Kells Transport Museum

Cork Trucker · 09-07-2019 11:38am #1

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

BonnieSituation · 09-07-2019 11:43am

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 · 09-07-2019 11:54am

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 · 03-03-2021 8:08am

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 · 03-03-2021 8:40am

The site was cleared

Del.Monte · 03-03-2021 8:51am

Cork Trucker wrote: »

The site was cleared

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

Cork Trucker · 03-03-2021 10:42am

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 · 03-03-2021 11:12am

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

Cork Trucker · 03-03-2021 11:18am

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 · 03-03-2021 7:08pm

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

Cork Trucker · 03-03-2021 7:15pm

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 · 10-03-2021 9:40pm

Del.Monte wrote: »

what happened to Dr.Grimes?

Bankrupt.

colm_mcm · 10-03-2021 9:45pm

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

rathfarnhamlad · 03-06-2021 10:09pm

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...

rathfarnhamlad · 17-05-2022 6:01pm

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

L1011 · 25-04-2023 2:00pm

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 · 28-04-2023 7:32pm

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

rathfarnhamlad · 12-05-2023 2:09pm

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 · 14-05-2023 8:20pm

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

rathfarnhamlad · 18-05-2023 10:18am

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

That is very true.

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