January 2015
Saturday 3rd January 2015:
We kick off 2015 with a few images from Cherryville in Co. Kildare.
Sunday 4th Jamuary 2014:
A Sunday ramble.
Tuesday 6th January 2014:
A selction of images from Heuston, Connolly, Skerries and Drogheda.
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015:
Images from around the Killarney area.
Tuesday 13th January 2015:
The first snow of 2015 fell during the afternoon of Tuesday 13th January. I popped down to Portarlington station to grab a couple of images.
Thursday 15th January 2015:
A trial was carried out with 220 to test a 201 class on a cradle under power.
Friday 16th January 2015:
234 pictured leaving Portlaoise with the 1300 Heuston - Cork.
Saturday 17th January 2015:
A circular trip to Galway, down the WRC to Limerick and back home via the Ballybrophy Branch.
Sunday 18th September 2015:
Images from Cherryville and the Curragh. Unusually today the IWT Liner operated from North Wall to Ballina due to Customer requirements.
Thursday 22nd January 2015:
Some images from around Portlaoise and Heuston.
Friday 23rd January 2015:
A quick visit to Portarlington this evening.
Saturday 24th January 2015:
Visits to Monasterevin, Hybla and Kildare for the IWT Liners and the PWD Steel Train from Belview to Portlaoise.
Sunday 25th January 2015:
A few odds and sods from the day.
Monday 26th January 2015:
The 1130 Waterford - Ballina Empty Timber was repathed to depart at 1526 on this day, this was due to DFDS operating their liner to Ballina in the 1130 path. The timber train was photographed at Portarlington.
Wednesday 28th January 2015:
Images from Belfast Central of 22039 on trial and a trip from Laois to Kerry.
Thursday 29th January 2015:
Iarnrod Eireann operated a MKIV trial from Mallow to Tralee to Gauge test the line.
Read MoreWe kick off 2015 with a few images from Cherryville in Co. Kildare.
Sunday 4th Jamuary 2014:
A Sunday ramble.
Tuesday 6th January 2014:
A selction of images from Heuston, Connolly, Skerries and Drogheda.
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015:
Images from around the Killarney area.
Tuesday 13th January 2015:
The first snow of 2015 fell during the afternoon of Tuesday 13th January. I popped down to Portarlington station to grab a couple of images.
Thursday 15th January 2015:
A trial was carried out with 220 to test a 201 class on a cradle under power.
Friday 16th January 2015:
234 pictured leaving Portlaoise with the 1300 Heuston - Cork.
Saturday 17th January 2015:
A circular trip to Galway, down the WRC to Limerick and back home via the Ballybrophy Branch.
Sunday 18th September 2015:
Images from Cherryville and the Curragh. Unusually today the IWT Liner operated from North Wall to Ballina due to Customer requirements.
Thursday 22nd January 2015:
Some images from around Portlaoise and Heuston.
Friday 23rd January 2015:
A quick visit to Portarlington this evening.
Saturday 24th January 2015:
Visits to Monasterevin, Hybla and Kildare for the IWT Liners and the PWD Steel Train from Belview to Portlaoise.
Sunday 25th January 2015:
A few odds and sods from the day.
Monday 26th January 2015:
The 1130 Waterford - Ballina Empty Timber was repathed to depart at 1526 on this day, this was due to DFDS operating their liner to Ballina in the 1130 path. The timber train was photographed at Portarlington.
Wednesday 28th January 2015:
Images from Belfast Central of 22039 on trial and a trip from Laois to Kerry.
Thursday 29th January 2015:
Iarnrod Eireann operated a MKIV trial from Mallow to Tralee to Gauge test the line.
No. 1 Bogie of 220. Note the wheel skate on the middle axle. This was a trial to test a 201 Class with the cradle as previously it was barred.
The 201 class is particularly difficult to cradle on the middle axles due to weight and tight clearances on the bogies. The standard I.E. wheelskate can't carry a 201 class. The market couldn't supply a cradle that would keep the locomotive within the height gauge. This cradle was designed and built at Inchicore and incorporates some novel & clever ideas to get around these problems. For various reasons, since manufacture it was never properly proven. But today finally it got the opportunity to prove itself and passed with flying colours. Thurs 15.01.15
