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Layo and Bushwacka - Love Story: Thanks, @ttc0169, can’t get that Nina Simone vocal out of my head!

Is this all run through the command station that you built yourself, of is there a PC / laptop / tablet involved?

What a scene, @Rob! What’s that footbridge passing over in the top left corner?

@leslie10646‘s wagon looks right at home, there!

Layo and Bushwacka!!!

Agree with @Flying Snail, this picture really gives a great perspective. Overall a fascinating thread! If only you knew somebody who could get you some drone footage…

IMG_2974.mp4 First run of the Ruston and first run on home made track!

Drop-dead gorgeous! Everything about the photo is just…

I must bring my calipers next time and check the track gauge. It looked large, but maybe not quite that large. Be interesting to see nonetheless.

Not my work, Derek. It was originally done back in 2014 by @Flying Scotsman 4472. A few years ago, I removed the bodyshell and fitted a speaker to use with the 567 sound decoder. I also added a driver and replaced the wipers with a finer version from SSM. Some tidying up was required with the airbrush after dismantling, but she still looks as good all these years later.

Just thinking about things last night, I struck me some folks might be interested in travellers tales, getting to Ireland back over seventy years ago. It was a tale I did over on the RMweb thread, before they had the great picture crash, I’m sorry to say. It’s what started me off with a real liking for the place. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/107190-“washbourne-plus-deepfield”/page/60/#comment-4380728

CIE 1955-04-14 Cahirciveen RMC26094 RMC 83273. CIE 1955-04-14 Castlemaine. RMC26069 RMC 83265 xtra. CIE 1955-04-13 Youghal RMC83243 Cas25091. CIE 1952-05-14 Dun Loaghaire JGD520504 ref25j+056

Yeah, but the rails don't go right to the extremities. Don't be dispiriting the lad - he's probably already done about a quarter of it...

Thorough planning and execution. Deserves to work really well.

LOL,but it wont fit in Phoenix Park! Ireland is 300 miles long and Phoenix Park is 2.6 miles (measured along Chesterfiield Avenue)

Same loco spotted shunting at Dugort Harbour in summer 1968 and autumn 1970….

The narrow gauge coupler. Derry dock locos were equipped to shunt both 5’3 and 3’ wagons - up until 1953 you had two railways of each gauge in Derry !

Whats the chap on the right hand side of the picture siting on? At first I thought it was the buffer, but that is at his back

Love how the vertical face of the platform changes, suggesting a later extension. Superb!

The November gallery is updated with images from around the Dublin DART area on Wednesday night and Portlaoise on Friday day. Click https://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2025-Photos/November-2025/i-C9m65Pd to view.

Weathering on 146 is stunning Jason . Done by yourself?

Not sure if this has been posted already, but CIE have created a website with some of the material from their archives which some may find interesting. https://archives.cie.ie/ They say that it's being added to on an ongoing basis so it may become more useful as time goes on.

Further progress. Cheers Darius

Excellent progress - enjoying this one!

From about 1926 in Clarendon Street