GSWR 1287 – Tri-Composite’ Carriage – the ‘Tarry’

Originally built in 1915 by the Great Southern & Western Railway in their works at Inchicore, Dublin, 1287 is an excellent representation of a typical ‘tri-composite’ carriage – seating first, second, and third class passengers in individual compartments – which worked suburban services in Dublin a century ago. In the 1920s it passed into the […]

BCDR 154

Irish railway companies had a unique fondness for six-wheeled passenger carriages right up to the mid-20th century, while in Britain and elsewhere the practice of building longer ‘bogie’ carriages resting on pivoted trucks had prevailed since around the 1910s. The Belfast & County Down Railway, which operated as a commuter railway in our local area, […]

MGWR 53

Over 70 of these carriages were constructed in the 1890s to a standard design en masse, to provide passenger accommodation on the Midland Great Western Railway’s then-new branch lines. 53 was built in the MGWR’s Broadstone works in Dublin, seating third-class passengers. The carriage passed into the ownership of Great Southern Railways in 1925, who […]

BCDR 39

39 is one of only two remaining BCDR brake coaches, the other being No. 72 which is also under our ownership. On every passenger train, a guard is required to ensure the safety of everyone onboard – their responsibilities include ensuring all the doors are closed and all couplings are working, operating the emergency brake, […]

MGWR 25

No. 25 was built to the same design as our other MGWR carriage, No. 53, except this one sat second-class passengers instead of thirds, and was built in England under contract instead of in-house at the MGWR’s Dublin Broadstone Works. It was converted to a first-class carriage in 1914 and was subsequently fitted with toilets […]

BR 11095

11095 was built by British Rail Engineering Limited, at their Litchurch Lane works in Derby. It is a Mark 3B, a sub-variant of the Mark 3 carriages that British Rail had been mass-producing since 1976. Aside from a small number of mechanical improvements, the main difference between the 3Bs and the standard Mark 3s was […]

CIÉ AEC 6111

6111 began life as one of 60 powered railcar vehicles built for CIÉ by Park Royal using traction equipment provided by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in May 1953. Originally, our example was numbered 2624 and was powered by underfloor engines – costing the equivalent of £500,000 each, the AEC railcars played a key role […]

GSWR 1097

Although its early history is unclear, it is believed that 1097 was originally constructed in the 1910s and rebuilt after being damaged during the Irish Civil War. In its current form, it was among the last vehicles built by the Great Southern and Western Railway, and probably entered service under the ownership of its successor, […]

CIÉ Buffet Carriage 2419

2419 was built at Inchicore in 1956 as one of four buffet carriages. It had seating for 39 second class passengers, split across two saloons at each end of the carriage with the buffet counter in the middle. Initially it ran as part of an AEC railcar set, with a cocktail bar and trolley service. […]

CIÉ 1918

One of the few remaining ‘laminate’ coaches (which take their name from the laminated wood used in their construction), 1918 was built as composite No. 2163 in 1957. Produced at Inchicore Works, it sat 40 in first class and 36 in standard with a vestibule in between It was one of nine such coaches built […]