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Yes, the numberplate was completely non-standard, in size, shape and font. The GSR may well have ordered it from from a foundry in Cork, but as everything down to printing tickets was done in-house, my money would possibly be on Limerick works.

Possibly float the idea with Marks Model about minimal order quantity for Hornby to comission an Irish version. No retooling as such so basically set up costs for a livery variation similar to Marks commissioning of the UTA Jinty. Possibly sell well in Cork because of the local connection and general general modellers looking for a small loco with minimal effort.

New Irish Lines (NIL) newsletter issued a collection of loco and tender diagramss from the "GSR Drawing Register" between Sept 2104 and Dec 2016. Apparrenty it was originally intended to publish the diagrams as a companion volume to Locomotives of the GSR(The Bible) Clements and Mc Mahon Colourpoint 2008. While reasonably detailed diagrams of ex-GSWR locos omit a section/end view, some diagrams of locos from smaller absorbed companies (West Cork, Macroom,Tramore) and GSR built locos are basic outline in nature and not really suitable for modelling purposes. https://newirishlines.org/ The NIR editor Alan O'Rourke may be contacted at alanorourke@hotmail.co.uk Tim Cramer published a series of articles on CIE/GSR locos & stock in the British Model press between the late 1960s and 90s, the articles typically combined detailed drawings, photos and notes on particular classes. Model Railway Constructor (69-70?) Plans Page--CIE (GSR) No 90 7mm Drg elevation, plan and sections. ---CIE Class B4 4-6-0 ex CBSCR 4mm Drg elevation, plan and sections. Unfortunately MRC Plans Page were undated, but likely to have been published at some stage between 1969 & 1972 Model Railways, Irish Miscellanery 1. "At the sign of the Flying Snail" (1975/76?) 4mm Diagram with principal dimensions (& section) and notes CIE (ex-GSWR) D19 4-4-0 2. "CIE (Ex MGWR) D16 4-4-0 Apl 1976 4mm Diagram with principal dimensions (& section) and notes 3. CIE (ex MGWR) J26 0-6-0T Oct 1976 7mm diagram 4. The Yanks at Inchacore" CIE B141 Class Mar 77 5 Argadeen T&C 2-6-0T May 77 6. GSR 800 Class "Maedbh" Oct 1977 Tim also published a servies of articles and drawings on rolling stock incl Attock MGW 6wheelers Brake 3rd, Lav Comp and all 3rd. I am happy to forward copies of the magazine articles on request.

if hornby ever did another run I wonder could they be convinced. After all, a pecket working for the Irish equivalent of BR is as interesting as it gets. Keep in mind really they only have to add a number plate, they already make various different tooling versions of the Peckett yes I think so, but it is a very good version of a GSR plate

Non standard numberplates, perhaps cobbled together locally?

I just ordered some from Arran c-rail.

I’m tempted!

It seems an odd place to leave boxes for just 24 hours.

Same place tonight:

Meanwhile, work continues on the replacement sides for the two 6-compartment thirds, which are going to become a full brake and a sleeping car. I'll add some roof details to the etch too for these. My other passenger coach will hopefully be an Alphagraphix MGWR third.

Don’t think there’s going to be scope for a second line. R2 of 1028mm is taking up most of the 1150mm square.

Irish Railway Record Society offer a set of GN and one SLNC loco drawings. I used them to build a SLNC loco out of brass.

Hello all. I have recently taken to designing locomotives for 009 scale on CAD, and 3D printing them. I have made a couple Irish narrow gauge locos, and I’m now looking to make some standard gauge ones too. Locos such as the popular 101 class, the VS class, and other miscellaneous Irish locomotives are what I’m looking to make next. I’m struggling however to find suitable drawings or diagrams of any locos whatsoever to base my models off. Anyone know of any books or other media where I can find drawings of not just GSR / GNR(I) locos, but any Irish locos at all. If anyone is in possession of any locomotive drawings or diagrams, please let me know, and a deal may be arranged to purchase some? Thanks again folks.

Exactly. Beautiful model. You should be well pleased with that

Yes, I know, but I can't get the right decals in the eau-de-nil so I'm trying to make do! The tonnage on the ends will almost disappear under the weathering, and the coach number on the side is so small and fine that you would be very hard-pushed to tell the difference. It isn't entirely white anyway as some of the green shows through. As shown in many of the colour images above, they did fade to quite a variety of colours and often things like lining (painted eau de nil) faded to quite a different shade to the class numbers (transfers).

Nothing was ever either white or off-white - everything was the same eau-de-nil. Most of what appears whitish in photos is the deterooration of the photo (or low quality of iriginal film used to take the picture*), and the rest would be due to fading, like the door numbers on the MGWR 6-wheel first that was on the Loughrea branch in the late 50s. (* Sadly, while Cyril Fry was a great modeller and also took a number of highly interesting pictures of some very interesting subject matter, he scrimped and saved with colour film! Much of his colour stuff - in fact, most of it - is so poor now that it's beyond redemption - there is very little that reliable livery details could be gleaned from, if those doing the gleaning didn't already know what was correct....!)

Just to wrap up and thank everyone for their contributions, here is the 6-wheel coach painted in Revell SM364, which was the chosen shade. It's had a light coating of 'micro gloss' to protect the decals but has not yet had any weathering. That will happen this weekend but I wanted to capture the unweathered shade in a photo first. Compare with IRM A42 in out-of-the-box condition which is a very similar hue but a bit lighter. Also the green van is Railmatch SR malachite with a bit of weathering applied. Decals on the coach are Railtec eau-de-nil for the class numerals, Precision Decals 'opaque white' (slightly translucent) for the carriage number, and Precision Decals double layer of solid white and opaque white for the tonnage: Looking this close the imperfections stand out too much! Hopefully they will be concealed by some weathering.

A trial assembly of the painted parts of the coach this evening. I still need to do some weathering, and add interiors, glazing and couplings. The close-up images cruelly show the imperfections. Some weathering needed! In general I'm pleased with it so far, and the green feels just right. Thanks to @Mike 84C for the kit and the green paint suggestion!

A pair of the superb Medcalfe overbridges were constructed annd finished over the last few days for Ballisodare mill sidings.

Very nice, they will look good behind a loco or in a goods yard.

I do wonder sometimes why we do it but then... when it works, I remember why.

Is there anything more maddening than trying to get a brass loco to work? Always seems to be a gremlin somewhere. Great work on both projects .

I started this trio of BCDR vans ages ago then lost interest in them for a while. Bar couplings, they're just about finished now. Resin bodies. Chassis made using bits from Alan Gibson kits giving one fix and one rocking axle. Gibson wheels. W-irons fabricated from MJT etches. Springs and axle boxes are white metal castings, also from MJT.

Yes, was just looking at those ….lots of scope to bash one into a near likeness…

Hornby do a W4 Peckett which is similar in style and probably the closest RTR option. There are several variants of dome shapes, cabs etc in the models.