IRISH RAILWAY MISCELLANY

In this gallery are to be found all pictues of Irish Railway infrastructure, both in the Republic and in Ulster - stations, signalboxes, etc. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN TICKET - DUBLIN CONNOLLY - RPSI 'Ben Bulben' Rail Tour to Belfast - On September 26th, 1981, Class J15 (101) 0-6-0 No.184 ran as far as Mullingar where it was joined by Class S 4-4-0 No.171 SLIEVE GULLION, double-heading to Longford. No.184 then took the train to Ballymote, where No.171 rejoined and both went on to Sligo. On the next day, the train was double-headed from Sligo to Carrick-On-Shannon where No.184 came off. No.171 returned to Dublin alone, slipping to stand at Newcomen Junction and being hauled back to Connolly by diesel. Duly recovered, No.171 then hauled the train back to Belfast Central. Note that the tour has been postponed from May 16/17th.

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CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN TICKET - DUBLIN CONNOLLY - RPSI 'Ben Bulben' Rail Tour to Belfast - On September 26th, 1981, Class J15 (101) 0-6-0 No.184 ran as far as Mullingar where it was joined by Class S 4-4-0 No.171 SLIEVE GULLION, double-heading to Longford. No.184 then took the train to Ballymote, where No.171 rejoined and both went on to Sligo. On the next day, the train was double-headed from Sligo to Carrick-On-Shannon where No.184 came off. No.171 returned to Dublin alone, slipping to stand at Newcomen Junction and being hauled back to Connolly by diesel. Duly recovered, No.171 then hauled the train back to Belfast Central. Note that the tour has been postponed from May 16/17th.