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Arrived yesterday - wonderful collection of photos. Cheers Darius

Always thought a loco like that would be ideal for Downpatrick!

Same place tonight:

Nor did the GSWR, with hard seats originally in 3rd class! (Unless those passengers were FIRST class!) SUPERB job on that carriage!

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Its No2 in its unrebuilt form on the to do list having done a rebuilt No4 Andy

Hi all, Anyone have one of these for sale? Tks

An update would be nice. It has been a long time… How are they placed with respect to the Chinese New Year shutdown?

I absolutely can't wait to see these. In 1985 I couldn't even have imagined what would be possible in the future. The HO scale Lima Cl33 resprayed with gray bits on top and carriages also resprayed orange and black were the best thing ever! I remember going to school from Harmonstown to Connolly in a train so crowded me and my Dad stood in the gangway between the coaches. I could see the rails of the points flashing like blades through the gaps with the heavy duty metallic clanking of the couplings and squealing rails. Bit scary as a 6yo, but I vividly recall holding my Dads hand and one of the manila fibre ropes inside the all-leather gangway. Latterly I remember getting into a DART for the first time, how narrow they were, how tough the seats were and how completely devoid of character they were. But, by God, they were gloriously warm, and the train moved super smartly and extraordinarily, was on time, and incredibly were frequent! I immediately missed the opening windows and the thrill of being right behind a filthy Metrovick! Right - reminiscing over - how long more do I need to endure???

Cork and Macroom Direct Railway loco by Dubs

Some bargains in there, @irishmail! Great prices for anybody looking at dipping their toe into O Gauge.

A container would probably be just about the right size! I’ll lose my work space here tomorrow, so this will probably all get packed up again for a few months. Probably don’t quite have enough track for two complete loops, but for two shorter loops, yep.

Is it going to be installed in a container? Preferably an illegally-parked one.

I guess this will be about the right size:

Yes.

Did it stop at platform no.1 or did it go for a no.2

Still have these 0 gauge items remaining, surplus to requirements. As priced though open to sensible offers.

I bought a few old Irish prints on ebay recently and I think this one is sufficiently 'interesting' to put here as it is a nice contrast of old and new. The date is 1957 and the location is Skibbereen. The passenger train is topped and tailed by the new order of shiny silver C class and tin van, both looking pretty clean at this time although the excreta from the Crossley engine is starting to show. In between, 3 old 6-wheel coaches probably of MGWR parentage form the passenger accommodation. Two seem to be two lav compos or former lav firsts, with an all-third (now second) in the middle. Lightweight track, low-quality ballast and some weeds growing by the rails. I think the poster on the left is advertising CIE bus or coach services. Come on IRM, we need a C class!

I bought a few old Irish prints on ebay recently and here's a couple that belong in this thread. In 1955, J15 157 is seen shunting at Waterford. The leading van is a diagram 88 full brake with the simplified panelling typical of this period: And in contrast, in 1957 at Ballina a very clean C223 heads the branch train for Manulla Junction, showing another diagram 88 full brake with simplified panelling: On the loco, note that the sandboxes are still fitted.

I bought a few old Irish prints on ebay recently and here's one that belongs in this thread: The photo is dated 1953 and the location is Inchicore. The handwritten caption says it is number 89 but looking closely at the print I think I'd vote for 88.

Moving on from the water tower, I have been trying some SouthEast Finecast Random Stone plasticard and polyfilla to make rough walls for the front section of Maam Road. This is with a view to hiding the GWR spear point fencing and also to ruggedise the presentation for the West of Ireland location. Some photos of the results:

So it looks like there will be space, just about, for a second track outside the 1028mm Setrack, using 80mm track-centre spacing. I may need to widen the gap between the two curves by 25mm at the apex, but I DO have plenty of space for that.

Fabulous. Come out well - amazing how much difference nice plates make to a model.

Just mind blowingly good!

Glazing and seats now fitted, and smoking labels on the windows of two compartments. i decided not to fit out the interiors of the toilet compartments, as you can’t see through the opaque plastic windows or the tiny gap above them. All the other windows are proper glass. Underframe and roof have been weathered and the last major job is weathering the ends. I have not thought about passengers.