| Pictures from this week include:
Monday: 224 on the Ballina - Waterford timber. Tuesday: 079 on the last Tullamore cement plus 22032 and 22037 on Galway line passenger services. Wednesday: Photos from Sallins to see early morning services plus the last Tullamore cement which was hauled by 079. Thursday: 085 hauled the bogie cement wagons from North Wall to Limerick for use on the Limerick - Waterford cement flow and 073 on an engineers train from Birdhill to Portlaoise. Friday: 22013 went from Laois Traincare to Cork to work the Wedding Train on Saturday. Plus 083 worked the relay train back to Portlaoise from Birdhill. Saturday: Photos from Connolly, Limerick, Thurles and Portarlington. Sunday: Specials at Kildare. |
The last rays of sun catch 224 as its crosses the River Barrow with the 1625 Ballina - Waterford timber. Mon 21.06.09 1800x1350 DSCF5169.JPG |
22032 passes Cloncoher with the 0710 Heuston - Galway. Tues 23.06.09 1500x1125 DSCF5181.JPG |
A going away shot of 22037 with the 0715 Galway - Heuston at Cloncoher. Tues 23.06.09 1500x1125 DSCF5187.JPG |
079 powers past Cloncoher with the 0720 North Wall - Tullmore cement. It was reported to be the last cement working to Tullamore. Another freight flow lost from IE. Tues 23.06.09 1500x1125 DSCF5189.JPG |
Sunrise at Sallins sees 22003+22012 with the 0505 Heuston - Carlow empty. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5201.JPG |
079 powers away from a speed restriction with the 0440 Tullamore - North Wall empty cement. This was the last cement train from Tullamore. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5204.JPG |
29004 passes the Iron Bridge at Sallins. 0555 Inchicore - Kildare empty. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5213.JPG |
22037 at Sallins with the 0555 Laois Traincare - Heuston. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5226.JPG |
22038 pauses at Sallins with the 0630 Portlaoise - Heuston. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5243.JPG |
22012+22003 pause at Sallins with the 0630 Carlow - Heuston. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5251.JPG |
22032 passes Sallins with the 0535 Limerick - Heuston. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5258.JPG |
4003 passes waiting commuters at Sallins with the 0630 Cork - Heuston. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5262.JPG |
Kildare Commuters pass at Sallins. 29011 on the 0835 Heuston - Kildare passes 29004 on the 0835 Kildare - Heuston. Wed 24.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5273.JPG |
085 was rostered to transfer the bogie bulk cement wagons from North Wall to Limerick on Thursday 25th June 2009. The train is seen at Rosskelton on its way south. 1280x960 DSCF5279.JPG |
A few minutes later 073 hurries past Rosskelton enroute back to Portlaoise Per Way yard with an engineers train from Birdhill via Roscrea. Thurs 25.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5284.JPG |
Compared to the earlier part of the week Friday was an grey dull day. 4006 passes Clonkeen with the 1530 Cork - Heuston. Fri 26.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5292.JPG |
Specially prepared 22013 was transferred from Laois Traincare to Cork this evening for "The Wedding Train" Special between Killarney - Banteer - Killarney on Saturday. It is seen at Clonkeen, south of Portlaoise on its journey south. Fri 26.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5299.JPG |
083 at Clonkeen with the relay train from Birdhill to Portlaoise Per-Way yard. Fri 26.06.09 1057x792 DSCF5304.JPG |
8208 at Connolly before departure of the 0935 Enterprise service to Belfast Central. Sat 27.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5308.JPG |
Unit 8139 arrives at Connolly with a southbound DART service. Sat 27.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5309.JPG |
29020 at Connolly. Sat 27.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5312.JPG |
9004 at Connolly with the 0800 Belfast Central - Connolly. Sat 27.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5318.JPG |
22044 and 22043 at Limerick on trial. Sat 27.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5545.JPG |
071 at Thurles with a ballast train. Sat 27.06.09 1280x960 DSCF5635.JPG |
