Irish Narrow Gauge Railways

Here is the Latest Video on the Restoration of Our Locomotive Nancy.



Hope you Enjoy Just another £1000 to go before the end of April .
for the For the first £10,000 the first stage of The Last Hurdle
to Restore Nancy to Running order
Micheal Kennedy

 

Marvelous video Michael, I am sure that the spirit of Eric Tonks will be overjoyed with the work that you have done to save Nancy. Keep up the good work and I hope to come and witness the big day when Nancy steams again.

Cheers,

Alan

 

The new boiler was collected from Israel Newtons last week, and taken to re-join the rest of the loco at Alan Keefs.

 

Thanks a million for the Pic , Something is Happening at Last.
Micheal Kennedy

 

The Nancy Fund is standing at £ 9500 . the Deadline for the first £10.000 is the End of April. So if anyone wants to Donate just look up
https://sites.google.com/site/thecavanandleitrimrailway/-nancy and they will find the Paypal Link.
or they can Post to Cavan And Leitrim Railway , Station House, Dromod, Co. Leitrim Eire.

 

Just chucked a few euros at the Nancy fund! (It'll show up as the person from Sweden....)

 

Thanks A million for your Donation, Raised about €310 today for Nancy Nearly there ,
Micheal Kennedy

 

Just Received €50 from A Man in Taiwan for Nancy This Morning , That is the longest Donation Away From Ireland

 

Sent 7,000 To Alan Keef Yesterday, that's the First £ 10,000 paid since January ,
now we Start the Second £10,000 ,our deadline is October 2017,
we already have €1500 in Nancy's Account. So every Donation Will be Gladly Received ,
Micheal Kennedy

 

Hi Micheal


I have been missing in action on this site for a while, but I was just wondering do you happen to have the works drawings for Nancy as it would make a great model for the OOn3 layout we are trying to build.

 

thanks lybarn , Just Busy with everything, just to Dig them out and go and get them Copied ,
So l will put them on my List to Do Things,
RegardsMicheal

 

Hi Micheal no problem, they can wait for now, as I have a lot of things to do, so I know the feeling myself.

Colin

 

I hope this is an appropriate place to post this.

I have seen mentioned elsewhere that the saloon sections of two West Clare railcars exist. Does anyone know of the whereabouts of these?

 

There were originally 4 railcars (3386, 3387, 3388, 3389).

Two of the saloon sections survive (3386 and 3389), both at Kilmeaden on the Waterford and Suir Valley Railway - http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/gallery/show.php?image_id=4428&cat_id=967 (this is 3386)

An underframe from a third railcar survives on the Cavan and Leitrim Railway at Dromod.


There were also 3 railcar trailers (46C, 47C, 48C).

These were built in Inchicore in 1952 using Tralee and Dingle carriage underframes (from carriages 1, 6, 8).

One of these survives (47C) on the Cavan and Leitrim Railway at Dromod along with the underframe from 48C


Keith

 

they aren't on the W&S ,unless they've moved there recently. they are in what appears to be a haulage contractors yard,in Kilmacow, along with a C class loco.

 

Apologies, that's what I was told at the time. Thanks for the updated location.


Keith

 

Thank you for the information. I had contacted the W&SVR who said that they no longer knew the whereabouts of them. If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to get into the site to view them?

 

dead easy...I stole the photos off the 'net

 

Blennerville.
It hasn't improved since my last visit 4years ago. Or changed much, really.



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Oh dear!.... What else to say? Time has done no more for the railway than the people who've let the situation drag on for far too long. At least you didn't find No.5 out in all the undergrowth. Be thankful for small mercies I suppose.

Thanks for the update, even though it all looks as bad as I feared.