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Fabulous stuff. The times I spent staring at that panelling on the carriage bulkhead in between frantically scrabbling down homework due that day….,

Do you see a plan crystallising, Patrick ?

Ballisodare would offer a fair amount of through traffic going interesting places, but with a simple track plan - the actual junctions were at Carrignagat. MGWR, WLWR and SLNC traffic all passed through. Would be a fairly kaleidoscopic display of liveries if modelled pre 1925.

One of my biggest missed opportunities only came to light thirty years after the event. I lived in Edinburgh from 89-93 and had no idea till decades later that I’d missed out on seeing Richard Chown’s Castle Rackrent system, then in its heyday. It didn’t require 40 operators but a fair few even so : it was a proper end to end Irish 5’3 system, operated with signals and bell codes. I’d love such a thing - imagine the Irish North and Sligo Leitrim stuff you could do……but reality bites us all. In the end, a smaller layout is quicker to build, easier to operate, and less to maintain. Doesn’t stop us dreaming and can’t wait to see what you do next @Patrick Davey

I’ve noticed trains removed in the past. Seems to happen once all tickets are sold.

That’s a pity Patrick. If it’s any consolation, the photos are most useful - thank you !

Bet your platform is still longer than this! Prototype for everything.

It’s 68 years ago today that the Irish North and Sligo Leitrim closed. A few pics in silent tribute

Fab stuff Darius. Your models deserve a bespoke canvas like that !

The 1953 photo is a nice touch! Thanks for posting this

Fabulous - UG really looks good in plain black.

Since when was that a barrier to posting stuff on this forum ?

Phil Parker, one of Britain’s leading model railway journalists, writes very favourably about small shows. I know what he means - both my gigs as a sole exhibitor have been at such. You can find some real gems, and Dunshaughlin looks like it’s getting set to be a fixture. There’s time for someone to develop a layout for next year …..;)

Looks like Hunslets in one of the cases…..

Not guilty ! I haven’t finished a Sligo model for months now… distracted by black tender engines with mahogany coaches …

What a bargain. Wish I still lived in Dublin - would have been fab for the flat we occupied in Rathgar. If you are a beginner to railway modelling - grab this ! Thinking of @Wheelslip?

Portsdown Junction works quite well….

Fabulous. Although someone who takes his modelling fairly seriously (currently researching window frame colours…..) a bit of levity is essential. The late David Jenkinson, a former RAF admin officer and later museum curator /model carriage guru - used to advocate running one piece of rolling stock which could never possibly have visited your railway. Just to remind oneself it’s actually meant to be entertaining and not an exercise in masochism.

Rare footage too of a QL in action. The district manager at Portadown will no doubt have descended on Trew and Moy station in high dudgeon after watching that incident with the hanging carriage door!

Thanks @Horsetan. I’ve seen this many times but it repays repeated viewing; quite apart from anything else, the broadcast-quality footage of railway operations shows some fascinating details. I suspect this was filmed before the IRA’s 1956 ‘Operation Harvest’ campaign - the unarmed Royal Irish Fusilier travelling solo across County Armagh reveals a truly lost world.

Excellent. Always good to be an exhibitor!

Thanks JHB. Loads of colour pics are around of the Derry Road but taken post 58 so probably UT scheme not GNRI …..

Wonderful. Thankful to have had the real thing on my school commute.

186. Was doing shuttles for an event. I was almost certainly on it myself flogging RPSI sales stuff!

Fab. Reminds me of 1979-1980 when 186 could be seen around Whitehead still in its Great Train Robbery livery !