 | 4th Nov 2009 | Downshire, York Road,Central,Adelaide & Lisburn
a few shots along the NIR route from Downshire to Lisburn including 113 & 111 at York Road
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 | 31st Oct 2009 | 451 Failure on the Larne Line
451 worked the 1444 Larne/GVS failing at Ballycarry. It was late leaving Larne and crossed the 1419 GVS/Larne @ Magheramorne which then meant the 1544xLarne was stuck behind it.
However 456 on the 1519 GVS/Larne ran Empty from Whitehead and hauled 451 to York Road as a 6 car 450.
1544xLarne (459) arrived into Downshire 88 mins late!
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 | 31st Oct 2009 | RPSI Steam Special
LMSNCC No 4 at Eden on 1212 Central/Whitehead and see on return journey at Whitehead
Also 454 & 456 on Duties on the Larne Line
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 | 29th Oct 2009 | Loco Haulage on Irish Rail - Timber & IWT
Apart from the odd railcar here and there,
071 on 1220 Waterford-Westport ety timber
086 on 1020 Ballina-North Wall IWT Liner
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 | 25th Oct 2009 | Yorkgate,Central & Portrush
A sunday wandering on NIR which includes -
459 on 0820 Larne-Central
A view of York Road line up
228 on 0935 Central-Drogheda
3017 on Portrush Branch Duties
228 on ECS of 1640xDrogheda/Central
3012 on Larne Line Duties @ Central
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 | 23rd Oct 2009 | 4 Car Sandite & Others
453 on 1142 Central-Larne @ Downshire
459 on 1157 Larne-Central @ Downshire
9001 on ECS x York Road @ Central
82-97-754-94 on Sandite Duties @ Central on way to Portadown and also on return run @ Central en route to Bangor
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 | 22nd Oct 2009 | 4 Car 80 Sandite train and Others
82-97-752-94 on Sandite duties - 97 has failed and it is not allowed to operate with only 82 running so 94 has been added to the set and 752 has been also added as its attached to 94
90 & 93 on 1600 Carrick/Central and usual evening Diagrams
ECS Enterprise stock seen on Dargan Bridge with 228 on shove duty
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 | 20th Oct 2009 | New Formation of Sandite :)
94 - 754 - 97 - 82 is the new formation!
P/C- DT-SAND-P/C
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 | 20th Oct 2009 | Back in the day
Driver of the special at Portrush,
Tom Mc Crum standing beside 46 at Portrush! Currently served 46 years service (about 13 years on the sick).
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 | 19th Oct 2009 | Rails around Belfast!
First of all, we see 113 at York Road in the motorway siding, then 228 off the 1033xDrogheda going ECS to York Road for fuel,
Then a trip to Victoria Square dome was made and seen there is 783 leading the 1157xLarne across the Dargan Bridge.
Finally heading home 97 was caught at Central working the, 1255 Portadown-York Road Empty working after failing last night in Portadown on nightshift sandite duties. 97 was shut down and it returned with only 82 driving.
When going home 8918 was captured at York Road and 458 at Downshire on the 1357xLarne!
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 | 18th Oct 2009 | RPSI Whitehead
Pictures of NIR Hunslets 101 & 102,
GSWR 184 Steam
LMSNCC 4
85
171
NIR MkII's
IE MkII's
All pictures taken with permission
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 | 15th Oct 2009 | Irish Rail Roundabout!
The following locations on a good day out:
Connolly
Pearse
Boston Sidings
Grand Canal Dock
Sydney Parade
Heuston
Islandbridge Jctn
Phenox Park Tunnel
Hazelhatch
Inchicore
074 on 1020 Ballina/North Wall IWT Liner
075 on 1250 Pearse-Portloaise Material Train
088 on Heuston/Inchicore TAXI
207 on 1600 Hueston/Cork
208 on 1700 Heuston/Cork
230 on 1800 Heuston/Cork
Inchicore -
Enterprise set seen also with a few 201's as well
CAF 8113 - youtube channel
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 | 11th Oct 2009 | 113 & Gatwick Driving Trailer 8918 and GVS
113 in the Motorway siding with Gatwicks, 911-948-947-945-946-8918 (DVT)
also 782 GVS
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 | 9th Oct 2009 | Downshire in the pouring rain
454 on 1612 Central/Larne
452 on 1630 Larne/Central
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 | 7th Oct 2009 | NIR Out and About
NIR today - as follows -
Central
Ballymoney
Coleraine
Slaght L/C (Near Ballymena)
Kellswater North L/C (Near Ballymena)
York Road & Fortwilliam Depots
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 | 5th Oct 2009 | Larne Line including 4 piece on ECS
452 on 1457 Larne/Central @ Downshire & Greenisland
93 & 90 pass Greenisland on 1535 York Road/Carrickfergus ECS to form the 1600 Carrick/Central
CAF8113 Youtube
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 | 5th Oct 2009 | Happy Birthday 89
89 35 years old today 05.10.2009
First entered service with 89-763-733.
Today it is refurbished awaiting commisioning at York Road
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 | 4th Oct 2009 | A run to Kilkenny to clear the new track (24.11.07)
212 on the 1130 Heus/Waterford (Mk3)
223 on the 1315 Waterford/Heus (Mk3 PP)
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 | 4th Oct 2009 | What I used to do on a Saturday (29.12.07)
Saturdays is one day everybody looks forward to. Back then, most people it would be to get off work or school. For me it was to get a 071 to somewhere!!
This occasion out of many I got 080 & Mk3 stock to Galway on the 1110xHeuston & 1500 return. Today, I wash my hair as there is nothing of interest North or South!
