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They are unlikely to see any use. But neither is dereliction likely. This is a commercial operation and the proprietor has a vested interest in keeping the locos as intact as possible.

Thank you !

U class (1915) please ?

Wheelbases are interesting things. The GNRI A class goods engine has the same wheelbase as an LMS Duchess, which was most useful in sourcing coupling rods! Great photos David, we are most grateful to have your talents employed modelling more arcane stuff now….but that Nottingham Forest does deserve a run out.

They regularly had a stall at Widdecombe Fair. A unique feature of their branding was listing every member of staff on the product packaging.

Phil Aspinwall made a JS. I have a J part built - rolling chassis. Even compared to a PP it’s tiny!!

Need one of these from DCC concepts

Closest thing Omagh’s ever had to a night life.

What made the 2-day tour especially attractive for English visitors in the 70s and 80s was that Ireland offered something virtually unique. Wooden bodied stock operating on what was still a largely steam age railway system - semaphore signals etc etc. It really was worth travelling to. But what the RPSI can offer now, good as it is, no longer stands out so much against what is available to English enthusiasts closer to home.

Fabulous work David - really high standard of work and lots of scope for operation. Don’t take this the wrong way - I’m glad it didn’t prove an enduring project or we’d never have had Arigna/Belmullet/Northport/Fintonagh/Swillybegs. The Eastern Region’s loss is our gain!!

Wow what a treat! Love Shannon - live about half an hour from her old stamping ground.

Fab. Love the RHDR. Although in this context of resourcing, I suppose the point is that it was built by two millionaire playboys and nearly shut down completely when they disappeared from the scene! It’s a fabulous set up. Main line in miniature

Yes, TFL manage it as effectively a store for big items. Museum money, if money there is, comes from the main show in Covent Garden. I did have a look at visitor figures from Bord Failte. A fair comparison of how much interest there is in railways might be to take two sites which are geographically contiguous. One railway related, one not. So here goes: two attractions a 4 minutes walk apart. Donegal Castle 63072 Donegal Railway Heritage Centre 7000 Now we can cavil over stats but that’s got to be interesting….the Donegal museum is a very slick and attractive operation but even that struggles. Most attractive thing in the country is apparently Phoenix Park visitor centre with 1.9m recorded. I also had a look at the UK. Biggest heritage railway is NYMR which pulls in about 350,000 punters a year. Even so, that makes it rank about 150th on list of top UK attractions.

TFL manage it - the Acton collection of the TFL Museum is housed within a working depot. Access is managed by only opening certain days every year, which obviously allows fairly intensive security to be in place

They didn’t haul freight. MPD and 70 class did. All the same, would be popular.