Compartment Trains

Under His Eye

Were there any trains in Ireland that were formed by compartment stock?

Del.Monte

Yes, all the standard gauge lines had compartment stock - CIE's last compartment carriages dating from the 1950s finally finished up around 1983. Northern Ireland Railways used them on the Enterprise into the late 1980s IIRC.

You need a copy of Irish Railways Traction & Travel for more information.

Del.Monte

Here are a pair of CIE side corridor (compartment) carriages after restoration at the Great Southern Railway Preservation Society Tralee Depot in the mid-1980s.

L1011

The UK kept building limited amounts of compartment stock until late enough in the MkII carriage life cycle - we had none from the Cravens on. As a result they had some limited compartment stock until about 2005 and even some non-corridor compartment stock (doors each side, but no way to get out of the compartment in motion, well, safely) until the mid 1990s due to building them later and keeping stock longer.

Stephen15

L1011 wrote: »

The UK kept building limited amounts of compartment stock until late enough in the MkII carriage life cycle - we had none from the Cravens on. As a result they had some limited compartment stock until about 2005 and even some non-corridor compartment stock (doors each side, but no way to get out of the compartment in motion, well, safely) until the mid 1990s due to building them later and keeping stock longer.

Trains with compartments still relatively common on the continent. Mostly with couchette cars but there's plenty of regular intercity stock with them.