Class 201 Ride Dublin To Cork Feb 1995

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  • An acceptance ride for GM Diesel and Irish Rail from Dublin to Cork on Class 201 #213. Want to thank the Driver for his hospitality and guidance during the trip. Notes from trip.... investigate the noise heard from the suspension and aim that badly aligned headlight that shows up in the tunnel.

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  • @interlocked2
    @interlocked2 2 роки тому +18

    Tony was a master of his craft, a true railwayman. May he RIP

  • @liamdonegan2651
    @liamdonegan2651 Рік тому +5

    Tony was a great Railway Man and a wealth on knowledge. A gentleman in and out of the job.

  • @RYNT1157
    @RYNT1157 2 роки тому +14

    Great video with the late Tony Renehan . The bogie noise is quite evident , it was terrible for a long time and they seem better now. Soundproofing was put in the cabs after a time.

    • @paddykelly9641
      @paddykelly9641 2 роки тому +4

      Hi Tom,hope your enjoying your well deserved retirement from a fellow Corkonian living in Dublin over 30 yrs now,yourself and Tony would have brought me to cork and back many's the time when i was visiting the homestead,what year did Tony retire and pass away god be good to him and by the way I'm a newcomer to the train video scene and enjoying them immensely, cheers,Paddy.

    • @RYNT1157
      @RYNT1157 2 роки тому +1

      @@paddykelly9641 I would have to check he retired a few years back.

    • @paddykelly9641
      @paddykelly9641 2 роки тому +1

      @@RYNT1157 l enjoyed the video of him from Heuston,Dublin to Kent in Cork wearing the flat cap,real old school he was Tom.

    • @gerardquinn4513
      @gerardquinn4513 Рік тому

      Tony Renehan long retired now. Thanks for that great input information.

  • @jgcondron
    @jgcondron 2 роки тому +9

    How short the platforms in Portarlington, among others, were back then.
    No such thing as push/pull locomotive option either for that train. Track speed was so much slower and all those level crossings have been removed.
    Now this line is going to be prepared for 200km/h speeds with works starting next year.
    We're starting to have the bones of a first class rail network.
    Great to look back at how things were.

  • @gerardquinn4513
    @gerardquinn4513 Рік тому +4

    One of the best videos on U-tube because it was taken in a time when it was possible to travel in with the driver. Wonderful to see if from the drivers angle. May Tony Renehan now rest in peace and be rewarded for the great job he did over many years.

  • @markhodge3112
    @markhodge3112 2 роки тому +4

    A true Gent and very knowledgeable of the railway and also willing to share that fascinating knowledge .

  • @pociag123
    @pociag123 2 роки тому +4

    Great commemoration of Dublin to Cork route. So much is changed as I am on this line almost every day 🙂

  • @alexanderglen8109
    @alexanderglen8109 Рік тому

    Wow, what a fantastic video!!!! I was lucky enough as a child to ride shotgun on the enterprise briefly!! Love ireland and irish rail!!!

  • @speakertreatz
    @speakertreatz 2 роки тому +1

    thanks very much for uploading

  • @mythicalireland
    @mythicalireland 2 роки тому +2

    Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @exb.r.buckeyeman845
    @exb.r.buckeyeman845 2 роки тому

    Nice that he sounded the horn entering the tunnel, to warn anyone working inside.

  • @pedrozuquete5051
    @pedrozuquete5051 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful diesel GM

  • @elishevadooley9826
    @elishevadooley9826 2 роки тому +3

    Excellent footage, any chance you would upload the full video?

  • @pooleandrew
    @pooleandrew 2 роки тому +3

    Sounds like the equivalent to an SD70M-2/SD75i prime mover.

    • @fzttwd
      @fzttwd  2 роки тому +2

      12 cylinder 710

  • @tomdublin8701
    @tomdublin8701 2 роки тому +1

    Great footage🚅👍👌🍀

  • @jix177
    @jix177 2 роки тому +1

    Great video.

  • @wolftonejr
    @wolftonejr 2 роки тому +5

    Beautiful sounding loco, shame most of them are rotting at Inchicore now

    • @BIGJAFFA80
      @BIGJAFFA80 2 роки тому

      Why are they rotting away??
      Is there not enough work for them all 👍

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 2 роки тому +1

      Most were scrapped

    • @bob-seek-destroy-sd1708
      @bob-seek-destroy-sd1708 2 роки тому

      No they will be back in traffic again soon they are been refurbished into electric locomotives

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 2 роки тому

      @@bob-seek-destroy-sd1708 Link to the plans

    • @nigelmurphy6761
      @nigelmurphy6761 2 роки тому +1

      That's a 201 class dude. They're still in service either on this route or the enterprise train to. Belfast.

  • @richiehoyt8487
    @richiehoyt8487 11 місяців тому +1

    It's unfortunate that it's so hard to hear what they are saying. I don't say that as a criticism though, merely an observation.

  • @exb.r.buckeyeman845
    @exb.r.buckeyeman845 2 роки тому

    Would much prefer a two tone horn, as the sound could be interpreted as a truck.

  • @ChristianBitter
    @ChristianBitter 2 роки тому

    😍😊👍

  • @exb.r.buckeyeman845
    @exb.r.buckeyeman845 2 роки тому +1

    Very similar to british infrastructure, same signals and dummies etc.

    • @nigelmurphy6761
      @nigelmurphy6761 2 роки тому +5

      Railway gauge is different in Ireland though.. Its 5ft 3.

    • @exb.r.buckeyeman845
      @exb.r.buckeyeman845 2 роки тому +1

      @@nigelmurphy6761 Thanks Nigel, I didn’t know that.

    • @nigelmurphy6761
      @nigelmurphy6761 2 роки тому +1

      @@exb.r.buckeyeman845 no probs.

  • @colors6692
    @colors6692 2 роки тому +3

    Looks like a poor country!

    • @murpho999
      @murpho999 2 роки тому +2

      All you could see was tracks and stations. Couldn’t judge a whole country on that.

    • @eieio1943
      @eieio1943 2 роки тому

      As compared to where?

    • @drummist1000
      @drummist1000 2 роки тому +1

      Well it is a kip.

    • @johnharrison6808
      @johnharrison6808 Рік тому

      Yeah it's changed a fair bit since.

    • @Eagle_Delta
      @Eagle_Delta Рік тому

      You're wrong. It's the economic hub of Europe

  • @johnburns2458
    @johnburns2458 2 роки тому

    why was he not wearing a uniform??? very unprofessional of him but great video otherwise

    • @pipeqez911
      @pipeqez911 2 роки тому

      Ireland is not a professional country, you hardly see the conductor anyways.

    • @andro7137
      @andro7137 2 місяці тому

      What is the purpose of a uniform? Professionalism is about service and doing your job well.