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The_Wanderer · 13-11-2019 7:46pm

Evening folks,

Photos so far from this week:

Monday 11th November 2019:
A postscript to Saturday's pictures. I called into Quakers Road while on the way back home. Earlier in the day 084 had visited the branch with the relay train and relayed the track near the level crossing with 2nd hand rail and sleepers.

Tuesday 12th November 2019:
Pictures from Thurles and Cork while heading to Cork on the 1400 Heuston - Cork service for the IRRS show in Cork later that night.

Wednesday 13th November 2019:
Pictures from a wet Cork on Wednesday morning as I head to Dublin on the 0925 service. Later in the day has two batches of pictures from Heuston, where in the space of a few hours the weather deteriorated significantly.

Click https://bit.ly/33KYaJ7 to view all the images.

The_Wanderer · 15-11-2019 10:37pm

Waterford & Suir Valley Railway Sunday 27th October 2019

While on a visit to the Waterford area, I travelled on the Waterford and Suir Valley Railway at Kilmeadan.

It's been nearly 5 1/2 years since my previous visit to the railway and since then the Waterford Greenway has been build beside the railway. I'm rather split on this greenway to be honest. On one hand it has certainly increased the passing traffic at Kilmeadan with walkers and cyclists stopping off for refreshments at the station cafe, but the greenway has destroyed the tranquil scenery of the railway from Kilmeadan in towards Waterford.

Click https://bit.ly/2NR1YTx to view.

The_Wanderer · 16-11-2019 10:34pm

On Saturday 16th November rail services were suspended between Portlaoise and Limerick Jct. for the renewal of turnout of Ground Frame 820 at Thurles. Here we see tamper 751 tamping the new turnout on the Saturday afternoon. Pictures from the day also come from outside Cashel.

Click https://bit.ly/2pooSbs to view.

tabbey · 16-11-2019 11:13pm

Snow already? it is not looking good for the coming winter.

Jamie2k9 · 17-11-2019 9:53pm

Never herd the term Ground Frame, whats the difference to renewing a standard turnout?

The_Wanderer · 18-11-2019 9:20pm

Pictures today come from Portlaoise with the hightlight being 071 heading L.E. from Inchicore to Portlaoise PWD yard.

Click the image below to view.

The_Wanderer · 18-11-2019 9:34pm

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Never herd the term Ground Frame, whats the difference to renewing a standard turnout?

Locally controlled turnout as opposed to a turnout controlled by a signalbox.

Ground Frames (GF) are used to control access to sidings and yards by means of a lever frame situated on the ground adjacent to the siding it controls. This distinguishes it from a lever frame found inside a signal box. Control of operation of a ground frame is handed by the signaller to the frame operator. Often this is done by pressing a button on the panel releasing the GF. All signals protecting the GF will be held red by the interlocking.

From https://www.simsig.co.uk/

Off the top of my head on IE there are GF's at:

- Portlaoise.
- Ballybrophy.
- Thurles.
- Platlin Sidings x 4.
- Killarney.

The_Wanderer · 23-11-2019 7:02pm

Evening folks,

Pictures from this week comprise.

Tuesday 19th November 2019:
Pictures today come from Ballybrophy and Portlaoise.

Wednesday 20th November 2019:
Featuring 071 arriving at Portlaoise on a relay train from Mallow.

Friday 22nd November 2019:
Pictures this evening come from Terenure and Heuston Station.

Click https://bit.ly/2pGbzDk to view.

dowlingm · 24-11-2019 11:32pm

IE 222 wrote: »

They are doing work around the 5MP this weekend relaying about 3/4 mile. Not sure what else is planned yet. I don't think there would be line speed improvements until the whole route is eventually done (when will that be is the question?) and elimination of user worked level crossings to allow a line speed increase. In a perfect world you should be able to do Limerick - Ballybrophy in about 60 - 70 minutes. We can keep dreaming....

