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By jhb171achill · Posted
It IS possible, yes, but I’d sway towards early CIE. One thing can be taken as certain, though; IF it’s old GSR numerals, and cuts a very big “if”, the coach will indeed be badly faded maroon. The coach numeral at the far end is CIE style too, again suggesting green. -
Resin prints can probably warp more than, say a brass kit - during printing or afterwards. You can probably get away with more with "normal" OO flanges, but P4 is more sensitive. And then there's my trackwork skills... Thanks for the clarification John. I'm now thinking in terms of adding printed W irons/ springs to the body print, with built- in pockets for metal bearings for those who can get away with it, and putting in a slot so the bearing can be slid in with the axle in place, then fixed with some suitable gunge. Hopefully of the sort that can be got out again with a needle. For others, a rocking frame with sleeve bearings on one of the axles can be part of the chassis assembly. -
Well I thought the larger size, slightly lower position and the balls on the ends of the 3's looked just like the ones on this GSR-liveried carriage: https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53507855972 They may be ghosting through a later application of CIE green. -
By jhb171achill · Posted
The latest I’ve found evidence of, still operating and still in by now VERY badly faded GSR livery is about 1956/7 - one coach on the C & L; and an old bogie brake of some sort on the main line about 1951/2/3. This is in CIE green, but hasn’t seen a paintbrush for yonks. They’ve put new pale green later-era numerals on top of the badly faded predecessors. The faded numbers visible don’t have the elaborate gar style, so they’re early CIE eau-de-nil. -
Lovely - many thanks Ernie, lots to enjoy there! Nice shots of the railcars as well as the wagons and carriages in the adjacent sidings. Note the Pullman car. The railcars with striped roof domes were 2625 and 2638, and the one in the photo above is most likely 2625.
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