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Drumcondra station is well worth a visit, particularly in the evenings when the Sligo passenger goes down, the evening freight from North Wall to points south-west and west pass through and there is also some surburban traffic too. There are some good views from the platform since it is an elevated station. More recommendations available from Amazon Irish Railways in Colour ~Tom Ferris (1992) Covers the period from 1955-1967 including the demise of steam, the rise of diesel and the rapid decline of the Irish narrow guage lines. Lavishly illustrated with many pictures not previously published. One of my favourite reads! Irish Railways Past & Present Vol 2: County Dublin - Michael H.C. Baker (1997) Buy it from Amazon.co.uk [hardback book] Michael H. C. Baker is a regular contributor to the rail magazines and has been an inspiration to my own modest photography. His eye for detail and imaginative use of long lens are his trademark.
| BARROW STREET (GRAND CANAL DOCK) The new DART station (opened Jan. 2001) is built on the site of Ireland's first loco depot. This was the motive power shed for the Dublin-Kingstown railway; the DART still runs south of Dublin to Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown) on the original route. In recent years the surviving shed was used by C.I.E./Irish Rail's Civil Engineering section. The building was rebuilt long after the demise of the Dublin-Kingstown, and the rebuilt shed incorporated original wide flat-bottomed rails from the Dublin-Kingstown railway. They were used as uprights in the shed until its recent demolition | |||||
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