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CIÉ narrow gauge train, Ballyheady CIÉ 3ft-gauge train at Ballyheady on the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, June 1958. Photo © Paddy J Flanagan – Irish Railway Record Society

Heuston Station c1800s Heuston Station c1800s

CIÉ ticket clerk and suburban passengers at Sandycove Station, County Dublin CIÉ booking office clerk on the platform at Sandycove Station, County Dublin, November 1965. Photo © Kevin A Murray – Irish Railway Record Society.

Connolly Station, Dublin New CIÉ booking office for suburban services at Connolly Station, Dublin, May 1980. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Phibsborough Bus Depot Refueling CIÉ buses in Phibsborough Depot, Dublin, September 1976. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Train Catering on CIÉ Supertrain A uniformed attendant with a trolley serves snacks and drinks on-board a CIÉ Supertrain service, circa 1973. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ level crossing gatekeeper, Howth CIÉ level crossing gatekeeper, May Courtney, attending to the gates at Claremont, Howth, circa 1982. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Haltkeeper, Fenagh, County Leitrim CIÉ haltkeeper at Fenagh on the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, March 1959. Photo © Michael Costello – Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ Haltkeeper, Dunsandle, County Galway CIÉ Haltkeeper Ms. Whelan and her daughter at Dunsandle Station, County Galway, March 1973. Photo © Tom Davitt – Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ Inchicore Tour Guide CIÉ Inchicore Works tour guide, circa 1969. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Train Hostess, Pearse Station, Dublin CIÉ train hostess at Pearse Station, Dublin, circa 1971. Photo © Herbert Sharman - Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ Supertrain Hostess CIÉ train hostess on-board the new ‘Supertrain’ service, circa 1973. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Train Hostess CIÉ train hostess attending to passengers, circa 1973. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Tours Rep A CIÉ Tours International agent helps two female customers with a brochure at a reception desk, circa 1975. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Tours rep A group of tourists gather at the INTRAV Hospitality Desk in a hotel lobby to speak with travel agents, circa 1975. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Iarnród Éireann train hostess Iarnród Éireann train hostess at the launch of the new ‘Citygold’ service, circa 1994. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Train Driver and station staff, Sligo CIÉ locomotive driver and station staff with new General Motors locomotive at Sligo Station, October 1962. Photo © George Mahon Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ 'Radio Train', Claremorris, County Mayo Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage Radio Train with locomotive driver and fireman A. Abbott and P. Drumgoole at Claremorris, June 1954. Photo © Robin Clements Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ driver and fireman, Castlerea, County Roscommon Locomotive driver and fireman at Castlerea Station, September 1957. Photo © Robin Clements - Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ pilgrimage specials, Claremorris, County Mayo CIÉ fireman on a locomotive tender during a day of pilgrimage specials to Claremorris, County Mayo, May 1955. Photo © George Mahon - Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ cattle special, New Ross, July 1956 CIÉ staff and farmers handling a cattle special at New Ross, County Wexford, July 1956. Photo © George Mahon - Irish Railway Record Society.

Chippersfield Circus, Kingsbridge Station, 1961 CIÉ delivering "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime": Chippersfield Circus being transported by rail at Kingsbridge Station, Dublin, circa 1961. © CIÉ Archives

Signalman at Farranfore, County Kerry Signalman attending to the Electric-Train-Staff instrument in Farranfore signal cabin, County Kerry, July 1956. Photo © Patrick J Flanagan - Irish Railway Record Society.

ETS exchange at Cherryville Junction Signalman and driver exchanging Electric-Train-Staffs with a Waterford train at Cherryville Junction, County Kildare. Photo © Norman Gamble - Irish Railway Record Society.

CTC control centre, Connolly Station New Centralised-Traffic-Control signalling centre for the DART electrification scheme at Connolly Station, circa 1984. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Wagon repairs, Inchicore Works Repairing a CIÉ goods van for rail sundries traffic at Inchicore Works, Dublin, 1967. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Wagon assembly, Inchicore Works Assembling the frame of a new railway pallet van for bagged fertilizer traffic, Inchicore Works, Dublin, circa 1974. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Locomotive workshops, Inchicore Welder attending to the couplings on a diesel locomotive at Inchicore Works, September 1976. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Permanent Way Department, Straffan CIÉ Permanent Way Department relaying tracks and points at Straffan Station, County Kildare, July 1948. Photo © Robin Clements – Irish Railway Record Society.

Permanent Way Department crew, Limerick Permanent Way Department track gang attending to the line adjacent to Carey’s Road yard, Limerick, November 1955. Photo © George Mahon - Irish Railway Record Society

CIÉ Permanent Way Department, Booterstown CIÉ Permanent Way Department installing new culvert below the railway line near Booterstown, County Dublin, April 1968. Photo © Kevin Murray – Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ Permanent Way Department, Heuston Station CIÉ Permanent Way Department assembling tracks and points at the new freight container yard at Heuston Station, Dublin, July 1974. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Paint Shop crew, Inchicore Inchicore Works staff pose with locomotive 078 , repainted into the new livery for the Iarnród Éireann brand, April 1987. Photo © CIÉ Archives

DART scheme works, Dún Laoghaire Permanent Way Deptartment with Inchicore’s 130-ton steam crane relaying track points at Dun Laoghaire for the DART scheme, August 1980. Photo © CIÉ Archives

New track ballast machine at Inchicore CIÉ Permanent Way Department staff with new track ballast machine at Inchicore Works, Dublin, March 1980. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Signalman in Howth signal cabin Signalman pulling levers inside Howth signal cabin prior to the replacement of mechanical signalling on the Dublin suburban lines in 1982. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Barge 43M, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin CIÉ canal barge 43M departing Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin, prior to the cessation of commercial canal traffic in April 1955. Photo © Robert Shortall – Irish Railway Record Society.

