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March 2014
A couple of photos from Limerick Jct. Includes 071 with a failed 220, plus a Minish, outside Killarney for 22044 1705 Tralee - Cork.
Sunday 2nd March 2014:
A visit to Killarney Station.
Monday 3rd March 2014:
A lunchtime visit to Rosskelton as it was Sunny.
Friday 7th March 2014:
Rosskelton, Carn and various locations around Portarlington.
Saturday 8th March 2014:
Saturday morning was looking promising with the 0800 Heuston - Cork rumoured to be 2x4ICR, the first passenger operation of a 8 car service and the 0700 Tralee - Heuston to be 5+4ICR from Mallow to Heuston. Only the first happened as the 9ICR wouldn't couple at Mallow.
Pictures from today are at:
- Carn
- Monastervin
- Cherryville Jct.
- Killinure
- Portarlington
Monday 10th March 201;
Some photos from around Laois today in the nice Spring sunshine.
- Highlights include:
- 085 Platin - Portlaoise Relay Train.
- 229 1700 Heuston - Cork.
- LX-ECV. A Cargolux Airlines International Boeing 747-4HQF from LAX to MXP flying over Portlaoise.
Tuesday 11th March 2014:
It was another interesting afternoon in the Portlaoise area with 086 bringing the Long Welded Rail train from North Wall and 082 hauling stored 22014 from Inchicore to Laois Train Care Depot.
Thursday 13th March 2014:
071 hauled Tamper 740 from Kildare to Portlaoise Per Way Yard.
Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th March 2014:
Photos from Heuston Station.
Monday 17th March 2014:
DFDS Liners and Coillte Timber Trains on St. Patrick's Day.
Wednesday 19th March 2014:
One of the website contributors, KZG68 was at Connolly this afternoon to see (8)208 arriving from Inchicore with the RPSI’s 461 and BR Van 3185. 461 will be in action this weekend with a railtour to Mullingar. Later on in the afternoon I stopped off at Carn for the 1700 Heuston – Cork (234) and 1705 Heuston – Tralee (22037).
Thursday 21st March 2014:
What started out as a minor detour on the way home from work, turned out to be a cross country trek across the Irish Midlands to the west side of the River Shannon at Athlone. All to capture 077 hard at work on the delayed 1330 North Wall - Ballina IWT Liner.
Friday 21st March 2014:
A lunchtime visit to a cold and wet Clonkeen to see 2803 + 2804 passing with the 1245 Limerick - Limerick Jct., which was extended to Heuston. Also photographed was 217 with a 35 minute late 1300 Heuston - Cork.
Saturday 22nd March 2014:
The Waterford - Westport Timber has started to run again on Saturday's. I got out today to photograph it at Hybla.
Sunday 24th March 2014:
Pictures from Kilbride Bridge, near Portarlington & Ballybrophy.
Monday 24th March 2014:
Laois Train Care Depot from the public road outside the depot.
Tuesday 25th March 2014:
- 2700 transfer Limerick to Inchicore.
- PWD Transfer Limerick to Portlaoise.
Friday 28th March 2014:
- 2700 transfer Limerick to Inchicore.
- 29019 at M3 Parkway.
- Kilmessan Station Hotel.
Monday 31st March 2014:
2803 + 2804 at Annacotty Level Crossing.
Thursday 20th March 2014 was a bad day for the IWT Liners from North Wall. The 0935 departure slipped to a stand on the climb out of Church Road to North Strand Jct. A banking locomotive was attached to the rear, but this also proved futile. The train returned to North Wall and eventually departed at 1325. The 2nd IWT Liner of the day, the 1330 departure left North Wall at 1430 and had a storming run to Athlone arriving 37 minutes late. My original plan was to photograph the liner at Geashill but heavy traffic between Portlaoise & Mountmellick scuppered that idea. A game of chase was now afoot. Plan B was Clara, but that looked doubtful as the train and I reached the R443 bridge in Tullamore at the same time. Plan C was decided upon, north of Athlone! This was only supposed to be a quick detour on the way home. 077 is pictured passing Level Crossing XM027 Duignan's at Barry Beg which is north of Athlone. Thurs 20.03.14
