The Wanderer

Shades of NSE livery there with the angled stripes at the ends!

December 2025 - The Wanderer 22040 passes Thurles with the 0705 Tralee - Heuston. Sat 06.12.25

The December gallery has been updated with:

Pictures from a day trip to Dublin to travel on the @RPSItrains @steamtrainsdublin Santa Train to Maynooth. Plus later in the day a trip out to Howth Jct.

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Electro-diesel Stadler Flirt trains selected to renew Dublin – Belfast Enterprise fleet EUROPE: Ireland's national railway Iarnród Éireann and North Ireland's Translink have jointly selected Stadler Flirt trainsets to replace locomotive-hauled rolling stock on the cross-border Dublin - B...

The "Next Generation" Enterprise revealed as order goes to Stadler.

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November 2025 - The Wanderer 22051 departs from Portlaoise with the 1428 Portlaoise - Heuston. Fri 07.11.25

The December gallery have been updated with images from

Dublin Heuston
LUAS in Dublin City Centre including images of the new bridge in the IFSC.

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November 2025 - The Wanderer 22051 departs from Portlaoise with the 1428 Portlaoise - Heuston. Fri 07.11.25

The November gallery has been updated with images from
Portlaoise
Dublin Heuston
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
LUAS in Dublin City Centre
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November 2025 - The Wanderer 3013 at Abbey Street bound for Connolly Station. Wed 05.11.25

The November gallery is updated with images from around the Dublin DART area on Wednesday night and Portlaoise on Friday day. Click thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/... to view.

October 2025 - The Wanderer 22015 passes Ballymurray LC (XM075) with the 2108 Athlone - Westport. Wed 22.10.25

A weekend trip to Belfast is the latest update to the website. Check it out at thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/...

October 2025 - The Wanderer The former Railway Station at Fermoy which closed in 1967. Very little trace of the railway remains in the town with the former trackbed now mostly roads in the town. The station building is largely intact...

While out for a Sunday drive I finally visited the long closed railway station at Fermoy in Co. Cork.

While the station building is intact, most of the railway alignment through the town is now roads.

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The Wanderer The Wanderer's Photos on Smugmug is a contemporary photographic website which features the latest events on the Iarnrod Eireann network. The website was created in August 2006 and is now entering its...

A long overdue website update has been posted today with images from across Ireland and the UK.
Check out the new pictures at thewandererphotos.smugmug.com in the recent gallery updates!

IRRS outing to WSV Railway. Saturday 13th September 2025 - The Wanderer The last IRRS outing of the season was to the Waterford and Suir Valley Railway at Kilmeaden. 26 people booked on the outing, travelling to Waterford from Dublin on the 0720 from Heuston, formed of a...

Last Saturday @irrsofficial organised a day trip to @WSVRailway in Waterford to travel over the full length of their railway to Bilberry. We travelled to/from Dublin by @irishrail and transfer to the WSVR at Kilmeaden was by @buseireann

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September 2025 - The Wanderer 28007 arrives into a busy Roscrea with the 0900 Ballybrophy - Limerick. Thurs 04.09.25

The September gallery has been updated at thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/...

Photos from:
Nenagh
Ballinasloe
Athlone
Cork
Killarney
Rathmore
Portlaoise

Two very enjoyable bus spins from Nenagh to Portumna on the LL322 and then onwards to Ballinasloe on the LL567.

It's not the usual place to start out on a day exploring "Ireland's Hidden Heartlands" by bus and rail.

First up is @irishrail 0900 Ballybrophy to Limerick, which I'll take to Nenagh from Roscrea.

It's not the usual place to start out on a day exploring "Ireland's Hidden Heartlands" by bus and rail.

First up is @irishrail 0900 Ballybrophy to Limerick, which I'll take to Nenagh from Roscrea.

River Shannon Cruise 2025 with Silverline Cruisers - The Wanderer Getting ready to leave Leacarrow. Mon 25.08.25

The River Shannon cruise continues with Silver Line Cruisers with Monday and Tuesday seeing us go from Leacarrow to Carrick-on-Shannon with an overnight in Dromod on the Monday night.

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River Shannon Cruise 2025 with Silverline Cruisers - The Wanderer River Shannon Cruise 2025 Saturday 23rd August 2025: We’re back on the River Shannon for our annual cruise with Silverline Cruises who are based in Banagher, Co. Offaly. We’ve hired their flagship...

The first batch of photos from our 2025 cruise on the River Shannon with Silver Line Cruisers @SLCruisers Days 1 and 2 saw us going from Banagher to Hodson Bay and then up to Leacarrow. Click thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/FeaturedGall...

Preservation beckons in Galway. The only 2700 vehicle saved.

August gallery update:

* Bray
* Borris featuring the disused viaduct.
* Thurles
* Inchicore

Highlights of the month was the transfer of the last remaining 2700 Class vehicle from Cork to Inchicore.

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Photos from the official opening ceremony of the new @irishrail station at Woodbrook which opened on Sunday 10th August.

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The new Woodbrook Station on the @Irishrail DART network opens today. Located between Shankill and Bray it will serve over 2000 new homes in the area already built with another 2000+ to come in the coming years.

Full website update to follow soon.

July update:
Images from Thurles and the Dublin area + LUAS tram system. Also the new mod to the 29000's with a bike space area is featured. 5 seats have been removed in the MT car (293xx) and replaced by 7 tip up seats & bike spaces.

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Gallery update
* The Rail 200 Inspiration train at London Euston.
* The 1938 Tube Stock Tour on the Piccadilly Line.
* Hidden London tour of the disused Aldwych Branch platforms at Holborn Underground Station.

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HATS FLAGS AND HEADBANDS!!! A street trader on the corner of O'Connell St. & Abbey St. is doing great business for the All Ireland Football Final as 4002 waits to cross O'Connell Street on a Red Line tram service @luas

Up for the match!

The first of four @irishrail Kerry GAA Specials, the 0640 Tralee - Heuston passing Thurles 3 mins late with 6ICR Premier Class set 22033.

We're following behind on the 0825 Limerick Heuston with 22031 for a day in Dublin.

A lovely boat trip on the canals of Birmingham. Thanks to @brindley_cruises and tour guide Chris for looking after us.

After a great couple of days in London, we are now Birmingham bound for the night. A few WCML issues meant we hopped on the delayed 1216 EUS-BNS formed of 807002 (grab shot), so in effect, we're now early.

Oh and I saw the NSE Networker at Victoria!

London Transport Museum. Check them out. They also do plenty of other stuff such as hidden london tours. I've just explored disused parts of Holborn on one of those tours.

And a video of the 38 Stock passing to complement the picts.

A trip up to Arsenal this morning to see the heritage 1938 Stock train on a railtour from Ealing Broadway to Cockfosters, which is doing 2 return trips today.

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Ya never know who you'll meet in London! A good catch up in The Harp before going our different ways at Charing Cross.

For the Railway fans. Note the Network South East clock on the departure board!

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