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Major planning error, one mast between the siding and running line is too close to the wagons and they snag so I can only reverse in at the moment. Might get an mast that can be located out side the siding to enable straight through running.

Great view of Dromahair in the top picture. It nicely covers an area that is difficult to see in all the photos I've found of the station. One to log for the future.

Yep, Only came across these things recently. Amazing!

Wonderful representation of Valve gear in motion, AI. Chapelon was ahead of his time. Enjoy...

Young people are well able for volunteering. Particularly if it’s accessible. On my own visit to the DCDR I was amazed by the amount of younger people on site. myself and “the other 2” who ventured from Cork that day would probably be there every weekend if it was within arms reach. The simple fact is that it’s either 5 hours by road, 7 by rail, and a garunteed hotel stay! Cork actually does have plenty of people volunteering, quite a significant number head to Maam cross, and a few also go to RPSI and the Cavan and Leitrim. All of these journeys though, are a cost and means your volunteer is already out of pocket just to turn up on site! Just goes to show the enthusiasm that is out there that people make that journey regardless

Hi Leslie I have found that loosening the screws holding the non-power bogies on all the coaches helps to reduce the derailments for my 4DD. Others have found that removing the bodies and loosening the attachment screws to the coupling units also helps. Cheers Darius

Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway today. SLNC 1957-09-26 Dromahair, 'Enniskillen' shunting 11.15 S-E goods. PFF037. SLNC 1957-09-26 Collooney lkg West. PFF036. SLNC 1957-09-26 Belcoo 'Enniskillen' 11.15 mixed S - E. PFF048. SLNC 1957-09-26 Glenfarne 11.15 S-E gds shunted to allow 2A to pass. PFF041.

Key seems to be - as with many things - planning as much as resource. Really looking forward to seeing the Patriot turn a wheel. I do think on balance though that we will probably see some pruning of the heritage network in coming years. This generation growing up is the first in a long time to be actually less well off than their parents, which will probably result in longer working lives and less spare time - the opposite of what 1950s sci-fi told us !

Forward thinking seems to be very much part of the project. It is estimated it will cost at least two million and they are hoping that the time scale will encourage 'ownership' as like GSWR90 says those involved mature with the engine. Only time will tell.

Do I see some transporter wagons in that freight train? One of my favourite things to see on a model.

Amazing Top class as usual.

A few trees going in, road being prepped for painting and done more grass down.

Someone else was trying to promote a new-build Claud Hamilton....

I'm building one of these Scale Model Scenics buildings, it occurred to me that they could be turned into lovely derelicts .

Sea wall surface made using Wills crazy paving sheets cut to fit and blended together with a skim coat of plaster of Paris. Plan is to colour using Woodland Scenics rock pigments. Cheers Darius

A back-of-the-napkin count suggests that around 1/3 of our volunteers (and 1/3 of our directors) are under the age of 30. But we'll take anyone as long as they're 16 or older – our oldest volunteer retired relatively recently at the age of 90!

And get the bulldozer driver to deliver the CPO in the bucket of the bulldozer.

CPO & bulldoze their houses!

Better than having to go halfway across the country to change trains for sure!

Hopefully, these kinds of delays to major projects will be reduced in future: Government to introduce emergency legislation to fast-track key projects ... The Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan is aiming to cut red tape in order to deliver more housing, roads, water treatment plants, energy sub stations, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. It also contains measures to reform judicial reviews. These include the introduction of a test on the likelihood of a review being successful before leave is granted take one. ... https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1202/1546788-ireland-cabinet/

The December Fair date:-

I know it’s ambitious but could you imagine a Galway-Sligo service. Yes there is very little in the way of but intermediate stations on the Claremorris - Sligo route but then again, places like adrahan and Craughwell got stations and there doing ok.