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  1. 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
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    With all the sausages, eggs, milk and bacon on that train, I wouldn’t be fitting into anything afterwards !
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    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
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    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.
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    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…..;)
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    Is it an Eastern Region brake tender ? V nice work
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    Just what these are for !
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    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 !
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    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!
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    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….
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    Sad but wonderful pics. With that red roof, the last photo almost has a north German air about it.
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    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….
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    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.
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    Sad view at Larne. Her two sisters are with us at least!
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    That’s more than Fairlie good. Very nice finish.
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    Excellent Angus. Look forward to hearing more!
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    Lovely views. Interesting view of ‘Moy’ with brass numerals but with Ross Pop safety valves.
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    Agreed. You build them faster than I can read your posts!
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    The J S Mulvany connection?
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    Excellent. The corrugated roof has real character.
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    Yes. Permanent Way dept. The 1960s version of yellow! Worth zooming in on some of the other shots. These are spectacular photos - having cycled that route I know that it’s the equal of the Scottish west coast routes for scenery, and these show that. Just wish he’d visited Ireland ten years earlier!
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    Bedford OB. IRM do have form here….https://irishrailwaymodels.com/en-us/collections/accessories/products/bedford-owb-belfast
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    Dornoch. They had a succession of panniers there, which proved ideal. https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/5418 Just as the Beattie well tanks, designed for London suburbia, proved a natural fit for the Deep South West!
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    This image from the big island shows how weird it could get. GW loco and Southern van - in the far north of Scotland! This isn’t to say ‘anything goes’ on a layout if you’re trying to be prototypical, but there are some interesting movements out there, as JB describes.
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