Dublin News

Some views from around Dublin and Inchicore on various dates.

20/8/2021: The stabling area for the Cravens at Inchicore. (P. Rigney)

20/8/2021: The Cravens at Inchicore. To the left is van 3185 awaiting restoration. (P. Rigney)

7/11/2021: Van 3173 in one of the carriage shops at Inchicore. (A. Duggan)

7/11/2021: Van 3173 in one of the carriage shops at Inchicore. (A. Duggan)

7/11/2021: Peter Emmett working on 3173's overhauled boiler. (A. Duggan)

7/11/2021: Denis McCabe and Peter Emmett refitting 3173's overhauled boiler. (A. Duggan)

7/11/2021: 3173's overhauled boiler. (A. Duggan)

7/11/2021: Cravens 1523 was also in the shed for some work. (A. Duggan)

7/11/2021: A closer view of Cravens 1523. (A. Duggan)

12/11/2021: No.85 in steam for its annual boiler test. The opportunity was taken to move it to the middle road of Connolly shed for better access. (L. Griffin)

20/2/2022: A complete rake of 8 Cravens at Inchicore. (P. Rigney)

19/6/2022: No.85 turns for the first time on the newly-refurbished turntable at Connolly. (D. Carse)

8/9/2022: Denis and Alex move the fridge back into van 3173. It will be used by the Sperry crew during the coming weeks. (P. Rigney)

13/11/2022: No.85 at Dundalk's north end on a running-in trip to test a repaired big end. (G. Mooney)

13/8/2023: Godfrey Robinson of Sir Henry Inglesby's Fife and Drum Corps presents a commemorative plaque to RPSI Train Manager Martin Devlin on the occasion of the "Marble City" train to Kilkenny.

22/8/2023: After failing on a 'Sea Breeze' at Greystones 2 days before, No.131 is towed back round Bray head by GM 074. (A. Keller)

4/8/2024: No.131 at Dublin Connolly when working a Midlander train. (J. Short)

8/9/2024: No.131 passing Rogerstown estuary with the RPSI 60 train to Dundalk. (E. Magee)

8/9/2024: RPSI 60 train to Dundalk climbing Kellystown. (C.P. Friel)

8/9/2024: No.131, on the RPSI 60 train, meets the Up Enterprise at Dundalk. (C.P. Friel)