July 2013 Photos:

Monday 1st July 2013:
A trip to Carn on the way home to see the 1700 Heuston - Cork & 1705 Heuston - Tralee.

Wednesday 3rd July 2013:
As part of a trial to test four car 22000 set operation. 6 car unit 22045 has been temporarily reduced to a 4 car set. It operated a trial from Laois Traincare to Thurles today and the return working was pictured at Clonkeen Bridge.

Thursday 4th July 2013:
After the 4 car trial with 22045 on Wednesday 3rd July, vehicle 22445 was re-insterted into the set to trial a 5 car formation. The set operated a trial to Ballybrophy and the return working is pictured at Clonkeen Bridge. Also Loco 072 operated Portlaoise - Portarlington Light Engine to bring a panel train to Wexford for Engineering Works at Wexford Yard.

Saturday 06th July 2013:
A day of mixed fortunes in the Sunny South East. After travelling to Wexford in the morning to photograph the Panel Train from Wexford to Portlaoise, it turned out it was cancelled due to no driver being available. Several cars were reported to have done U Turns on the N11 Dublin - Wexford Road after the news broke.

As I knew the 1130 Waterford - Westport Ety. Timber was operating and the original plan to get it near Waterford now impossible due to lack of time, plan B was put into action. Up to Enniscorthy, perfectly timing it to photograph the 0940 Connolly - Rosslare Europort passenger and then cross country via the R702 and L3001 roads to Muine Bheag and I arrived at Fenniscourt with only minutes to spare for the nice surprise of 209 on the timber. Finally while heading back to the Midlands I caught 22038 at Cloney with the 1835 Heuston - Waterford.

Monday 8th July 2013:
22017 0800 Heuston - Cork at Portarlington.

Wednesday 10th July 2013:
Photos of 232 hauling failed Tamper 744 from Newbridge to Kildare via Sallins.

Friday 12th July 2013:
A ramble to Cork and Kerry.

Saturday 13th July 2013:
072 on the Autoballasters at Mallow and Trams and Trains at Heuston.

Sunday 14th July 2013:
22006 and 232 at "the box" by Islandbridge Junction.

Monday 15th July 2013:
Following a G.A.A. Match in Limerick on Sunday between Cork - v Limerick the 06.00 Cork - Heuston service on the Monday was formed of 3x3 ICR sets to get sets back to the Dublin area.

Wednesday 18th - Friday 19th July 2013:
Pictures from a two day trip to Kerry and Cork including Portlaoise, Limerick Jct., Limerick, Rathmore, Killarney, Mallow and Cork.

Saturday 20th July 2013:
The main pictures from the day are of the IRRS Railtour to Cobh and Midleton. These may be viewed at http://smu.gs/13OX5s1 . The non railtour pictures from the day have also been copied into the July Gallery and include pictures from Laois Traincare Depot, Cork & Myrtlehill.

Friday 26th & Saturday 27th July 2013:
A weekend visit to Kerry and Cork.

Sunday 28th July 2013:
12 car ICR trial from Laois Train Care to Kildare.

Monday 29th July 2013:
Oranmore Station was officially opened today and the pictures of the event can be found at http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/Official-Events/2013/Oranmore-Station-28thJuly2013/30805669_6VMstz
Other pictures from the day include:
Athlone, Athenry, Galway, Ennis, Limerick Jct., Portlaoise & Portarlington.