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3. General Chat
  
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4. Irish Model Layouts
  
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5. Tips & Tricks
  
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6. What's On?
  
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7. Questions & Answers
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2. What's happening on the network?
  
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3. Photos & Videos of the Prototype
  
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Railway related Modelling
1. Bus models
  
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2. Trucks, Vans and cars
  
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3. Buildings and kits of buildings
  
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4. Aviation & Maritime Modelling
  
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Non Irish Railway Modelling
1. British Outline Modelling
  
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2. US / Canadian Railway Modelling
  
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3. Continental European Modelling
  
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Shops, Manufacturers & Services
1. Shops
  Official stockists in Ireland of Irish Railway Models and related items.
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2. Manufacturers
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3. Services
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  - Introduction
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Letting Off Steam
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Latest Posts
- Steam locomotive question
  
  By GSR 800 · Posted 21 minutes ago
  
  301s had 6'7, same as the 800s, so difference isn't that significant.
- Larne Harbour Station
  
  By Galteemore · Posted 22 minutes ago
  
  Thanks Jim - I think they kept the low building to the right of these two old views ?
- WL&WR brake vans and Sprite
  
  By David Holman · Posted 26 minutes ago
  
  Any idea where I might find photos or drawing of Waterford Limerick and Western Railway brake vans? Haven't been able to find anything thus far, but would like to build one to go with my 'mail goods', as hauled by 0-6-0 Shannon. While I'm here, something even more obscure. The new book Locomotives of the GSW has a drawing of Sprite with its 4w coach, which made up the 'pay train'. This toured the whole system on a fortnightly basis, so I fancy having a go at building a model. The question is, what was the internal layout of the coach? Suspect there may have been a toilet at the loco end, but what about the rest? Any ideas welcome, please...
- Steam locomotive question
  
  By Galteemore · Posted 1 hour ago
  
  Sheer size of the drivers is also an issue - 6’8” !! Even bigger than an 800 class ....although to be quite honest I think stripping off the air pump, adding a smoke box door wheel, flying snail on the tender and lots of weathering, and she would look very passable indeed as a ‘generic’ Irish type 4-4-0.
- Steam locomotive question
  
  By jhb171achill · Posted 1 hour ago
  
  A neat looking thing, indeed, with a distinctly "Irish" look. While the grey is too light for GSR, it gives an idea of what a GSR derivative would look like. I am not sure of the dimensions, but a cursory look makes me wonder if, given a bit of jiggery-pokery and a "two-foot rule", it might be possible to make it resemble a WLWR D15, a GSWR D2 or D3, or a MGWR D5, D6, or D7? Apart from the splashers, actual length of loco would be the biggest of a number of issues with many of these.
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