Also just to make a note, I remember back in the day with the gang chasing 071's left right and centre. My notes I have checked up show the following in ONE DAY:
084 1310 Heus/Templemore (Cravens FO Tra)
072 1315 Heus/Limerick (Temp/Thurles)
083 1410 Lim/Heus (Thurles/Heus)
075 1625 Heus/Wat (Heus/HHatch)
RAILCAR BACK TO HEUSTON
087 1710 Heus/Athlone (Heus/Kildare)
201 CLASS & MK3 KILDARE/PORTLAOISE
072 1735 Lim/Heuston (Portlaoise/Heus)
5 REAL TRAINS IN ONE DAY!!!!!!
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 | 4th Oct 2009 | LAST Mk2 on Sligo Line (23.12.07)
Found pictures of Irish Rail being a railway. More files to come in near future!
This album, 081 hauls the final Mk2 from Sligo on A901 (0855 Sligo-Dublin Connolly)
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 | 2nd Oct 2009 | 072 @ Dundalk alongside the Withdrawn MkIII's
072 seen stabled at Dundalk on Standby duties. This loco was allocated to Tara Duties, but due to the Malahide line closure the decision was taken to store 072 at Dundalk for some reason.
Behind the old girl is 2 sets of withdrawn MkIII coaching stock. The stock is expected to be scrapped soon, I am also told the bodywork is in NO conditon to haul the sets to North Wall or a scrapping location so I could very well happen in Dundalk Frieght Yard
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 | 30th Sep 2009 | 4 piece on the Larne Line
4 piece @ Whitehead & Eden
Pictures at eden taken over fence so not trespassing :)
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 | 29th Sep 2009 | 82 & 97 at Yorkgate & 227
82 & 97 on daytime sandite
227 on 1330 York Road/Central to form 1410 to Drogheda
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 | 24th Sep 2009 | Eden
451 on 1157 Larne/Central
4 Piece on 1625 GVS/Larne
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 | 23rd Sep 2009 | 80 class intermediate trailer in Ballynure "Co Antrim"
771 in Ballynure. Previously told about this so had to chase it up! Builders yard is where its stored. All pictures inside taken with permission!
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 | 22nd Sep 2009 | GVS & Coleraine
3011 on 1040 GVS/Londonderry
3023 on 0945 Portadown/Bangor
113 on Night Ballast @ Coleraine seen running round
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 | 21st Sep 2009 | Castlerock & 82 @ Central along with sandite
3017 on 1600 GVS/Londonderry @ Castlerock
82 on the Night sandite @ Central.
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 | 19th Sep 2009 | Waiting for the Cancelled steam
Plan was to get the steam at Eden (near Carrick) but due to the civil unrest at Lurgan it was cancelled. It was meant to run Lisburn - Portadown x3 return runs for the festival in Portadown. The train was cancelled and 3003 & 458 was the only interest there that morning!
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 | 6th Sep 2009 to 7th Sep 2009 | Clipperstown & Coleraine - GVS & Yorkgate included
3006 on 0833 Central/Larne
3023 / 3018 on Portrush & LY Duties at Coleraine
3023 & 3009 On Portrush Branch
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 | 3rd Sep 2009 | 227 hits the Enterprise
227 works the 0735 Dublin/Belfast into Belfast (0825xDrogheda) along with 7 bogies behind! 228 is also in York Road. It is also expected to enter service on the Enterprise in the coming weeks as required!
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 | 30th Aug 2009 | 458 Downshire & 90/112 York Road
458 on 0823 Larne/GVS
90 / 112 Stabled at York Road
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 | 29th Aug 2009 | "Live at the Castle" Specials (Carrickfergus)
Status Quo in Concert at Carrickfergus Castle. NIR ran two specials running at 2330 & 2345. The 2227xLarne (2300xCarrick) was defferred to 2330 but numbers were not as expected and was sent in original path. The 2345 Spl to Belfast left with 12 people on it. Another waste of time. 455 was the 2345 Special
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 | 28th Aug 2009 | 2 Enterprise sets @ Portadown
9004 in Platform 3 at Portadown (209) Failed with bad suspension
9001 off the 1100xDublin (69mins late) terminated at Portadown and passengers put onto CAF set. However the 1100xDublin was turned round and sent back as the 1230xBelfast.
3003 then covered the diagrams as follows -
1410,1810xBelfast
1552,1932xDrogheda
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 | 26th Aug 2009 | Malahide Viaduct Collasped
picture sent via email from another party
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 | 26th Aug 2009 | 226 / DART at Drogheda ( 03rd August )
226 on thunderbird duties at Drogheda alongside at 81/8300 DART on wheel lathe duties
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 | 23rd Aug 2009 | Drogheda
29425 on Drogheda-Skerries locals
3004/3006 on 1852 Drog/Belfast
209 + 8 on 1952 Drog/Belfast
The line between Skerries/Malahide could be closed up to 11 months "quoted by the Belfast Telegraph!"
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 | 21st Aug 2009 | 2720 at Connolly on a Drogheda/Cork Transfer |
 | 20th Aug 2009 | PC 90 enters service along with 93 - 752 - 749
90TT93 on 1625 GVS/Larne Town. This was PC 90's first day in service since refurbishment. 90's last passenger train before going away was 12.02.08
072 also seen at Drogheda on the 1920 Platin/Alexandra Road
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 | 16th Aug 2009 | 97 in Fortwilliam, 29018 in GVS and a few others in Belfast
97 in Fortwilliam for storage
29018 in GVS stabled after working 0920 Dublin/Central relief spl.. - Later worked 1300xBelfast 60mins late due to failure of 230
and a few others in Belfast including the Tall Ships
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 | 13th Aug 2009 | Morning @ Downshire
The Tall ships can be seen entering Belfast Lough, whilst on NIR,
453 passes through on the 0555 Central/Larne
3017 arrives with the 0600 Larne/Lisburn!
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