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  1. Galteemore
    There was. Even more inaccessible as it was blown up by the Army c1970. The depression in the ground was visible for decades afterwards.
  2. Galteemore
    Wonderful. What a lovely conversation shot at Dromod. Unusual to see a T2 on the Irish North
  3. Galteemore
    I think, IIRC, the situation arose from full order books with GB loco manufacturers in the late c19th, so a few odd US locos found their way to these islands. GCR, GNR, Midland all had them. The first US import was actually as early as the 1840s.
  4. Galteemore
    @WRENNEIREmay weigh in here, but my own understanding is that these are production over/runs or maybe seconds. This is probably the supplier
  5. Galteemore
    Walsworth Models will make you an Irish O sentinel in brass for the price of a Dapol - or even less I think …..£154 built to your spec……and I have discussed the Irish variant with him so it’s possible to get an accurate one: https://www.walsworthmodelservices.co.uk/product-page/sentinel-y1-3
  6. Galteemore
    Fabulous work David. For what it’s worth, I think that the Swilly logo is an improvement!
  7. Galteemore
    Fabulous. Rowland Emmett in a kilt.
  8. Galteemore
    If you’re going for the authentic SLNC look you’re almost there
  9. Galteemore
    Amen to the above. And help is available http://www.55ng.co.uk/ check out the Irish layout ‘Ahascragh’ in the gallery section.
  10. Galteemore
    Agreed. Bit of T cut, stick a snail on the tender and you’re away. Small things like sticking on a smokebox door wheel will add instant effect.
  11. Galteemore
    Yes, quite Patrick. I am sure Leslie will be paying honour and tribute to the mighty and magnanimous railway that constantly propped up the poor old GN in its western extremities… .
  12. Galteemore
    Thanks - thought that would be the case unless separate 21mm brake mouldings were included. It’s worth it all in the end, we tell ourselves….
  13. Galteemore
    Interesting HT.How do the brake shoes work for 21mm? When I convert 6w chassis to 5’3” in 7mm scale I have to cut the brake hanger and shoe etches off and resolder 2.5mm further out - how does it work out in this scale and medium ?
  14. Galteemore
    Thanks - sadly my RPSI knowledge has lapsed from the minute by minute currency I had in my childhood! There are a few spare boiler projects kicking around in GB so my synapses must have made a false connection … Going back to those RPSI days, when I basically travelled on any trip doing fundraising, the carriage officer was Alan Edgar, who later built this superb 21mm Mogul
  15. Galteemore
    Yes, I am aware of that. My heart applauds the project. My head says a second WT would have been a more prudent use of the spare parts. These spares - the boiler and wheels - are the core of the second Jeep that the RPSI could - and would have - bought in 1971 had the funds been available. I was born in Carrickfergus in spring 1971 - only realised recently that a mile from the hospital a number of Jeeps still slumbered awaiting their appointment with the oxy torch. But I don’t want to disrupt @WRENNEIREs thread. Hopefully he’s got a 21mm WT to post!!
  16. Galteemore
    Lovely. IIRC 97 was also the last to exist and almost made it to preservation.
  17. Galteemore
    Works for me just now…http://www.studio-scale-models.com/Orders.shtml
  18. Galteemore
    Unusual to see a model in the original 1932 livery - and with the correct non-Belpaire firebox.
  19. Galteemore
    Very gracious of you to reflect on it in that way all these years later JB . How did you make it home in the end?
  20. Galteemore
    With the added fun of shrinking a 3 axle bogie to a 2 axle one…..
  21. Galteemore
    Is that St Luke’s, Knockmourne? Great pics
  22. Galteemore
    Thanks Alan. For some reason I prefer the B and W images the iPhone puts out! The old geezer is actually a model of John Betjeman apparently….he would have loved the SLNCR given his penchant for railways and oddities….
  23. Galteemore
    Yes, we lived in south Dublin from 1999 to 2002 and that little area could be an interesting part of town…..
  24. Galteemore
    Track ‘ballasted’ (Sligo bay trackage was apparently encased in mud judging from photos)…….and the goods siding sleepers did look less ‘embedded’ than the main running line in real life. DAS clay, with various treatments such as emulsion paint and pepper. The bay was laid with FB rail up until about 56/57 when it was relaid with bullhead and reasonably ballasted. This, of course, represents the earlier era as shown in @Irishswissernie’s image at very top of the thread.
  25. Galteemore
    Interesting that her sister also remains fairly closely located to Downpatrick…..http://preserved.railcar.co.uk/RB002.html
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