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A stunning view of the railway station in the Vale of Arklow in County Wicklow. Looking clean, shiny and new with a view to die for behind this must have been a very popular stop for those visitors. As Morning Mary has never travelled on the Dublin to Wexford line she doesn't know if the station still exists but hopefully it hasn't suffered the depredations of the 1950's and 60's?
(With apologies to Moore for purloining the words of his song)
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1865 - 1914
NLI Ref: L_IMP_4387
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(With apologies to Moore for purloining the words of his song)
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1865 - 1914
NLI Ref: L_IMP_4387
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Oh! where's the Newbridge one gone?!
O Mac
Woodenbridge junction station with branch to Shillelagh in foreground. Closed in 1964. 25" OSI image. flic.kr/p/2owuZQb
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Trifecta! Spot the differences! catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000323366 - L_ROY_03173 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000334411 - L_CAB_05687 And a couple of earlier plates without the footbridge, which might help with dating - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000339986 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000326568
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Niall McAuley
The branch line and station are from 1865.
Niall McAuley
Bovril ad: the Bovril company is from 1889, but Bovril was on sale from the 1870s.
suckindeesel
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/32162360@N00/] The station was originally an exchange platform halt for the Shillelagh branch. The station buildings date from 1876, so those earlier shots are pre ‘76. The branch line has an interesting history: “In order for the DW&WR to continue its main line to Wexford it needed around 1860 to purchase lands from Earl Fitzwilliam. As part of those negotiations Lord Fitzwilliam hinted he desired a branch line to his home at Shillelagh on his Coolattin Estate. Following his agreement to donate land and other resources, the relevant Bill was passed and construction of the branch line commenced in March 1864.[1] For obvious reasons the line was also known as The Fitzwilliam Railway.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_branch_line The ‘Long Hoor’ spent his honeymoon in the nearby hotel
Foxglove
baby Daleks on Platform 1 !!
Deirge (Del)
(Shepherd, 1974, pp120/1) has a layout of the station 44.5 miles from Dublin which is to the left. Also left out of shot is a turntable to the left, the branch continues to curve off to the right to follow the River Aughrim (tributary of the River Avoca) to River Aughrim before following the Derry Water to his Lordships' . At the time of Shepherd's book the signal cabin still survived. Morning Mary should note (H. C. Casserley, 1974, p30) says "The stretch of line through the well-known Vale of Avoca down to Arklow is one the the most picturesque on any Irish Railway." Having caught the 05:35 Rosslare Europort to Dublin last July I thought the same I can recommend it and with €7 to €14 fare each way it shouldn't break the bank!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia It was posted twice before so we felt that was enough;-)
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove Exterminate them, exterminate them. How many of todays viewers would remember the dreaded Daleks?
Deirge (Del)
I remember the I seen first episode of D. Who and all the 1st Dalek episodes live! In terms of the "milk" or "creamery" cans (I assume thats what they are) I don't remember conical shaped one's but I do remember the cylinder shapes ones that were about in the 1960's. Now the cylinder shaped ones could be placed together on a trailer (or cart) and would stay upright in order when full. But I'm not sure about the conical shaped ones. I suppose the question is where has the Daleks come from and where were they going to and were they empty or full? A look at google maps shows many fields suitable for mooing cows (and sheep) near the Shillelagh branch and I'm seeing some cattle still in streetview. So I guess the Shillelagh branch might be a net milk exporter, but I'm guessing ...
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>> THE TRAIN ON PLATFORM ONE EXTERMINATES HERE ! <<
suckindeesel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/47290943@N03/ https://flic.kr/p/9Vzwxr
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Crossley’s Gas and Oil Engines “1869 They acquired the UK and world (except German) rights to the patents of Otto and Langen (sometimes Langden) of Cologne for the new gas fuelled atmospheric internal combustion engine 1876 These rights were extended to the famous Otto four-stroke cycle engine. The change over to four stroke engines was remarkably rapid with the last atmospheric engines being made in 1877.” They made the infamous Crossley tender favoured by the Tans. They also made loco engines including CIE’s first mainline diesels “Crossley Brothers built diesel engines for marine and locomotive use. Examples include the HST-Vee 8, used in the British Rail Class 28 and the Western Australian Government Railways "X" class, the EST-Vee 8 used in the CIE "60 Class" I know that both the Irish and Aussie ones were complete disasters. www.gracesguide.co.uk/Crossley_Brothers
suckindeesel
I see another gas engine advertisement, which gives a later start date: “National Gas and Oil Engine Co 1890 Company founded as National Gas Engine Co.” www.gracesguide.co.uk/National_Gas_and_Oil_Engine_Co Confusingly, another company with a similar name www.gracesguide.co.uk/National_Gas_Engine_Co
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Tyler’s Boots date from 1886 inIreland www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/tylers-boots#:~:text=Tyler....
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/47290943@N03/] Perhaps the only thing to survive is that unusually shaped building on the right, described as PO on the 25” and station building by eiretrains website eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20W/Woode...
silverio10
Buenas fotos antiguas .
Foxglove
the reason Daleks came to mind was that the day before I was at an expo (April 9 23) full of Dr Who stuff ... being used to explain physics...