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Transport photo gallery

Photographs

Step back in time with this curated gallery of archival images from ESB’s transport fleet, celebrating the machinery and teams that kept the organisation moving.

Black-and-white photograph showing steam-powered road construction machinery and a tipper lorry parked on a city street, with a crowd gathered nearby.ESB steam-powered vehicles, Gracedieu Road in Waterford, 1920s.

Black-and-white photograph showing a construction railway train transporting earth along a temporary track, with excavation works and workers visible in the foreground.Siemens-Bauunion train at Ardnacrusha, c1929.

Black-and-white photograph showing a row of Electricity Supply Board motorcycles with sidecars parked outside an industrial stone building.ESB red Triumph ‘bath chair’ motorbikes with sidecars, 1929.

Black-and-white photograph showing an ESB transport vehicle and trailer carrying a large electrical transformer along a rural road, with three people standing beside the load.1934 Latil ZA 2945 with trailer.

Black-and-white photograph showing an ESB heavy haulage vehicle and trailer transporting a large electrical transformer component in an industrial yard.An ESB Latil and truck pulling a trailer load.

Black-and-white photograph showing an oil tanker parked beside an electricity substation while a group of workers sit in the grass having a break.ESB red Transformer Oil Tanker No. 1, 1930s.

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 via Limerick City, May 1933.

Black-and-white photograph showing ESB flatbed lorries being loaded with crated equipment from railway wagons in a freight yard.Commer Trucks 1946 and 1948, registration ZD 5974 and ZH 7486.

Black-and-white photograph showing a heavy haulage vehicle transporting a large industrial generator component on a multi-axle trailer through a town street, with workers inspecting the load.1947 Foden ZH 1278 at work.

Black-and-white photograph showing a person standing beside an early forklift truck displayed as part of a company vehicle collection or exhibition.First forklift purchased by ESB, 1949.

Black-and-white photograph of an ESB promotional vehicle decorated with a display about rural electrification and electricity infrastructure.ESB St Patrick’s Day float ‘As Gaeilge’, c1950s.

Black-and-white photograph of an ESB promotional van displaying messages about the benefits of electricity, viewed from an elevated front-side angle.Bedford PA Van 1953, registration ZO 1546.

Colour photograph of an ESB flatbed utility lorry parked in a depot yard, viewed from the front left side.Restored ESB red Foden, Registration ZH 1278, 1950s.

Black-and-white photograph showing a heavy transport vehicle carrying a large crated electrical generator component through a city street.Foden truck, Registration ZO 2603, Custom House Quay, Dublin.

Black-and-white photograph showing an ESB utility truck fitted with an elevated work platform, with workers carrying out maintenance on an electricity pole in floodwater.Red Tower Truck, Bedford ‘S’ Type 1954, registration ZO 6397.

Black-and-white photograph showing a row of ESB service vans parked along a street beside an industrial wall.Yellow and grey Ford Anglia Vans, South Lotts Road, early 1960s.

Colour photograph showing an ESB heavy-duty utility vehicle parked in an industrial yard, viewed from the front left side.1968 Scammell Constructor, FZO 678. Retired 1995.

Colour photograph showing an ESB heavy haulage vehicle towing a multi-axle trailer during the transport of oversized electrical equipment along a rural road.1971 Scammell 7975 ZC, retired 1996.

Colour photograph showing an ESB heavy haulage vehicle transporting large electrical equipment along a city street at dusk.1971 Scammell 7975 ZC, retired 1996.

Colour photograph showing a heavy transport convoy moving a large electrical transformer through a village street, accompanied by support vehicles.ESB Scammel tractor unit with trailer. ESB ceased heavy haulage in 2003.

Colour photograph of an ESB service van, viewed from the front left side, with other vehicles visible in the background.ESB Morrison Electric Van, registration 5444 ZA, 1970s.

Colour photograph showing an ESB utility vehicle parked inside a rock-hewn underground tunnel, with additional service vehicles visible in the background.ESB Yellow and Grey fleet, Turlough Hill, 1970s.

Black-and-white photograph showing ESB utility vehicles parked outside a depot in snowy conditions, including a lorry fitted with a crane and a row of vehicles with raised tipping bodies.ESB Ford D trucks, Winter 1982.

Colour photograph showing a yellow heavy-duty articulated lorry cab displayed indoors at a commercial vehicle exhibition or depot.ERF 95 D 25066, retired 2003.