{"id":22280,"date":"2018-09-22T05:48:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T09:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=22280"},"modified":"2018-09-21T05:51:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T09:51:44","slug":"colourful-sunday-at-connolly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/colourful-sunday-at-connolly\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful Sunday at Connolly."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, 16 September 2018 found unusual variety at Irish Rail\u2019s Dublin Connolly Station.<\/p>\n

Adding colour \u00a0to Irish Rail\u2019s parade of local and long distance trains was Belmond\u2019s Grand Hibernian <\/em>that arrived from Dundalk, and departed a half an hour later bound for Waterford. As this high-end cruise train was departing, a HOBS (ballast train) was heading from the northern line into the North Wall with Irish Rail 077.<\/p>\n

But the most unusual train was Rail Preservation Society of Ireland\u2019s heritage Cravens, which arrived from Inchicore behind one of Northern Ireland Railways Enterprise class 201 diesels.\u00a0 While the train was expected, the locomotive was a surprise.<\/p>\n

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Belmond’s Grand Hibernian arrives at Connolly station led by the specially painted Irish Rail 216.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dublin-Belfast Enterprise is on platform 2, a 29000-series CAF railcar is on platform 3, and the Belmond train on 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 10am Enterprise departs as Irish Rail 083 has coupled up to the Belmond for the trip to Waterford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A DART suburban train accelerates away from Connolly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I wasn’t expecting this combination! One of NIR’s Enterprise painted 201s with the RPSI heritage train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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You can’t be two places at one time! But here we have a photographers conundrum, Belmond’s Sunday departure for Waterford occurred as a the more elusive HOBS (ballast train) takes the switch at East Wall Junction for Dublin’s North Wall. (notice the 071 diesel at far right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I departed for points north before steam locomotive number 4 arrived to take the scheduled RPSI excursion from platform 5. All the while, engine 85 in Great Northern blue, which was intended for the day\u2019s RPSI excursion was stuck on Connolly\u2019s turntable!<\/p>\n

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