124._134._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0007.jpg 124 and 134 outside Dublin Connolly shed. 209._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0002.jpg 209 stands in the servicing shed at Dublin Connolly depot. 124._134._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05.DGC_0018.jpg 124 and 134 stand outside Dublin Connolly shed for an official photograph the day before the railtour. 072._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03935.jpg N0 072 heads out of Dublin past Drumcondra station with an evening service to Sligo. 3017._3015._Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0007.jpg 3017 and 3015 stand at the terminus at Dublin Connolly station No_4._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0069.jpg 'Jeep' No 4 stands at Dublin Connolly shed in between railltour duties. 201._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0030.jpg 201 (the first of the class) arrives on an express. 078._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03978.jpg 078 works past Drumcondra with a Thursday evening liner train bound for Ballina. This service will finish by the end of this month. Waiting_for_the_road._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0039.jpg Familiar view? - the roofs of BR designed MK 3 coaches, waiting for the road into Dublin's Heuston station 8089._Enterprise._15.7.05._DGC_0051.jpg 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! Tanks_at_North_Wall._15.7.05._DGC_0078.jpg Cement tanks (nicknamed 'bubbles' - for obvious reasons) wait for the road at Dublin's North Wall yard. 160._076._Dublin_North_Wall._15.7.05._DGC_0047.jpg 160 and 076 arrive at Dublin North Wall yard wiyth empty cement 'bubbles'. 160 was dead, having failed at Cork earlier. The first vehicle is actually a fuel tanker. 212._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0049.jpg Looking every inch a GM product, 212 traverses the 'Gullet' 155._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0005.jpg 155 stands in the shed at Dublin Connolly depot 2717._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03962.jpg 29420._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03942.jpg With Croke Park statdium in the background, 29420 heads into Dublin after calling at Drumcondra. 076._N_Wall._Dublin._15.7.05._DGC_0085.jpg 076 hauls a dead No 160 and empty cement tanks at Dublin North Wall. The part of the yard in the foreground is due for closure by the end of July. 084._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0043.jpg 084 leaves Dublin light engine. 29412_and_the__Jeep_._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0036.jpg In a total contast of designs. a 2900 DMU keeps 2-6-4T No 4 company at Dublin Connolly depot. Shunter__the_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0019.jpg A shunter kicks his heels waiting for the road into Heuston. Logging_the_consist._North_Wall._15.7.05._DGC_0059.jpg A shunter at Dublin North Wall logs the consist of an outgoing train. 202._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0045.jpg 202 leaves light engine, sporting the revised livery applied to the 201's. Snapping._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03964.jpg 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. 213._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0037.jpg 213 heads for Heuston with a train from the West coast. Trams_at_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0006.jpg This is the stylish tram terminus outside Dublin Connolly station 3015._Dublin_Heuston._15.7.05._DGC_0010.jpg 3015 calls at the tramstop outside Dublin's Heuston station. 221._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0062.jpg 221 leaves Dublin with a train of bogie cement tanks. 2723._15.7.05._DGC_0071.jpg 7104._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0028.jpg 7104, and ex-works MK 3 on the rear of a service bound for Dublin Heuston 2601._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0017.jpg 2601 approaches Dublin through the 'Gullet' 2705._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03960.jpg 2801._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03948.jpg Church_Rd_SB._North_Wall._Dublin._15.7.05._DGC_0083.jpg The attractive old Church Rd signalbox controls North Yard. 8089._N_bound_Enterprise._15.7.05._DGC_0047.jpg 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! 29417._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03954.jpg 29417 calls at Drumcondra station in Dublin's suburbs 29417._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03970.jpg Getting_the_paperwork._North_Wall._15.7.05._DGC_0063.jpg A shunter hands a copy of the consist gto the driver of 087 at Dublin North Wall. 084._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03946.jpg 084 passes Drumcondra light engine from North Wall to Inchicore. 29114._S_of_Drogedha.15.7.05._DGC_0060.jpg 209._156._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0004.jpg 209 and 156 stand at Dublin Connolly shed. 4011._4014._Dublin._15.7.05._DGC_0003.jpg 211._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0023.jpg 211 heads for Inchicore from Heuston station. The_boys_at_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0026.jpg John Reville (Connolly stationmaster) Gregg Ryan and Hassard Stacpoole pose for the camera at Dublin Connolly depot. Watching_the_road._North_Wall._15.7.05.DGC_0071.jpg The driver of 087 ignores his newspaper and concentrates on watching directions fro m groundstaff at North Wall yard. Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03986.jpg 214 passes Drumcondra with an evening liner train from North Wall. 214._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03975.jpg 214 passes Drumcondra light engine from Inchicore to North Wall to work a liner. 233._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0026.jpg 233 heads for Heuston with a train from the West coast. 2804._Drumcondra._14.7.045._DG03952.jpg 8090._N_bound_Enterprise._15.7.05._DGC_0053.jpg With the town of Drogheda on the horizon. 8090 heads for Belfast 142._Dublin_North_Wall._15.7.05._DGC_0082.jpg 142 shunts Dublin's North Wall yard. 134._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0010.jpg 134 at Dublin Connolly shed. 077._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0068.jpg 077 stands in a line with 124 and 134 at Dublin Connolly shed. Dublin_North_Wall_yard._DGC_0054.jpg 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' 124._Dublin_Connolly_shed._15.7.05._DGC_0009.jpg 124 stands at Dublin Connolly. 184._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0016.jpg 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) 29419._Drumcondra._14.7.05._DG03939.jpg 075._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0057.jpg 075 arrives in Dublin with empty timber wagons. 184._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0031.jpg 184 pottering around as the station pilot Getting_the_shot_of_072_at_Connolly._16.7.05._DG04038.jpg Getting a shot of the Dublin - Sligo service train which preceded the special. 077._Sligo_-_Dublin_timber._Sligo._16..7.05._DG04108.jpg 077 climbs up the branch to Sligo station with a loaded train of timber bound for Dublin. 124._134._Sligo._16.7.05._DG04112.jpg Photographers line-up to get a shot of the 121's after they arrived at the somewhat decrepit station at Sligo Dromod_signalbox._16.7.05._DG04098.jpg Dromod signalbox, which is due to be pahsed out as soon as the current CTC resignalling is completed. 134._124._Looking_along_the_train._16.7.05._DG04049.jpg Looking along tthe train as it heads for Mullingar from Dublin. Irish_photographers_at_Connolly._16.7.05.DG04037.jpg Photographers compete for a shot of the 121's as they stand at Dublin before departure. Watching_the_road_from_134._16.7.05._DG04083.jpg Jimmy Feeney (District Traffic Executive, Mullingar) watches the road from the cab of 134 en-route to Sligo 077._Sligo._16.7.05._DG04107.jpg 077 climbs up the branch to Sligo station with a loaded train of timber bound for Dublin. 134_crosses_the_River_Shannon._16.7.05._DG04101.jpg The view from the cab of 134 as it crosses the River Shannon. The bridge has a 10mph speed restriction placed on it as it's in very poor condition and overdue for renewal 134._124._Dromod._16.7.05._DG04092.jpg The 121's at a photographic stop at Dromod station en-route to Sligo Driving_134._16.7.05._DG04099.jpg A birds-eye view of the drivers position on 134 en-route to Sligo The_view_from_134._Near_Sligo._16.7.05._DG04103.jpg Looking back along the railtour from the cab of 134. Headboards._Connoly._16.7.05._DG04033.jpg Placing the commemorative headboards on 134 before departure at Dublin 134._124._Sligo._16.7.05._DG04110.jpg Journey's end. The pair stand at Sligo. Our_driver._Dromod._16.7.05._DG04090.jpg One of the drivers on the railtour to Sligo poses in the cab of 134. 134_crosses_the_Shannon._16.7.05._DG04102.jpg The view from the cab of 134 as it crosses the River Shannon. The bridge has a 10mph speed restriction placed on it as it's in very poor condition and overdue for renewal Gregg_Ryan_and_...Dublin._16.7.05._DG04172.jpg Gregg Ryan (IE Heritage Officer) and his lovely assistant for the day. Drawing_the_raffle._DG04155.jpg Hassard Stacpoole, David Maidment and Gregg Ryan draw the raffle on the train back to Dublin Mullingar_Signalbox._16.7.05._DG04074.jpg The wonderful Mullingar signalbox - soon to be made redundant by resignalling on the line to Sligo. Satisfied_customer._Sligo._16.7.05._DG04117.jpg A happy punter on the railtour at Sligo Along_the_canal._16.7.05._DG04166.jpg The 121's returning to Dublin alongside the Mullingar Canal Explosive_farewell_from_Sligo._16.7.05._DG04122.jpg Detonators explode under the wheels of 124 as the special departs from Sligo Sligo_Signalbox._DG04113.jpg Soon to be made redundant - Sligo signalbox. Raffle_prize_list._16.7.05._DG04116.jpg A list of prizes in the on-board raffle. IE_cab_pass._16.7.05._DG04188.jpg My IE cab pass. IE_Bogie_cement_tanks._15.7.05._DGC_0064.jpg A closer view of IE's bogie cement tanks. 142_North_Wall._15.7.05._DGC_0084.jpg 2601._212._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0051.jpg 8401._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0003.jpg Scarred_coach._Connolly._15.7.05.__DGC_0070.jpg A battle scarred coach which has been used as traget-practise by some of the locals... 124_front_end_view._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0015.jpg 124 front end. 2601._212._The_Gullet._15.7.05._DGC_0051.jpg 8401._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0003.jpg 124._134._Dublin_Connolly._15.7.05._DGC_0042.jpg A smile from the driver...Dublin Connolly depot. 15.7.05 Enfield_Signalbox._16.7.05._DG04057.jpg The delightful little signalbox at Enfield. Tall_stories....DG04132.jpg David White does a frighteningly accurate impression of the Rev Ian Paisley... A_drink__a_story_and_entertaining_company....DG04148.jpg David Sykes enjoying the trip Caught_unawares._DG04125.jpg Jimmy Feeney caught unawares Semaphore._and_replacement._16.7.05._DG04076.jpg Everyone_had_a_hand_in_the_raffle....DG04158.jpg 25080._Cement_tank._N_Wall._15.7.05._DG03990.jpg 076._Mullingar._16.7.05._DG04066.jpg 076 is stabled in the disused platforms at Mullingar station