Train porn

Karsini wrote: »

I've been in Inchicore several times and didn't see anything like it, so I'm not sure. There is a dedicated paint and spray facility there.

The building 152 is seen entering is the running shed, not sure what end though

Eiretrains wrote: »

They operated simply to the goods yard in Arklow station, the containers been transferred to road for the final (costly and tedious) journey to Arklow port. You probably weren't the only one to miss these trains, as it was one of these experimental movements that lasted just six weeks, from mid June to the end of July 1992.

Correct me if I am wrong here but wasn't there some dispute between the mine and Dublin Port over port fees that led to this Arklow trial?

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Correct me if I am wrong here but wasn't there some dispute between the mine and Dublin Port over port fees that led to this Arklow trial?

That's right, not sure if it was a dispute as such that Dublin Port raised fees, just Tara wanted a cheaper alternative.

not a 071 start but apparently this has the same engine, enjoy anyway

I won't post my own (dreadful) pictures from the most recent Berlin railway festival but here are some good ones:

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52 6666 hauled our special excursion train out along a normally freight only route and partially around the Berlin Ring which required using some sections of S Bahn track. The Berlin S Bahn is third rail and I have never seen non-S Bahn vehicles use it, so it was an experience to be on a steam hauled train around it.

For those less interested in German loks, the class 52's are also known as "Kriegsloks" or "war locos" as they were produced in huge quantities by the third Reich, something like 7,000 examples were built, making them one of the most produced classes of all time worldwide.

The 119 is an interesting beast. It is a Rumanian built heavy diesel loco which was forced upon the DR (Deutsche Reichsbahn) by the Soviets, who decided which countries of the COMECON could produce what. The Rumanian locos were hated by the DR as they were extremely unreliable. Many were heavily re-engineered upon arrival in East Germany to make them fit for purpose! Their nickname was the "U-Boot" for obvious reasons. This example was actually completely overhauled in West Germany by Krupp. The DB upon reunification became the (not so proud) owner of a lot of dubious stock from the East (some good stuuf too, in fairness) and they wanted to see if it would be worthwhile refurbising the 119s. They spent huge money on this one example and gave up! Too expensive to make them useful. The vast majority went to scrap.

In contrast, the 118's were built in East Germany itself and saw long years of service after reunification. Some are still in service with small private operators today.