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UKTrainSpotter wrote:

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Message received loud and clear H.Gricer.

I will return from whence I came

to hang my head in sullen shame

PS: Great pics MGH!

Yeah and so ya should UKTrainSpotter tis a differcult job trying to keep order in a thread bloody hell, anyway back on thread, just another update, rails have now finally reached Midleton, 162+147 arrived today with the final load of long welded rails for Carrigtwohill loop, our East Cork correspondent Malcolm Stead was on hand to record the event as well as the elusive Flange Lubricator, courtesy to both for photos

162+147 arriving at Harper's Island with the laden train, the 10.30 Cobh / Cork can be seen in the background on the main Cobh line.

147+162 propelling back to Carrigtwohill from Harper's Island with the laden welded rails.

147+162 dropping rails at Carrigtwohill station, footbridge lift shafts in place.

147+162 returning back with empty train.
The final photo shows Midleton station, looking from the direction from the level crossing, showing fully relayed into the station, access into the station was not permitted as contruction work was going on at the time, these 2photos of Midleton where not taken by Malcolm Stead but taken by Flange Lubricator this afternoon, a sleeper member of this board.

2nd photo below is looking the other way in direction of Glounthaune.

Many thanks to Malcolm Stead and Flange Lubricator for the above photos.
Kind Regards
h.gricer

Platform10 wrote:

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Great pics Finbarr - keep up the good work!

I absolutely agree, great pictures Finbarr and keeping us up to date, anyway just another update from our other East Cork correspondent Mr Malcolm Stead, who went out into the spring weather yesterday to have a look, removed his fur coat and replaced it with a pair of shorts, the rail trains have now done their work, the tamper has move in to finish it off, which btw seems to have the Midleton line to its self these days, with the locomotives now gone, so has the elusive Mr Flange Lubricator who seems to have vanished into thin air, still no douth, with a smell of diesel, Mr Lubricator will appear again in a puff of blue smoke.
Midleton signal cabin has been tastefully restored.

Tamper at Midleton station

Photos courtesy by Malcolm Stead
Kind Regards to all
h.gricer