RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2014 I recently came across this photograph I took in February 1981 when 111 "Great Northern" and 112 "Northern Counties" had just been named and were about to depart from Belfast Central with their first run to Dublin. Time for another trip to Murphy Models!!    Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Great picture, thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Great nostalgic photo Colin,thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accurascale staff Accurascale Fran Posted December 28, 2014 Accurascale staff Share Posted December 28, 2014 This was also done in the mid 90s with their then new 201s. I believe the acceleration was 'brisk'. So brisk in fact that it damaged the coupliers on the coaches! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrange Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Was done a few times, as until the early noughties NIR were a bit more 'laid back' when it came to railtours etc. 071+111 were also paired up for a railtour in 1990. I was on the tour in 1996 that featured 208+209, it also had 111+112 earlier in the day, and 6400bhp was utterly insane - but brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrange Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I recently came across this photograph I took in February 1981 when 111 "Great Northern" and 112 "Northern Counties" had just been named and were about to depart from Belfast Central with their first run to Dublin.  111_112 8102.jpg 111 was taken off at Dundalk though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrange Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Ive looked closer at that photo - even then 111/2 had the tops of their horns trimmed down slightly. Im told it was for 1/2 bridges on the Antrim-Lisburn line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CPRAIL3000 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Great shot and thanks for sharing. Â There was a story went about that a NIR GM actually had the horns strike a bridge when they first arrived but I am not sure how true that tale is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 31, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2014 The story about the horns is correct. 111 &112 were traveling under their own power from Dublin docks to York Road at the time. The horns were cut in situ to permit onward travel to York Road. I remember watching the pair coming through Whiteabbey later that night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 The story about the horns is correct. 111 &112 were traveling under their own power from Dublin docks to York Road at the time. The horns were cut in situ to permit onward travel to York Road. I remember watching the pair coming through Whiteabbey later that night. That's bizarre, the loading gauge that tight on part of the network was really that marginal?  I wonder was it a case of the track bed being too high due to years of ballast build up rather then the bridge being too low.  It reminds one of cruisers passing under Ballyconnell bridge on the SEW, only millimetres to spare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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