Where: Cork, Ireland
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When: 12 September 1962
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Steam train making its way through Cork city.
Great help has come in from Corkonians (and others) on exact location, and other information for this one! See the comments below...
Date: 12 September 1962
NLI Ref.: ODEA33/1
Source: Flickr Commons
Views: 44975
Great help has come in from Corkonians (and others) on exact location, and other information for this one! See the comments below...
Date: 12 September 1962
NLI Ref.: ODEA33/1
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
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dull floor
Very interesting photography!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uppmus Thank you!!
EoinMcCarthy73
Junction of Ship St and Lower Glanmire Road Google Maps
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobitron Thanks a million, Eoin! If you have a sec, cast your expert Cork eye over the location for me, and make sure you're happy with it... Have it right at the junction itself - do we need to do a bit of "left a bit, right a bit"??
Tom Kennedy1
This was the link line that connected Corks mainline station(Kent) with the long gone terminus of the West Cork Railway at Albert Quay. St Patricks church in the background. PS. Note the bell in the drivers hand.
oaktree_brian_1976
I notice the Esso gas station in the background...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chartrouse Tom, that's fantastic! Hadn't spotted the bell...
guliolopez
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/chartrouse] That's exactly what it is. That's the cross city railway which connected the GS&WR station on Glanmire Road (Kent) with the Cork Bandon & South Coast Railway station (Albert Quay). It ran on regular city roads and remained in use to move freight between the stations until the mid-1970s - when the new freight station opened at North Esk. Here's a few other pics of large locos crossing cork with other road traffic. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] That petrol station was open right up to the early 2000s. When it was replaced by the (decidedly underwhelming) "Unity House".....
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] How excellent! Thanks for the other pics - crazy to see a dirty big goods train alongside ickle Ford Cortinas and VW Beetles...
bhatto
What a wonderful way of filling gaps in history. Most interesting picture. Broad gauge no less.
RETRO STU
I'd love to have seen a steam train chuffing along an open road....they didn't over-do it with H&S back in those days. Great pic. Thank you.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] No problem, Stu, and thanks in particular to guliolopez for all the added info...
GalwayCycling
Looks like there's a cyclists racing the steam train! Great pic. Thanks!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/galwaycycling You're very welcome! :)
Eamonn Bolger (Ireland)
Absolutely fantastic. This series of Ireland is really brilliant!! Well done!!
mogey
maps.google.com/maps?q=Lower+Glanmire+Rd,+Ireland&hl=...
bbusschots
Such a wonderful photo - there's something surreal about seeing a steam train with a guy with a bell trundling up the Glanmire road! Thanks for submitting this to the Irish Railway Views group, it makes a very fine addition to the pool! Bart.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbusschots A pleasure, Bart! We have some more O'Dea photos coming up this month, so stay tuned...
spesnova10
the garage was called the unity garage....the cut onto Brian Boru street is still there?
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Thanks! Have added Unity Garage as a tag. Afraid others would have to reply to you about the cut...
abandoned railways
The engine is about to enter Clyde Cutting, a curved passage for rail only, between two buildings owned by the Clyde Shipping Co. The line was built as an independent connection between the West Cork line and the GSWR Cork main line by the Cork City Railway Co. Opened on 01/01/1912 for goods. A man with a red flag had to walk ahead of every train.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland] Here's a photo of one of those flag men that was contributed above by guliolopez... And got a great haul of new tags from your comment, so thanks again!
abandoned railways
Paying passenger trains only ever operated for the summer of 1914. What a year to start a service for tourists!
JNicLiam
The cobblestones around the railway line were lethal in wet weather. It was easy to skid and get a motorbike wheel neatly into the railway tracks. Not too easy to get the tyre back out as it was a snug fit. I know I wasn't the only one to come off my motorbike with a wheel stuck in the tracks in heavy rain.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] And hopefully not with a train approaching?!
kenzer2012
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland] Never knew the name of this 'Street' Also knew it as the 'Cutting' only - Thanks! www.thelowerroad,.net
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] You're very welcome!
Eddie 1
Fantastic ,so interesting,eddie,
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Thanks!
rita ethier
quel beau souvenir magnifique photo
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Merci!
sandybears
cool
victor98_2001
excellent shot
javi592
The power of the steam. Nice!!! Buena foto!!!
excellentzebu1050
fantastic picture
guliolopez
As posted recently on a related photo, here's a smashing bit of film from 1975 showing the movement of trains between the two stations.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] It really is remarkable! What a job - jogging along in front of a train on a city street, waving your red flag...
30937 Transport Photograph Database
While uploading some of our pictures I was reminded of your picture of a train in the streets of Cork. Ours looks like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30937/8588187821 Plus a few more in our http://www.flickr.com/photos/30937/sets/72157633083065339// set. Jan, on behalf of 30937 Transport Photograph Database.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30937 Thank you very much, Jan!
dear industry
Really an excellent, interesting, and beautiful shot! Wirklich ein ausgezeichnetes, interessantes und schönes Foto!
Embroidery Buddy
This image inspired a haiku at: lydialowe-haiku365.blogspot.com/