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When I posted this photo I didn't have the full image. Now that I can see the entire shot there are some interesting questions that it would be great to have answered. The full image (use the + icon to enlarge things) is on the National Library of Ireland website at http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000306673 Where exactly was the signal cabin and is there any evidence of it to be seen today? What are the carriages in the rake beyond the signal cabin on the carriage siding? Where exactly was the signal gantry that shows beyond and above that rake? Opposite the signal cabin on the engine siding there is a pit. What kind of pit is it, ash or inspection or other? Just beneath the pit there is a panel with writing, all set on a small plinth. What is that and what might the text be? Many thanks in advance 8118

The colour and your weathering approach on the lean-too office roof and on the loading bay canopy would do it for me. Are they asbestos? In particular the weathering from ridge line to eaves, a continuous stroke across the different asbestos sheets. A great piece of modelling.

Just 15 years left now to our celebration of 200 years of Irish railways so I guess that's plenty of time for getting Maeḋḃ (and a few other classics) back on the tracks. Would be a very worthwhile project.

Should have mentioned that the departure is from Westland Row each weekday. For the return journey, trains depart at different times from Galway, Sligo, and Westport and the combined? train arrives at Westland Row at 40 minutes past midnight. The return train seems to include a train from Ballina too.

JHB, You wrote, "If there's anything else that interests anyone, gimme a shout". The Timetable for PASSENGER TRAINS, Summer 1960, has an 8:10pm scheduled on weekdays to Dublin-Galway, Dublin-Sligo, and Dublin-Westport. Same train to three destinations? It is described as a Perishable train with limited accommodation for passengers. Any accounts of the operation of this one? I take it that perishable refers to fruit and veg, fish, meat and poultry, dairy products, and other foodstuffs. Would it have had other goods too? Any information on locomotive power or how that train was marshalled? Many thanks again for all you have shared already. 8118

Have enjoyed following the progress of your model and your modelling skills and techniques. Great model - Great Job.

Well done guys. You'll need another cabinet just for this year's achievements.

jhb171 Many thanks for taking the time to scan all these pages and for posting. Very informative and very useful resource. Planning to print off and keep close at hand for reference over and over. Reads like it was a golden age for freight. Much to absorb. Appreciated. 8118

Appreciated Mayner. Very helpful information for building a fleet associated with Westland Row. So, much information in your reply - Ammonia tankers, Fertiliser wagons, bagged cement, containers and kegs, 4w flat wagons, 10' & 20' containers great information. Many thanks for that. 8118

Nice. Adds a new dimension to operations. Is that a Train-Tech? Was it easy yo program?

Thanks for the info Mayner and Irishswissernie. I guess cement bubbles were not prototypical for Dublin - Rosslare so best to hold back my few shillings for the 121s, the A class and a nice fleet of fertilizer wagons.

Thanks for posting this video Wexford70. Enjoyed watching it and liked the token change over in the clips. Also enjoyed the cement bubbles and perhaps someone can help me to understand what is happening. It starts with the rake on the Dublin-Roslare line, so, did the train travel through Westland Row/Pearse to Dunlaoghaire, Wicklow etc? Was there regular cement traffic on this route? The video gives the impression that the train is all filmed as one journey with the number of bubbles decreasing along the route. Is that what happened? Were bubbles dropped off at stations along the way? Or is there some video editing magic included? The different locos are obvious, but are there different rakes filmed on different days? Thanks in advance

It's sad to read that folks elsewhere have been so critical. This wonderful gentleman has over 20 years of superb contribution to the Irish model railway scene. He has had highs and lows and has kept the lamp shining. For me he kick started the hobby and raised the bar such that UK and American modellers admire his standards. He has done his bit and much more. He has no need to be afraid of anything anyone might say about him and those who criticise his efforts should hang their heads in shame. Well done PM and thanks for the models. Looking forward to running my 121.

Can't understand why this is not already available. If it included details of where rakes were typically seen that would be great too.

First posting was April 12, 2018 so happy birthday, Warb and barrow street and many thanks for a very informative and entertaining year. Barrow Street has brought new standards to modelling. Always a joy to see new photos and read of progress.

DCC ready, internal lighting and passengers. 8118

jhb, A great resource for everyone interested in Irish railways, real or model and thanks for taking the time.. Have you any information about the cattle and horse wagons that were used for the RDS branch line in Dublin? Thanks in advance.

Thanks Warb. Nice photos, especially of the water tank.

Thanks Eoin. Appreciated.

Eoin, Would you friendly railway historian have an information about the arches that are at Rostrevor Terrace? There are 7 arches and in the embankment under the water tower there are 4 more. Would they also have been used to take goods and materials from railway level to street level? Also at that location there was a small turntable (I believe for turning wagons) and I think an inspection pit. See OSI map of 1891. There is also a stairs of 2 flights on the outside of the embankment wall and the cantilever supports for the top platform as still visible on Google Street View as is the outline of a redbrick doorframe. Any information on what was going on here welcome. Best regards

Does anyone have a photo of the footbridge that was in Westland Row station at the Westland Row end? I suspect that the photo in Donal Murray's Rails Around Dublin, p45 was taken from that bridge which means it was still there in the 1960s. Thanks

Is this the one?

Done. Congratulations on being nominated and all the best.

What does 'Careful wording in marketing materials will therefore be of great importance' mean? Does all of this mean that Mr. Fry's O-gauge model railway will never run again?

Thanks for posting the pictures of the first 2 locos. The Hibernia and the Vauxhall have a certain magic to them and must have been super engines. I dare say the designers took great pride in their locomotives and the company too must have been very proud of them. Now that there are so many highly talented and dedicated people involved in producing wonderfully detailed models for the Irish scene, would this be the time for Ireland's first trains to be modelled in OO? Perhaps in readiness for the 190th anniversary 6 years from now? If someone is producing them they can put me down for the 2 engines and a rake of carriages for each in OO gauge. I'd be very proud to have those. Mr. Dargan would surely approve.