The Irish Railway Records Society get to see the final run for a steam engine in Cork.
The event to mark the last working run of the steam engine was organised at the locomotive department of CIÉ at Water Street in Cork with the cooperation of T McSweeney, Depot Superintendent and members of the Irish Railway Record Society. The occasion was an unofficial farewell to Loco Pat, the steam engine which for almost 80 years has operated on the overhead railway, a coal gantry on Penrose Quay. The steam engine has been rendered obsolete by the introduction of the diesel engine.
Loco Pat hauling coal wagons over the roadway at Penrose Quay had become a familiar site.
The engine was built at the Inchicore CIÉ Works in 1884. For this final run, coloured nameboards had been attached to the engine at both ends.
Railway enthusiasts stood and waved as the train made its way along the line for the final time. Driver James Delaney, who had worked on the engine for 40 years, greeted the locomotive enthusiasts.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 25 June 1963. The footage shown here is mute.
