Bob229

Excellent work the heavily used look, will look well in a siding or been hauled by an A class or 71

Looking forward to it, great number of layouts

Looking forward to the new ferts missed out on the original ones, 

20 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

No Mark 2bs carried CIE schemes but there may be something along shortly that did. 

Better start saving

22 hours ago, popeye said:

No box ? must be a cheap one off eBay. 

But well packed

Nicely weathered wagons as darkness falls, I like the overgrown sidings looks very well 

12 hours ago, Niles said:

Whether it will come to pass or not is quite another thing, but the 2040 Freight Strategy refers to hybrid locos being sought to replace the 071s towards the end of the decade.

I'm calling it now, 5'3 gauge Vectrons... 

Hope it will happen, would be delighted to see new loco's arrive

Like new 071, great photos 

22 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Aperenrly, this is the model of the ICR that Irish rail were given in 2007 when they were ordered 

 

 

one is for sale on Facebook for €500 right now via Garry mander

Fine model, hope to see oo model in the future

Donation made and referenced the IRM campaign, great to see the ballast wagons and plough vans saved from been scrapped 

Nice return for the seller, wish I bought one when Marks had them 

Superb must agree the bridge is excellent and so is the signal box great detail

Making great progress, hoping to visiting next year

Really like the freight yard, great selection of stock, are the cement wagons 42ft?

Great to see freight train been assembled thanks Rob

4 hours ago, irishthump said:

We Ok here’s a quick video, please excuse the crappy quality!

I haven’t had the chance to do any programming except for lowering the overall volume, which was deafening! A testament to excellent speaker set up in this model.

Here’s a YouTube link….

 

 

Superb Deltic and great sound, thanks for video,  enjoy 

14 hours ago, irishthump said:

Gave it a quick run-in when I got home from work, very impressive. Only got to play with it for an hour or so, damn attic is WAY too hot right now!

I’ll try and get a video up in the next day or too for anyone who’s interested.

Please do, superb loco, one of my first loco was a Lima Deltic

1 hour ago, irishthump said:

Got a parcel today….

 

 

Looking forward to seeing it run

13 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

A cavalcade of 071s pass through Tara junction on a positioning movement. 
078 is seen here hauling 077,080 and 083. 
 

4 Grey 071s now that is rare, great photo on a fabulous layout

1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said:

I see a couple of those gorgeous green A42's for sale!

All gone now

2 hours ago, murphaph said:

What originated in Thurles Bob? Fertiliser or briquettes?

Fertiliser trains were unloaded in Thurles goods yard

14 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Possibly by penrose quay, or perhaps that was done in the north esk? 
 

 

Probably Penrose Quay nearer to Gouldings site on centre park Road,  North Esk more for containers although it did handle Guinness keg liners 

16 hours ago, murphaph said:

Can we try to summarise the origins of the loads and the loading points for the ferts:

-IFI Shelton Abbey, rail served

-Albatross New Ross, rail served

-Gouldings Askeaton?, loaded at Foynes?

-Gouldings Cork?, loaded??

-Bord na Mona, where? loaded where?

-Coal, short lived but prototypical so of interest for sure. From where? 

Can someone fill in the blanks? What years were these flows in operation?

I always thought it was just IFI Shelton Abbey to the rest of the country but it seems these wagons did much more than that. 

Thurles was another depot 

1 hour ago, murphaph said:

So Gouldings in Cork was gone as an origin by my era (1995) then? I see Gouldings pallets in some of the pics above so they definitely continued to carry Gouldings branded fertiliser. Would this have come from Foynes then by the mid 90s?

Albert Quay was closed by then now part of the South City link Road, Goulding still in Cork,  ferts traffic may have been loaded at Kent Station yard

Many thanks for the photos and commentary plenty of preserved lines for Steam loco great day trip and sunny weather,   was in Berlin Hbf fine station on different levels no shortage of shops and restaurants 

3 minutes ago, irishthump said:

Oh this is tempting....

What formations did these wagons run in? How many in a rake and did they run mixed with other stock?

Some were dedicated ferts only from Shelton Abbey plant,  I have seen photos of ferts, kegs and bagged cement wagons probably returning empty