GMs on passenger services in the South Kilkenny area (Sept '97 - Mar '98)

Irish Rail's General Motors built 071 & 201 class locos hauling Cravens, Mark 2, Mark 3 & Mark 3 Push/Pull stock on Dublin Heuston - Waterford - Dublin Heuston passenger services in the Thomastown, Bennettsbridge & Ballyhale areas of Co. Kilkenny between September 1997 & March 1998.
1: 082 & Mk2ab stock with "Dutch" van on a Dublin bound service @ Thomastown Station
2: 206 "River Liffey" & Cravens stock with 'Dutch' van on a Dublin bound service @ Thomastown Station (1:18)
3: 201 class & Mk3 stock on a Dublin bound service @ Kilbline Crossing (2:32)
4: 201 class & Mk2 stock on a Dublin bound service @ Killarney Bridge (2:49)
5: 233 "River Clare" & Mk3 stock on a Dublin bound service @ the former Ballyhale Station (3:12)
6: 072 & Mk3 stock on a Dublin bound service @ Bennettsbridge (3:57)
7: Mk3 Push/Pull set 6105 with 223 "River Anner" in rear on a Waterford bound service @ Bennettsbridge (4:20)
8: 227 "River Laune" & Mk2 stock on a Waterford bound service @ Kilbline Crossing (4:45)
9: Mk3 Push/Pull set 6101 with 225 "River Deel" in rear on a Waterford bound service @ Kilbline Crossing (5:15)
10: 201 class & Mk2 stock on a Waterford bound service @ Bennettsbridge (5:41)

[@eoin730]

Camera quality is brilliant

[@TheIrishMainline]

The camera I used was fairly basic for the time actually, just standard 480p Video8 but I’ve cleaned up the original tapes as best I can. Some amazing restoration software around nowadays.

[@Timstravels01]

Another great upload.

[@TheIrishMainline]

Cheers Tim 👍🏻

[@HSTHoward]

Great stuff!

[@TheIrishMainline]

Glad you enjoyed it Howard

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@TheIrishMainline]

Cheers Boris

[@wilkosoft]

Lovely. Are there any 080s still in service? Loved the sound of them as a kid - used to stand as close as I could to them in heuston station while they revved the engines (even though there was a sign saying not to rev!)

[@TheIrishMainline]

The 071s you mean? All 18 of them are still in daily service on freight duties (IWT, Taras & Timber). They'll be 45 years old this year and hopefully still have many more left in them.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Great takeoff there by 082. The 201s seemed to get very grimy.

[@TheIrishMainline]

There was a reason for that. Apparently when put through the washroad the detergent used to flush out the oil from the axle bearings so they were let go a long time between washes.