Railway Herald
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland ran its South-Western railtour on a grey and wet 13th October 2018. The tour started at Dublin Connolly with 071 class locomotive No. 088 in charge and proceeded to Cork. A late arrival because of engineering work meant the planned leg to Cobh behind a 201 class locomotive was cancelled, so the tour reversed at Cork and headed on to Limerick. There classmate No. 081 took over for a run down the Western Rail Corridor to Athenry, and thence back to Dublin.
Here No. 081 is seen ready to depart from Limerick Colbert station on the return leg.
Gareth James
