IE's 071 Class.

Losty Dublin

jhnn wrote: »

Thanks Metrovick001 for sharing nice vid.

081 was on the last santa train of the day, seen running round its train at Pearse, Saturday 07 12 2013.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhn8882/11256974763/

Today's run around saw a peculiar set of movements. After the afternoon Santa Special, 461 and Cravens were routed into the northbound platform rather than the regular practice of working into the southbound.

Once here, 461 was released and made her way into Pearse Yard, leaving the Cravens awaiting a diesel engine to haul the late train. Aside from the sight of 400 bemused passengers who were not allowed onboard the final Santa Special until the train was cleaned up, there was also the unusual site of both north and southbound trains working wrong way into and out of Pearse for a while until the RPSI train set off.

In spite of the on the fly movements from CTC, delays to the regular services were non existent while the RPSI train got off smoothly if a little behind schedule.

n0brain3r

081 hauled a rail train towards Dublin passing Sallins this morning
Loco in new livery(Possibly 077) hauled an IWT for Ballina

metrovick001

Friday 13-Dec-13
080 on Ballina-Waterford DFDS in Portarlington up loop at 15:30

flyingsnail

086 in the sidings at Limerick Junction with auto ballast (20:30)

Fred Swanson

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jhnn

Friday 13 12 2013.

0117088 on the empty Tara Mines heading north near Killester.
073 passing Killester with a laden Tara at 14:57

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhn8882/11358441823/

John.

n0brain3r

080 worked a Ballina bound IWT today passing Sallins before 1

n0brain3r

Loco in new livery (Possibly 077) worked this mornings Ballina bound IWT passing Sallins around the 10am mark.

n0brain3r

079 ran light engine through Sallins for Newbridge moments ago

n0brain3r

077 worked a Ballina bound IWT leaving the loop at Sallins about 10 minutes ago. Pretty sure she worked last nights DP bound IWT too but she passed in darkness.

n0brain3r

082 hauled a couple of CPW and timber wagons through Sallins for Dublin abut 20 minutes ago

jhnn

Friday 20 12 2013.

072 Heads the empty Tara Mines just north of Howth Junction Donaghmede @ 14:27.

0117088 Heads a laden Tara Mines to Alexandra Road, passing Baldoyle Industrial Estate @ 14:42.

John...

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zrqiTobhmk

Departing Kildare behind 078 on the 1710 Heuston Athlone on 28-March-2008

metrovick001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnn3z2gftz8

n0brain3r

An 071 in new livery on a Ballina bound IWT is in the loop at Sallins for the past 30 mins or so. I'll try get the no when she leaves just thought I'd give the heads up in case anyone want to try catch her.

n0brain3r

082 just ran light through Sallins for Newbridge

n0brain3r

Interesting goings on 084 just left her IWT train in the loop and pulled in to the siding at Sallins

n0brain3r

082 coupled to the IWT and is hauling the train to Ballina. 084 is still in the siding at Sallins she hasn't failed completely and is running but I'm guessing something else was wrong necessitating the loco swop.

Oscar Bravo

079 operated light engine Westport-Claremorris today.

n0brain3r

First attached pic is 084 in the siding at Sallins. 082 is in the background coupling to the IWT train in the loop.

Can any tell me what the sign in the second pic is for? It's fixed to the railing at the end of the platform in Sallins.

flyingsnail

the second sign is Track geometry measurements for the per way

h.gricer

n0brain3r wrote: »

First attached pic is 084 in the siding at Sallins. 082 is in the background coupling to the IWT train in the loop.
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I was surprised it even reached Sallins, there was earlier reports of 0117084 slipping dreadfully in the Dip departing NW, slipping in notch8 puts a terrible strain on the poor traction motors, thanks for posting the photos, you have a ring side seat of events at Sallins.
Kind Regards
hg

n0brain3r

Thanks and you're welcome hg. Any reason she was affected and 082 wasn't? It was definitely the most interesting day in Sallins for while certainly the most interesting since the tamper broke down a few months back.

I've never seen anything use the siding in Sallins before so that was a first. The buffer stop in it certainly looks old and the track rusty and over grown.

Captain Chaos

n0brain3r wrote: »

Thanks and you're welcome hg. Any reason she was affected and 082 wasn't?

It was the climb out of Northwall that 084 struggled on. 071s are not great in poor rail conditions in getting the power down to the rails. A pair of 141s would possibly have performed better in such conditions and at times they used to. The driver may have over stressed 084 and possibly damaged a traction motor.

This is where 201s are better on the heavier liners, they have engine management and wheel slip creep control systems. Plus a 201 would have been able to accelerate quicker out of the yard and climb out easier. 201s have been found to be easier on the fuel and more economical than an 071 on heavy liners.

There was even a time when an 071 on a Sligo train stalled in the climb out of Mullingar in poor rail conditions. It was hauling 7 Mk2s but I believe the train had to reverse back into the station.

Rud

n0brain3r wrote: »

First attached pic is 084 in the siding at Sallins. 082 is in the background coupling to the IWT train in the loop.

Beautiful shot of the two 071s

n0brain3r

Thanks for all the info guys.

The 071's are capable of multiple running right? Its just never been done. Anyone know the weight of the average loaded Tara mines train vs the IWT liners? 221 is sitting in the loop today on a Ballina bound IWT (She may have hauled yesterdays DP bound IWT too saw the loco but didn't catch the no)

n0brain3r

082 worked today's DP bound IWT passing Sallins in the past few minutes

h.gricer

[QUOTE=n0brain3r;88335301I've never seen anything use the siding in Sallins before so that was a first. The buffer stop in it certainly looks old and the track rusty and over grown.[/QUOTE]
Its very rare seening that siding used, the last time I saw it used was in April 2000 when locomotive 192 went into the siding to remove a grain wagon that had been abandoned in the up back siding for years. Folklore has it that the grain wagon was laden with grain when it was abandoned due to a hot axle about 6years before. When the wagon was finally removed on Saturday 29th April 2000 it was discovered that it was empty, stripped bare and eaten by pigeons, crows and jackdaws, the entire grain cargo had been stolen by birds, (our feathered friends) I think it was a tall tale, still it was a good story at the time.;)
Regards
hg

n0brain3r

073 ran light through Sallins towards Dublin moments ago

Captain Chaos

n0brain3r wrote: »

The 071's are capable of multiple running right? Its just never been done. Anyone know the weight of the average loaded Tara mines train vs the IWT liners?

071s can work in multiple but is forbidden under IE rules. Up in the North it's different. 071 and 111 worked in multiple for a railtour as did 111 and 113 for the Hunslet farewell tour. Same story for the 201s, 208 and 209 did run in multiple in the North on a tour while they were still in NIR blue and damaged the couplings on a Cravens rake in the process, 6,000hp up front. That will never happen again.

The IWT liners are heavier than the taras especially when there are alot of tankers on it. The Norfolks were the heaviest liners at around 750 odd tons, I have heard of them being even 800+ the odd time.