Irish Railways

9th April 2005

A pair of class 121s enter Dublin Connolly light loco. No 126 leads it's sister.	Class 181 No 189 takes the through platforms at Dublin Connolly.	Displaying typical EMD 567 clag, No 145 departs from Dublin Connolly with some older stock in tow.	From the lighting displayed it appears that class 141 No 142 is the coaching stock pilot at Dublin Connolly.

I've only ever crossed the Irish Sea three times, only once to the Republic, but I certainly enjoyed by brief day trips.

The first trip was as a result of "overdossing" on the Glasgow-Stranraer overnight, where I ended up on a dead end move at the Scottish port. I decided to take the ferry to Larne, and filled in with a class 70 unit Larne Harbour-Larne Town, then walking back to the port !!!!

The second trip took me to Belfast for a slightly more extensive bash of the DEMUs of NIR.

The final trip (maybe not so final) was an ITG railtour. Travelled with John Duff on the overnight Crewe-Holyhead, then ferry to Dun Loaghaire, for the DART to Dublin Connolly.

I took these pictures while waiting for the railtour which was a pair of class 121s from Dublin to Limerick Jn for 001 (herself) via Ennis and Athenry back to Dublin, extended through to Dun Loaghaire due to late running.

I wish I'd done more over there with the baby GMs but it is sadly too late now.