A months closure would suggest a fair bit of work been carried out. What is the line speed, 40?? I know it's as low as 30 in some sections. Presumably they are replacing jointed track for CWR but even with crossings you'd expect to be seen a min of 50mph on CWR. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Network Statement says 30mph from MP0 to MP35 (Silvermines Junction?) And a motorway to compete with...

The_Wanderer · 25-11-2019 12:57am

A few images from Thurles tonight while waiting to collect family off the 1750 Tralee - Heuston.

Click https://bit.ly/35A9wjp to view.

tabbey · 26-11-2019 12:21pm

dowlingm wrote: »

Network Statement says 30mph from MP0 to MP35 (Silvermines Junction?) And a motorway to compete with...

And this had 70 mph running half a century ago when there was no motorway, nor even a Roscrea bypass.

The_Wanderer · 02-12-2019 8:25pm

I was in Glasgow for a couple of days between the 26th and 28th November for an IRO event in the City. Between these events I managed to get out and explore some of the extensive suburban railway network the city has to offer.

Click https://bit.ly/2DFL6cB to view the 160 images from the visit.

The_Wanderer · 02-12-2019 9:51pm

Another small update to the website this evening with the first pictures from the December 2019 gallery.

Monday 2nd December 2019:
Premier Class 5ICR 22039 was very unusually allocated to the 1530 Heuston - Limerick service on Monday 2nd December covering for a shortage of 4ICR sets.

Click https://bit.ly/33I8h0q to view the pictures from Portlaoise and Limerick.

The_Wanderer · 05-12-2019 9:32pm

Evening folks,

Latest pictures from the week so far include:

Tuesday 3rd December 2019:
Images from Portlaoise and Limerick today.

Thursday 5th December 2019:
The main event from today was pictures of 071 at Ballybrophy and near Portlaoise with the relay train from the Nenagh Branch. The relay train was working around Borris-in-Ossory relaying track.

Click https://bit.ly/2YsDunq to view.

dublinman1990 · 06-12-2019 1:14am

Hi there. I enjoyed looking at these photographs.

Can you tell me what are the other parts that are connected to a relay train apart from the flatbed wagons carrying the sleepers?

TIA.

The_Wanderer · 06-12-2019 7:02pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Hi there. I enjoyed looking at these photographs.

Can you tell me what are the other parts that are connected to a relay train apart from the flatbed wagons carrying the sleepers?

TIA.

Thanks for viewing.

Before a relay train does it bit, a Long Welded Rail train will visit the section to be relayed and drop rails in the "cess" i.e. outside the two existing rails. See https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2019-Photos/November-2019/i-fmPSZHH (not sure why there was rails in the 5ft - inside the track on this occasion).

Then the relay train will arrive which contains the Donelli gantries (see https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/search/?q=Donelli+gantries&c=photos) and sleepers.

The Donelli's will be offloaded from the train and run along the new rails, lift the old track and place it on the flat wagon. Then lift sleepers from the flat wagon and place it on to the trackbed with the correct spacing. The rails are then slewed and fasted into place on the new sleepers. That's about it.

The_Wanderer · 06-12-2019 9:48pm

Today's picture roundup comes from Ballybrophy with 076 on the Relay Train, Portlaoise, Thurles and Mallow.

Click https://bit.ly/2YnGUaU to view.

purplepanda · 07-12-2019 11:25pm

A few railway related photos from a trip to Catalunya del Nord in 2018.

Latour De Carol station France - Spain border.

Toulouse bound train.

purplepanda · 07-12-2019 11:42pm

Train Jaune (Yellow train) is a 1,000 mm gauge railway in the Pyrenees.

As you can see the line is a real feat of engineering, unfortunately on the day we visited the workers decided to call a national rail strike :rolleyes:. This is one of many railway viaducts built over high mountains & valleys :eek:.

