GSR 800

Fabulous work Killian!

Fabulous detail Killian! Might have to get some of these sometime, but I need to get around to a layout first!

Wonderful work!

Its been done! Turns his own tyres too

Down from 6'8 to anywhere approaching 5', you might as well get a chassis custom built or scratchbuild yourself at that point, IMO A GNRI 0-6-0 tender engine would be the most common type for the job, one would imagine. They did have the hawthorn leslie crane tank, which would be an unusual model!

https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/11403853-travelling-with-the-engine-tailte-engine/

More likely we'll get an announcement around the October show, hopefully delivery for Christmas would be my expectation.

Some version of the Bulleid Light Pacific probably would've been a simpler investment than the turfburner! That said, CIE in the 50s really did seem to believe she would be the first in a fleet of turf or oil burning type locomotives, at least until Bulleid retired. I'm hoping they get around to the rebuilt Bulleid Pacifics!

209 on the Beller this evening. 228 and 208 on shed at Connolly

Maedbh in GSR green would've probably seen most mileage. Maedbh and Macha racked up high mileages in their early years before the "Phony War" ended, coal became scarce and timetables cut back. My guess would be Maedbh in GSR green and Tailte in light green. Maedbh and Macha in dark (FS) green after that. Tailte had a high mileage by 54-55, which is why she was withdrawn first. (She was generally considered the most reliable) Maedbh (GS) and photo grey obviously have barely seen a wheel turn, and Macha in dark green with the light tender would've seen little work.

Wonderful!

Some further mulling with the design, now with my waterloo trainshed standing in. My thinking is I could have platform 3 split curve (bit like Mullingar) and be the quay platform for boat/mail trains and the like. I was also thinking I could have a branch off in front of the fiddle yard. But I think I might simplify the plan and keep those two ideas condensed into one, rather than have two branch lines and a main.

They are slightly modified from the Walthers kit "Train Shed with clear roof" Honestly I think they might be too large, I might go with my Waterloo trainshed instead!

Been working on the idea for the track plan over the weekend. Have space for 2 carriage sidings in the middle. Both Platform 1 and 2 can hold 6 carriages and two locos. I considered a run around loop from Platform 3, but I think it clutters things somewhat Not sure about some things, listed in photo below!

Not sure to be honest! But a great many of his plans could easily be utilised with a change here and there to represent an Irish scene