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  1. Galteemore
    I think this one is Clipperstown
  2. Galteemore
    Wonderful stuff. A railtour over this line in 59 was my dad’s first big railway trip. Knockloughrim is - or was until recently - fairly intact under modern additions! I have vague memories of it looking as it did in 59. The goods shed at Toome has an almost Far North of Scotland look.
  3. Galteemore
    Lovely. Looks really well thought out
  4. Galteemore
    Wow - that’s incredibly good!
  5. Galteemore
    Indeed it is
  6. Galteemore
    I used Kato N track for several years. I can’t comment on the HO stuff much but the key benefit is that Kato stuff is actually designed to be repeatedly taken apart and stored (Japanese homes often don’t allow much room for layouts so huge temporary systems can easily be built this way - running on the floor - and taken down). It’s got robust connectors and should give a reliable way of running trains without the ‘fishplate’ connectivity issues that often come with other sectional makes.
  7. Galteemore
    Interesting! Shows how tenders could swap around - that’s not a ‘typical’ J15 tender. There’s some fascinating photos out there of a PP scuttling round the Irish North c1957 coupled to a UG tender, which looks most unusual. Image by JJ Smith. Also a very nicely composed shot at Bawnboy Road. That platform at left is a very tempting project !
  8. Galteemore
    Interesting, Angus. Worth noting, perhaps, that the SLNC beyond Dromahair had corrugated buildings (the money running out?). Florencecourt’s goods facilities were also fairly unpretentious, being a mix of brick and wiggly tin. Images courtesy Ciaran Cooney
  9. Galteemore
    With all the sausages, eggs, milk and bacon on that train, I wouldn’t be fitting into anything afterwards !
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  11. Galteemore
    Spectacular stuff. And much of that line still slumbering under its cover of greenery and debris. Lovely top photo with siding suggests a nice micro layout fed by cassettes either side
  12. Galteemore
    One of the intriguing ones is Portstewart, which had a tramway up until c1926 linking it to the NCC. When that closed, there was a a proposal to divert the Portrush branch to take in the town, which sadly never happened.
  13. Galteemore
    That is excellent and inspiring work, Ken. Nice version of a J26. In the 7mm world, r/c is probably the long term future as opposed to DCC, as some prophets are predicting. One exponent is Graham Powell, who produces big engines like this Bulleid, capable of pulling heavy trains at speed on a garden line, quite a challenge for a battery but he swears by the system. He uses a £4.99 motor with a homemade gearbox, too…. For an Irish scheme, an SLNCR railbus with battery and receiver in the trailer could work nicely…..;)
  14. Galteemore
    Is it an Eastern Region brake tender ? V nice work
  15. Galteemore
    Just what these are for !
  16. Galteemore
    Wonderful stuff. My grandparents farm had an outbuilding just like that with an external staircase. All whitewashed walls and red timber work back in the day. Really nice work and atmosphere is building well. You’d have a lot of customers if you launched this as a kit !
  17. Galteemore
    Excellent. Bit of a golden age for photographs now. Bought three SLNC images from two collections this week - both delivered very quickly via email and instantly available to zoom in on for detail. Big thanks to those who do this work / take a bow on their behalf @Irishswissernie!
  18. Galteemore
    Excellent stuff David. Great to see Fintonagh out and about again. Know what you mean about traders. Was at Gauge O Guild Kettering show on Sat, much time being spent with various traders-showing various bemused stallholders arcane photos of Irish rolling stock and asking ‘have you any springs like that ?’……and significant sums of money passed from me to Slaters, not to mention Premier Components who have a natty helical gearbox on offer….
  19. Galteemore
    Sad but wonderful pics. With that red roof, the last photo almost has a north German air about it.
  20. Galteemore
    That’s stretching the definition of boy soldier a bit far! But we’d love to see it anyway. The glory days of military railways in Germany…..around that time the RAF was still running brake van booze trains, at Wildenrath I think….
  21. Galteemore
    I’ve always liked the Galloway branches in Scotland. Much less well known than their Highland counterparts but totally charming. Not much help for an Irish layout, perhaps, Angus, but their compact nature to fit in with a rugged landscape that was pricey to flatten might offer something which allows more of a scenic run-in.
  22. Galteemore
    Sad view at Larne. Her two sisters are with us at least!
  23. Galteemore
    That’s more than Fairlie good. Very nice finish.
  24. Galteemore
    Excellent Angus. Look forward to hearing more!
  25. Galteemore
    Lovely views. Interesting view of ‘Moy’ with brass numerals but with Ross Pop safety valves.
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