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  1. Galteemore
    The O gauge trade show in Guildford was fairly quiet too. Although I took it in early afternoon when most of our demographic normally have their nap.
  2. Galteemore
    The body design is incredibly similar. The story of how the articulated Irish railcar began probably lies in the Clogher Valley archives. It was their Railcar 1 which really set the course for all that followed, being delivered in Dec 32. Walkers did the power unit, body and rear bogie being provided by Dundalk. Walkers were still using it for publicity purposes in 1934. The sheer style of C and similar does suggest a professional commercial coachbuilder’s eye being brought to bear on the concept.
  3. Galteemore
    Don’t be so self critical - that’s instantly recognisable! Great work - captured the look of it nicely already. I can just about recall the real thing.
  4. Galteemore
    Some of it’s S scale. Worth approaching him with dimensions you need and seeing if anything in his range is ballpark. Think he batch builds.
  5. Galteemore
    I think the table also played a key part in the layout of the ‘workshops’ at Waterford (a set up which made Manorhamilton look like Swindon or Crewe) which might also explain the discrepancy.
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    Shows what kind of house I grew up in….this is the ‘Erne’ I pictured first of all when I read that. By the by, it may well be the most popular Irish loco name of all. At least 4 engines - 3 of them running concurrently - had it as a full or partial title….
  7. Galteemore
    Looks good. Although if that’s an ingredients shelf above the food mixer I’d be reluctant to partake in any cake or buns at your house….
  8. Galteemore
    Showed this to my dad, as it looked shabbier than I remembered in later pics. Apparently UTA painted in 62-63 - just in time before closing it!
  9. Galteemore
    Wonderful work. Can’t get over how fast you work. I’d still be agonising about cutting the etches !
  10. Galteemore
    It’s an outstanding book. You will really enjoy it. A must for any serious steam age modeller.
  11. Galteemore
    Here’s your answer / check the ad again …..
  12. Galteemore
    I asked seller myself. Will post here if he/she responds
  13. Galteemore
    Ask the seller ? I have often had such enquiries when selling on EBay and will give a simple answer if asked nicely.
  14. Galteemore
    There were a few nice green ones for GW 150….
  15. Galteemore
    Agreed. Great stuff. Those brown vans were big - this short vid shows similar traffic around Belfast c1962 - with a bonus bit of 800 going north….https://youtu.be/ac3uEgqAETg
  16. Galteemore
    Fair enough Andy….and at least the GW had one decent loco …2927 Saint Patrick!
  17. Galteemore
    That’s lovely work. Shows the real character of the original
  18. Galteemore
    If it’s so great, why are you modelling the 5’3 and not 7’ Andy ? And yes, I did spend years of my life living in Wilts near Wootton Bassett junction so I do know about the Greasy Wet and Rusty….
  19. Galteemore
    They look nice Leslie, agreed. But there’s only one railway where the G stands for Glorious! http://eiretrains.com/steamindex/#GNR171_20100818_003_CC_JA.jpg
  20. Galteemore
    Glenfarne is the way to go. Can’t even see the join!
  21. Galteemore
    I think Northport Quay would also benefit from an SLNCR 0-6-2T…..
  22. Galteemore
    It’s all a mystery, which I have also been giving much thought too. Perhaps a conversion of a Kerr Stuart design rather than actual bits of metal ?
  23. Galteemore
    Agreed. Why would the GN go to the trouble of drawing up a non-standard one off design unless they either: a. had a bespoke requirement for short vehicles as per the Courtmacsherry bogies. I am not aware of such a restriction on this line. b. Had a non-standard chassis or underframe in stock which could be used for a cheaper build. This may not even have been an old Railmotor chassis, of course. KS were also, apparently coachbuilders as well as loco builders. So there are a number of possibilities as to what it might have originally been intended for.
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    It’s an interesting one. Let us know how you get on. The GN had dealings with BP, of course, North British, and even Manning Wardle, but the Kerr Stuart reference is intriguing…..
  25. Galteemore
    This 1929 view - Britain from the Air - seems to confirm that. My own memories of Magheramorne are too dominated by its dereliction to imagine what it once was! No one imagined in 1952 that No 52 and her sisters would nolonger run through that loop at speed but spend their final years hauling spoil from there to Belfast…..
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