121Class GM locomotive Cab Ride Farewell Run to Sligo
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- Опубликовано: 29 дек 2015
- 121Class GM locomotive Cab Ride Farewell Run to Sligo Locos No 134 & 124 worked the train 16/7/2005.Farewell to 121 Class Commemorative Trip in Aid of Railway Children
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My Grandfather on my Dad’s side worked in the CIE railway engineering works in Inchicore and he lived on the Canal Banks between Coolemine Level Crossing and Clonsilla Station on the Dublin - Sligo line - as a child in the 1970’s, I vaguely remember Mrs Byrne on the Coolemine Level Crossing and my Granny used to say that the trains in those days were so punctual that you could set your watch by them, even freight trains and special trains - I got the impression that Mrs Byrne would have shared timetable information with my granny back then too
4:01 I don’t know what it is, but cab view videos on railways are so relaxing to watch ❤❤❤❤
Great video. A lot of nostalgia for me. I really disliked the 121's personally for their lack of power. They really struggled with a rake of push and pulls on my way to school. I enjoyed it much more when an 071 with cravens brought me to school for my final 3 years ;)
If those coaches were still in service, I think that this would have been a most comfortable and pleasant journey from Dublin to Sligo, having arrived from Manchester via Holyhead ❤❤❤
Yes the Craven carriages were the best to travel on and are still used on RPSI trains. Thank you for your comments.
A fantastic record of history! Thank you.
Excellent video Gerry. Love the 121's! Thanks for uploading..has been well worth the wait!
Well that was highly enjoyable viewing! Thanks for sharing your video Gerry.
very enjoyable video reminds me when i worked on the trains as a snatcher on the sligo run and rosslare and when the mystery trains ran on sundays we could not let the passengers know the trip
thank you for sharing , Brillant
The reopening of the Western Rail Corridor would connect Sligo with Munster and Ulster with direct trains a bid to Stop 1) Pollution, 2) Car Accidents/Road Deaths & 3) Traffic Jams.
I often wonder too if they will ever re-open the Mullingar to Athlone line to passenger trains, given how they opened the Phoenix Park tunnel via Liffey Junction and perhaps they will do the same with the lines around Dublin Port as well?
@@michaeljohndennis2231 All closed railway lines along the island of Ireland North, South, East, West & Midlands need to reopen too.
The 121 class were the first GM locos CIE bought. They were notoriously under-powered and were always operated as double-headers for most of their lives.
That's incorrect.
121 class locos could not operate in multiple until 1976. By the following year, the 071 class took over most important trains and with freight speeded up under railplan 80, there were plenty of spare locos, so 121, 141 and 181 locos mostly ran double headed. This also meant that 121s didn't have to turn on the turntable at each terminus.
For their first 15 years, 121 class locos worked hard, taking 7 or 8 coaches to Sligo, Westport, Galway. Tralee, Rosslare.
C IE got their money's worth from these locos.
@2991661. I agree they were underpowered, as we're the 141s. However, I disagree they were always worked in pairs. There were four or so diagrams to Drogheda with a single 121 on six coach Mark 3 push pull sets. A single 121 also worked the Limerick - Limerick.Junction shuttle for some years with a three coach Mark 3 push pull set.
Brilliant!
Thanks very much Eamon. It was time i did.
VERY GOOD VEIW FROM THE CAB OF A G M 121 LOCOMOTIVE
Fantastic scene it was
Great video , good shots from the rear. The loco rocking on the CWR was a problem with the BO-BOs because the wheel profile wore so quick with the steel brake block it was uncomfortable also bad for video!
fantastic video their gerry , great sound from great gm locos it's a pity Irish rail are going down the dmu route
I agree. But sadly the way of the world. Railways are run by accountants who obey their political masters.
I remember pairs of 121s on the Sligo line. Preferred 071s !
@8:30
The rare sight over to the left of the screen of the old mullingar to Athlone line.
Now a greenway, who’s dumb idea was it to rip up or discontinue half the rail network across the country?!