'Naomh Éanna' CIÉ ship CIÉ ship ‘Naomh Éanna’ arriving at Galway on the Aran Islands ferry route, June 1960. Photo © Patrick J Flanagan – Irish Railway Record Society.

Cork-Tralee Express Train CIÉ 3pm Cork-Tralee Express passing Inchicore, Dublin, August 1946. Photo © John Macartney Robbins – Irish Railway Record Society.

Narrow-gauge train at Ballyheady CIÉ 3ft narrow-gauge train at Ballyheady on the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, June 1958. Photo © Patrick J Flanagan – Irish Railway Record Society.

New CIÉ diesel-railcar train, 1953 New CIÉ diesel-railcar train on the 13:10 service from Waterford at Reeves Bridge, Kildare, July 1953. Photo © Robin N Clements – Irish Railway Record Society

New CIÉ Metrovick diesel locomotive, 1955 New CIÉ Metrovick diesel locomotive A13 departing Kingsbridge, Dublin, with a Cork express, November 1955. Photo© © David Murray – Irish Railway Record Society.

New CIÉ General-Motors locomotives, 1962 New CIÉ General-Motors built diesel locomotives at Inchicore Works following their delivery to Ireland from the USA in December 1962. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ West Clare Railway railcar at Shragh Diesel-railcar at Shragh on West Clare Railway, the last CIÉ 3ft narrow-gauge railway then in operation, September 1960. Photo © Joe St Leger – Irish Railway Record Society.

1972 CIÉ 'Supertrain' New CIÉ ‘Supertrain’ service passing Bray Head, County Wicklow, on a demonstration run in 1973. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ 'Supertrain', 1973 New CIÉ ‘Supertrain’ services at Heuston Station, Dublin, following the station’s refurbishment with terrazzo floor tiles, 1973. Photo © CIÉ Archives

New CIÉ 'Supertrain', Pearse Station, 1973 New CIÉ ‘Supertrain’ air-conditioned carriages at Pearse Station, Dublin, 1973. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Iarnród Éireann MkIII pushpull train, Dundalk New Iarnród Éireann Intercity/Suburban MkIII pushpull train at Dundalk, July 1989. Photo © Pearse McKeown – Irish Railway Record Society

First DART delivery, Dublin Port, 1984 The first DART train is unloaded at the Point Quay, Dublin, having arrived from the Linke-Hofmann-Busch company in Germany, November 1983. Photo © CIÉ Archives

New CIÉ Intercity Mk111 train, 1984 New CIÉ Intercity MkIII train pictured in Waterford Station following their introduction in 1984. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Iarnród Éireann 'Arrow' railcar, 1994 Iarnród Éireann new 2600 Class suburban ‘Arrow’ railcar, pictured on the Boyne Viaduct, Drogheda, May 1994. Photo © CIÉ Archives

Craigmore Viaduct, Newry, 1995 Iarnród Éireann General-Motors built 201 Class locomotive crossing Craigmore Viaduct, Newry, on a Belfast-Dublin train, July 1995. Photo © Pearse McKeown – Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ provincial bus, Baltinglass CIÉ provincial bus U69 pictured at Baltinglass Station, County Wicklow, on a Dublin-Tullow service. Photo © Lance King – Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ bus R340, Burgh Quay, Dublin CIÉ city-bus R340 at Burgh Quay, Dublin, working route 34 during August 1960. Photo © Patrick J Flanagan – Irish Railway Record Society.

CIÉ Broadstone bus depot, 1960 CIÉ Broadstone bus depot, Dublin, September 1960. Photo © John Langford – Irish Railway Record Society.

Buses at Galway Station, 1960 CIÉ double and single decker city buses R184 and P29 at Galway Station, June 1960. Photo © Patrick J Flanagan – Irish Railway Record Society

CIÉ school and provincial buses, Sligo CIÉ school and provincial buses at Sligo Station, March 1974. Photo © Norman Gamble – Irish Railway Record Society

CIÉ Waterford City buses, 1971 CIÉ Waterford city buses, February 1971. Photo © Norman Gamble – Irish Railway Record Society

CIÉ Bombardier bus fleet New CIÉ Bombardier bus fleet at Phibsborough Depot, Dublin, circa 1982. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ Bus Parliament Street, 1980 CIÉ Atlantean buses in desert-sand livery on Dublin City’s first bus-lane, Parliament Street, March 1980. Photo © CIÉ Archives

CIÉ road Freight-Service vehicles, 1980 CIÉ road Freight-Service vehicles with a heavy-load operation conveying new vats for Guinness Brewery, Naas Road, Dublin, June 1980. Photo © CIÉ Archives

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