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Irish Rail 2004-2008: A Period of Rapid Change
Mon 8th January @ 19:30 - 22:00
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David Allen was made aware of an ongoing programme involving resignalling and the delivery a large fleet of dmus, following a meeting in 2003 with the then Modernisation Manager Irish Rail, Oliver Doyle, The aim was to rid secondary routes of loco haulage and at the same time, replace traditional mechanical signalling by centralised control from Connolly (Dublin). In all, there was too much to see and too little time. For those not familiar with Irish Rail in 2003, loco haulage was the norm; steam heated ‘Cravens’ stock were still in everyday use and most of the network was semaphore signalled with single lines controlled by Tokens. The aim of this presentation is to look at the ‘old’ as it gave way to the ‘new’.
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