DART units, headed by 8311 approach Dublin Connolly with a service bound for Bray - 7/6/06

Irish Rail's 201 class are named after Irish Rivers. Nameplates are located above the cabs. Here we see the nameplate of 208 'River Lagan', at Dublin Connolly - 7/6/06

071 class no. 084 (built 1976) is seen at rest in the bay platforms at Dublin Connolly - 7/6/06

Northern Ireland Railways owns two 201 class locos (no. 208 and 209) for use on the Dublin - Belfast 'Enterprise' services. They are painted in a special livery. Here, 208 'River Lagan' stands at Drogheda at the head of the 19.00 service from Belfast to Dublin -7/6/06

The 'big' GMs are now mostly used on freight services. Here, 078 departs from Drogheda with a trainload of lead/zinc from Tara Mines at Navan to Alexandra Road Mineral Terminal at Dublin. This is one of the main freight flows left on Irish Rail - 7/6/06

Irish Rail's 201 class no. 223 'RIVER ANNER' stands at Drogheda awaiting departure with the 19.40 'Enterprise' to Dublin Connolly. These services are push pull using dedicated De Dietrich built sets - 7/6/06

19.40 'Enterprise' to Dublin Connolly departs from Drogheda pushed by IR's no. 223 - 7/6/06

Scruffy GM no. 082 is seen from the station car park at Drogheda waiting to head up the freight only line to Navan with mineral empties bound for Tara Mines - 7/6/06

Irish Rail continues to invest heavily in new rolling stock. Here, new CAF built four car DMU no. 29429 aproaches Dublin Connolly with a service from Maynooth - 7/6/06

With the depot in the background, GM 074 ambles out of Connolly station in the evening sunshine and heads for the depot - 7/6/06

A pair of the latest build CAF four car commuter DMUs approaches Lansdowne Road beneath the stands of the rugby stadium, headed by 29106, en route to Bray - 8/6/06

Three of the first generation DART units are dwarfed by the Irish national rugby stadium as they approach Lansdowne Road station, bound for Bray - 8/6/06

Three DART units head south from Lansdowne Road. The next station, Sandymount, can be seen in the distance - 8/6/06

Northern Ireland Railways 201 class no. 208 ' RIVER LAGAN' stands at Dublin Connolly station with the 17.00 'Enterprise' for Belfast Central - 8/6/06

Sporting the latest version of the IE orange and black livery, 201 class no. 202 'RIVER LEE' basks in the sunshine at Dublin Heuston station awaiting departure with a westbound intercity service - 8/6/06

201 class no. 202 departs from Dublin Heuston - 8/6/06

201 class no. 204 'RIVER BARROW' at Dublin Heuston, heading for the depot at Inchicore - 8/6/06

201 class no. 206 'RIVER LIFFEY' is, in theory, one of the locos dedicated to the Dublin - Belfast 'Enterprise' service, and carries the appropriate livery. Here, it is seen finding alternative employment as it arrives at Dublin Heuston with an intercity service from the west of Ireland - 8/6/06

No. 203 'RIVER CORRIB' at Dublin Heuston - 8/6/06

Iarnrod Eireann's 201 class no 204 'RIVER BARROW' at Dublin Heuston - 8/6/06

Empty stock movements around the Heuston station area are handled by 'small' GM locos. Here, no. 147 potters around the station area - 8/6/06

201 class no. 203 'RIVER CORRIB' departs from Dublin Heuston - 8/6/06

Wearing the new green and silver Inter City livery, no. 215 'RIVER AVONMORE' stands at Dublin Heuston with the 09.00 to Cork, formed of one of the brand new CAF MKIV sets - 9/6/06

Small GM no. 163 acts as one of the station pilots at Dublin Heuston - 9/6/06

201 class no. 231 'RIVER MAIGUE' stands at Dublin Heuston with a push pull set waitng to work to Waterford - 9/6/06

A Dublin bound express powers through Kildare behind no. 211 'RIVER SUCK' - 9/6/06

New CAF intercity rake tailed by DVT no. 4002 departs from Kildare for Cork, having entered service just a few days previously - 9/6/06

No 204 'RIVER BARROW' heads for Dublin with an express from the west - 9/6/06

Looking smart in new Intercity livery, no. 222 'RIVER DARGLE' storms through Kildare with a Cork - Dublin express - 9/6/06

Small GMs nos 141 (doyen of the class built 1962) and no. 152 clatter through Kildare with an engineers train - 9/6/06

201 class no. 231 'RIVER MAIGUE' arrives at Kildare with a waterford bound service - 9/6/06

071 class no. 077 arrives at Kildare with a liner train, presumably from Waterford. The train paused at Kildare while 077 ran round, prior to heading west, presumably bound for Cork or Limerick - 9/6/06

Trees around the station are used to frame 077 as it pasues at Kildare with a loaded liner train - 9/6/06

Northern Ireland Railways has three GM locos, built to the same design as Irish Rail's 071 class. Formerly used on cross border services, they now have limited use in the province and at least one has been on long term hire to Irish Rail. Here no. 112 'NORTHERN COUNTIES' pauses at Kildare with a westbound express - 9/6/06

With the main line occupied by a liner train, no. 203 'RIVER CORRIB' is routed through the platform at Kildare with a Dublin bound express - 9/6/06

Nicely framed by the station footbridge, no. 205 'RIVER NORE' charges through Kildare station with a Dublin bound express - 9/6/06

CAF commuter DMU no. 29421 stands at peaceful Kildare waiting to form the 11.20 all stations service to Dublin Heuston - 9/6/06

Taken through the carriage window, sole surviving 121 class no. 124, built 1960 is seen at Inchicore works on the outskirts of Dublin. These locos are distinguishable by their single cab design - 9/6/06

Now 44 years old, 141 class no. 147 heads empty stock away from Dublin Heuston headed for the nearby carriage sidings - 9/6/06

141 class no. 163 shunts at Dublin Heuston as 201 class no. 222 heads for Inchicore depot - 9/6/06

In bright summer sunshine, 205 'RIVER NORE' is captured light engine at Dublin Heuston - 9/6/06

A bizarre sight at Dublin Heuston, as 205 'RIVER NORE' shunts with an ancient 1950s build 'Dutch' generator van, fited with Werkspoor bogies - 9/6/06

The latest transpport development in Dublin is the LUAS, the new tram system, which includes a link between Dubin's Heuston and Connolly stations. Here, first of the trams, no. 3001 is seen arriving at the Heuston station stop - 9/6/06