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The May gallery has been updated with new photos from the past few days.

Thursday 11th & Friday 12th May 2023:

One turn on the 72 bus route between Limerick and Athlone is now booked to be LF operated, which are double decker coaches.

Sunday 14th May 2023:

While in Dundrum, Co. Tipperary for the afternoon, I launched the drone to get some photos of passing Cork trains.

Click https://bit.ly/3IcgCka to view all the pictures.

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Evening all,

The website has got new pictures into the May gallery and Connemara Railway.

May: Some drone photos of the evening Nenagh branch trains at Nenagh and Southill in Co. Tipperary on the 16th May. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/May-2023/i-rm5Q6p8

Connemara Gallery: I paid a visit to Maam Cross last Saturday which has had some new arrivals of rolling stock, including a former Caledonian MK3 Sleeper carriage 10598. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursPreservedRailways/2023/Connemara-Railway/i-RzX8XfR

www.thewandererphotos.com

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The May 2023 gallery has been updated with a bunch of new photos from the past week.

Thursday 25th May 2023:

Pictures from Thurles and Heuston while on a day trip to Dublin. Highlights include a visit to the Valeting Plant at Heuston to view the new ICR B2 intermediate vehicles and some pictures from the roof of the NTCC building during an escorted tour.

Saturday 27th May 2023:

While in the Banagher area on Saturday, I ventured over to Clonfert to see the famous railway through a canal lock, a Bord na Mona narrow gauge railway running through the former lock chamber at Kylemore on the disused Grand Canal to Ballinasloe.

Sunday 28th May 2023:

Pictures from around the Limerick and Limerick Jct. areas on this fine sunny day.

Click https://tinyurl.com/3md6fzbw to view all the images.

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Morning,

a few photographs taken recently: https://flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:

UK (Yorkshire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall)
Various bits around Ireland

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There have been numerous updates to the website over the past week:

May 2023 gallery:

Photos from Dublin of the LUAS system and at Heuston Station on the last day of May. https://tinyurl.com/26p248jy

June 2023 gallery:

Saturday 3rd June 2023:

A ramble on the Tralee line from Killarney to Banteer onboard the Railtours Ireland Emerald Pullman and then into Tralee on the 0900 from Cork, returning to Killarney on the 1105 from Tralee. All the passenger trains were at near capacity between Killarney and Mallow. Later in the day we see the 1505 Tralee - Mallow at Killarney.

Sunday 4th June 2023:

A visit to Quagmire Viaduct situated at the 31½ MP near the former station of Headford Jct. on the Tralee Line.

Monday 5th June 2023:

While visiting Foynes to see the latest work on the reconstruction, we see Bus Eireann's LF444 passing by on the 1350 Limerick - Ballybunion Route 314. To see the Foynes pictures go to the Network improvements 2023 section.

Tuesday 6th June 2023:

A few evening time pictures at The Gullet outside Heuston.

Click https://tinyurl.com/yckr23hv to view

Foynes Line reconstruction: A visit to Foynes to see the start of work on the rebuilding of the railway. The contractor is on site and some track lifting has occurred between Foynes and Robertstown Viaduct. Click https://tinyurl.com/yx26xd2e to view

All the images can also be viewed from the home page at www.thewandererphotos.com

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Another update to the June gallery.

Wednesday 7th June 2023:

Pictures courtesy of Matthew Wilson of 22003 in Belfast Great Victoria Street on the Railtours Ireland Charter.

Thursday 8th June 2023:

A lunchtime at Ratheven outside Portlaoise produced 072 on the Limerick Works Wagon Transfer which today consisted of 4 Tara Mines wagons and a short while later 084 on a PWD Materials train from North Wall to Portlaoise. Plus the usual passenger traffic with MKIV's and 22000's.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-bgWzvsX to view.

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What is it with the amount of ballast used? 😮

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It's an access point for the CCE PWD. The ballast up to rail level allows Road Rail Machines to access the railway and change to/from road or rail configuration.

