-2017 09:19AM

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Was the second Mallow Ruston the one that ended up in Belturbet for their failed preservation project?

No, the second Mallow one ended up with the Halfway House Vintage Club dump/depot at the Ramble Inn, Ballinahassig. Although I could be wrong and it could be the good one from Thurles.

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As far as I can remember, the one at Belturbet is the good Ruston loco from Thurles CSE, but I haven't been to view it in its current location. I didn't hear about Belturbet failing??

Isambard · 22-02-2017 09:26AM

Belturbet hasn't failed but it isn't exactly thriving either. It's a very local affair. At least the loco is under cover.

The loco at Halfway works (or at least it did a couple of years ago) and has a short length of line.

Del.Monte · 22-02-2017 09:37AM

Here's a pic from Ciaran Cooney's Eiretrains site http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Belturbet/IrishRailwayStations.html which confirms that the Belturbet loco is the second of the Mallow CSE locos and therefore the Ramble Inn one is the ex.Thurles loco.

Isambard · 22-02-2017 10:30AM

it's not the Ramble Inn...it's the Halfway Inn....different Inns with a railway theme

Del.Monte · 22-02-2017 12:51PM

Isambard wrote: »

it's not the Ramble Inn...it's the Halfway Inn....different Inns with a railway theme

I'll bow to your superior local knowledge, but whatever it's currently called this is the location: http://ie.geoview.info/the_ramble_inn,839552942n

Isambard · 22-02-2017 12:59PM

sorry I had the wrong end of the stick there

whisky_galore · 23-02-2017 11:07AM

Isambard wrote: »

it's not the Ramble Inn...it's the Halfway Inn....different Inns with a railway theme

The one that also contains a CIE double decker.... slowly rotting away.

Isambard · 24-02-2017 09:25AM

that's the one, there is I believe another pub in that general area that has a Railway display (relics and photos) but I have not ever bothered to visit and now can't remember where it is....Waterfall/Ballinhassig area I thought

roundymac · 27-02-2017 11:28AM

Isambard wrote: »

it's not the Ramble Inn...it's the Halfway Inn....different Inns with a railway theme

It's the Ramble Inn,,, at the Halfway village. Check it in Google maps if you don't believe me.

Isambard · 27-02-2017 01:39PM

Read the thread....

Board Walker · 20-08-2021 10:27AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/102529641#Comment_102529641

Water tower was scrapped but the turn table is still there. Behind a big pile of stone just after you go in the gate.

have you any more photos of the yard?

Board Walker · 14-02-2022 09:13AM

Well, after seeing a post last night on FB i had a look over inside the BFS this morning. The yard is gone! Not only the wagons but the rails too. Looks like someone went through in a few D10 dozers. they only left the sleepers. Absolutely nothing left.

Board Walker · 06-02-2023 02:18PM

Drone Hawk has updated the previous video showing the before and after.

Turntable remains but shrouded in trees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBvO6XoSo7o&ab_channel=DroneHawk

Irish Sugar, Mallow

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