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| Keywords: general motors generalmotors gm diesel locomotive diesellocomotive locomotive loco b126 nesbitt junction nesbittjunction meath ireland leinster railways railroads trains tracks sleepers coras iompair éireann corasiompairéireann c.i.é. cié friday 24 february 1961 1960s sixties james p. o'dea jamespodea national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland o'dea photographic collection odeaphotographiccollection blackandwhite sport vehicle railroad monochrome outdoor train railroad track road black and white Going mad altogether today by adding two photos taken on 24 February. This one is of a new General Motors diesel locomotive on trial at Nesbitt Junction, near Enfield in Meath. Back on 4 January, the Pic of the Day was from 1961 and showed GM diesel locomotive B124 being unloaded from a ship at the North Wall in Dublin. One of our Flickroonies, Flying Snail, requested: "when we get to the 24th of Feb could you upload the following of O'Dea's ref: 23/62, as I think it shows the same locos running bonnet first before it was discontinued for safety reasons following an accident!" However, when I checked the photo, it turned out to be loco B126, not B124. Either way, here it is... Date: Friday, 24 February 1961 NLI Ref.: ODEA 23/62 Going mad altogether today by adding two photos taken on 24 February. This one is of a new General Motors diesel locomotive on trial at Nesbitt Junction, near Enfield in Meath. Back on 4 January, the Pic of the Day was from 1961 and showed GM diesel locomotive B124 being unloaded from a ship at the North Wall in Dublin. One of our Flickroonies, Flying Snail, requested: "when we get to the 24th of Feb could you upload the following of O'Dea's ref: 23/62, as I think it shows the same locos running bonnet first before it was discontinued for safety reasons following an accident!" However, when I checked the photo, it turned out to be loco B126, not B124. Either way, here it is... Date: Friday, 24 February 1961 NLI Ref.: ODEA 23/62 | ||||
