Galteemore

The logic was that the stations were the nearest significant location connected to the person commemorated. Thus Sligo is named after Sean McDermott, who lived in Co Leitrim. The SLNC station at Kilmakerrill was actually the closest railhead to his homestead but had shut by 1966. Casement station is named thus because Roger Casement, although from the opposite end of the island, was captured near Tralee after landing from a U-boat. And so on for the other stations

That’s a very good conversion.

Now that was comedy gold

Looks fabulous and authentic Alan.

Great stuff Ernie. And you were just down the road from me in west Oxfordshire !

Hope you have a long attention span

That’s quite arch of you Alan

Thanks so much Paul! I figured if anyone knew it would be you And having just looked, Allen has an I13 in his range….

Yes, I had wondered if that might be the case. Whatever happens I know more about GNRI carriages than I did 24 hours ago ….

Thanks Paul. It’s all a bit mysterious to me too, and I’ve asked Allen what he thinks it might be. The label on the etch says J4 but that it ain’t !

Live steam one available from Regner

Thanks Paul - makes perfect sense now! Hopefully one of the carriage gurus such as @Paul 34F will recognise what we have here, as it matches nothing I can see in photos.

After a bit of advice please. I have just received a Worsley etch for a GNRI J4 coach. I’m pretty sure this isn’t actually a J4 as I can’t see any evidence of a brake compartment. That I can live with. However, I’m flummoxed as to two main points. 1. What it actually is, and how it’s laid out internally. 2. What I actually do with it! I can’t work out what to do with the floor etch and where the footboards go. The coach body is a mystery as it seems to have a slit running right along the middle for some reason. This will obviously have to be backed or filled with something. Any ideas or tips welcome please !!

The bearded gent is Bob Symes, an Austrian aristocrat who fled the Nazis and had a remarkable life. His WW2 service for instance - courtesy of Wikipedia… After gaining the required letter of recommendation, due to his ability to speak German, French, Arabic and English, Symes was commissioned as a Lieutenant into the Royal Navy, operating Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) in the Mediterranean while based in Alexandria.[2][3] Quickly rising to command his own boat, he broke anti-torpedo measures in a raid on Tripoli.[2][3] After rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, he took part in protecting the landings that led to the liberation of Crete.[2][3]

Ah yes. That will be ‘The Antlerprise’