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Carrick-on-Suir Railway Station

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Carrick-on-Suir Railway Station
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Another photo from a photo-stop on the Irish Traction Group's railtour "The Bell Viewer" on 23 October 1993. Preserved "B Class" no. 103 which is the sole survivor of this class of 12 locos built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1956/7. Fitted with Metropolitan Vickers engines, unlike other classes such as the "A Class" 001s they were never re-fitted with General Motors engines. The entire class was withdrawn by 1978 and for many years they were lined up next to the mainline near Inchicore depot to act as a sound barrier. 11 of the class were scrapped between December 1986 and March 1987 with 103 being preserved by the Irish Traction Group.
Another photo from a photo-stop on the Irish Traction Group's railtour "The Bell Viewer" on 23 October 1993. Preserved "B Class" no. 103 which is the sole survivor of this class of 12 locos built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1956/7. Fitted with Metropolitan Vickers engines, unlike other classes such as the "A Class" 001s they were never re-fitted with General Motors engines. The entire class was withdrawn by 1978 and for many years they were lined up next to the mainline near Inchicore depot to act as a sound barrier. 11 of the class were scrapped between December 1986 and March 1987 with 103 being preserved by the Irish Traction Group. · Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Taken during a photo-stop on the Irish Traction Group's railtour "The Bell Viewer" on 23 October 1993. This allowed passengers to visit the collection of preserved locos owned by the same group which are based in the old goods shed. Seen here is C Class no. 231 and like the A Class, these were built by Metropolitan Vickers in the late 1950s. Re-engined with General Motors engines to replace the unreliable engines made by Crossley. As they were re-engined, they were re-classified as B Class. They were used for both freight and passenger traffic. During their last few years they were adapted for push-pull working with de-engined railcar stock for Dublin suburban services. CIE withdrew them during the 1980s following the electrification of the Dublin suburban service (DART). However 6 examples were sold to Northern Ireland Railways mainly used on permanent way trains. They were not to last long. Altogether three examples have survived in preservation.
Taken during a photo-stop on the Irish Traction Group's railtour "The Bell Viewer" on 23 October 1993. This allowed passengers to visit the collection of preserved locos owned by the same group which are based in the old goods shed. Seen here is C Class no. 231 and like the A Class, these were built by Metropolitan Vickers in the late 1950s. Re-engined with General Motors engines to replace the unreliable engines made by Crossley. As they were re-engined, they were re-classified as B Class. They were used for both freight and passenger traffic. During their last few years they were adapted for push-pull working with de-engined railcar stock for Dublin suburban services. CIE withdrew them during the 1980s following the electrification of the Dublin suburban service (DART). However 6 examples were sold to Northern Ireland Railways mainly used on permanent way trains. They were not to last long. Altogether three examples have survived in preservation. · Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

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One word in the official record changes the whole story. Square headed openings to first floor with replacement uPVC windows and entrance door.
Detached U-plan five-bay single-storey railway station building, built 1853, with two-bay single-storey extension to east. Now disused. Roof has been removed. One rendered chimneystack, one brick and cut limestone with carved coping, cast-iron rainwater goods and overhanging eaves. Roughcast rendered walls with tooled limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings, currently boarded up, with stone sills. Square-headed entrance openings with stone carved limestone cornices and console brackets, having limestone step, and currently boarded up. Random rubble limestone wall connecting north elevation with square-plan red brick extension, latter having hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, red brick walls in Flemish bond with square-headed openings, fixed barred timber frame window with stone sill, and timber battened entrance door. Two-bay two-storey signal box to north platform has hipped slate roof with ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods, roughcast rendered walls to first floor south elevation with render string course, overhanging bracketed painted timber weatherboard to north elevation, red brick to ground floor, with concrete plinth. Square headed openings to first floor with replacement uPVC windows and entrance door. Segmental-headed openings to ground floor with fixed timber windows and replacement metal entrance door. Accessed by flight of recent metal steps. Railway station situated down laneway, with random rubble limestone boundary wall and piers, with double-leaf metal gate.
Square headed openings to first floor with replacement uPVC windows and entrance door.
The establishment of a national railway network brought an era of great social and economic activity to Ireland. This railway station building with its classical proportions forms part of a group of such structures. Fine craftsmanship is evident in the stone carving to the canopies, evidence of other remaining original material is obscured by the blocking up of the openings.

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Square headed openings to first floor with replacement uPVC windows and entrance door.

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Photo: Catherine Hogan from Carrick on Suir, Ireland · CC BY 2.0