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CDRRL Railway shop - Books |
Two new volumes on Ulster from Colourpoint Austerity Ulster 1947-51 Norman Johnston Austerity Ulster delves into the archive of photos created by the UTA to record its transort centred activities and gives an insight into everyday life in general at that time and how people dressed, travelled and relaxed. £12.00 including p&p €14.00 including p&p Ulster in the 1950s Norman Johnston The second book looks at the 1950s when Northern Ireland was still very conservative, its movers and shakers having been born around the time of the first world war. The baby-boomers were still at school and forces that were to transform the province still lay in the future. £12.00 including p&p €14.00 including p&p |
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New in stock Ireland - An Introduction Michael HC Baker Similar to the series published for England, Wales and Scotland, but the pace of change here is perhaps more dramatic. Many rural and narrow gauge lines have disappeared but electrification in the Dublin Area is breathing new life into suburban commuting and inter-city traffic is growing. Whatever the change, the comparison of past and present will intrigue not only the railway enthusiast and historian but anyone interested in recent Irish history. £22.00 including p&p €25.00 including p&p |
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New in stock Back in Steam Gerry Cochrane A mixture of colour and black and white photographs. The author describes how his idea of restoring the railways in the Dowpatrick area was gradually turned into reality, with the hard work of many volunteers who, over the years, caught the vision and, with the backing of Down District Council, now operate one of Downpatrick's major tourist attractions. It is a story of perseverance in the face of adversity, of disappointments and successes and for the first time, it is detailed here and illustrated with over 100 pictures. £19.50 including p&p €23.00 including p&p |
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Lost Railways Series from Stenlake Publishers
Lost Railways of County Donegal CDR & Swilly | Lost Railways of Galway & the North-West Cavan & Leitrim, Mullingar to Athlone, Ballaghaderreen, Claremorris to Collooney, then Belcoo on SLNCR, Galway to Clifden, Westport to Achill, & West Clare Lost Railways of Limerick & the South West Thurles to Clonmel, Cashel, Charleville to Patrickswell, Limerick to Tralee, Foynes Branch, Listowel to Ballybunion, Tralee to Fenit, Tralee & Dingle, Gortatlea to Castleisland, Valentia Branch, Kenmare Branch £10.00 each title including p&p €11.50 each title including p&p |
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Dublin Northwards in the 1950s Gaius Sutton & Keith Smith
£22.00 including p&p €26.00 including p&p |
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Saga by Rail : Ireland J I C Boyd The old master describes in great detail his many journeys, mainly though not wholly, on the Irish narrow gauge many years ago when it was almost in its heyday, with an impressive array of pertinent photographs. A Journey to Burtonport is included, as well as the CDR, Cavan & Leitrim, the Schull & Skibbereen after closure but before removal and a run on the Cork Bandon & South Coast. £27.00 including p&p €31.50 including p&p |
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Saga by Rail: Great Britain & The Isle of Man J I C Boyd
£24.50 including p&p €29.00 including p&p |
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Fermanagh’s Railways Charles Friel & Normal Johnston
£23.00 including p&p €27.00 including p&p |
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Railways in Ireland, Part One Martin Bairstow This book is the first volume in a series of four albums from Colourpoint covering all the railways of Ireland. There is a history of each line plus many previously unpublished black-and-white photographs. 23 of the 112 pages are dedicated to the Swilly & The Wee Donegal (with 2 colour photos) and further dozen pages to the Cavan & Leitrim, Clogher Valley and Castlederg & Victoria Bridge. The GNR, Bundoran Branch and Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties all get good coverage. £20.00 including p&p €24.00 including p&p |
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Railways In Ireland, Part Two: Martin Bairstow Second volume in a series of four from Colourpoint covering all the railways of Ireland. There is a history of each line plus many largely unpublished black-and-white photographs. This volume covers the NCC, BCDR, Giant’s Causeway, Ballycastle Railway, Belfast Corporation Tramways, and the Enterprise express. £21.00 including p&p €25.00 including p&p |
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The Ulster Transport Authority in Colour Derek Young Colour views of long-forgotten features of the UTA system, covering mixed gauge at Larne, the Bangor line, NCC Derry Central, NECC engines on GNR, early diesels and more. £29.00 including p&p €35.00 including p&p |
