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Glanmire Rd Station in Cork
City, was opened by the Great Southern & Western Railway in 1855 as the
terminus of the mainline from
Dublin, and was later expanded and
rebuilt to accommodate the Cork & Youghal Railway which ran east to
Youghal and
Cobh following the GSWR's takeover of
these lines in 1865. The large brick station building, complete with its
excellent curved trainshed, has recently been renovated. The Cobh and
Midleton (Youghal line) services
terminate at the bay platforms at the west end of the station. Also at
the west end of the station is the large engineshed and now stabling
sidings for the new rolling stock on the Cork line. The south side the
station is flanked by the former freight yard and present goods loop,
which is now no longer in use. At the north end of the station is of
course the 1355 yard long Cork Tunnel, the 2nd longest in Ireland. At
one time a connecting line ran from Glanmire Rd Station to the closed
1961
Albert Quay Station via the Cork City
Tramway on the south side on the River Lee, it was last used by freight
in 1976 and is now lifted. |
.jpg "In May 1978, 001 Class loc No.017, shunts a rake of oil...")
.jpg "Seen at the same location, 141 Class 171 shunts some...")
.JPG "A view looking north out of the trainshed at Glanmire Rd...")
.JPG "Mk4 driving van trailer No.4007 stands on the rear of a...")
.jpg "In the days of semaphore signalling, 001 Class locomotive...")
.JPG "The northern end of the curved trainshed at Glanmire Rd...")
.JPG "The streamlined Mk4 DVT No.4007, and a rather blunt ended...")
.JPG "A view within the curved trainshed at Cork's Glanmire Rd...")
.JPG "Another view within the trainshed at Glanmire Rd, looking...")
.JPG "Diesel railcars are seen standing at the Cobh and Youghal...")
.JPG "Also seen at the east end of Glanmire Rd Station is 201...")
.JPG "A comparison between the 1990s generation of Irish Rail...")
.JPG "Visible along the quays of Cork City is the Fastnet...")
.JPG "A view of the yard of the eastern end of Glanmired Rd,...")
.jpg "Seen at the same location but in October 1981, 001 Class...")
.jpg "Seen a few years earlier in May 1978, another 001 Class...")
.jpg "With the large industrial industries along the banks of...")
.jpg "001 Class loco 017 is seen amongst many 4-wheeled...")
.jpg "Another beet wagon is seen in the foreground, while in...")
.jpg "No.157 is seen again shunting container flats adjacent to...")
.jpg "The somewhat derelict red bricked structure on the right...")
.JPG "The large cement silo, located within the former freight...")
.JPG "219 is seen beside Cork's Glanmire Rd Station's signal...")
.JPG "A general view of the eastern end of Glanmired Rd...")
.JPG "Once a hub for a remarkable collection of steam...")
.jpg "A may 1978 view within Glanmire Rd locomotive shed, with...")
.jpg "001 Class 049 and 181 Class 182 are seen side by side...")
.JPG "CIE's 1940s installed semaphore signals still guard the...")
.JPG "Seen moving away from the platforms at Glanmire Rd is...")
.JPG "2612 is seen on the rear of this 2-car 2600 railcar...")
.JPG "2700 Class railcar No.2703 prepares to depart Cork with...")
.JPG "2704 is seen on the rear of this IRRS special bound for...")
.JPG "Colour light signals replaced most of the semaphores at...")
.JPG "219 stands beside Glanmire Rd's station nameboard, which...")
.JPG "Side on view of 201 Class 219 at Glanmire Rd Station,...")
.JPG "The terminus of the line from Cork and Youghal at...")
.JPG "The fine curved platform canopies at the eastern end of...")
.JPG "The former concrete buffer stops at the eastern end of...")
.JPG "A view from the platform gate at the eastern end of...")
.JPG "The interior of the recently refurbished 1890s built...")
.JPG "One of the many brick arched doorways at Glanmire Rd...")
.JPG "Edwardian letter box, still to be seen at Glanmire Rd...")
.JPG "The exterior of the brick built Glanmire Rd Station,...")
.JPG "The canopies at the exterior of Glanmire Station,...")
.JPG "The ex Great Southern & Westerns Bury single 2-2-2 steam...")
.JPG "No.36 was built in 1847 by Bury in Liverpool, and...")
.JPG "Some info, and images of No.36 during the recently...")
.JPG "Back to the eastern end of the station and railcar...")
.JPG "One of CIE's standard semaphore signals in the 'off'...")
.JPG "A former water column, with tank, seen at the eastern end...")
.JPG "Redundant bogey flat wagons at Glanmire Rd Station, which...")
.JPG "2600 Class railcar No.2611 stands at Glanmire Rd Station...")
.jpg "Approaching the up platform at Glanmire Rd in May 1978 is...")
.JPG "Back to the present and another 'Intercity' liveried 201...")
.JPG "Another view of 224, named 'Abhainn na Feile/ River...")
.JPG "224 is viewed from the departure platform at Glanmire Rd...")
.JPG "Close up of the coupling aparatus between 201 Class 224...")
.JPG "Close up of 224's nameplate 'Abhainn na Feile' which...")
.JPG "Passing beneath the colour light signal gantry is railcar...")
.JPG "At the up platform at Glanmire Rd Station is the former...")
.JPG "Another view of this former signal cabin located on the...")
.JPG "This is the 110 lever Glanmire Rd signal cabin, which...")
.jpg "Back in May 1978 Glanmire Rd goods yard behind the signal...")
.jpg "141 Class loco No.171 brings a container wagon, two...")
.JPG "The former freight yard and goods sheds on the southern...")
.jpg "141 Class loco No.171 shunts in the yard in May 1978. The...")
.jpg "Looking across the up platform at Glanmire Rd Station in...")
.JPG "Another view of the impressive ship 'Julia' operated by...")
.JPG "The route of the Cork to Dublin expresses, visible within...")
.JPG "The Spanish built Mk4 formed trains began operating...")
