Kilkenny to Ballina on Mk2, Mk3 & Cravens coaches (7-9-2006)

A journey from Kilkenny to Ballina, Co. Mayo aboard a mixture of BREL Mark 2/3 & Cravens coaching stock hauled by GM 071 & 201 class locos.
1: Kilkenny - Newbridge on Mark 2 stock hauled by now withdrawn 201 class no. 210 "River Erne"
2: At Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Mark 3 Push/Pull set no. 6102 propelled by 201 class no. 216 "River Dodder" pauses on a Dublin Heuston bound service (4:04)
3: Newbridge - Manulla Junction, Co. Mayo aboard a Mark 3 set hauled by 201 class no. 226 "River Suir" (5:02)
4: Manulla Junction - Ballina aboard a set of 2 Cravens coaches and steam van hauled by 071 class no. 081 (10:40)
5: Shunting activity at Ballina (13:32)
6: The return journey to Manulla Junction and departure on an ex-Westport service with Mark 3 coaches and 201 class no. 226 "River Suir" (14:56)
Thursday 7th September 2006

[@paulhester1675]

the old Mk2's/MK3's were so distinctive in the orange and black livery, the newer Dmu's never felt the same , the Mk4's on the cork line, however, were very refreshing i think

[@trainsinireland5063]

Excellent Footage Danny!😃.The ManullaJunction/Ballina Branchline has seen some dramatic changes since Filming this!.

[@martinwalsh3228]

They should reopen the western Rail corridor, Athlone/Mullingar railway lines sooner then later we will have more trains.

[@TransitWorld]

Woah, what a video! Especially the Mk3 Dvt at Newbridge. Great shots.

[@TheIrishMainline]

Thanks Shane! Yeah the push/pulls could be found all over the network around this time :)

[@jhn8882]

Brings back memories Danny nice footage thanks for sharing.....J..

[@TheIrishMainline]

I'm glad it did John thanks for watching! :))

[@TheEggler]

That video was a nice surprise... Well done!!! 😊

[@TheIrishMainline]

Thanks Monty, I've most of my 'archive' footage up but still have one more vid to come of a journey to Athlone in 1996 aboard Mk2s. Just need to find the time to transfer it off old dusty 8mm tapes :P

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Give me the Cravens (my favorite), or the Mark 2 any day, you could get your head out the window for a smoke,take a photo and a toilet you could swing a cat in plus if there was any sort of problem you could get off yourself without waiting for the doors to open. Smoking aside I don't like the new trains no open-able windows. Was on one in the summer of 2019 now I know how a turkey feels like in the oven at Christmas.

[@RailVideosNI]

Fantastic video Danny

[@TheIrishMainline]

Cheers Matthew! Are the sandite times for tomorrow the same as before? Might just head for Portadown to get shots.

[@RailVideosNI]

Yep they are the same.

[@irelandbloke]

Excellent :)

[@TheIrishMainline]

Thank you! :>

[@brunocarbonaio]

Very good video !!! Thumbs up! Best wishes! Bruno:-)

[@TheIrishMainline]

Txs as always for watching Bruno :>

[@CarlKeegan]

Nice video. It looks like the line that connects the Ballina line to the Athlone/Dublin line was disconnected at the time though there are engineers there. Maybe they were replacing the track. I see track all stacked up. For some time presumably, the Ballina line was isolated.

[@TheIrishMainline]

Thanks Carl. You've lost me a bit here though, are you referring to Manulla Junction? If so the setup back then was very different to now. Branch access was via points at the Dublin end of the halt, now it's at the Westport end. Compare these two pics:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Manulla_Junction_in_1985.jpg
c1.staticflickr.com/9/8379/8608051798_b494e642c7_z.jpg

[@CarlKeegan]

Aaaah ok thanks

[@TheIrishMainline]

No prob Carl :))

[@irishrailtrains]

Priceless footage there Danny, love the shots onboard the Cravens & Mk3s, what was 112 doing outside Athlone?

[@TheIrishMainline]

Cheers Steven, 112 was on loan from NIR at the time and could be found all over the network on various duties :)

[@UHDUHD-ny9om]

wow so cool :D

[@TheIrishMainline]

glad u enjoyed it, txs for watching