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The Swilly and The Wee Donegal Tony Burges A most welcome 64-page volume on the railways of County Donegal with a new set of photographs from the collection of both the author and Dr G R Siviour. There is a very generous selection of photos of the CDR railcars, stock and locomotives as well as detail of the stations. There are fewer of the Swilly as only the part of the line operational in the 1950s, from Derry to Buncrana and Letterkenny is covered in this work. An absolute must for all fans of the Donegal lines. £13.00 including p&p €15.75 including p&p |
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Smoke Amidst the Drumlins Tony Burges 64-pages of black-and-white photos in this volume dedicated to the Cavan & Leitrim. Tony Burges took many railway photographs in Ireland in the 1950s and this book is a compilation from his collection, with many good views of the detail of stations, yards, locomotives, and rolling stock, with glimpses too of people associated with the line and travel on it. £13.00 including p&p €15.75 including p&p |
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Chasing the Flying Snail Tony Burges
£13.00 including p&p €15.75 including p&p |
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Railways in Ulster's Lakeland Tony Burges
£13.00 including p&p €15.75 including p&p |
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Rail Runabout A look at Northern Ireland Railways from 1975 to 2005 Sam Somerville 64 pages of black and white Northern Irish railway photographs for diesel fans showing the changes in the last 30 years, and some details are given of the withdrawal dates of the different classes of diesel units seen over that period. £13.00 including p&p €15.75 including p&p |
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‘The Wee Donegal’ Revisited Our biggest seller! Robert Robotham & Joe Curran 155-colour pictures of the CDR focusing on principal stations, locos, railcars and carriages, plus some sale drawings of rolling stock.
£29.00 including p&p €35.00 including p&p |
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The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway – A Visitor's Guide SPECIAL OFFER !!!! Dave Bell and Steve Flanders This second guide to the old railways of Donegal covers the entire route of the L&LSR in four substantial day tours. It's surprising just how much is left. The 96 A4-size pages are copiously illustrated with photos, sketch maps and station plans, the text includes map references and tips on how to get the most out of your touring. Also included are extensive quotes from historic documents, an introductory history and review of the Lough Swilly Railway's locos and rolling stock. With its colour cover this is excellent value! £9.99 including p&p €7.50 including p&p |
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You can order any of the above by mailing direct to: CDRRL, The Old Station House, Tyrconnell Street, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal, Ireland Tel. 00 353 (0)74 97 22655 or 23843 Please make all cheques payable in Euro and made out to “CDRRL”. If you have any further enquires please contact us. |
a tour of forgotten stations Covering Dublin to Dundalk, Dundalk to Bundoran Junction, Bundoran Branch, CDRJC, Strabane to Fintona, Enniskillen to Sligo, Cavan & Leitrim Railway. This sentimental journey is based on one undertaken by Dr Gaius Sutton in 1957. The section on the CDR has quite a few previously unpublished pictures including the same gable ends of red van 10 that have just been saved and incorporated into Red Van 12 by CDRRL!
A follow-up to the saga on Ireland, here Mr Boyd covers his visits and adventures at a number of well-known and more obscure UK lines including the Festiniog and Portmadoc and the Talyllyn, Ravenglass & Eskdale, Snailbeach, Corris, the Highland line over Drumochter, Tanat Valley & Oswestry, Whittingham Hospital Light Railway, Somerset & Dorset, Welshpool & Llanfair, and of course the Isle of Man. The text is supplemented by a good many excellent black-and-white photos to bring back memories of lines and times now lost to us but for Mr Boyd’s reminiscences.
The second edition of a well-liked original. When out of print this work was often requested and we are pleased to see it back in the lists. Covers all three railway companies to operate in Fermanagh as well as the bus services. Many pictures not in the first edition, plus increased coverage of the run-up to closure of the railways, their last days and the aftermath. Geographical
license is (rightly) taken in order to cover Bundoran in Donegal. 176 pages, b/w.
An interesting look at the CIE in the 1950s when the ageing steam fleet was more like a working museum, covering a variety of locations such as Cork, Rosslare, Waterford and Tralee with operational views never to be seen again.
64 pages with 54 b/w photos.
This book is dedicated to the border counties and covers the stations, people and trains that served the communities in Cavan, Monaghan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Sligo and our own Donegal.
Another interesting selection and recording of lost scenes that we now have the opportunity to relive through this book.
64 pages with 54 b/w photos.
