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Water tower looks superb! As indeed does the whole layout! Very authentic looking station nameboard

You too!!

I'm the same still speeding up and slowing down to the extant that I just leave the page , and will add its only this forums page that seems to give trouble, don't know what is causing it, happy New year to you all on the forum.

Happy new year all

Still slow here - especially on iphone. Since all this started, it varies from adequate, rather than quick, to stuck-wont-open.... Right now, slowish.

I've had zero issues at all. Happy New Year everyone!

It’s a bit faster the past few minutes. Was woeful for an hour or two before midnight.

Am monitoring and can’t see any issues?

Forum brutally slow the last few hours. @BosKonay must be winding it down before merging it with RMW! Happy New Year everybody!

The 31st Feb Enterprise will only operate between Dundalk and Dunleer. It will be formed of one "H" van. First class, catering, and a locomotive will not be provided. Passengers are advised to bring umbrellas, and push. Bus transfers will be in operation 2026-2029 due to a kitkat wrapper on the track at Gormanston. This will also result in Portadown to Belfast (Great Hall) being cancelled during July and August. Track maintenance between Ennis and Sixmilebridge will result in bus transfers on the Nenagh Branch, Limerick Junction to Waterford, and the Rosslare line south of Sydney Parade, from July 2026 to May 2051.

Meant to say a while back, when we were discussing six-wheelers in general, even amongst carriages all built in the same batch to identical specifications, variations eventually appeared. As early as the mid 1910s individual vehicles were being rebuilt, re-configured, rearranged. Panelling styles were simplified, end windows in half compartments sometimes covered over, internal differences - Senior recalled two identical DSER 6-wheelers which were on the Harcourt St line in the late 1920s, one of which disappeared (presumably to inchicore), returning some time later with internal partitions being half-height instead of original full height. The GSR heavily rebuilt many GSWR aqnd MGWR full 6-wheel brakes; at least one I saw derelict many years ago - can't remember the number - was actually a Midland van which had not only lost its birdcage, but had been rebuilt in a manner which made it look dowstinctly GSWR-esque. Then along came CIE, who also heavily modified some. At this stage, a comprehensive list of what was done to what (and it applied to timber-bodied bogies too, every bit as much if not more so) is probably impossible. Photos will give clues as to some; but may not be taken as evidence of what happened EVERY coach of the type concerned. Many vehicles - tho0ugh it's impossible to say HOW many - would have ended up complete one-offs. And - some were BUILT as one-offs in the first place, or maybe as a "batch" of just two or three. In both the MGWR and GSWR diagram records, only a handful of actual TYPES of vehicles (again, both bogiue and six-wheel) were built in numbers running into dozens. Most were one-offs or very small batches, or maybe 8 or 10 of a type. Complete minefield! Same with wagons, as you know better than anyone!

Well it ran from Dublin to Belfast without issue... 9001 facing Belfast and 216 facing Dublin.

This may be old news but I was given a copy of this 2025 book the other day. Really worth a read.

Thanks! I’ve got a couple of weeks off during the xmas shutdown so it’s nice to be able to focus on some making! I think I may get to start one more project before going back to work on the 5th. The SSM coaches have a ‘bogie and a half’ arrangement. I have yet to see how well it works in practice but it is probably an easier option than Cleminson-style linkages. it will be interesting to compare with the Alphagraphix approach when I add an MGWR carriage to my little passenger train.

That is frankly astonishing progress for a couple of days of work. Looking good Paul. There seems to be no end of ways to arrange the underpinnings of 6 wheel coach kits to make them get round curves without falling off. I think I've just about worked out from your photos how this one works but it seems quite complicated. I'll watch this with interest. I have 3 Bill Bedford BCDR 6 wheeler kits calling to me from the drawer.

Looks great! It doesn’t take much but makes a massive difference. Good work.

Other progress on "Maam Road/Bóthar an Mhama" includes bi-lingual signage (thanks to Des Sullivan at Studio Scale Models), brake vans and corrugated open wagon (thanks to Enda Byrne at CK Prints), water column by Skytrex and water tower in place on layout (thanks to Redmond O'Hanlon). A truely collaborative project with creative craftsmen. The signage has the Irish language version in the "sean-cló" or old irish writing style with "H"s replaced by a dot over the previous letter.

I have tried some Icon Modelling Paste to raise the blocks a little and am experimenting with dilute Polyfilla to achieve the same...

Anyone able to see 1650 ? We are getting mixed reports that it will be started in Newry.

Only half a day at the workbench today as I went out walking with a friend this frosty morning. I have completed the bodyside detailing and a bit on the ends: Because I'll be painting this in the extremely plain 1950s green livery, I thought I might as well fit all the door furniture now. The door bangers are an addition of my own. The undergubbins has also been etch primed.

First one done. One down and one to go, it needs quite a bit of cleaning up yet followed by gapping the PCB sleepers then electrical testing. The final check will be to see if something rolls through it without falling off, so I'd better get on and finish a cement type (?) van I've started....until then it's all theoretical! Colonel, don't panic the wheels on the 26mm axles were just to check clearances, for the real wheels I an going to try (1) MJT inside bearing units with longer axles, I'm not running long trains and when using auto couplings with a latch you don't want the wagons "hunting" and re-coupling. (2) cutting and sleeving 26mm axles to use the pin points, there won't be a huge amount of stock so hopefully such butchery will not cause me too many problems. The couplings I'm planning on using are DG, I was tempted by Spratt & Winkle but then I could't run my stock on Mr C's layout, good tech' reason for using brass axles though. I am a touch out of practice building copper-clad points but have now got my eye in so the next one will be better. John Bruce.

You’re doing a great job at digging out the references for all these vehicles. It does form a most useful source to go to, so thanks for what you’re doing.

1400 is 216+9001 with 216 at the Dublin end!

Back to normal then!

14:00 Belfast Grand Central Station to Dublin Connolly, will terminate at Newry, it will not longer call at Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin Connolly and will be formed of 3 coaches. First class not available. Catering is reduced. 16:50 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central Station, will be started from Newry, it will not longer call at Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin Connolly and will be formed of 3 coaches. First class not available. Catering is reduced