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Afternoon all Just a quick update to thank the IRRS , and one IRRS member in particular , for hunting down pictures of Palace East in the IRRS archives for me.....yes there are a few of the holy grail of the Western yard and approaches - halleluiah!! .....he also very kindly told me how to go about getting hi-res reproductions of those photos from the IRRS - i'll be getting at least 5 copies to pretty much complete my 360 view of Palace east in its last years......brilliant!

Love the attention to detail.

Thats interesting..thanks for that I haven't really looked very hard in fairness - maybe with the A's and 121s coming on stream this year - some folks with "excess" stocks might be tempted to cash some in for re -investment purposes.............maybe!

sweet jesus - 350 sterling for a 111...... then again I did the blow the guts of 700 yoyos on 2 J15's this year so I won't be throwing any stones...... there must be a market for these models at these prices .......or is that the same one thats been sitting there all year? the lesson would appear to be to get in when the model is in the retailers after launch..............its a small market that would appear to be getting bigger in some aspects which should be great news for manufacturers - if a little frustrating for those of us trying to pick up past models at vaguely "standing in front of the missus and being within an asses roar of justifying this purchase" prices................ I would love to get my hands on MM 141 in B&T or Supertrain - but they are as available as hens teeth at the moment and when they are its hard to justify the inflation from original RRP.....then again - after this years splurge - I'm a happy meal away from bankruptcy so there will be little to no "train" purchasing next year ( the As and 121s already squared away financially). In a way this price inflation will hopefully encourage the production of more runs of models......we could have it worse!

Just to say I picked up a copy of "Irish Steam in the 1960's" this morning - got some great images - in colour - of the beet campaigns on this line and those other lesser known branches - ie Ballylinan, Clonmel to Thurles etc etc - great resource for anybody looking at building station layouts before the great rationalisation in the 80's. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Steam-1960s-End-Era/dp/1780731469

About 4-5 copies in O'Mahony's in Limerick when I was in there this morning.

Arrived to Limerick yesterday - looking great. many thanks

love it!

Well - wouldn't you know - I got the email to tell me they are all on the way now! Patience Ed!

Have those with multiple orders got notification that all their orders are in transit yet?......

Order placed. Went mental and ordered the bundle. Seeing as I'm going to be shot as soon as the ministry for the Interior gets wind of this......I ordered an auld Supertrain A Class to keep the ferts company.....might aswell go down in style! Im in financial hibernation until the summer - it will be soup and crackers with a can of sardines at the weekend. As regards the 121's....I'm watching the going rate for gin tarnished middle aged kidneys...... It will all be worth it tho

Maybe the dispatchers are working backwards thru the order book?....same with me - last order coming first....as long as they all come i dont mind what the order is

I heard similar from same source....March was mentioned.....don't quote me on it tho.....

Im sure flying Trampolines were mentioned in the book of revelations ......well they should have been....

......only in Ireland.....

The trains run on time?....(bout the only thing in Italy that does!)

250 euros......too rich for my taste...

A fount of knowledge as always! Thanks JHB

Pretty sure thats Borris Station with the passing loop in the foreground and the (still standing) goods shed down to the left.

Sounds Great Leslie - would love to be at it!

Jaysis - if I was "liberated" in Gowran - I'd leg it out of there pronto too.....

Hi Guys Im looking to identify the Goods wagon in the Engine yard on the right of the picture above - also the "office/canteen" on the extreme right of the picture - what type of carriage was it ? Many thanks Ed

Nice job!

Thats a good deal for anybody looking for more bubbles.

Looks better on every viewing - splendid!