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Day 5 - Tuesday 7th April 2015

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, The Old Station House, Tyerconnel Street, Donegal (visit).
Gauge 3ft: Petrol: (C18) - RPSI Whitehead/2006.
Railcar: CDR: 15 u/f/o with rebuilt body.
Railcar trailer: CDR: 5 b/o.
Carriages: CDR: 28, 58 (LMS NCC 318) u/f/o with rebuilt body.
NPCCS: CDR: 12 b/o.
Wagons: CD: (84). Other: unnumbered 4wl UID ex LLSR Platelayers Trolley.
Gauge 7.25": Loco: 628 - 4w BE - Maxitrak.
Carriages: 2 un-numbered sit on carriages.

Thanks to Anne Temple for arranging and hosting our visit, along with her fellow hosts.

C18 (RPSI Whitehead/2006) incorporates some parts from Wkm 4808, the frame of which is at the next location.
A 1ft 8" gauge wooden replica of "Drumboe" was also viewed.

Mervin Johnson, Mullanbuoys Station, Near Creevins (visit).
Gauge 3ft: Diesel: EURO (LM 137) - RH 382817/55.
Other: A road going horsebox converted to run on rails utilising the frame of Wkm 4808/48 was viewed.

With huge Thanks to Mervin Johnson for arranging and hosting our visit.

Peter Manske, Ardara, Off the L7763 (visit).
Gauge: 3ft: Tram Trailer: 16 pvd.
This is ex Belgian Charleroi Tram Trailer 42, and carries 16 which was its number whilst at Shanes Castle, Belfast.

With Thanks to Peter for allowing and hosting our visit.

Saint Connells Museum, Glenties, Co. Donegal (view).
Gauge 2ft: Diesel: LM263 - RH 7002/0600/1/68.

With Thanks to Aidan Campbell for organising our visit.

Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Lar, Fintown Station, Co. Donegal (view)
Gauge 3ft: Diesel: (No.6) - MR 102T007/74 reb AK 78R/2007*.
LM77(H) - RH 329680/52.
Railmotor: CDR: 18 - WkB Dundalk/40*.
Carriage: Robert Hudson 01/1998 - Car No. RH20890009*.
Wagon: unnumbered 4wl end tipper.
Gauge 2ft: Diesel: RH 243387/46.
Gauge ??: Carriage: A "Penrhyn" style open.
Miscellaeneous: PH9721 or R9721 - Ratcliffe - Ex-BR road lorry converted to rail use and used as a canteen / mess vehicle.

Shaun Ludlow, Meenmore East, Fintown, near junction of R250 and R252 (visit).
Tram Trailer: Un-numbered ex Belgian Charleroi Tram Trailer either 38 or 41 pvd.
This was previously at Fintown Station, and there were possibly faint traces of a numeral 1 under the paint at one end suggesting this is 41.

With Thanks to Shaun for allowing and hosting our visit.

Forest Enterprises, Bellanmore, Fintown, Co. Donegal (visit).
Gauge 2ft: Diesel: MR 7944/43 dsm.
Wagon: There was an underframe near the site entrance in the undergrowth thought to be from a County Donegal wagon.

Notes: On a visit in April 2011, there was an UID carriage u/f/o on top of some concrete pillars making a gateway, and this is no longer present.
This is a disused site and the loco is around 40ft into a conifer forest near the top of an embankment.

Belturbet Community Association, Belturbet Old Station, Cavan (view).
Gauge 5ft 3": Diesel: RH 312425/51.
Carriages: GNRI: (396 508A) u/f/o. WLW: 465a (900).
Wagons: CIE: 23667, unnumbered platelayers trolley and 3 or 4 (UID) wagon bodies are also at this location, including a "Shawlie" under restoration.
Gauge 2ft (Gauge assumed): un-numbered Arigna "hutch" (original),
un-numbered Arigna "hutch" (reconstruction).
Gauge 7.25" (estimated): Un-numbered "Shawlie" wagon.

With Thanks to Susan Smith for arranging and George Morrisey for hosting our visit.

Ballynascarra Bridge, Lisnalong (visit).
Gauge 3ft: (LM185) Sliabh gCuillean - Dtz 57131/60 pvd ex p325.
This loco has been converted to Steam outline appearance.

With Thanks to Eimear McMahon at Monaghan Tourism for assisting with this visit.

Clarke Station, Dundalk.
DMU: 29107/207/307/407, 29115/215/315/415, 22137/737/637/437/337.

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