tarboat's photos with the keyword: bog

Bord na mona Blackwater bog railtour. In July 2008 we arrived in Shannonbridge by boat and tied up on the wharf on a Saturday evening. Having heard about the bog railway tours we wandered into the village to enquire about whether the trains were running on Sunday morning. Entering the crowded Killeen's bar I spotted a couple having a quiet drink sat at the counter of the grocer's shop that formed part of the establishment. As they looked local I approached them and asked if they knew whether the train was running on the next day. The woman laughed for a minute and then told me that we had chosen the right people to ask as her husband was the driver! Needless to say we were given a great trip around the bog in the morning. Something I shall never forget. That was the last year that these tours operated.

A rare beast indeed. A right-angle crossing on a narrow gauge railway. Bord na Mona, Blackwater Bog system.

Shutlingsloe seen from Shining Tor at the peaty eastern extremity of Cheshire.

Trackbed of the 3ft gauge Bord Na Mona railway on the Boora system in County Offaly, close to the swing bridge over the Grand Canal. The line carries peat to the Electricity Supply Board Shannonbridge Power Station.

Chartley Moss National Nature Reserve is one of those magic places which are as near to wild and natural as you can still find in Britain. It is the largest example of a floating bog or "Schwingmoor" to be found in Britain. The site is a delicate habitat and also extremely dangerous due to the great depth of water just under the surface and access is strictly controlled.