Tag: Coolnamóna

Vintage yellow diesel locomotive parked beside a rustic railway track, accompanied by a grey flatbed wagon loaded with tools, surrounded by trees under a clear blue sky.

LM167: A Lifetime on the Tracks

LM167, a 1956 Ruston locomotive, laid the first rails on the Coolnamona System and now serves Stradbally’s track maintenance fleet after its preservation and restoration by ISPS.
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