The June Gallery has been updated with images from last Wednesday with pictures from Thurles, Limerick Jct. and Portlaoise. It proved an interesting 45 minutes at Limerick Jct. as services were delayed due to the earlier failure of the 0745 Thurles - Limerick at Dromkeen.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-LVXGQKP to view.

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Afternoon all,

The new updates to the website contain:

Saturday 17th June 2023:

Pictures from Thurles and Heuston while heading up to Dublin for an Irish Railway Record Society Outing. Also an unexpected visit to Templemore rounds out the day. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-7Br8Sn5 to view.

A visit was arranged by the Irish Railway Record Society to the new National Train Control Centre and Heuston Valeting Plant, on Saturday 17th June 2023 to view the new Control Centre for the Iarnród Éireann network and the new ICR “B2 cars” at the Heuston Valeting Plant. Also on display at Heuston V.P. was 3ICR 22001 which is the head of series for the European Train Control System (ETCS) fitment. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2023/IRRS-visit-NTCC-HNVP/ to view.

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Is it the lighting or have they the light version of tables, I prefer the darker ones.

Lack of full air conditioning within the new vestibule area isn't ideal for an area for large volume of passengers.

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Are you sure they aren't fully airconditioned?

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I hope so but it just looks like a standard vestibule and poorly ventilated compared to carriages. Truely awful if you have to stand for prolonged periods of time like people do now. Know nothing about the systems but they seem to cut in and out as well in these areas.

Just walking from coach to coach over the last few weeks and you notice the change between coaches and vestibule and that's with nobody standing. This is fine but wiith the new area you could have people sitting there for longer times.

Thankfully a lot of overcrowded services are not as common these days at peak times.

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I notice a lot of people choose to stand in the vestibule even when the saloons aren't full to be honest.

I must have a closer look at one of these new ones next time I see them.

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You'll be waiting a while as none of them are in service yet and it will be towards the end of the year before they are.

The June gallery has been updated with:

Tuesday 20th June 2023:

A lunchtime trip to the Curragh and Kildare today which produced plenty of interest. First up was 215 passing the Curragh Mainline Station with the Ballina - North Wall IWT Liner, then it was back to Kildare to view 076 departing with the 1130 Waterford - Westport Ety. Timber. As soon as that left, its place on the middle road was taken by 085 hauling the new Kirow Crane No. 900 on its first outing on the IE network. It had earlier operated a 1030 trial from Portlaoise to North Wall and returned at 1320. A final nice surprise was seeing MPV 790 departing Kildare on a retimed Weedspray run to Waterford. All in all a productive 45 minutes or so.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-Q5NSkpn to view.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120742378#Comment_120742378

Had a look at them a few months back, but just didn’t look closely at the HVAC at the time.

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There's talk of them coming over the Connolly side, to speed up the testing process too.

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I believe that is a very strong rumour with trials to Sligo as a 2nd "tractor set" has been created to speed up the process.

Wednesday 21st June 2023:

The Kirow Crane No. 900 was out for trials again today. Instead of the planned trip from North Wall to Wexford it operated a 1055 Portlaoise - Waterford via Limerick Jct. trial. To round up the day, pictures from Grange LC of the 1200 Heuston - Cork and 1225 Cork - Heuston passing.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-xvG5Dq5 to view.

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Thursday 22nd June 2023:

085 returned with the Kirow Crane from Waterford to Portlaoise on Thursday 22nd June 2023 and I managed to photograph it passing Clonkeen on the approach to Portlaoise running about 45 minutes early.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-LB4ztTc to view.

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Monday 26th June 2023:

The unusual sight of a MKIV set in Laois Depot greeted me this morning and also some pictures from around Portlaoise & Limerick during the day.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/June-2023/i-bHfptZV to view.

