Final Months of Tara Mines Trains after 46 years - March - July 2023

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Amazing video! Lovely captures! Good job mate! Big LIKE

[@irishrailtrains]

Thank you. I'm glad you like it 👍

[@kylekane08]

Nice to see the 073 got one last run on it in its proper livery. End of another era. Now its just Waterford-Ballina/Westport Freight left

[@irishrailtrains]

And also the North Wall - Ballina IWT liner, railfreight in this country is in huge decline.

[@RJH1971]

@@irishrailtrains yes, it's in bad need of a re-think, has been run down for so long. What do you think about the relaying of the Foynes line and the hopeful reopening for freight of the Rosslare to Waterford, cautious grounds for optimism??

[@berniec781]

Great video. I just seen several news articles from yesterday, saying the plan to open it back up next year.

[@TrainSpottingsNI]

Excellent footage you managed to capture while you could Stephen! Irish Rail will certainly not be the same without them, hopefully they’ll make a miraculous return in the future

[@davitputt1819]

Hopefully they are not the last days of Tara Mines trains but if they are it is a great medley of videos to have.Thanks for putting them up. Do we know how many 071 s are still operational ?

[@irishrailtrains]

I'm hoping for a miracle, but I have 13 years worth of footage in the archives if this is there's last hurrah.

[@fivefootthreetothreefoot]

all of the 071 class are operational however there are usually a few in Inchicore receiving works.

[@irish_trains]

@@fivefootthreetothreefoot 082 is awaiting overhaul (in inchicore), 077 and 085 are in inchicore, 081 was last seen on a limerick - inchicore loco transfer earlier this year and 073 seems to be doing shunting in inchicore at the moment

[@elliottfisherman]

Sad to see them go. Where can you find timetables for IÉ’s freight trains?

[@maltipoomadness8807]

Nice share Stephen. Do you know when the last of Tara mines trains will run down Alexandra Road?

[@irishrailtrains]

Thank you, it has already happened. The last train to traverse Alexandra Road was on the 5th of July, 2023.

[@GhastsLover]

its sad to see it go. but what would happen to the level crossings on the navan line? will they abandon them?

[@irishrailtrains]

It's hard to say, with the main business keeping the line open now gone. It's very possible that they will abandon the line unless they try and bring passenger service, which is very unlikely.

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

I think the mine did temporarily shut due to low Zinc prices a few years back - once the price came back up, the mine re-opened AFAIK. We also need to get rid of radical green ideology in relation to energy prices. We should even look at nuclear power - Candu reactors or SMRs might be worth considering.

[@jameshowitt2463]

Nothing in the Rail 2050 plan about Navan?

[@Spud607]

This is a good chance for someone to maybe do something heritage related. I've seen recently that there was a bit of a trend to import Finnish engines into England. It's not like their short of them out there. If only I had money... 🤔🤔

[@Kulla1berg]

Am not sure but have they closed the mine itself? Or why is the freight traffic cancelled

[@irishrailtrains]

The mine itself has been closed

[@paulodonoghue7478]

Irish rail has never been too freight friendly. They abandoned. Cement traffic. Guinness traffic and many others over the years.

[@jaymonaghan5798]

Who said its the end,