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Ireland in 1979

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  1. Reading General

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    the first visit I ever made.
    http://smg.photobucket.com/user/corktina/library/Ireland in the mid eighties
    so different to the UK
     
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    Thanks for sharing. I visited Ireland several times - in 1978 I took my mother on a cheap BR all inclusive trip there - train from Plymouth to Fishguard on Friday evening; changing at Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea and Fishguard then overnight boat to Rosslare for coach tour to Glendalough and back via Wexford for tea - where I took the opportunity to go to the station and see one of the single cab GMs with a tablet catcher. Overnight boat again and back home on Sunday afternoon, ready for a decent night's sleep!

    Enough to encourage further trips - yes it was very different from Britain, with plenty of loco haulage, proper staffed country stations and semaphore signalling right up till around 2008. I still go over occasionally but it is not quite the same nowadays. There are still some great RPSI steam trips, though.

    John
     
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    Wexford is a gem...about 1995
     

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    Nice photo. At least the line is still open and gets the occasional steam special, with a bit more competition from other photographers!

    John
     
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    Bramblewick vindt dit leuk.
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    Now you're talking! Splendid sight.

    John
     
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