What a wonderful selection in this video and the rest of these videos too. I think we are all grateful to everyone involved in recording these good days. I recall growing up we would get the ferry in from Holyhead and then get the morning train over to Westport, and the same journey in reverse. We loved it, walking around the seemingly endless train, sitting in the restaurant car, a great and relaxing and almost luxurious way to travel. Even when the train was busy, as it often was, it was a nice journey. I got the morning train from Westport to Dublin when in Ireland a year or so back, it was made up of a three car Class 22000, my first experience of the class and it was awful. The train itself was full of cheap plastic. You couldn't move on that train, it was claustrophobic and a thoroughly depressing journey. Progress? I don't know, but in my book the romanticism of rail travel is now long gone. Not just in Ireland but at home here in Wales and the rest of the UK too.
Those were the good old days of railways here in Ireland. I hate the new DEMU's they have now. They are noisy, cheap, miserable looking and there is no comfort going on them. You nearly always end up having to stand up on them new trains until the next station and fight to get a seat when someone else gets off at that stop. They should have put an extra 2 or 3 coaches on the trains due to the number of people going on them trains. Its nearly like being in Japan or China travelling by train now. There was no need to get rid of the MK 2 & MK 3 coaches. They had at least another 20 years in them. Now in Ireland, there is locomotives sitting idle in Inchicore doing nothing but rotting away into nothing. Rest In Peace- The Good Old Days Of Irish Rail 1800's- 2008
I’m not an expert on such things so forgive the slightly silly question, but what are the coaches at 1:50 and 7:52? I thought they might be mark II but these have opening windows. Thought maybe they were Cravens but they never carried InterCity branding, so I’m a bit perplexed.
They should've just refurbished the Mark 3's because the ICR's are just pure shite they only came the year after the Mark 4's more Mark 4's could've been bought and they'd be running the Intercity services
The Mark 3s here in the UK are as old and probably older than the Irish ones, many of them are being withdrawn from some routes but to be refurbished for others. The scrapping of the Mk3s in Ireland was criminal. Especially considering, like you say, what they were replaced with. I experienced the 22000 class for the first time last year. Awful, awful, awful. Cheap plastics everywhere, cramped and claustrophobic.
I agree with you there. I miss the Mark 2 and 3 coaches. They were only about 20-25 years old at the time of being withdrawn of service, way too young to die. They could have refurbished them, but Irish Rail would rather spend millions on new DEMU's that are terrible trains, They are very noisy inside with the motors underneath all of the train, not enough carriages to let every passenger sit down (One time, my family and I had to stand in where the door was, from Dublin Heuston to Tullamore, because there was nowhere to sit. It didn't stop at any other station along the way until Tullamore and we also had to wait about 10 minutes at the Geashill loop to let another train go by) and also, they don't look like Intercity trains, just commuter trains. I miss the old carriages
@@mjg7878 I think the British Mk3 came into service in 1975 and the Irish Mk3 in 1989. The British trains had slam doors but the Irish had electric. I think 2009 was the year they were taken out of service in Ireland and scrapped within five years.
I still miss the Mk3 today. To be honest I haven't used a train for seven years now and just use the car instead because I can't stand the 22000 class.
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Fantastic Collection of Shots from the Good Old Days Gerry!☺.
Good to see the Clare supporters special trains on the way home from Cork after the Munster Hurling Final. Great days and great memories.
the variety of freight 20 years ago is amazing
Martin Bitter . Yes plenty of freight then but sadly gone all but a memory now.
What a wonderful selection in this video and the rest of these videos too. I think we are all grateful to everyone involved in recording these good days.
I recall growing up we would get the ferry in from Holyhead and then get the morning train over to Westport, and the same journey in reverse. We loved it, walking around the seemingly endless train, sitting in the restaurant car, a great and relaxing and almost luxurious way to travel. Even when the train was busy, as it often was, it was a nice journey.
I got the morning train from Westport to Dublin when in Ireland a year or so back, it was made up of a three car Class 22000, my first experience of the class and it was awful. The train itself was full of cheap plastic. You couldn't move on that train, it was claustrophobic and a thoroughly depressing journey.
Progress? I don't know, but in my book the romanticism of rail travel is now long gone. Not just in Ireland but at home here in Wales and the rest of the UK too.
romanticism of rail travel is now long gone ever since the railcars were introduced ie 2600 to 22000. When rails were replaced with CWR track.
Those were the good old days of railways here in Ireland. I hate the new DEMU's they have now. They are noisy, cheap, miserable looking and there is no comfort going on them. You nearly always end up having to stand up on them new trains until the next station and fight to get a seat when someone else gets off at that stop. They should have put an extra 2 or 3 coaches on the trains due to the number of people going on them trains. Its nearly like being in Japan or China travelling by train now. There was no need to get rid of the MK 2 & MK 3 coaches. They had at least another 20 years in them. Now in Ireland, there is locomotives sitting idle in Inchicore doing nothing but rotting away into nothing. Rest In Peace- The Good Old Days Of Irish Rail 1800's- 2008
Lovely shot there at Nobber @ 41:25.
Eiretrains . Yes D.McCabe did an excellent job of making the video
Nice Video Any Plans To Record Irish Trains Now
I’m not an expert on such things so forgive the slightly silly question, but what are the coaches at 1:50 and 7:52? I thought they might be mark II but these have opening windows. Thought maybe they were Cravens but they never carried InterCity branding, so I’m a bit perplexed.
The carriages a MK2 A Type ex British Rail purchased by Irish Rail refurbished and re gauged air brake stock.
The train at 6:00, is that running a Limerick - Cork service? And is 12:29 a Cork - Waterford service?
Hi now sure. It's a large train could be a special.
Gerry
@@gerryconmy looks like there was a match on the day you took that video, lots of unusual rolling stock on match days.
They should've just refurbished the Mark 3's because the ICR's are just pure shite they only came the year after the Mark 4's more Mark 4's could've been bought and they'd be running the Intercity services
The Mark 3s here in the UK are as old and probably older than the Irish ones, many of them are being withdrawn from some routes but to be refurbished for others. The scrapping of the Mk3s in Ireland was criminal. Especially considering, like you say, what they were replaced with. I experienced the 22000 class for the first time last year. Awful, awful, awful. Cheap plastics everywhere, cramped and claustrophobic.
I agree with you there. I miss the Mark 2 and 3 coaches. They were only about 20-25 years old at the time of being withdrawn of service, way too young to die. They could have refurbished them, but Irish Rail would rather spend millions on new DEMU's that are terrible trains, They are very noisy inside with the motors underneath all of the train, not enough carriages to let every passenger sit down (One time, my family and I had to stand in where the door was, from Dublin Heuston to Tullamore, because there was nowhere to sit. It didn't stop at any other station along the way until Tullamore and we also had to wait about 10 minutes at the Geashill loop to let another train go by) and also, they don't look like Intercity trains, just commuter trains. I miss the old carriages
@@mjg7878 I think the British Mk3 came into service in 1975 and the Irish Mk3 in 1989. The British trains had slam doors but the Irish had electric. I think 2009 was the year they were taken out of service in Ireland and scrapped within five years.
I still miss the Mk3 today. To be honest I haven't used a train for seven years now and just use the car instead because I can't stand the 22000 class.