I'm doing exactly that now, and you're right, it's a NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!! Never realised how annoying it would be having to fit fishplates and cut the rails
That is a good point there. If you already have hornby track from a previous layout, then it can be used in fiddle yards or somewhere like that so it doesn't have to go to waste!
I remember someone saying they had photos of the enterprise set on the Lisburn-Antrim line and I found this pic of the enterprise set at Ballymena. Does anyone know why it was there?
I've only recently started modelling Irish railways. I was like you ex in collecting continental models but put a big emphasis on SNCF models as I started to develop a big interest in French railways. But you're right, with all the new releases, it's hard not to go back to Irish Modelling!
I think that peco streamline looks a lot more realistic, is a lot more versatile and though it takes a while to get used to, it's brilliant in the end. Hornby track is more simple, but looks very rigid...
They're the locos I grew up with! Well actually, 121s, 141s, 071s and 201s all used to pass quite frequently until the demise of Adelaide freight yard, but I always liked the 201s best
Never noticed this layout before! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/52276-belfast-great-victoria-street-station-and-adelaide-lookalike-tribute/page__st__25