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I suspect the GNRI JTs were the longest lived….. As for the best looking tanks….the SLNC wins hands down ….and not bad on longevity at 64 years…..

Rowledge lists a number of 0-6-0s as being in CIE stock until 1965, some of which may have been boilers. Generally speaking, I suspect that there would have been little demand for such things post-steam : the stationary boiler was largely an adjunct to steam operations, facilitating such matters as boiler washouts, tube cleaning etc.

Think it’s indeed Kiltubrid Ernie. That’s the one I tried to model in 3mm scale anyway!

More power to them…

At least it stayed on the ground - not like the runaway Victor a few years ago…..

Pep pipe ? For hosing down footplate and damping coal dust with a hot water/steam wash

Larne Town FC ? My father in law has been at Inver Park almost every game since 1950. Chances are he was at that match!

Locos employed on Dublin suburban traffic all carried jackeens.

They are indeed jacks, well known on the SLNC; a permanent feature of every loco when in traffic. A handy thing to have when the PW was dubious…seen here on ‘Hazelwood’. ….. also not unknown for GNRI locos to carry them in Victorian era. as to the fishplates, they are unusual and clearly for FB rail. Would need to analyse a few photos to check for other use!

It’s a monster ! I think she might have given a better account of herself on the Ballycastle line. Inver bank was just too much for her adhesive powers.

Could always have a try at a simple 5.5 mm wagon…..

Bill Scott’s book makes a very interesting point re the S2 - suggests it was an NG foreshadowing of what the WT would look like…..https://transportsofdelight.smugmug.com/RAILWAYS/IRISH-RAILWAYS/NORTHERN-COUNTIES-COMMITTEE-NARROW-GAUGE-LINES/i-3sgDTT4/A

Lovely work. Always enjoyed exploring the remains of these lines - nice to see this ‘imagineering’!

Excellent work David. You’re no goat’s toe. An Ulster expression meaning ‘you are a most competent individual’.

It’s a connecting rod, Patrick. If you move the cylinder back by the same distance as that between the wheel centres it should all work ok. Use the distance between the holes in the grey rod (the coupling rod) as your guide.

Swap the plates to ‘Brian Boru’ at Adavoyle and we’re sorted, Leslie !

Hi Patrick. Great plan. Have you got David Lloyd’s book on modelling the Irish NG? Includes pictures of his work on an Antrim tank. Re parts, S scale Society may have various LMS loco castings that would work, or some 4mm ones may be suitable. Bill Scott’s book on NCC locos has drawings which some legerdemain with a photocopier should produce something helpful for you. Re valve gear, a bit of trial and error should produce something acceptable. If you build up the cylinders a bit and add a bit of plastic bar and rod in likely places, you can give a fair impression of what should be there. The S and S1 are tricky beasts for modelling (they don’t have a traditional footplate as a foundation) so if you can produce something that’s largely correct as your first effort, you can be pleased enough!

If that mogul gets built he could repeat the top one too !

Well, she’s been seen on a GW footplate. And she footplated a Garratt. But I suspect she probably best liked the loco that was named after her as far back as 1933 when she was 7 years old….6201 Princess Elizabeth.

She did have an eye for quality transport….

Excellent. Nice sense of place and time - can really see Larne Harbour in that last pic. Being from 14 miles up the road, I did need Google Translate…..

Excellent Patrick. Having been through similar thought processes a few years ago, it’s all worth it in the end! Although my modelling heart lies in Leitrim, I was born a few miles away from the Antrim lines- and my father in law used to play with the trucks in Larne yard on a Sunday ! Look forward to seeing this develop.

Thanks John. I also came across that website a few years ago http://www.55ng.co.uk/index.php although the seed was possibly sown long ago: I saw Sam Carse’s layout when very young. A real scratchbuilder’s paradise in this scale. The association even offer a free printable scale ruler on their website!

No ridicule Patrick - great project. Have you considered 5.5mm scale though? You will get the correct scale/gauge ratio, but still with access to lots of handy chassis etc. Although I can see 7mm has a lot of advantages!

Just watch out for the goat hair counters at the first show you produce this at….