Galteemore

Looks like the Bridport branch- probably just prior to closure.

That PPs 42X? My dad was on it. I’ll ask him….

Just received latest e-copy of this quality and well produced mag from John Emerson, who runs Lynx Models. O gauge focus but incredibly useful items of info that mainstream magazines don’t often publish. This edition includes stuff on hornblocks for instance and other modelling bits. Access is by application to lynxmodels@icloud.com - send him an email and you’ll get a copy.

In the spirit of the forum, how many of each scone flavour were produced? Could you bulk buy for a discount or preorder? And what flavours will be on offer next year?

Luck was required as well as skill. On one occasion c 1950 the crew of an SLNC train were prevailed upon to hide a bale of suiting fabric (worth 4 figures in 2022 prices) in the coal bunker before leaving Enniskillen at 7:20 pm. They were spotted doing so, and on arrival at Glenfarne the duly informed Eire customs men walked briskly past the passengers in coach 9 and headed straight for the loco. The crew quickly delved into the bunker and consigned the bale into the firebox. The reaction of the fabric’s owner is not recorded.

Not my era, not my scale, not my thing. But this is wonderful news for all Irish modellers. Well done IRM!

‘Idling in my yard’ is the trade expression I believe

Can just about remember 64 hanging around York Road in early 80s. Look forward to seeing your build of this !! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275074362908?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110018%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200122151703%26meid%3Def4560f73bd64a0788015b9aa5427d79%26pid%3D101096%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D224510099532%26itm%3D275074362908%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DItemStripV101HighAdFeeWithCompV3RankerWithKnnRecallV1&_trksid=p2332490.c101096.m2460&amdata=cksum%3A275074362908ef4560f73bd64a0788015b9aa5427d79|enc%3AAQAHAAABEA%2FJiT7ssNXrEsx1zZncFUUkLU8ikMh%2FiWOsxkTqeqIbE5K4lpcDSKjAfQ%2F1if83xS%2FFXE%2BMKM6J1zP370cZX%2BZfQf7oA1okWa7n8fN1F6UIKA0bq2vV1%2FeYTxEsA0K3vH1FaELXjwO1TmaXhA8uXasl0dHdm4CsUTwSv0uMaN%2BsGKK%2FuyGOBPbb0xkePxC43UKYU%2FslnoDcJEIQwfs9PCqvlylhgilURrL%2B1zPp88tehkMc9zS%2BiNsAVWcD%2B2BswnNQW8fCRjKVjsgtFZHuJpPRAhCDzsMA3GaMwyYHNXxGnMmn4vxG6lUW9DEvFqBXUhlmjUoOfGAxObUJ3z6j5kLpVXTA9rOuYC8NY6mbmcEa|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2332490

Much debate on Gauge O Guild forum on this . The coaches are ok I think but the locos have sadly not delivered what was promised.

Model Rail did indeed do a limited edition GSR one https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklistdatabase/176961/dapol_mr_005a_class_y1_sentinel_4wvbt_0_4_0_281_in_great_southern_railways_livery_special_edi/stockdetail

Lyons is an English company. Famous for tea houses in London - Lyons Corner Houses. The Irish bit is a subsidiary.https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/where-is-lyons-tea-from-thomas-harding-5182235-Aug2020/

Excellent work Alan.

Lovely portrait of Jeep. This may have been the last - or one of the last - steam services from Belfast-Dublin.

That’s very kind Patrick but if you can use a knife and fork you can do this stuff. Soldering is nowhere near as hard as people think. And a chassis jig is worth the cost - really helps that initial foundation go in.

Thanks @David Holman! The etches are something else as you say. This one is a real piece of history, as I think it might be a really early version……I looked back at your build and the etches are quite different, as these pictures show. Yours are brass but mine are NS. Not only that but the drawing out is very different- look where the rod etches are in each…..I also think the rods have changed slightly, as mine have the joint on the short portion.

By convention, a locomotive is said to exist when her frames are erected. So another engine, is, I suppose, on my roster. A recent and very fortuitous encounter (thanks to a lead from @David Holman) resulted in me effectively being kindly given a very early North Star kit for a Small Tank, provided that I supply motor, wheels, etc and actually build it. So the workbench has been cleared of all else and ‘Lurganboy’ has begun to take shape. I never like to post about locos on here until I have a rolling chassis. And tonight we have…..note the classic SLNC signature piece of rear pair of drivers almost touching….

Absolutely agreed. Really worth spending the price of a kit on tools alone. A must have IMHO is a chassis jig, like the Poppy’s Woodtech one, which will effectively guarantee a rolling chassis first time.

Interestingly Sonic Models are launching an LNER A5. Not sure if the chassis dimensions line up but may be a good foundation for a Bandon tank. https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/sonic-models-oo-lner-a5-4-6-2t-gains-colour?utm_campaign=KMW - Rail newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=230758831&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9szATRKqggfZ5p5DUMB1F3g_5Lf3uzkguIYhDkscY15pvc-XM4H3j1L7egEmGk4mHtm8kg9JpB54c2KENTeNqQuuFCyA&utm_content=230758831&utm_source=hs_email

So sorry to hear the news Ken - I hope that the treatment is helping. Delightful work as ever. Great to see you back posting here.

He only makes the Sligo tank in 7mm - a small tank rather than the Loughs.https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&hl=en-gb&sxsrf=ALiCzsYYKlPnZ_QkrbIZQr0WTg5gAvn8IA:1666464373350&q=lissadell+north+star&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi074PIv_T6AhUcgf0HHWbFAhsQ0pQJegQIBhAB&biw=375&bih=629&dpr=3#imgrc=MC6FHltDfe-SnM

Cleethorpes it is https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleethorpes_Railway_Station.jpg

Thankfully the Bulleid looks much healthier now…..34072 ‘257 Squadron’

Looks very well

Sir Milne Barbour, director of the Barbour Mill (obviously enough) was also a director of the GNRI in the 20s-30s. I think he’d have approved of Brookhall Mill…..

I quite agree. A 2600 would be magic and ran ‘for so long in so many guises’……