Lovely ! Also shows importance of having a crew on a tender loco. You can get off without them on a tank loco or BR standard because it’s so dark in there but less so with an open cab tender engine. Those two look very good
Yet another reason to distrust the NCC - that Courtaulds place in Carrick is turning out artificial fabric by the ton. With its own sidings and two tank engines too!!!
That’s how she came off eBay. Thankfully I have spares. She also needs a few other things but I won’t derail your thread. Did I glimpse Mr Weaver at one point?
Yes it probably is. By 1964, though, it was a rare sight to see a CIE steam loco in Dublin. Steam on ex GN into Dublin persisted until 66, mostly Jeeps by then. The last VS run was in 65
Last pic is especially interesting. Steam ‘officially’ ended on CIE in ‘63……just as in NI occasional steam lingered on until some months after the final spoil train.
Looks absolutely fabulous. I was a little troubled at the start of this project at the thought that we would never see the little CVR tanks again. But the transformation into Swillybegs has actually included them and introduced a whole new cast of characters. Really exciting to see it developing.
One of those tat things. But look at the GNRI crest on the wall. I grew up looking at just such a one every day! The artist has actually done a fair render of the Hornby Dublo look
Great stuff. Kato unitrack is a great place to start with N - like Lego track for adults! Plugs together and is designed for frequent assembly /disassembly so ideal for trying out layout plans.
Reminds me of an idea that briefly blazed a trail when I was a British N gauge modeller. In some ways this worked because the whole thing was transparent.
Interesting. Took me years of being interested in trains to work out that I prefer researching and building them to running them. Quite apart from anything else, in a display case they never stall or derail….