This was circulated by Paddy Kilduff.
Cyril Fry Model Railway Collection at the Casino, Malahide
Ladies and Gents,
As you may know, following a generous bequest of Euro 1.5M Fingal County Council undertook to display this Cyril Fry Model Railway Collection at the Casino, Malahide.
The collection consisted of (a) six 2/3 ft models of locomotives and (b) a working railway layout of 396 items - model trains, Dublin trams and Guinness Liffey barges and three Irish railway stations built, coordinated and all operating to scale.
Fingal Co Co have just published their Casino plans and sadly they do not include the working railway layout, which had captured the imagination of Dublin transportation of yore. This historic working model railway layout is what everyone would want to see; children, parents, grandparents and of course enthusiasts; not something in a glass case on a shelf.
Many interested bodies and associations are objecting to this scandalous omission.
Please join us in asking that these plans be reconsidered and rectified by sending an email to thechiefexecutive@fingal.ie or by contacting Mr Paul Reid, Chief Executive, Fingal Co Co. Many thanks for your attention and hopefully your help. Joseph D Gunning (XEI, RPSI)