Photo Thread.

GMKK96

Rud wrote: »

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=567459269952274&set=o.34278399422&type=1&theater

They must have taken it down. I didn't mind it being up there as long as they acknowledged it was mine.

The_Wanderer

Morning all,

Pictures from Thursday include 073 working the Weedspray Train to Portlaoise, 22023 at Portarlington and Heuston, along with 22001. Finally, a long overdue trip to former haunts on the LUAS Green Line.
http://smu.gs/110Cm35

The Wanderer.

Rud

GMKK96 wrote: »

They must have taken it down. I didn't mind it being up there as long as they acknowledged it was mine.

No it's still there.It was posted by a "Dave Bracken".There was no mention of who owned it i'm afraid

Itssoeasy

The goods buildings at Kent station. Is the roofless building the good depot ?

The_Wanderer

Good evening all,

Latest pictures from Sunday and Monday:

- Sunday 19th May 2013:
Pictures from Portarlington, Heuston and Busaras while on a trip to Dublin.

Monday 20th May 2013:
- A lunchtime visit to Portlaoise to see 22033 on a SPAR charter to Killarney along with 22019, 22037 and 22054 on other passing trains.

Photos start at http://smu.gs/18d2dvb

The Wanderer.

corktina

Blarney Station today

corktina

can I suggest a thread for derelict/former station and other railway buildings?

gobnaitolunacy

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The goods buildings at Kent station. Is the roofless building the good depot ?

Think it may have been the original goods depot when the station was on Penrose Quay. The goods depot proper, or what used to be it until relatively recently, was contained in the building beyond.

Victor

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The goods buildings at Kent station. Is the roofless building the good depot ?

The 'Goods Depot' is the building in the distance http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,568358,572183,7,9 - but I imagine both had goods usage. This was adjacent to the main station, known as Cork (Penrose Quay) building: http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,568303,572160,7,9 building immediately after the tunnel was built - before that it was at Blackpool - I presume here: http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,567672,574013,7,9

The current main station building opened in 1893.

The_M

Thought you folks might be interested in this view of "the Lost Railway of Maine". These locomotives are miles into the woods from the nearest gravel road.

http://www.crownofmaine.com/panorama/eagle-lake-west-branch-railroad/

corktina

Today in Carrick on Suir

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/corktina/library/carrick25052013


226 is coming together very nicely...watch this space!

Grandeeod

corktina wrote: »

Today in Carrick on Suir

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/corktina/library/carrick25052013


226 is coming together very nicely...watch this space!

226 has been coming together for years and thanks to a real crusader in Carrick! Next time you see him, say hello from the rebel in the Canary Islands. He should know what you mean.

corktina

i'm full of admiration for the way the boys there have stuck to it with 226, and G616 for that matter, hopefully both will run in the not too distant future.... I hope my efforts will help them along the way just a little.

Hungerford

corktina wrote: »

226 is coming together very nicely...watch this space!

I have been. It's starting to look disturbing like a fully functional locomotive.

Losty Dublin

As part of the Balbriggan Festival, the RPSI sent 461 and Cravens down the GNR mainline to run two local trains. While the out run from Dublin was somewhat sparse on passengers, the local shuttles were packed with over 600 passengers, all eager for a dose of steam haulage. And with 461 in fine steam, some excellent timings were made on the day, no mean feat given the notoriously gradients en route.

GM 226 lifted the Cravens prior to 461's departure for Balbriggan Here she sits in Connolly.



Letting off Steam at Laytown.



After the first shuttle, the empty set headed to Skerries to loop it's consist for the second run of the afternoon.





The beautiful approach to Balbriggan station.



461 finds the gradient out of Balbriggan a doodle and lets off excess pressure.



Awaiting her run home, 461 got some attention to her fire on the Navan branch.



Happy passengers alight after the second run from Drogheda.



On the run home, 461 was checked outside of Malahide viaduct. As she awaits permission to proceed, a local service waits up at Donabate.



Malahide Estuary looking inwards.



461 makes it back to Dublin at 16:30, 5 minutes ahead of schedule.

Captain Chaos

226 seems to be the Connolly pilot shunter this week. Spotted it shunting failed 231 around Connolly on Thursday afternoon and today it's shunting Cravens. Strange having a non Enterprise equipped 201 hanging around Connolly for so long.

Kudos to 461, it's putting on some great performances this year. Respect to the lads at Whitehead for their hard work in getting it to this condition.

LEIN

Nicked from Facebook.

Kilbarrack/Howth Junction 1981

Fred Swanson

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1983 I'd think, as part of the DART construction.

foggy_lad

Connolly station turntable.

Hilly Bill

Is it sutton?

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Is it sutton?

Sallins station, It was closed for years then reopened.

Eiretrains

Just spent last few minutes looking at fascinating photos of trains and locomotives of various eras uploaded on the recently created New South Wales Photographic Collection on Flickr (similar to the NLI's site).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/with/6196934486/

Might be of interest for those who look outside of Irish railway history. A quick glance notices the similarity of the British/Irish locomotive design supplied to such regions. Almost mistook this to be of DSER origin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/5620599944/

gobnaitolunacy

Eiretrains wrote: »

Might be of interest for those who look outside of Irish railway history. A quick glance notices the similarity of the British/Irish locomotive design supplied to such regions. Almost mistook this to be of DSER origin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/5620599944/

A Beyer Peacock product? Wouldn't look too much out of place on the West Cork either.

Always wondered why many colonial locos (not this particular one tho) got nice things like electric lighting and mechanical stokers when miserable oil lamps and backbreaking labour were par for the course back 'Home' until the end of steam.

Victor

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Always wondered why many colonial locos (not this particular one tho) got nice things like electric lighting and mechanical stokers when miserable oil lamps and backbreaking labour were par for the course back 'Home' until the end of steam.

Because the Irish trains never got replaced / updated.

gobnaitolunacy

Victor wrote: »

Because the Irish trains never got replaced / updated.

I wasn't referring to Ireland, which was 20 years or so behind the uk practice anyway.

British steam locos up to the demise of steam almost all of them had oil headlights and manual firing. Surprising in view of what they sent out to the colonies and elsewhere was generally to a higher spec. Maybe something to do with the cultures of the loco dept in pre-Grouping companies, eg the Midland 'small engine' policy, handicapping loco development well into LMS days.

L1011

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

I wasn't referring to Ireland, which was 20 years or so behind the uk practice anyway.

Barring the whole total removal of steam from CIE earlier than the UK (twice)...

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

Sallins station, It was closed for years then reopened.

Has that only recently been done up and opened? I spent a lot of time in Sallins station in 2011.

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Has that only recently been done up and opened? I spent a lot of time in Sallins station in 2011.

Not sure if it will be opened but work still going on there to the station building which was in a poor state but looking a lot better now. The new ticket barriers at Newbridge and Kildare are in use afaik.

Victor

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The goods buildings at Kent station. Is the roofless building the good depot ?

The building in the foreground was a carriage shed.