OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s??
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
The library at which I work in the US has a digital archive of photos & media that's amazing & searchable. In your place, I would contact
https://www.dublincity.ie/dublin-city-librariesSolidarity from Tacoma WA!
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@toothless I hope you find them and I am very curious if the interiors looked any different
@annika @toothless never took a ride in a tram before
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
@toothless howdy!
I’m a US rail fan who’s done lots of niche research into old train stations, old railways, and old rolling stock.
Now… Photos from the 80’s itself?
That’s gonna be difficult to find online, but no doubt photos exist *somewhere*. The question is, how devoted are you to locating the photos that exist? Tl;dr you’ll likely need to talk to some people and hope they have enough goodwill to scan some photos.
I did find this Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/metromadme/albums/72157633512080867/ but the photos are more recent; no idea if any affiliation with Iarnród Éireann either. I don’t know if you found this already or not. But I am assuming nothing.
Most transit railroads have an archive. I’d contact Iarnród Éireann, the successor to CIE. Be gentle, these people are bureaucrats, and their archive is more a legal one in nature.
The Ireland national archives might have some, but it’s gonna be “here’s a bunch of assorted photos from 80’s trains, Godspeed.”
That failing, trying the Irish Railroad Society might work. Railroad societies everywhere often keep this sorta thing, and most collections from before the 00’s have not been digitised. Ask nicely and they might upload some scans for you if they got any. I have no personal experience with this rail society, but having talked to US rail societies, they’re the ones who usually keep this sorta thing, and the US ones are super happy to help. https://irrs.ie/
I would also contact local libraries because they know more where to look, often have local archives, some might even scan photos for you if you’re nice. They might be able to help point you to media from the era that has shots of the train interior (DART was a BFD in the 80’s). Also the national library of Ireland, look up “DART inauguration” or “suburban railway electrification.” You might be able to find some news articles with interior shots. Though local study libraries are more likely to have it (you’ll need to ask them nicely to digitise the photos).
Good luck.
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
@toothless @tayfonay this is the fediverse, we don't ask why you want silly things, we deliver
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
Have you looked for museums that keep old trains? Even model railway museums like this way may have detailed models that could be of help.
Not sure if that one has any models, but in our local Trolley Car Museum ( I'm in the US, no Darts here!) they have fully restored cars and you can step inside.
Good Luck!
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@toothless I dont know how old this is. Textile cushions seem long ago.
@Klara @toothless alas, not that long ago
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Am I losing my marbles or did the 80’s one’s also have flip down seats by the doors??
Yes.
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
@toothless maybe contact this photographer?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/metromadme/albums/72157633512080867/here are a few contact points also:
https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/about-us/company-information/iarnrod-eireann-heritage-and-enthusiasts(sorry, when i'm bored these things happen)
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@toothless maybe contact this photographer?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/metromadme/albums/72157633512080867/here are a few contact points also:
https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/about-us/company-information/iarnrod-eireann-heritage-and-enthusiasts(sorry, when i'm bored these things happen)
@maria thank you so much! Quite overwhelmed with how lovely and supportive the #fediverse seems to be!
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@maria thank you so much! Quite overwhelmed with how lovely and supportive the #fediverse seems to be!
@toothless they see a challenge, they accept!
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@ILoveAmericaNews flip down seats!! Thank you
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@toothless they see a challenge, they accept!
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
@toothless Unless there are published books on these cars — for which, look — I think this is an archives question, and I would be digging in newspaper photo archives.
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
@toothless I've boosted but @garius might know someone.
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@toothless Unless there are published books on these cars — for which, look — I think this is an archives question, and I would be digging in newspaper photo archives.
@aarbrk not sure they’re quite old enough to be high on a train enthusiast’s radar. But then I didn’t expect a response like this either…!
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OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail
@toothless no reason to reply to this except that I am a transport nerd. I own a handbag lined in moquette fabric from the UK tube network circa 70s, bought from the London Transport Museum so I wondered if anything similar existed in Dublin. It does: https://www.facebook.com/NCAD.Dublin/posts/-nival_ncad-happy-birthday-dart-irishrail-fans-of-the-iconic-dart-upholstery-can/1011869877606594/ and https://www.shedno2.co.uk/products/dublin-dart-tram-moquette-fabric-sold-by-the-metre Can't help with anything else unfortunately.
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