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  1. Galteemore
    And the North Down stations to yellow for the Alliance party ....
  2. Galteemore
    Got mine for £8 Leslie (after some negotiation - it’s in the genes!). I well remember that bookshop and the gentlemanly Jim Crozier. His brother Sid produced a rather fine coal-fired SG3 in 5” gauge I think ....
  3. Galteemore
    Dark blue was Eastern. Orange was North Eastern. I’m talking about BR colour schemes BTW, not making any kind of socio-political commentary on the Irish demographic scene !
  4. Galteemore
    Great to see. There are some lovely red ones displayed at Cultra, scratch built by Drew Donaldson (in 7mm scale) many years ago. These will be something special and add a bit of authentic colour to some 50s freights !
  5. Galteemore
    A small number were so turned out early on for running with passenger trains.
  6. Galteemore
    Having studied H vans a lot of late I agree! I wonder if the main body material varied over time too - as some seem to have acquired external reinforcement panels on the ends.
  7. Galteemore
    Really nice work Angus.
  8. Galteemore
    Beautiful work as ever, David. Nicely illustrates the ‘one layout, two eras’ concept you are developing
  9. Galteemore
    That masking itself is a work of art Eoin - I’m sure I’ve seen stuff like that in the Tate Modern!
  10. Galteemore
    Fair enough ! It’s one remove from William Newcomen
  11. Galteemore
    Apart perhaps from ‘Newcomen Junction’ ?
  12. Galteemore
    Oh it is, Angus! I won’t spoil it by giving away too much but an excess of rhubarb wine on the platform at Athlone features ...Ossie Nock it ain’t! It’s more about how the lines were worked than anything else. The locomotive performance is well —and engagingly - addressed by Donaldson, McDonnell etc in ‘ A Decade of Steam on CIE’. Here’s a sample of his style re the English GNR...
  13. Galteemore
    Just received a copy of E L Ahrons’ wonderful ‘Locomotive and Train Working in the Nineteeth Century’ Vol 6 - Ireland, which I think is a must have for @Angus, @David Holman @2996 Victor if not on their shelves already. Ahrons describes Limerick Junction as ‘ a fairly large and commodious railway station situated in space....typically Irish’. The book itself is a wonderful description of the main services on Irish railways in the later years of the century - and for some time after....
  14. Galteemore
    Here’s a few shots of my effort ....set against a 7mm scale rule. I see what Leslie said about the buffer height but if you’re using the Alphagraphix chassis, Roger will have made that decision for you already! The Slaters wheels may be slightly smaller than the strict scale original, which may explain any discrepancy.
  15. Galteemore
    Here you are David..., Width across both doors - 5’ Width of side panels 3’ (buffer end) and 3’6 (next to doors). When I made mine the first attempt was 3’ short as I’d omitted a panel! Van end 8’ across divided into 3 equal panels Main body 7’ high -7’9 at highest point on van end And lots and lots of bolt heads..... David
  16. Galteemore
    I used the Alphagraphix card kit for mine, David. I can take some basic dimensions off that if it helps....
  17. Galteemore
    I suspect that much may have had to do with whether there was a settlement there already worthy of a station in its own right. Certainly, in the north, places like Ballyclare Junction, Cookstown Junction, Fintona Junction, Limavady Junction, and Bundoran Junction are in the middle of nowhere. The importance and size of the ‘branch’ terminus may also have been a factor in the name.
  18. Galteemore
    Lovely work Angus.Looking forward to seeing Lurganboy grow !
  19. Galteemore
    Agreed Popeye, and your comment has to be one of the best examples of our peculiar Irish logic that I have ever read!
  20. Galteemore
    This looks great. I knew Mullingar in the 80s -busy place then. Want to see more of this !
  21. Galteemore
    Probably worth making a mock up of your board with a few buildings to see how various options look in 3D - this could be a cracking little layout. Have a look at Iain Rice’s books for a few ideas.
  22. Galteemore
    Good idea so far! I’d suggest slanting the scene across the baseboard at a bit of an angle just to vary things a little - will be more satisfying to look at and offer a variety of viewing angles. A slight curve on the scene would be better still.
  23. Galteemore
    Thanks Mark. There’s a bit of residual friction in the system so once the blades are across they tend to stay put.
  24. Galteemore
    Thanks gents. I’ll post more videos when I can. Sorry MM - nothing so sophisticated!! It’s an old technology. Wire in tube. A wire in plastic tube runs under the cork to a plastic knob on the baseboard edge. Wires from the frog are switched by a three way switch beside the knob. The white tape shows where the wire comes out of the cork- you can glimpse where it’s attached to the tiebar. It then dives off to the right and is essentially invisible under the quay branch.
  25. Galteemore
    That’s my thought Eoin - looks like a quick relivery as I think the lining is still NCC style rather than full UTA style.
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