{"id":38736,"date":"2024-04-02T06:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38736"},"modified":"2024-04-01T22:02:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T02:02:34","slug":"2006-2024-changes-at-manulla-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2006-2024-changes-at-manulla-junction\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 & 2024-Changes at Manulla Junction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Irish Rail’s station at Manulla Junction exists to serve as a remote transfer point for passengers to\/from the Ballina Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passengers are afforded a cross-platform connection between Dublin-Westport trains and the Ballina Branch local. There is no sanctioned public access from nearby roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2006, Dublin-Westport services were typically provided by Class-201 hauled Mark III sets,; while the branch saw antique GM diesels hauling steam heated Cravens carriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2008, Irish Rail completed the re-signaling of its Mayo lines, which eliminated the Manulla Junction cabin and resulted in a re-alignment of trackage and the connection with the Ballina Branch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Hyundai-Rotem built ICRs work through trains to Westport, while pairs of 2800-series railcars provide the connection with Ballina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At left: Irish Rail’s Dublin-Westport train consisting of Mark 3 carriages; at right, an 071 leads a steam heated Cravens set for Ballina. Exposed on Fujichrome on 2 May 2006. At this time the junction with the Ballina Branch was via a switch locate east of the platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Dublin bound ICR approaches Manulla Junction on 15 March 2024, as the Ballina Branch train idles at the opposite platform. These views show the tracks following the 2008 re-configuration. The railcar serves a dead-end siding, while the connection between Ballina Branch and the Westport Line is via the switch immediately west of the station platform.<\/figcaption>
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