
Irishrailwayman
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I returned railway modelling in 2002 by joining the Wexford MRC. I have made a large collection of Irish rolling stock eventually developing "Ballybeg" an Irish outline home/exhibition layout in OO. This has been exhibited at 11 exhibitions since 2009 winning Best Scenic and Best in Show prizes in Wexford. I next developed "Llangollen" in N gauge a UK outline "restored" railway based on the prototype in NE Wales which has been shown 11 times (including twice at Bala, N Wales) winning a Best Scenic Award in Wexford. "Shunters Yard" is a OO GWR compact layout and has been shown 6 times. "Cynwyd" in N is based on another Llangollen line prototype station. It has been shown 5 times winning prizes Best N Gauge in Wexford and Best Layout Scenery at SDMRC. "Llanuwchllyn" in N (another Llangollen line prototype station) which made its exhibition debut at Bala, Wales in 2018 and has been shown 4 times. I have developed a compact OO gauge layout "Diesel Depot" which can show Irish or BR outline locomotives. This has been shown 7 times and won Best Layout at Enniskillen. "Buffers Lock" is a GWR ouline layout in O gauge that has won awards twice and has been shown at 3 exhibitions.
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Irish railways (1960 to 2000) and UK (1960 to 1980) outline railway modelling
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"Diesel Depot" was shown at the Limerick Exhibition over the June Bank Holiday weekend 2025 - its 9th public exhibition - this time in BR Blue livery. Donegal Dad-Rail has kindly posted a You Tube video of the layout with commentary:
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South Dublin Model Railway Club - 50 Years (1975 -2025)
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"Rule 1 Model railways" has issued a video on YouTube showing goods wagons being shunted on "Buffer Lock": "Buffers Lock" Video
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Great selection of layouts at the Model Rail Scotland Exhibition at SEC in Glasgow - visited there on Friday 21st February 2025:
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"Llanuwchllyn" has been shown at four exhibitions to date and is booked to appear at the Bala, Wales Exhibition on 20th/21st September 2025. In preparation for this I have added overhead lighting, refreshed the scenery, tested all rolling stock and added DCC controlled background and steam sounds. A couple of photos for the record:
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"Shunters Yard" has been shown at six exhibitions to date and is booked to appear at the Ulster MRC Belfast Exhibition in August 2025. In preparation for this, I have added overhead lighting and more details to the layout including point rodding. Additional items of rolling stock have been added including GWR liveried passenger and Express Parcels railcars, a steam railmotor and other items. Light weathering and details have been added to the rolling stock to enhance the realism of the layout. BTW the backscene is Gaugemaster's Ross-on-Wye. A larger version of the same view was used on my O gauge "Buffers Lock" layout! A few pictures of the revamp:
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"Cynwyd" has been away from the exhibition circuit since 2019 so I have refreshed the scenery with static grass, tree foliage and overhead lighting for the 2025 season. I hope to show this layout at North Down MRS's Bangor exhibition. Next up I have to assemble the fiddle-yards and clean/test all rolling stock.