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  1. Galteemore
    There was a GSR presence on the BCDR in WW2 if I recall….,
  2. Galteemore
    Definitely a ghost engine. No one is on the footplate.
  3. Galteemore
    Very nice indeed. Quite plausible for the GNR to have acquired one or two along with the compounds, or in 47 as part of the Enterprise package. After all, the Southern Railway began a new Pullman service that very year - the Devon Belle - so Pullmans were not obsolete in railway management eyes.
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    Butlins….Now there’s an interesting bypath and potential cameo….for some odd reason, back in the 60s, Billy Butlin bought up several steam locos for display at his English camps. https://www.butlins-memories.com/other/locos.htm Although the scheme fizzled out, the locos he saved then entered mainstream preservation. I have read in an authentic source that Butlin was apparently going to acquire a VS for Mosney but the scheme didn’t come off. Perhaps Clogherhead Camp succeeded where Butlin failed…..;)
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    Fabulous. I always find bending the ejector pipe one of the most trying parts of a build: yours looks very neat.
  6. Galteemore
    Lovely - best looking of the T and D tanks I think. Poor brakes meant that she was unloved in Tralee but went down well in the less steep C and L. Beautiful work.
  7. Galteemore
    Ah - the legendary run up Barnagh bank ….https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/members/galleries/132/north-kerry-railtour-1972
  8. Galteemore
    Fabulous. Looks like a 7mm brass coach in primer !
  9. Galteemore
    Lovely work as ever David. Interesting to see that the rear numbers were in this position on 107. Others had them between the spectacle plates.
  10. Galteemore
    Easy as an easy thing. Can have a rolling chassis inside an hour.
  11. Galteemore
    Here’s the one I did. I don’t recall it being too difficult. Just keep checking clearances.
  12. Galteemore
    Fabulous. My favourite part of the GN main is the seaside section between Louth and north Dublin. Lots of scope too for an RPSI special behind that U of yours…..and I can foresee the Hunslet making the odd visit…..
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    It’s actually a misnomer to call it the Enterprise nowadays really. It’s become a generic name of an accelerated, comfortable stopping service, whereas the whole selling point of the original Enterprise referred to a specific crack non-stop express on the GB model. As late as the 1980s, IIRC, before the regular stops were brought in, the 111s and 071s were doing fast runs within 1hr 55. Interestingly, on the 40th anniversary run, Merlin managed to beat the original 1947 timings. No mean feat. On the return leg the spare engine was coupled on the front. What a spectacle that day was! Pic from RPSI site.
  14. Galteemore
    Lovely little scene shaping up
  15. Galteemore
    Sorry - I married her
  16. Galteemore
    So sorry to hear that Bob. Every blessing as you recover.
  17. Galteemore
    And I’m sitting on it right now / it’s been saved for posterity ….group of English fans have saved her.
  18. Galteemore
    My son is doing his very best……how many hours of my life have I spent chasing this with him ….,,
  19. Galteemore
    This ex Dublin beauty is off to the breakers this week sadly. Been a lovely reminder of home in darkest Buckinghamshire !
  20. Galteemore
    It’s a tricky one, thus my use of ‘probably’! I’d really like to see it in blue: would look really smart. If only colour photography had been invented earlier. You’ll need a green Sligo engine next
  21. Galteemore
    Fantastic work. Oh how I remember the fiddle of soldering on 107 - making sure the numbers were straight and even spaced……
  22. Galteemore
    Interesting David - having also pondered this a few years ago. Shepherd says passenger engines got lined blue and goods engines plain unlined blue. The blue phase, sadly, didn’t last long. My own analysis of photos suggests that the Es probably stayed green, as any lining visible is black. On blue engines the lining was yellow.
  23. Galteemore
    TSO has four seats across, arranged 2+2 either side of a central aisle, while an SO has 3 seats across, arranged 2+1 with an offset aisle. Both offer the same legroom, but there is slightly less width per passenger in a TSO. That’s what Wikipedia says anyway…..
  24. Galteemore
    I believe there is a photo in the Johnson/O’Rourke book on modelling Irish railways.
  25. Galteemore
    Yes, I was just suggesting what Irish loco they might build! Looking at their existing wagon production in 7mm suggests that it’s a fairly modern piece of kit, the Irish connection possibly being a common GM power plant ?
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