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Coastal repairs secure future of Wicklow line

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd January 2020

SPECIALIST contractors and Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (IÉ) workers have completed essential coastal defence repairs on the scenic stretch of the […]
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Downpatrick diesel gala marks 30 years of the ITG

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Sam Hewitt

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4th December 2019

STEAM gave way to internal combustion power at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway (DCDR) on October 12 as the […]
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Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter

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Sam Hewitt

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19th October 2019

BRITISH railtour operator Steam Dreams returned to Ireland during September with its multi-day ‘Emerald Isle Craic Express’. The charter was […]
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RPSI cuts frames for new-build LMS-NCC ‘W’ class Mogul

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Sam Hewitt

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5th October 2019

THE first steps in the re-creation of one of H P Stewart’s LMS-NCC ‘W’ class 2-6-0 have been taken by […]
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Ireland’s railways prepare for Brexit border scenarios

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2019

OPERATORS of the national rail networks on both sides of the Irish border are formulating plans for post-Brexit future operations […]
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Bundoran Junction station on the market for under £200k

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd September 2019

ONE of Northern Ireland’s best-known former stations has been put up for sale, opening up the opportunity to own a […]
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New dome completes 22-year restoration of Nancy at Dromod

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd September 2019

THE restoration of the Cavan & Leitrim Railway’s Avonside 0-6-0T Nancy is officially complete after 22 years’ work and £160,000 […]
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Steam returns to Drumshanbo… on the back of a lorry!

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Sam Hewitt

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29th August 2019

AVONSIDE 0-6-0T Nancy once again flew the flag for the Dromod-based Cavan & Leitrim Railway (C&LR) on June 30 when […]
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No go for TransPennine ‘185s’ as Class 2700s deleted

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Sam Hewitt

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28th August 2019

By Tony Miles THE Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) tender for ‘second-hand’ trains for Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is […]
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Cavan & Leitrim steam returns to Ballinamore

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Sam Hewitt

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21st July 2019

NARROW gauge steam returned to the former Cavan & Leitrim Railway (C&LR) station at Ballinamore on June 2 when the […]
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Irish

Coastal repairs secure future of Wicklow line

Downpatrick diesel gala marks 30 years of the ITG

Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter

RPSI cuts frames for new-build LMS-NCC ‘W’ class Mogul

Ireland’s railways prepare for Brexit border scenarios

Bundoran Junction station on the market for under £200k

New dome completes 22-year restoration of Nancy at Dromod

Steam returns to Drumshanbo… on the back of a lorry!

No go for TransPennine ‘185s’ as Class 2700s deleted

Cavan & Leitrim steam returns to Ballinamore

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