Posts Tagged: ireland made stories of irish transport
Luxury Liner Odyssey Finally Says Goodbye to Belfast – September 30th 2024 | Season 4 – Episode 72
Floats September 24, 2024 Kevin Reid
The 195m Odyssey cruise liner, registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and operated by Villa Vie Residences, has[…]
Irish-Built Alvis ‘Himmelwagen’ Wins Ernie Robb the 1939 Leinster Trophy | Season 4 – Episode 71
Wheels September 20, 2024 Brian Manning
Charles Ernest Robb, known as Ernie, was born in Dundonald, Co. Down in 1916 into an[…]
Dublin’s First Bus Tragedy 1861 | Season 4 – Episode 70
Wheels September 17, 2024 Ed O'Neill
One of the new super-duper-ultra-modern Dublin Bus EW class, a Wrights Streetdeck Electroliner BEV (battery/electric vehicle)[…]
1800s Traveller Caravan on Display at Cashel Folk Village | Season 4 – Episode 68
Wheels September 10, 2024 Kevin Reid
Until the late 1970s Irish traveller caravans (wagons) were once a common sight on the side[…]
CIE Ends Horse Drawn Deliveries in Cork 1967 and Dublin 1968 | Season 4 – Episode 67
Wheels September 6, 2024 Kevin Reid
Our story starts in 1958 when Christopher Stephen “Todd” Andrews, a public servant from Summerhill, Dublin,[…]
World’s First Long Electric Tramway Ireland 1883 | Season 3 – Episode 74
Wheels October 15, 2023 Kevin Reid
Day tripping has been popular for hundreds of years, beginning in medieval times with day-long journeys[…]