May 2015
Friday 1st May 2015:
Lunchtime visit to Rosskelton to photograph 071 hauling the PWD wagons from Limerick Wagon Works to Portlaoise. Plus, as usual the 1300 Heuston - Cork & 1220 Cork - Heuston MKIV operated services.
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015:
Images from Sallins, Monasterevin and Portarlington.
Monday 4th May 2015:
Bank Holiday Pictures from Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick.
Wednesday 6th May 2015:
A visit to Carn Bridge in the early evening.
Thursday 7th May 2015:
A visit to the former Clonkeen Level Crossing near Portlaoise for the 1700 Cork & 1705 Tralee. Plus, Guest contributor Andrew Roche has images from Cobh Station of the Cunard Liner Queen Victoria which was in Port for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
Friday 8th - Monday 11th May 2015:
Pictures from various locations of Iarnrod Eireann services while I was chasing the RPSI's South Munster Railtour. Those pictures can be seen at http://smu.gs/1DZcQyN
Tuesday 12th May 2015:
A lunchtime visit to Ratheven, Portlaoise for 071 hauling a relay train from North Wall to Portlaoise.
Wednesday 14th May 2015:
A brief visit to Ballykillane for some evening trains.
Thursday 14th May 2015:
The main event from today was loco 206 on a MKIV trial to Ballybrophy and then it worked the 1700 Heuston - Cork and 2020 return.
Tuesday 19th - Sunday 24th May 2015:
I was away in the UK. See http://www.thewandererphotos.com/International/2015 for pictures.
Wednesday 27th May 2015:
On Monday 25th May Iarnrod Eireann launched their new non-stop Cork - Heuston express which departs Cork at 0615 hrs, scheduled to complete the 165 1/4 mile journey in 2 hours 12 minutes. On Wednesday, the official launched occurred and a spruced up 22010 was allocated to the service having run down empty from Laois Depot the previous evening.
Saturday 30th May 2015:
Saturday evening around Portarlington, mainly to see 209 on the 1700 Heuston - Cork.
Sunday 31st May 2015:
We bring the May 2015 gallery to a close with shots from the Great Northern Mainline between Dublin and Drogheda. The RPSI were operating Steam trains over the route today and these have their own gallery at http://smu.gs/1eJNCA0
Read MoreLunchtime visit to Rosskelton to photograph 071 hauling the PWD wagons from Limerick Wagon Works to Portlaoise. Plus, as usual the 1300 Heuston - Cork & 1220 Cork - Heuston MKIV operated services.
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015:
Images from Sallins, Monasterevin and Portarlington.
Monday 4th May 2015:
Bank Holiday Pictures from Portlaoise, Limerick Jct. and Limerick.
Wednesday 6th May 2015:
A visit to Carn Bridge in the early evening.
Thursday 7th May 2015:
A visit to the former Clonkeen Level Crossing near Portlaoise for the 1700 Cork & 1705 Tralee. Plus, Guest contributor Andrew Roche has images from Cobh Station of the Cunard Liner Queen Victoria which was in Port for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
Friday 8th - Monday 11th May 2015:
Pictures from various locations of Iarnrod Eireann services while I was chasing the RPSI's South Munster Railtour. Those pictures can be seen at http://smu.gs/1DZcQyN
Tuesday 12th May 2015:
A lunchtime visit to Ratheven, Portlaoise for 071 hauling a relay train from North Wall to Portlaoise.
Wednesday 14th May 2015:
A brief visit to Ballykillane for some evening trains.
Thursday 14th May 2015:
The main event from today was loco 206 on a MKIV trial to Ballybrophy and then it worked the 1700 Heuston - Cork and 2020 return.
Tuesday 19th - Sunday 24th May 2015:
I was away in the UK. See http://www.thewandererphotos.com/International/2015 for pictures.
Wednesday 27th May 2015:
On Monday 25th May Iarnrod Eireann launched their new non-stop Cork - Heuston express which departs Cork at 0615 hrs, scheduled to complete the 165 1/4 mile journey in 2 hours 12 minutes. On Wednesday, the official launched occurred and a spruced up 22010 was allocated to the service having run down empty from Laois Depot the previous evening.
Saturday 30th May 2015:
Saturday evening around Portarlington, mainly to see 209 on the 1700 Heuston - Cork.
Sunday 31st May 2015:
We bring the May 2015 gallery to a close with shots from the Great Northern Mainline between Dublin and Drogheda. The RPSI were operating Steam trains over the route today and these have their own gallery at http://smu.gs/1eJNCA0
nelli
on May 27, 2015WONDERFUL
Peter Wilkins
on May 27, 2015Fine catch Neil, I see they reverted back to 8 hobs from the 10 they used at the start.