CIÉ Sugar Beet Trains - Midleton & Youghal Line (1978)

CIÉ sugar beet trains operating between Youghal and Cork during the years 1978-1982, hauled by Metrovick A Class and GM diesels locomotives, recorded at Midleton, Mogeely, Killeagh, Youghal and Cork.
Filmed by the late IRRS member Joe St Leger.
©Irish Railway Record Society
www.irrs.ie/

[@qcsorter4626]

Great shots!

[@kenmurphi]

Priceless footage thank you for sharing

[@stuartcorrigan4413]

Very nice footage and thank you for putting it on here.

[@martinwalsh3228]

Great footage they need to bring it all back.

[@sidewindersid4180]

Domestic industry, god be with the days.

[@eoin730]

Crazy to think at one time this was all normal

[@TheDaf95xf]

Absolutely fantastic 👍🏻 What a shame the lorry decimated the railways 😫 And now nobody can get HGV drivers 🙄 Even in the U.K. we’re short of lorry drivers so the railways are having a small but welcomed return 😃

[@supafuckinmingster]

No u.

[@noelraymond5599]

super video youghal needs to be open but east cork have missed the hop 2020