The Blue Hue - Episode 4, 27th March - Dublin to Tralee

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Published 2019-03-31

Today Geoff & Vicki’s travels take them to the other side of Ireland, starting in Dublin and then going west across country to Tralee. Geoff is very excited to be on a Proper Train and Vicki gets her castle fix in Killarney. But although it’s another beautiful day, they can’t quite shake the blues…

Travelling to all 198 railway stations in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Vicki and Geoff are taking All The Stations international! The duo will embark on a journey to visit all 198 railways stations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

All The Stations - Ireland will explore the length and breadth of the Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways networks. Along the way, Vicki and Geoff will meet the communities connected to the lines, interviewing local people and those who work on the railways, to find out about their experiences of travelling by train.

To The Book - Our book, The Railway Adventures, is published by September Publishing and was released in October 2018. It accompanies our 2017 All The Stations adventure, when we travelled to every single railway station in Great Britain.

It is available here: www.amzn.com/1910463876

All Comments (21)

@AllTheStations 5 years ago

It's worth respectfully listing the fifteen stations on the rail network that were renamed after the executed Leaders of 1916 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. Roger Casement (Tralee Casement Station) Eamonn Ceannt (Galways Ceannt Station) Thomas Clarke (Dundalk Clark Station) Con Colbert (Limerick Colbert Station) James Connolly (Dublin Connolly Station) Edward Daly (Bray Daly Station) Sean Heuston (Dublin Heuston Station) Thomas Kent (Cork Kent Station) Michael Mallin (Dun Laoghaure Mallin Station) Padraig and William Pearse (Pearse Station) Joseph Plunkett (Waterford Plunkett Station) John MacBride (Drogheda MacBride Station) Thomas MacDonagh (Kilkenny MacDonagh Station) Sean MacDiarmada (Sligi MacDiarmada Station) Michael O'Hanrahan (Wexford O'Hanrahan Station) Article on Transport for Ireland website: www.transportforireland.ie/portraits-and-lives-of-…
@JakePetrolhead 5 years ago

They should just use this series for the Irish tourism board, because I really want to go and visit watching this.
@Nanonic001 5 years ago

MOMENT OF THE EPISODE WAS THE LITTLE LIGHTY UP MAP THING
@glynwelshkarelian3489 5 years ago

A joyous combination of a brilliantly presented and edited stolen moment of this modern world; and a wistful slice of future memory. Thank you again. One of the best fiver's I've ever spent was the one I gave to support this.
@ToilerOnTheSea 5 years ago

That was the nicest "step away from the train, it needs to go now" I've ever seen.
@davidsmith3263 5 years ago

My favourite moment: “have you seen what’s behind you, Geoff?” Geoff: mouth opens wide
@michaelmonn9308 5 years ago

Yay, the daily dose of "All the Stations"!
@aquasmashau 5 years ago

Fun fact 8:38 Millstreet hosted the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest. At the time it was the largest and most difficult outside broadcast for the national broadcaster RTE at the time, but it worked.
@jonathanbrett-warren2031 5 years ago

You went to Millstreet! They staged Eurovision there in 1993 😊
@penninetrains1398 5 years ago

Another wonderfully sunny day in beautiful Ireland! The lady driver that you saw changing ends at Killarney would have been the lovely Theresa from Tralee. Shame you didn't have time for a quick chat with her while waiting for the up train at Rathmore....she's great craic and very friendly. Maybe you should try and interview some of the other drivers? Great video guys.... keep up the good work and enjoy!
@Ulleskelf 5 years ago

Millstreet hosted the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest; with a population at the time of just 1,500 people, it was the smallest host town ever chosen for Eurovision, and indeed was the most remote.
@iDirectMovies 5 years ago

I also want to add that I'm pretty sure Barry Kenny and the Iarnród Éireann folks will also be delighted. Nerd alert! There are two loco hauled sets on the network, the Mark iv sets that you traveled on the Dublin Cork line with the blue tint and the Enterprise Rail service between Dublin and Belfast which us coaches made by French manufacturer De Deitrich. Same type of loco hauls both.
@8bitmaniac599 5 years ago

Still fun, but I'm missing the angst of tight timetables and late/cancelled trains of the UK episodes.
@kimvibk9242 5 years ago

Just binge-watched the first four episodes - the best hour I have spent in a long time. Massively informative and entertaining, and Vicky is still as cute as a button. Carry on, and have a nice journey!
@kdean9537 5 years ago

Oh my gosh...the music, just gives you goosebumps ✔...this just keeps getting better and better, you both are doing a beautiful job! I'm enjoying this so much! 💕...take really good care!
@nickcline6594 5 years ago

I see already that my wife and I have to include Ireland and Wales in our next trip to England and Scotland.
@revmpandora 5 years ago

Man...another train based multi week adventure with your cute and awesome partner. You two are living the dream, literally
@CultOfAlan 3 years ago

Fun fact about lighty-up maps. Toronto's subway has a similar thing on their trains.
@roxxma 5 years ago

I did a similar trip back in October! After landing at Dublin (from Boston), I took the bus right to Heuston and boarded the train for Cork. I stayed with relatives in Cork though and rented a car and drove to Killarney, and visited Ross Castle (utterly fascinating), and then strolled around Ross Island (utterly beautiful)! Iarnrod Eireann has a great product and does a pretty good job. My only complaint was that the windows on the train were fairly dirty, which distorted the view of the lovely Irish countryside visible from the train. I am so glad to see you guys went there!
@powderedground78 5 years ago

Geoff's reaction to the light up board was the best thing ever!