Seanmk1 · 08-12-2019 2:15pm

Christmas is coming and there are some gifts on Amazon for your friendly railfans

The_Wanderer · 15-12-2019 5:18pm

Afternoon folks,

The latest batch of photos from the past week feature:

aturday 7th December 2019:
Today we visited Tralee and saw 2601 + 2602 stabled while later in the evening saw 22026 at Maddam's Hill outside Killarney.

Wednesday 11th December 2019:
083 pictured passing Clonkeen with the 1000 Mallow - Portlaoise Relay Train.

Friday 13th December 2019:
Pictures from Portlaoise and Heuston.

Saturday 14th December 2019:
The day was spent on the Maynooth Line photographing the RPSI Santa Specials and the Commuter traffic on the line.

Click https://bit.ly/2S0Ku9A to view them all.

The_Wanderer · 18-12-2019 8:12pm

Evening folks,

Back to Dublin today so the pictures come from Heuston, Busaras, Abbey and Dawson during my travels.

Click shorturl.at/mvwHN to view.

angelIRL · 19-12-2019 6:51pm

Good evening,

I've uploaded some photographs taken recently in the UK: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes
- Great Eastern Main Line
- East Coast Main Line
- LNER HST Farewell tour

#HSTfarewell Burntisland

43277 Sandy

86605 Colchester

F.

The_Wanderer · 24-12-2019 8:32pm

Evening folks,

The pre Christmas update to the December gallery is now complete with:

Monday 23rd December 2019:
Translink Metrobus 798, a 2003 Scania L94UB Wright Solar has recently turned up in Portlaoise, possibly on schoolwork.

Tuesday 24th December 2019:
While driving home for Christmas, I stopped off for pictures at Barnagh on the former North Kerry Line and at Farranfore on the South Kerry Line for the 1520 Mallow - Tralee.

May I take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.

Click https://bit.ly/2QlvGjs to view all the pictures.

Del.Monte · 24-12-2019 9:07pm

What's with the ghastly fence at Barnagh - completely ruins the location?

The_Wanderer · 24-12-2019 9:27pm

Del.Monte wrote: »

What's with the ghastly fence at Barnagh - completely ruins the location?

Health and Safety obviously. The station building is probably unsafe and has been fenched off. This part of the greenway is new.

The_Wanderer · 27-12-2019 8:09pm

Friday 27th December 2019:
The post Christmas shuntdown startup offered little problems. One issue that did occur was 22036 failing prior to departure of the 0705 Tralee - Heuston due to a minor technical fault with 22025 being stepped up from the 0905 Tralee - Mallow to work the service to Dublin. This offered the rare sight of a 5ICR set working the Mallow - Tralee shuttles after 22036 was repaired in time for the 0905 departure.

Click the image below to view all the pictures.

The_Wanderer · 30-12-2019 7:56pm

Monday 30th December 2019:
This week sees the North Tipperary Rail Partnership take its annual trip to Limerick on Ice. On Monday 30th, Cloughjordan was were the bulk of the passengers joined the train. Due to the expected heavy loadings Iarnrod Eireann arranged for the 3ICR set normally employed on the Limerick - Limerick Jct. route to work the 0630 & 1655 Limerick - Ballybrophy, 1005 & 1905 Ballybrophy - Limerick services inplace of the usual 2 car 2800 Class.

Click https://bit.ly/36c6H9d to view all the images.

The_Wanderer · 31-12-2019 4:49pm

Tuesday 31st December 2019:
To bring the curtain down on 2019, I stopped off at Trumera to photo 4005 and 226 on the 1225 Cork - Heuston.

Click the image below to view the final batch of pictures from 2019!

The_Wanderer · 31-12-2019 7:19pm

2019: A Year in Review Gallery.

This gallery contains over 360 photos from the past 12 months from the railways of Ireland.

Enjoy the gallery and let's hope 2020 and beyond will be just as interesting as we enter a new decade.

Happy New Year and thank you for viewing The Wanderer's Photos.

Click https://bit.ly/2F8j8a3 to view.

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