Jump to content
 

Dugort Harbour


jhb171achil
 Share

Recommended Posts

“How come you’re measuring it?”

 

”We’re from the Irish Railway Record Society in Dublin, but I’m also planning to make a model of it”.

 

”Well, lads, it’s as well you’re here - she won’t see 1955 out - next time she’s due a boiler test she’s off to the scrap lines…… Last of the class, y’know, she came here after the Bandon was finished with her….”


 

 

FBDC47D1-E3AD-4F9A-B5E5-18796B48D811.jpeg

E7A92EFE-023B-457A-A831-2382052DD934.jpeg

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites

Happenings in Dugort Harbour during one day’s train spotting in 1966. 


C201 has brought in the goods, but expired with a strange RMWeb upside-down affliction in the siding, where C230 will rescue her later. Meanwhile B125 retrieves the passenger set from the back loop road for the 11:40 to “town”.

 

 

B280D829-93D5-4F5C-BF12-A5F9B57519BA.jpeg

1A5CB1E6-EBB7-42CA-B7FF-FBF2329F8C04.jpeg

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

“From Kenmare? There’s no parcel from Kenmare among this lot….. hold on…… JIMMY! Those have to go in the goods shed, not the VW……”

 

”I was told my parcel would come in on this train….”

 

”Maybe tomorrow it will….they never tell ME anything at the junction…”

F3397D64-B7F2-4C9E-9FAD-EEDE0EF656E1.jpeg

Link to post
Share on other sites

“Ye hear John Mac’s retiring at the end of the month…”

 

”Yeah, must be the last of the Muskerry  lads - he started at Donoughmore with my dad….”

 

”There’s still yer man in Glanmire goods - he was on the narrow gauge too…”

 

”Well, another two years and I’m out too. Started in 1920 on the Cork & Macroom, then when the GSR took over they sent me to Mogeely, and then Buttevant, and now here…..”

 

2A4A1C2D-1561-4288-91A6-50BB66D01026.jpeg

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 8 months later...

A couple more pics; at least they're the right way up in late 1962!   J15 109 arrives with the goods, a fair few cattle trucks included, while a B121 in original livery awaits departure with the passenger train.

 

IMG_E1720 (2).JPG

IMG_E1724.JPG

Edited by jhb171achil
  • Like 8
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...