Icon of Irish rail freight consigned to history [RailFreight.com]
Date: 20/01/2023
Towering over the Irish port of Waterford for the best part of half a century, the gantry container crane has been as much a part of the skyline as Trinity Cathedral on Barronstrand Street. Now the last rites have been spoken for the industrial giant, almost as famous as the great twin shipbuilding cranes in ...
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Icon of Irish rail freight consigned to history
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Towering over the Irish port of Waterford for the best part of half a century, the gantry container crane has been as much a part of the skyline as Trinity Cathedral on Barronstrand Street. Now the last rites have been spoken for the industrial giant, almost as famous as the great twin shipbuilding cranes in
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Looking north from Waterford over the River Suir to Sallypark Freight Terminal where a class 071 is parked. The gantry crane in the centre of the photograph was dismantled in December 2022.
Location: Waterford
Company: Waterford and Limerick Railway
//1993 Bill Roberton
Location: Waterford
Company: Waterford and Limerick Railway
//1993 Bill Roberton
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