A Class Farewell. The last 001 Class Locomotive in service. Starting at Connolly Station Dublin to Rosslare Strand, Waterford, Limerick Junction and back to Connolly Station 23/9/1995
Only 437 views! We're a dying breed lads! Lovely crack off those A class, they were as rough as a badgers backside to ride in but they had that unexplainable character.
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Fantastic video. It was a great day. Great memories. We need another decent tour with photo stops, Proper traction, and forget all the H & S crap for just one day.
Great video Gerry , A39 was the last one I worked and it's great it's still going. The mk 2s could be problematic with sticking brakes with different Locos so I would if possible get all the realease cords pulled when the loco is hooked up.
The Dublin - Rosslare is, in my humble opinion, the most beautiful line in Ireland. I was lucky enough to do the line with A Class 001 MetroVicks in scheduled service. I would love a cabride on an Irish loco; but I only managed to secure cabrides in Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Canada ! Gerry, this was not the last 001 Class Locomotive in service. But that would be telling !
Martin Bitter . Your dream will come true. Loco134 is being restored to full working order in Inchicore Work Dublin. Receiving body attention at the moment may take time but it will be running on irish rail network again.
+Martin Bitter I'm from America and that's exactly what I did when I went to Ireland! Was listening to an EMD powered passenger train and closed my eyes and it felt like back home in California!
Gerry Conmy Correct me here. I recall A27 & A38 being the only 2 of the 60 that had chrome handrails as these were the 2 engines that pulled Devs Presidential carriage. ???? Also these were rated at 1,325 hp instead of the standard 1,100hp for the remainder of the fleet.
It's to do with single line working and block signalling so that only 1 train maybe in the block at one time and the train with the token has authority to occupy the line and no other train is allowed into the block section without the authority of the signaller
11:26 Cleaning the friggin' outside windows on a moving engine?
Am I dreaming? I love it! Give that man a medal
What a truly superb sight !
Only 437 views! We're a dying breed lads! Lovely crack off those A class, they were as rough as a badgers backside to ride in but they had that unexplainable character.
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Thanks again Gerry. A grand locomotive. That one'll have the GM V12 in it there? Cheers now!
Fantastic video. It was a great day. Great memories. We need another decent tour with photo stops, Proper traction, and forget all the H & S crap for just one day.
Great video Gerry , A39 was the last one I worked and it's great it's still going. The mk 2s could be problematic with sticking brakes with different Locos so I would if possible get all the realease cords pulled when the loco is hooked up.
Thanks Tom glad you enjoyed. Pull the cord was the correct thing to do.
Fantastic record of a beautiful day.
PS: Really enjoyed that video. Nostalgia gold seeing the silver livery again
There were 60 A class and 34 C class. The biggest single order in 1954.
EMD 645 engine
The Dublin - Rosslare is, in my humble opinion, the most beautiful line in Ireland. I was lucky enough to do the line with A Class 001 MetroVicks in scheduled service. I would love a cabride on an Irish loco; but I only managed to secure cabrides in Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Canada !
Gerry, this was not the last 001 Class Locomotive in service. But that would be telling !
@gerryconmy ITG Flying Pig railtour 07/10/95 had 003 for haulage.
Recently I heard a belgian Nohab GM, closed my eyes and it felt like Ireland :)
Martin Bitter . Your dream will come true. Loco134 is being restored to full working order in Inchicore Work Dublin. Receiving body attention at the moment may take time but it will be running on irish rail network again.
+Martin Bitter I'm from America and that's exactly what I did when I went to Ireland! Was listening to an EMD powered passenger train and closed my eyes and it felt like back home in California!
Hi adjn1973. Yes only 1 A class or 001 is preserved in working order. All the C class or 201 class were scrapped
Gerry Conmy Correct me here. I recall A27 & A38 being the only 2 of the 60 that had chrome handrails as these were the 2 engines that pulled Devs Presidential carriage. ???? Also these were rated at 1,325 hp instead of the standard 1,100hp for the remainder of the fleet.
Gerry Conmy We need to chat LOL !,,
Supertrain!
Does that have a Crossley engine or an EMD?
Emd
The all silver livery is ghastly.
didn't last too long originally either. Thank goodness CIE changed to green and then to orange and black.
Look at 17:35 a little sum bag throughs a missile of some sort at the train. They are not waving.
That's true they could have someone or broke a sidelight
They could have injured someone. Above typo error
I CANT REMEMBER I KNOW IT'S TO DO WITH SAFETY. WHAT WAS THE RING THAT THE DRIVER GAVE TO THE STATION GUY AND VISA VERSA
It's called the staff or token. This link will explain it better than I would.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_(railway_signalling)
Gerry
It's to do with single line working and block signalling so that only 1 train maybe in the block at one time and the train with the token has authority to occupy the line and no other train is allowed into the block section without the authority of the signaller
Nice video what happened to this locomotive
Trains in Ireland A39 is preserved by the ITG. Not sure where though. Northern Ireland I think.