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Used a selection of Dart Castings rabbits, ducks, swans etc. to keep viewers interested when exhibiting a small end to end layout 20 odd years ago. The different animal species were listed on the layout fascia. Families with small kits used to get more entertainment out of searching for and counting the rabbits and ducks than watching the trains! Rabbits and ducks have gone into hiding but swans have taken up residence for the past 10-12 years in the river on the Irish Narrow gauge layout -
The most depressing part about the state of 467a - if it is that carriage - is that it was in running order when delivered by rail to Mallow. It was either the Cork or Limerick breakdown van - I forget which without digging out my notes - but it is a sorry indictment of preservation in the Republic. -
By thewanderer · Posted
Just a reminder that tickets are still available for Time's Arrow railtour on 18th - 19th May from Cork & Dublin to Dundalk, Howth, Maynooth, M3 Parkway and Cobh. Full tour details and booking at https://irrstimesarrow.eventbrite.ie with multiple different ticket options available (single day ticket for Saturday from Cork or Dublin or Sunday day ticket for the non stop run from Dublin to Cobh or a 2 day ticket for best value). And IE are also getting in on the act with the 30th anniversary with a retro repaint of a 2600 into ARROW livery. It is planned that the ARROW liveried unit will feature on the IRRS tour. They released a sneek peek on social media last Friday with a full reveal to come this week. See https://fb.watch/rCI9oIS9mU/ -
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In a further update from the weekend just gone, earlier on the Saturday I paid a visit to the Limerick - Foynes Railway which is currently being rebuilt for freight traffic. In my latest update (no. 7) we see a selection of photos from various locations between Foynes and Adare showing recent progress on the rebuilding of the railway. Work is well advanced at the Foynes end of the railway (excluding the railway station itself) with the trackbed for several miles now ready to have track laid on it, the further you go towards Limerick the work is less advanced. All the photos can be viewed at https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2024/Foynes-Line-Reconstruction-/i-fh7FVB4 To see all the photos in the collection (starting in November 2022) click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Officialevents/2024/Foynes-Line-Reconstruction-/i-J27B2SK -
Going back to the old-old days the Great Northern BUT railcar trains were designed to be divided and combined to serve different destinations. The original 700 Class railcars were double ended with a driving cab at each end. This capability was put to use for a few weeks before the Irish North line closed in September 1957 with a combined BUT operated Belfast-Derry-Enniskillen train. The Enniskillen portion was operated by a single 700 Class railcar towing a vintage clearstory brake end coach, a last hurrah for the Great Northern demonstrating that it was feasible to operate a fast (3hour) Belfast-Enniskillen train despite the Northern Government having already decided to pull the plug. Going back to Ivan's comment about the North Kent trains continuing to divide en-route, the Southern always demonstrated innovative thinking with hybrid electric-diesel operation of Waterloo-Weymouth services long before the term hybrid became popular! Between the late 60s and the mid 80s completion of the 3rd rail electrification through to Weymouth through Waterloo-Weymouth services were electrically powered to Bournemouth by a 4REP unit at the London end of the train pushing-pulling the 4TC non powered units that worked through to Weymouth. The 4REP unit was uncoupled at Bournemouth with a Class 33 diesel working the 4 TC cars push-pull to Weymouth. There were also stories of combined electric and diesel working with 4REP units and Class 33 diesels on the 3rd rail, the 4REP traction motors were re-used in the stylish MK3 based Class 442 units
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