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Hi all, I spent last Thursday to Monday in Germany, trying to experience some loco-hauled passenger and freight trains. Currently going through the pictures which will take some time to upload. However, I've uploaded shots from last Thursday and Friday morning that cover Hamburg. While there I...

Hi all, Today 29007 hauled two of the Alsthom DART (8201/8401 & 8203/8405) from Fairview EMU Depot to Inchicore Works in Dublin. These sets have been in long-term storage, having last seen use a number of years ago. Managed to get the movement at Dublin Connolly: And Dublin Pearse...

Hi all, Five years ago as part of the initial order of 22000 DMUs for Ireland, 22010 and 22011 were delivered. However they suffered serious internal corrosion during their transit from South Korea caused by other cargo on board the ship, were not accepted by Irish Rail and were returned to the...

Hi all, Popped up to the Downpatrick and County Down Railway for a very enjoyable day today. I managed to experience my first haulage by a Deutz G-Class, G617: I also paid a visit to the new Carriage Gallery where one can see nearly anything from a former Royal Saloon: To RB3: Also present...

Hi all, My second update from today is a special photographic survey. Last year I did a walking trip along the former Hill of Howth tramway: http://smu.gs/Nk3ipB Over two days during the last week, I went on a longer journey and set out to record as much as possible of the former Harcourt...

Hi all, Bit of an Enterprise theme to today's update. First up, 082 brought two Mark 3 Generator Vans north from Dublin to Belfast today. They are due to enter service on the Enterprise by the end of the month. The movement is seen here at Howth Junction: I then popped down to North Wall...

Hi all, This morning in Docklands Station in Dublin, Iarnrod Eireann and Dublin Fire Brigade conducted a joint exercise which simulated a train/car collision: 29017 and 29018 were used in the exercise, as well as number of units from the Dublin Fire Brigade. Some more shots of this unusual...

Hi all, NIR's 8113 brought a rake of ballast wagons to Dundalk today in around to run-round them: I also got some other shots of the shunt operation taking place from a number of different points around the station. Furthermore in the morning I went to Drogheda to see the DMU movements...

Hi all, Spent last weekend in London, doing a bit of travelling around. Took many pictures including trains: Buses: And the Underground: All of the shots from an enjoyable weekend can be found here: http://smu.gs/MO3UCP Enjoy!

Hi all, Have now uploaded some shots taken in Dublin Connolly yesterday which show the two RPSI active carriage sets. They show 226 with the Mark 2 set: Included on the set was the Presidential/State Carriage Mark 2, no. 5408, which is going to Whitehead today: Finally 206 is seen...

Hi all, The weedsprayer campaign for 2012 commenced this week, which when completed should have covered most of the Irish Rail network. Today it was down in Cork, covering the east Cork lines and I popped down to see some of the action. Due to the lack of run-round facilities at both Cobh and...

Hi all, Have uploaded some shots from the last week but the most interesting probably come from today. This morning I went to Fairview Park to photograph the Alstom 82/8400-class DART sets which have been out of service for over three years and could be gone this year. Those shots start here...

Hi all, As part of the preparations for the RPSI 'Spare Link' tour down the electrified Howth branch on 25 March, diesel locomotive 228 undertook a driver's route-refresher trip down the branch today. This is believed to be the first visit of a GM 201 down the line, though I am open to...

Hi all, On Sunday morning I received an unusual invitation when I was asked if I wanted to take part in a train evacuation exercise for Iarnród Éireann, along with the Irish Red Cross, Civil Defence and Dublin Fire Brigade. Not having to be asked twice I duly turned up in Connolly Station...

One of my colleagues in work recently popped home to Latvia for two weeks and while there he took these three shots of the two locomotives passing through his local station (which I have to get the name of). The pictures were taken in a temperature of -25C! I know nothing about Latvian...

Hi all, For the last four years the former GNR(I) metals of Irish Rail have been a bit like the Alamo, resisting the 22000-class dmu as it spread across nearly every other line in the country. Today that battle was lost when sets 22006 and 22013 operated the 07:00 Dundalk to Dublin Connolly. In...

Hi all, I set out yesterday to get the IWT liner and the new advertising DART units in Dublin and managed to get everything but them! What I did manage to get was the following: 071 on an empty track panel train, 073 hauling new ICR 22059 up Alexandra Road, and then later hauling 22060 and...

Hi all, Today a very unusual operation took place in the car park at Dublin Connolly Station. Earlier this week 233 experienced an axle problem on an evening Enterprise departure from Connolly. This issue required attention at Inchicore Works on the other side of Dublin City but the loco could...

Hi all, After testing for just over a week, Rail Scene Ireland has gone live on SmugMug too. However this is a fresh start commencing with this month. Highlights include 085 on a ballast on the 11th March as well as a number of other 071s on Taras, including yesterday's double header of 073 and...

Hi all, The official opening, or reopening, of the Dunboyne line occurred today. The 7.5km line diverges from the Maynooth line at Clonsilla and currently terminates at M3 Parkway, having passed through Hansfield and Dunboyne. Hansfield will open at a later date. Eventually it is hoped the...