IMG_5074 LM296 Kylemore Lock
LM296 in the canal bed at Kylemore Lock 14th March 2023. However the arrival of the Industrial Railway Society bulletin for July 2024 extends the story. In March 2023 the industry was doomed but still half on its feet and lots of trains could be seen. LM296 however seemed in the utterly forlorn and gone zone. This is verbatim the report from "Aidan Stone 4th June 2024, Aidan went to Kylemore Lock where LM296 has been stored for some time. After four hours it was eventually started and driven back to Blackwater Works. At Shannonbridge Yard it picked up four empty peat wagons and a fuel tanker but just after the road bridge the sanders failed. An hour later the problem was fixed and it reached Blackwater Works where it will be used as a runabout". A tale right up with any from the Irish narrow gauge. Officialdom at BnM reckon all lines will be lifted by Christmas 2024 and something of a fire sale of all rolling stock is now happening.
IMG_5074 LM296 Kylemore Lock
LM296 in the canal bed at Kylemore Lock 14th March 2023. However the arrival of the Industrial Railway Society bulletin for July 2024 extends the story. In March 2023 the industry was doomed but still half on its feet and lots of trains could be seen. LM296 however seemed in the utterly forlorn and gone zone. This is verbatim the report from "Aidan Stone 4th June 2024, Aidan went to Kylemore Lock where LM296 has been stored for some time. After four hours it was eventually started and driven back to Blackwater Works. At Shannonbridge Yard it picked up four empty peat wagons and a fuel tanker but just after the road bridge the sanders failed. An hour later the problem was fixed and it reached Blackwater Works where it will be used as a runabout". A tale right up with any from the Irish narrow gauge. Officialdom at BnM reckon all lines will be lifted by Christmas 2024 and something of a fire sale of all rolling stock is now happening.