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Drumcondra station in north
Dublin, located on the main Dublin-Sligo line, is served almost
exclusively by
Maynooth commuter trains. The station,
which opened in 1901, closed only six years later in 1907 when the Great
Southern & Western Railway passenger service to
Amiens Street was withdrawn. It wasn't
until the mid 1990s, with the commuter line upgrade to Maynooth, that
Drumcondra reopened for passenger traffic in 1998. Much of the original
1901 station survived to be incorporated into the new one, this being
the brick retaining walls, typical style of the GSWR, station building
and subway. Today the platforms have been extended, probably just as
well as the station can become busy following GAA matches nearby at
Croke Park. These pictures show various locos and railcars at the
station. Also included are some pictures just west of the station at
Claude Road, where a footbridge provides a neat spot for photography. |
_2.JPG "141/181 Class locos 146+190 head past Drumcondra Station...")
.JPG "The spoil wagons 146/190 are hauling were once used for...")
.JPG "Passing the permanent way train is 22000 Class railcar...")
.JPG "22023 now on the approach to Drumcondra Station on the...")
_2.JPG "22005 brings up the rear 22000 unit on the 9:00...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcae 29425 approaches Drumcondra Station...")
_2.JPG "29107 departs Drumcondra Station on a service to Connolly.")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar 29107 is seen again this time on a...")
_2.JPG "29125 departs Drumcondra Station on a service to Dublin...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar No.29115 approaches Drumcondra...")
.JPG "29412 arrives at Drumcondra Station with a morning...")
.JPG "22000 Class railcar No.22009 passes Drumcondra Station...")
.JPG "22000 Class railcar 22023 passes through Drumcondra...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar 29112 approaches Drumcondra Station...")
.JPG "29415 stands at Drumcondra Station with a service from...")
.JPG "201 Class locomotive No.229 approaches Drumcondra Station...")
.JPG "229 and the Mk3a international set pass through...")
.JPG "141 Class locomotive No.147 heads light engine through...")
.JPG "147 heads light engine through Drumcondra prior to...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar No.29116 departs from Drumcondra...")
.JPG "29428 arrives at Drumcondra Station with a service to...")
.JPG "29128 heads east out of Drumcondra with a service to...")
.JPG "147 returns with a freight wagon transfer from North Wall...")
.JPG "147 heading through Drumcondra with a freight wagon...")
.JPG "071 Class locomotive No.076 heads the empty...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar No.29425 approaches Drumcondra with a...")
.JPG "29416 prepares to depart Drumcondra Station with a...")
.JPG "29000s Class railcars pass each other at Drumcondra...")
.JPG "071 Class 082 powers through Drumcondra Station with the...")
.JPG "29000 Class railcar 29104 approaches Drumcondra Station...")
.JPG "22000 Class railcar 22019 approaches Drumcondra on the...")
.JPG "29404 heads out of Drumcondra on a Maynooth service.")
.JPG "29000 Class railcars, 29421 & 29401, pass at Drumcondra...")
.JPG "29121 prepares to depart Drumcondra with a service to...")
.JPG "071 Class locomotive 084 approaches Drumcondra Station on...")
.JPG "29122 is seen on the rear of this 29000 Class railcar...")
.JPG "29101 heads through Drumcondra Station on a service to...")
.JPG "In the distance, an RPSI Sant special approaches...")
.JPG "WT 2-6-4 tank No.4 heads through Drumcondra on an RPSI...")
.JPG "No.4 heads past Claude Rd on an RPSI 'Santa Special' to...")
.JPG "An inspection car heads through Drumcondra Station during...")
.JPG "Less than 30 minutes later 29000 Class railcar No.29413...")
.JPG "The inspection car is glimpsed again this time heading...")
.JPG "Bringing the new IWT (International Warehousing &...")
.JPG "Another view of 076, powering up the gradient with its...")
.jpg "Two railcars pass each other at the west end of...")
.JPG "Seen rounding the curve west of Drumcondra Station at...")
.JPG "Another view of 076 rounding the curve on the western...")
.JPG "No.22314 is seen on the rear of a 3-car 22000 Class...")
.JPG "Intercity and commuter railcars pass the site of the...")
.JPG "Passing by the colourful rear gardens of Drumcondra,...")
.JPG "Seen at the same location though on a less bright day is...")
.JPG "An older generation of diesel railcars pass by the one...")
.JPG "A duplicate shot, but another chance to see the IWT...")
.JPG "Another view of 086, heading the IWT liner through...")
.JPG "Having deposited its IWT liner in North Wall freight...")
.JPG "Passing 086 is 29000 Class railcar No.29429, which has...")
.JPG "This is the side retaining walls of Drumcondra Station,...")
.JPG "This is the up side of Drumcondra Station, with the rear...")
.JPG "Part of Drumcondra Station is located above a road (Mabel...")