Filling her up

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:48:43 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

This is engine 207 (aka Boyne) at Conniberry, Co. Laois. According to our catalogue, this picture was taken while 207 was "getting coal supplies". However, the consensus from comments below is that it is water that's being taken on, so I'll change the description in our catalogue...

Thanks to a link provided by blackpoolbeach, we now know this engine was blue!

Date: Monday, 24 April 1961

NLI Ref.: ODEA 25/44

Emptying her out

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:48:43 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

And here is engine 207 (aka Boyne) at Amiens Street Station (now Connolly Station) in Dublin, being emptied of cinders, clinkers, ash...

Date: Sunday, 21 June 1964

NLI Ref.: ODEA 39/38

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Filling her up

Emptying her out