Irish Railway Archives

CIÉ locomotive 076 takes the IÉ PWD Sperry train around Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin, en-route to North Wall, October 2018. #irishrailways #Killiney #irishrail

Taylorstown Viaduct, Co. Wexford, with CIÉ loco 077 on the Irish Rail weed spray-train, May 2017. Different brick shades indicate the rebuilt arches post-1923. #irishrailways #irishrailarchives #taylorstown #wexford

Today view of the #Taylorstown Viaduct.
Built 1904-6 opened 1906. Damaged 1922 reconstructed 1923. Erected by Sir Robert McAlpine and Company of Glasgow as an important component of south County Wexford development through the connections with the Fishguard and Rosslare Railway (FRR) line.

Taylorstown Viaduct, Co. Wexford, recording the destruction of the arches during the Irish Civil War, c1923. #irishrailways #irishrailarchives [Photo © IRRS Archive / www.irrs.ie]
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Ireland's smallast signal cabin, Kellystown, Co. Louth (Great Northern Railway; Drogheda-Dundalk section), pictured 1969. #irishrailways #irishrailarchives [Photo © IRRS Archive / www.irrs.ie]

Irish Railway photos I've digitised recently; featuring 1960s/70s/80s scenes from Dublin and Belfast accessible via IRRS Archive @ irrs.ie/membership/). #irishrailarchives #irishrailways

May 1971 @ Inchicore running shed as re-engined CIÉ loco B210 is shunted by Maybach-engine B233. [Digitised 35mm-negative recenly received by the IRRS Archive]

Locomotive shed @ Athboy terminus (Midland Great Western Railway), Co. Meath, pictured 1953 / 2013. [Photo © IRRS Archive / www.irrs.ie] #irishrailarchives #irishrailways

Another CIÉ "SuperTrain" publicity booklet, featuring the new AC MkII carriages and A Class locomotive in the Avoca Valley, Co. Wicklow, circa 1973. #irishrailarchives #irishrailways www.irrs.ie

Amiens St. (aka Connolly Station) with neon Great Northern Railway lights (GNR); pictured during the 1953 'An Tostal' festival. #irishrailarchives #irishrail #ConnollyStation #amiensstreet

Covers of a tri-fold leaflet, showing an image of a steam train leaving Fratton station in Portsmouth, passing a tall signal; text and logos on the other pages, and an image of railway worker Walter Bridger standing on a signalbox steps.

Looking forward to Saturday & the 1st public outing for our Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project exhibition!

We'll be displaying it at the #Hampshire Genealogical Society's conference day at Wickham - come along!

#FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

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This month’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAEducation / #EYAOideachas! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to education/oideachas 🍎📝 Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

CIÉ Metrovick loco A42R departing Portlaoise with laden-beet for Thurles Sugar Factory, November 1969. [Photo © IRRS Archive] #irishrailarchives #CIÉ #portlaoise

'Enterprise' DVT 9003 leading the 16:00 Belfast-Dublin past Harmonstown, Aug 2025. #Enterprise #irishrailways @irishrail @translinkni #Harmonstown #rainbow #Dublin

'Enterprise' trains @ Killester and Raheny on the Dublin-Belfast main line, Aug 2025. #irishrailways #Enterprise #Killester #Raheny

CIÉ loco 072 with new intercity carriages @ Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Sept 2022. #irishrailways #irishrail #dublinport
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Irish Rail retro loco 220 "River Blackwater" passing Newbridge Ballast Pit with a Dublin-Cork train, Aug 2025. #irishrail #irishrailways #newbridge

CIÉ locomotive 080 new @ Dublin Port, Sept 1976 ; and PWD duties @ Wexford, Aug 2025. #irishrailarchives #irishrailways #CIÉ #DublinPort #Wexford

Yes and I nearly feel the red hair screams a tourist's impression of Ireland.😄

Yes but it's probably more authentic😄

CIÉ "SuperTrain" publicity poster for the new Mk2 carriages, pictured @ Killiney, Co. Dublin, circa 1973. #irishrailarchives #irishrailways #killiney

Rosslare Harbour locomotive shed at Ballygeary, Co. Wexford; CIÉ locos B141, C215 and B122, pictured by G.R Mahon in May 1964. [Photo © IRRS Archive] #irishrailarchives

8337 with "DART-25" logo enters Howth Junction, Dublin, January 2011. #irishrailarchives #DART #Sutton #HowthJunction #Dublin #irishrail

CIÉ loco 073 in Irish Rail 'retro' livery passing Ossory Road, Dublin, bound for Wexford with PWD ballast-train, May 2025. #irishrailways #dublin #irishrail

CIÉ DART 8101 'on test' @ Howth Junction, Dublin, Jan 1984; and 40-years later departing Sutton, July 2024. [Photo © www.irrs.ie ] #irishrailarchives #DART #Sutton #HowthJunction #Dublin #irishrail

CIÉ retro-livery locomotive 071 leads the morning Tara Mines to Dublin Port laden ore train past Balbriggan, Feb 2022. #irishrailways #balbriggan #CIÉ

IÉ locos 077 and 082 working Navan-Dublin Port laden Tara Mines train @ Malahide 🎥 July 2022. #irishrailways #Malahide #TaraMines

175 Years of Navan Railway, free exhibition at Solstice Arts Centre Navan 20th-24th August for Heritage Week. I curated this with Navan & District Historical Society. There'll be photos and original drawings on display. Book your free place for launch & lecture solsticeartscentre.ie/event/175-ye...

Sunday excursion from Dublin City on the Dublin & Lucan Tramway, pictured @ Dodsboro, c.1900. [Photo IRRS Archive] #Lucan #tramway #trams #archives

IÉ retro locomotive 073 powers away from Clontarf on the last leg of its journey from Tara Mines to Dublin Port. May 2020 #irishrailways #clontarf #taramines