Portarlington, 19-06-2015
The Steam Dreams Emerald Isle Explorer tour, operated by RPSI steam locos and their Dublin-based Cravens stock was due to operate via Portarlington and change locos there. As I have failed on at least two previous occasions in getting photos of 461 in action, and had never seen 85, it was an opportunity too good to miss!
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461, Portarlington, 19-06-2015
The former DSER loco pulls forward out of the loop into the up side sifding to take on water. The opportunity was also taken to shovel coal forward, to ease the life of the crew taking the tour on to Galway.
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