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March 14, 1961

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

The end of the line

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • DannyM8 said:
    Ordinance Survey The photo was taken from the grounds of the Railway Hotel, subsequently The Great Sothern Hotel and now the malton Hotel.
  • oaktree_brian_1976 said:
    Comment? The only thing that strikes me is the bench, facing the shrubs. Shouldn't it face the other way, so you don't get to look at the bushes? Look out over the courtyard instead...
  • oaktree_brian_1976 said:
    Wikipedia says the Great Southern Railway operated from 1925 to'45. It is perhaps the Great Southern and Western Railway, operating from 1844 to 1924. That was a broad-gauge railroad (1.6m 5'3" between the rails). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Southern_and_Western_Railway
  • oaktree_brian_1976 said:
    Seems to now be an IÉ terminal known asCill Airne (or Killarney in English). www.sinfin.net/railways/stations/sta-gael-ireland.html
  • sparkling chicken said:
    That bench will be used to look at a garden full of flowers looking at those seedlings.

GSR Class L2 at Inchicore

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • O Mac said:
    Apparently this engine was one of a kind and was known as "Sambo". "The Works or Premises Pilot, as it is known, was worked by the unique Maunsell designed 0-4-2 saddle tank known as "Sambo”. No number was ever allocated to it and to this day this name is still used for the Premises Pilot. This job is also unique in that the driver enjoys a regular 1300 lunch break. Instituted for Driver “Saddler”Jackson, who suffered from an ulcerated stomach and was required to eat regular meals," From "Five Foot Three" Number 42 www.steamtrainsireland.com/FFT/ See here again outside the loco shed at Inchicore. mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/Iris...
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    The steamindex claims that it was constructed from spare parts and had no. 842, though it was never carried.
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    www.flickr.com/photos/110691393@N07/11448208026/ In the scrap line in Inchicore in 1963.
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    There are a couple more shots in the NLI catalogue: With name chalked on Surrounded by scrap Both are from the Inchicore works
  • O Mac said:
    The elevated wagons on the right along with the engine shed detail would indicate that the photograph was taken at Inchicore and not Kingsbridge. Above photo taken outside 3rd door from right below. www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/16658045925/

Picton Tunnel

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    "Redbank Range Railway Tunnel was opened in February 1867 and is the first railway tunnel to be used by the NSW Railways." from - www.paranormalaustralia.com/hauntings/tunnel.html

    Yes, this railway tunnel is hAuNtEd !! More - www.theparanormalguide.net/apps/forums/topics/show/7523333
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Ghostly happenings ...



  • beachcomber australia said:
    I had trouble finding out exactly where this tunnel is. I think it is just north of the current rail tunnel, shown as a pale track on this GoogleSatellite photo - maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Picton+NSW&hl=en&ll=-34... .

    I think the photo must be of the west end of the tunnel due to the locomotive's shadow on the right. It is confusing because the old original line of the railway was superseded in 1919. More here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picton_%E2%80%93_Mittagong_loop_rai...
  • highplains68 said:
    beachcomber australia Yes this was taken from the western or country end of the tunnel.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    highplains68 Thanks for the confirmation! With all the loops, twists and turns near Picton, it is difficult to see which is 'town' and 'country'.

    The State Library of Victoria has a version of this image by William Hetzer dated 1866, ie this is before the tunnel's opening. Their copy includes the title -


    Picton Tunnel Great Southern Railway
    New South Wales, 1866

    John Whitton Esqr. Engineer in Chief for Railways


    See - handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/105685 (click on More Information for notes)