080 on laden Tara mines-Alexandra road ore train approaching Beaupark 110310080 on a laden Tara mines-Alexandra road ore train approaching Beaupark on 11 March 2010

080 on laden Tara mines-Alexandra road ore train at MP10.25 on 110310A few miles towards Drogheda 080 passes MP10 and is about to pass under the N2

076 on Northwall-Portlaoise PWD train north of Newbridge 160410076 on Northwall-Portlaoise PWD train north of Newbridge 16 April 2010. The wagons at the rear of the train are former Barytes wagons.

078 on Tara mines-Alexandra road laden ore train at Lougher 220410078 takes a laden Tara mines-Alexandra road ore train through Lougher 22 April 2010

074 on a Ballina-Northwall IWT liner at Stacumny bridge 060410074 on a Ballina-Northwall IWT liner at Stacumny bridge 06 April 2010. The down fast line has been recently lifted prior to relaying following the completion of the Kildare route project.

083 & MK3s on IRRS Connolly-WRC special at Clarecastle 240410On the 24th of April 2010 the Irish Railway Records Society ran a special over the newley reopened Western Rail Corridor. 083 & MK3s are pictured passing the fomer station at Clarecastle south of Ennis.

083 & MK3s on IRRS Connolly-WRC special at Tubber 240410Approximately 11 miles north of Ennis on the WRC, 083 accelerates away from a speed restriction past the former station of Tubber. The stations name plate is still present on the building wall.

083 & MK3s on IRRS Connolly-WRC special at Laban 240410A few miles north of Gort & the special passes the ruin at Labane.

Just north of Ardrahan, 083 passes MP83 3/4.Just north of Ardrahan, 083 passes MP83 3/4.

09 & MK4s on 1200 Heuston-Cork south of Newbridge 160410209 & MK4s on 1200 Heuston-Cork south of Newbridge 16 April 2010

223 & MK4s on 1800 Heuston-Cork at Stacumny bridge 140410e223 & MK4s on the 1800 Heuston-Cork at Stacumny bridge 14 April 2010

2753 on 1725 Galway-Limerick at Tubber 300410Alstom built 2753 forms the 1725 Galway-Limerick seen passing Tubber on 30 April 2010. The work taking place in the background will result in Gort being by-passed which will reduce road based journey times between Limerick & Galway to approximately 60 percent of an equivalent rail based journey.