Christ, facts like this haven't been spoken in a while 🙏
you are correct loco hunting.
they made narrow gauge versions of this loco.
the days of the good summers
watched it again the loco s are not as shaky as the 071 type the run seems smoother
when i worked as a snatcher on the single lines such as this one to sligo and the rosslare it was a great job i would like to see one of these locos today if there are any preserved
Paddy Kelly I definitely am with you on that one, the 071class were powerful ,one 071 class by its own would put these to shame ,I had d privilege of riding all the001'121'141 and of course the power house of them all the 071 when I worked in IR in the early 90's,🚂🚂🚂🚂
That's an amazing, loud and frantic beast! What does the ringing bell in the cab indicate, e.g. at 15:28?
The bell ring is the vigilance bell rings about every 90 seconds the driver must acknowledge or brakes are applied. We call it the dead man
@@gerryconmy that makes sense. Must get fairly irritating after a while though! Maybe a gentle rising beep would be better :D
The engine screaming to go up a notch or else it's governed to 70 mph🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
Irish rail system is now all CTC or Mini CTC system. No tokens any more. when tokens were used and if a driver failed to pick up a token he would have to stop and pick it up. not allowed to continue without a token
gerry.
Gerry Conmy what were tokens used for? (Don't live in Ireland so I don't know much about the Irish railways).
Hi southeastern failways. Tokens were used in Absolute block signalling. If you check the link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_block_signalling. it will tell all about the Block System, as it would take too long to write about the system.Gerry
Gerry Conmy Cheers mate.
@@gerryconmy very interesting! So the token is required to enforce safe access to a section of track. Very much like what we call a "mutex" in computer programming.
@@batlin Or the token in token-ring networks, to bring in another computer analogy.
where is this?
Nice locos!
I wonder though, why is it so shaky? And it's definitely not cameraman shake ... I can hear other things shaking around as well. Are the rails bad, or are the locomotives "hunting"? Either way, seems a bit dangerous at those speeds!
Worn wheels caused them to hunt
No such thing as ergonomic design when those 121s were being built! Look at where the brake levers are! They don't build 'em like they used to!
They were designed so that you sat facing the levers, with your back to the side if the cab. That allowed you to drive forwards or backwards (which the 121 was driven "backwards" all it's life.)
Beautiful looking locomotive,Is it American Made as it looks like an Alco , Beautiful sound ,Such a Shame looking back ,Question is ,What became of this ?Don't like the look of Today's Generation of DMUs ,Rather been on Proper Express trains like this wether in the British Isles or Èire ❤️❤️❤️❤️The 21st century sucks from 2000 to onwards now .With Changes that are just not good .Was the rail journey bumpy at times cause I can hear squeaking and also wobbling .What was the reason ?
Great work Gerry. Does IR still use the single track token system? What happens if the driver drops the token? Thanks again Gerry. :-)
Waterford - Tipperary is still ETS. If the driver drops it he has to stop to pick it up. I don't think they're "snatched" anymore. I think they're handed off.
@GreenmanBelg. The driver cannot enter the next signal section ahead without the appropriate token. If he does, it could be a disciplinary offence.
I recall at story where the driver dropped the token. He stopped the train. After hunting for it in the bushes, he declared it lost. Allegedly, the signalman said "That is all right, I have another one here !" (Thereby defeating the principle of one token out at any one time. It used to be the custom and practice in Britain and Ireland to have a 'spare token' on a nail on the wall for emergencies. But this practice was outlawed. If it gets lost, the signalman has to call out the signal engineers to retract a second token.). When exchanging tokens, the driver and signalman used to swap. However, if you did not like the signalman, you used to throw it at him. A heavy lump of iron / brass being hurled from a speeding train, used to make them run !
whats the bell that rings in the cab for?
The bell ringing in the cab is known as the Deadman warning bell. It rings about every 90 seconds, If driver doesn't acknowledge the bell ring the brakes will automatically apply and bring the train to a halt. This device is in every train worldwide.
@gerryconmy thanks for that reply! interesting. i had heard it on the dart train as well but didnt know what it was. thanks
Nice video why is there a rining sound on and off in the cab?
The ringing sound you hear is the sound of the dead man bell it rings about every 90 seconds. The driver must acknowledge the bell, if not the brakes will be applied. It's a safety device.
Do any trains run to Sligo anymore?
Keith Ode . The is a regular train services from Dublin to Sligo.