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Transport of Ardnacrusha generator components, Limerick

Photographs

Between 30—31 May 1933, a convoy carrying massive components of a generator bound for Ardnacrusha Power Station made its way through the streets of Limerick city, passing the well-known landmarks of King John’s Castle, and the Treaty Stone.

Large circular generator component raised on transport supports beside a rural road, with several people standing nearby and a bicycle visible in the foreground.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a large generator component resting on a multi-wheeled transport carriage, with onlookers and workers positioned around it beside a country road and gate.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a large generator component on a transport carriage passing between gates on a rural roadway, with workers nearby and stacked timber in the foreground.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a large circular generator component being transported through a village street on a heavy wheeled platform, with people guiding the load between closely spaced buildings.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a large circular generator component on a heavy transport platform with multiple wheels, as workers guide it through a road junction during its journey.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a heavy generator component being transported across a railway crossing, with workers and onlookers positioned around the load and gates on either side of the track.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a heavy generator component being transported along a confined urban street, passing between rows of buildings with pedestrians and a cyclist nearby.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a heavy generator component being transported along a confined urban street, passing between rows of buildings with pedestrians and a cyclist nearby.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a truck and transport trailer carrying large machinery through an urban street, with several people standing on the footpath and buildings on either side of the road.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black and white photograph of a large cylindrical generator component mounted on a transport vehicle crossing a cobbled city street, with two cyclists riding nearby and industrial buildings in the background.

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a generator component being carefully manoeuvred through a gated entrance between industrial buildings, with workers guiding the transport vehicle and an onlooker standing nearby.

Transport of generator component past Francis Spaight & Sons, Limerick, May 1933

Black and white photograph of a large cylindrical generator component on a transport vehicle travelling along a city street beside a stone castle wall, with two people walking alongside the load.

Transport of generator component past King John’s Castle, May 1933

Black and white photograph showing a large cylindrical generator component on a multi-wheeled transport carriage passing the Treaty Stone and a church building, with several people standing nearby on a town street.

Transport of generator component past the Treaty Stone, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a generator component being transported through Limerick city on a multi-wheeled carriage, passing the Treaty Stone on its stone plinth beside the river.

Transport of generator component past the Treaty Stone, May 1933

Black-and-white photograph showing a generator component being transported through Limerick city on a multi-wheeled carriage, passing the Treaty Stone on its stone plinth beside the river.

Transport of generator component past the Treaty Stone, May 1933

These images have been kindly donated to ESB Archives by author Michael McCarthy. His book on the Shannon Scheme, High Tension (free download), can be downloaded free of charge.