184 was the Heuston station pilot, it's seen shunting a rake of Cravens coaches andf vans in the station throat (known locally as the gullet)

201 (the first of the class) arrives on an express.

202 leaves light engine, sporting the revised livery applied to the 201's.

209 and 156 stand at Dublin Connolly shed.

209 stands in the servicing shed at Dublin Connolly depot.

211 heads for Inchicore from Heuston station.

213 heads for Heuston with a train from the West coast.

214 passes Drumcondra light engine from Inchicore to North Wall to work a liner.

214 passes Drumcondra with an evening liner train from North Wall.

221 leaves Dublin with a train of bogie cement tanks.

233 heads for Heuston with a train from the West coast.

2601 approaches Dublin through the 'Gullet'

29417 calls at Drumcondra station in Dublin's suburbs

3015 calls at the tramstop outside Dublin's Heuston station.

3017 and 3015 stand at the terminus at Dublin Connolly station

7104, and ex-works MK 3 on the rear of a service bound for Dublin Heuston

A battle scarred coach which has been used as traget-practise by some of the locals...

A birds-eye view of the drivers position on 134 en-route to Sligo

A closer view of IE's bogie cement tanks.

A happy punter on the railtour at Sligo

A list of prizes in the on-board raffle.

A shunter at Dublin North Wall logs the consist of an outgoing train.

A shunter hands a copy of the consist gto the driver of 087 at Dublin North Wall.

A shunter kicks his heels waiting for the road into Heuston.

A smile from the driver...Dublin Connolly depot. 15.7.05

A view of North Wall freight yard in Dublin. This section of the yard will remain open. To the right are the sidings known as the 'Dardenelles'

Ben Jones and I bumped into fellow photographer Paul Quinlan (R) at Drumcondra station, where he was kind enough to show us different locations. He and Ben make use of a discarded chair to get a shot over the parapet of a footbridge.

Cement tanks (nicknamed 'bubbles' - for obvious reasons) wait for the road at Dublin's North Wall yard.

David Sykes enjoying the trip

David White does a frighteningly accurate impression of the Rev Ian Paisley...

Detonators explode under the wheels of 124 as the special departs from Sligo

Dromod signalbox, which is due to be pahsed out as soon as the current CTC resignalling is completed.

Due to a failure, the afternoon Dublin - Belfast 'Enterprise' was worked by a pair of Class 80 DMU's - great for photographers, but not much fun for passengers!

Due to a failure, the afternoon Dublin - Belfast 'Enterprise' was worked by a pair of Class 80 DMU's - great for photographers, but not much fun for passengers!

Familiar view? - the roofs of BR designed MK 3 coaches, waiting for the road into Dublin's Heuston station

Getting a shot of the Dublin - Sligo service train which preceded the special.