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The July gallery kicks off with a selection of photos from Wednesday 5th July 2023:

Thanks to a tip off last night, I ventured out this morning to see the unusual sight of a pair of 2600 Class units on the Nenagh Branch covering for unavailable 2800 Class.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/July-2023/i-SMtdSCn to view.

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Friday 7th July 2023:

After the excitement of a Cork based 2600 Class on the Nenagh branch last Wednesday, normality had returned to the branch when 2804 + 2803 were provided for the 1710 Limerick - Ballybrophy on Friday. 41 passengers were on the train leaving Limerick which is just under a 50% load factor for a 2 car 2800. The return working from Ballybrophy at 1905 had 45 passengers. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/July-2023/i-QrFJXBD to view.

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Good morning all,

Two gallery updates this morning at the start of a UK trip to Devon, Cornwall and London.

Farewell to the Stena Europe - After 21 years serving the Rosslare - Fishguard route, the Stena Europe is due to be retired from the route on Thursday 13th July 2023. Eager to get one final trip on the old lady, on what is my favourite irish Sea ferry, I timed this trip to the UK to get a last trip on it. The Stena Nordica will replace the Europe on the route. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/FeaturedGallery/Farewell-to-the-Stena-Europe/ to view.

UK Trip: Wednesday 12th July 2023

We picked up the 1350 Fishguard Harbour - Cardiff Central for the trek to Cardiff. Our overnight base was Exeter for the night, but Cross Country cancellations saw us continue onto Reading but late running saw us miss the connection. We decided to stay on the Cardiff to London train as far as Paddington, got our Oyster Cards renewed and head to Exeter on the 1904 departure to Plymouth, which happened to be the Pullman Restaurant Car service. With no reservations booked we were lucky to get a table as it was rather busy and we enjoyed a delightful meal to Exeter and the 135 minute journey flew by. A later arrival into Exeter than we had intended but very enjoyable. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2023/UK-Trip-Wednesday-12th-July-2023/ to view.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120742378#Comment_120742378

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Seems to be the only airflow output in the ceiling to the new section of carriage. Obviously the ply on the end just opens to the gangway, into the vestibule of the next carriage.

There has been several updates to the website over the past couple of days.

- July 2023:

Tuesday 11th July 2023:

Photos from Rosslare Europort.

Monday 24th - Wednesday 26th July:

A handful of photos from trips between Thurles and Heuston.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/July-2023/i-dgWdb3p to view.

A week in the UK, mainly in Devon and Cornwall with a day in London between the 12th and 18th of May.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2023

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Evening folks,

Several updates to the website tonight clearing out a backlog of images from the past few weeks.

- July 2023: The July gallery concludes with pictures from Thurles and Dublin.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/July-2023/i-nh4qKPd to view.

- UK Trip: 26th to 30th July 2023: My 2nd UK trip in July, mainly based around the Derby area with a detour to Llangollen for one night and also a visit to the Great Central Railway.

Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/International/2023/UK-Trip-26th-to-30th-July-2023 to view.

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The August gallery so far.

Tuesday 1st August 2023:

Photos from Nenagh and Limerick and showing the latest works on the creation of a new rail and bus interchange.

Thursday 3rd August 2023:

While on the way to Kerry, a stop off at Adare to see the latest work at this location on the Foynes Line reconstruction.

Saturday 5th August 2023:

An unusual sight at Rathmore Siding was a HOBS train on Saturday 5th August. The train had been dropping stone between Millstreet and Rathmore on the Friday night but was unable to return to Mallow due to a fault at the Level Crossing Control Centre in Mallow where none of the barriers could be lowered. The decision was taken to stable the train in Rathmore for the weekend.

Wednesday 9th August 2023:

The first 7 Container Pocket Wagons to be overhauled for the increased requirements for the XPO liner between Waterford and Ballina were released from the wagon works at Limerick and tripped to Inchicore on the weekly wagon transfer movement which left Limerick at 0755 hauled by 072.

All the images can be viewed at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2023-photos/August-2023

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