Photo Thread.

angelIRL

Evening all,

just added some photos taken yesterday of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland "Across the Tracks" railtour which was hauled by NIR GM 8113 due to the unavailability of steam loco number 461.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Also includes some other photos taken around the GNR(I) line and two from the Curragh on the way home.

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LEIN

I found this on Facebook.

The description is: The Loop Line 1940s

gobnaitolunacy

DD9090 wrote: »

I found this on Facebook.

The description is: The Loop Line 1940s

Is that a British Railways van in the background? Looks like a BR hotdog logo on side and blood and custard livery.

LEIN

Bray in the 80's

LXFlyer

My God that's a blast from the past!!

Great shot!!!

dregin

DD9090 wrote: »

Bray in the 80's

Some great photos on that blog! http://www.hidden-dublin.com/images/rail/rail032.html

GBOA

I apologise profusely if this shouldn't be here so please feel free to delete it if that is the case.

This a 'shot' of Drogheda which I created using N3Vs Trainz 2012. While the station layout is modern, the stock isn't quite so. Thought someone may be interested though I appreciate that purists may not be. I didn't want to resurrect one of the ancient sim threads.

sporty56

Weed spray 10 years ago with 169 freshly painted for it's tour of Ireland

The_Wanderer

Two updates today:

The October Bank Holiday Monday saw me venture out to Killenard for some afternoon services to/from Heuston, including 7 car 22045 + 22052 on the 1445 Heuston - Westport. Later on I went to Killenard for the 1510 Heuston - Waterford & 1450 Waterford - Heuston services. The final stop of the day was Cloney for the 1105 Ballina - Waterford Timber which had 074 at the helm.

Photos start at: http://smu.gs/17U4ny3

Two hours spent in Heuston this morning photograhing the morning peak arrivals and the 0935 North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner. Highlights Include:
- The final High Capacity set, 22044 arriving at Heuston before its last trip to Laois Depot for conversion.
- Various 4 car ICR's.
- 220 0935 North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner.
- 6 Car Premier Class ICR Sets, soon to disappear from the network.

Photos start at http://smu.gs/17Y1k7Z

The Wanderer.

Rud

sporty56 wrote: »

Weed spray 10 years ago with 169 freshly painted for it's tour of Ireland

What a beaut!

The_Wanderer

Good morning all,

The final update for October 2013 is a lunchtime trip to Rosskelton for the 1300 Heuston - Cork (222) and 1220 Cork - Heuston (4 car 22000, no. 22030).
http://smu.gs/1ctRl1L

The Wanderer

The_Wanderer

Good evening all,

Pictures from a trip down the Mayo Line today.
Highlights include the 2800 Class DMU swap out from Ballina and 073 on the DFDS Ballina - Waterford Liner.

Pictures are now online at http://smu.gs/1cuHyIP

The Wanderer.

gordy712

Railway photos taken during the month of October 2013 from around the Northern Ireland Railways network are now online at mysite

Gordon

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/32253...2912&k=xKWzPpm

newmug

Eiretrains wrote: »

Thanks very much metrovick, likewise yours too, a very nice 80 Class sandite photo there. :cool:

Hi Ciaran. Is it yourself that runs the eiretrains website? Its no less than a work of art! But where are the pics of Tawran LC gone?

cml387

dregin wrote: »

Some great photos on that blog! http://www.hidden-dublin.com/images/rail/rail032.html

There are photos in that link of a trip to New Ross in 1985 with locomotive 149 (seems to have been laid on for the guys).

Great shots it must be said.

islanderre

Took the train from Montreal to Toronto last month.

This loco done the honours.

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Very comfortable, great legroom and great WI-FI on board too

Passed a couple of goods trains too on the way

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islanderre

Can anyone explain this.... it seems an axle straddles both container wagons. Presume it saves weight and wear and tear..... seems a great idea.

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On approach to Toronto; started to see allot of these double deckers

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One other thing; the sound of allot of the locos could easily be mistaken for a 071 class......was glorious to hear!!!!!

Enjoy.

dowlingm

islanderre - welcome to the locality

VIA F40PHs (which you might have encountered in Montreal and Toronto stations) have EMD645s - 16 valve cousins to the 071's.

916 is a General Electric P42DC so an entirely different powerplant there.

GO Transit (the green double deckers) uses MotivePower MP40 and EMD F59PH locos, both with EMD710 variants like IE's 201 (but a bit bigger and with a secondary on-loco HEP generator)

As for the wagons - just another way to run pocket wagons for double stack containers perhaps?

islanderre

Cheers dowlingm,

It was when standing on the bridge over the railway line close to the CN tower that I heard the similarity of the Loco's to the 071 class..... lovely sound.

Enjoyed Toronto allot more than Montreal but then again only had 2 days in each.

The_Wanderer

Evening all,

An afternoon visit to Portarlington Station to photograph 086 on the 1130 Waterford - Westport Timber and the 4 car Premier Class 22033 on the 1525 Heuston - Limerick, plus various other comings and goings.
http://smu.gs/1bmyjFO

The Wanderer.

The_Wanderer

While in the area of Cherryville today, I stopped off at the Junction for photos of up and down Cork services.
http://smu.gs/1bqTeHE

The Wanderer.

Captain Chaos

Whats the most recent photo of 228 you have in your collection. I haven't seen that loco for a long while now. Has it been added to the 201 scrap pile.

GMKK96

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Whats the most recent photo of 228 you have in your collection. I haven't seen that loco for a long while now. Has it been added to the 201 scrap pile.

Last I heard it was being overhauled in Inchicore.

The_Wanderer

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Whats the most recent photo of 228 you have in your collection. I haven't seen that loco for a long while now. Has it been added to the 201 scrap pile.

March 2013 during driver training at Howth of all places

It is currently undergoing overhaul at Inchicore.

The Wanderer.

Captain Chaos

The first 201 with a UIC code and Irish Rail branding when it comes out the other side perhaps? It was the first one in the IC livery and all.
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angelIRL

Morning all,

I've uploaded a few photos taken in the last week or two: http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnyus/

Includes:
- 4-car ICR operating Mallow-Tralee at Gortatlea
- Thomastown Gates, between Charleville and Killmallock
- Farranfore
- North Esk
- Dublin Pearse
- Trams and EMU's in Krakow, Poland

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Eiretrains

newmug wrote: »

Hi Ciaran. Is it yourself that runs the eiretrains website? Its no less than a work of art! But where are the pics of Tawran LC gone?

Hi, yes Eiretrains is me, thanks.:P I will re-upload those photos of Tawran soon for you, I must have left them out when I was updating the site recently.

The_Wanderer

Good morning all,

Some photos from Portarlington on Monday evening while waiting for the delayed 1720 Galway - Heuston.
http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2013Photos/November-2013/i-Vqj6wTT

Enjoy,
The Wanderer.

GTE

My word, it is amazing just how filthy these engines were allowed get!!

http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2012Photos/September-2012/i-jZ3rsHP

Captain Chaos

bbk wrote: »

My word, it is amazing just how filthy these engines were allowed get!!

http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2012Photos/September-2012/i-jZ3rsHP

That's actually not bad in fairness just hasn't had a repaint in about 10 years. It was due for overhaul and repaint at the time so no point in cleaining it. It's slate grey now.

Here's a filthy one of 151,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/5535019499/in/set-72157626163402981