Keywords: i.r.r.s. irrs irish railway records society irishrailwayrecordssociety train steam train steamtrain train station trainstation signal cabin signalcabin tracks platform excursion signs sunday 15th march 1959 1950s fifties james p. o'dea jamespodea loco 171 loco171 g.n.r.i. gnri great northern railway (ireland) greatnorthernrailwayireland 4-4-0 440 locomotive 171 locomotive171 slieve gullion slievegullion national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland o'dea photographic collection odeaphotographiccollection blackandwhite outdoor monochrome black and white An Irish Railway Records Society special train excursion captured at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. Interesting to see some women in this photo, but maybe they were just locals who came out to see what all the fuss was about... We thought this station was closed for good soon after this photo was taken, and it's great to get confirmation of that from billh35 that "the station would close 6 days later on 21st March 1959". Date: Sunday, 15 March 1959 NLI Ref.: ODEA 9/40 An Irish Railway Records Society special train excursion captured at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. Interesting to see some women in this photo, but maybe they were just locals who came out to see what all the fuss was about... We thought this station was closed for good soon after this photo was taken, and it's great to get confirmation of that from billh35 that "the station would close 6 days later on 21st March 1959". Date: Sunday, 15 March 1959 NLI Ref.: ODEA 9/40 |