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First one is Stirling and the last one Yeovil Junction the rest look like that boring bit of England south of Geordieland and north of Salisbury
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I chanced upon this by accident as someone had put a link to one of my photos of a Donegal railcar and I noticed a link on that to the above collection. I have been going through the 'catalogue' its really easy to follow . Click on one of the photos linked below and you will see at the top of the photo the title Morgan Aerial Photographic collection , click on this and it brings up a list of all the scans for you to work down. In the top right hand corner of the photo is a small view which you can click on to enlarge. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000736067/HierarchyTree is a view of the Cahir accident involving a Woolwich and showing the breakdown train. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000734506/HierarchyTree This is a view of Derry docks with the LP&HC tracks. I have discovered a fair number of others but it is taking a long time to work through the entire collection.
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My leatherbound copy of the July & October 1917 Working Timetables plus Train Alterations Notices has this stamp inside the front cover dated 4 March 1925; some 8 years later.
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Isle of Wight models
Irishswissernie replied to Irishswissernie's topic in British Outline Modelling
Its an EFE Rail which I believe is made from the original Kernow/DJM moulds,dies etc.- 14 replies
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Irishswissernie replied to Irishswissernie's topic in British Outline Modelling
I've been musing this week up in the railway room wondering how I could make a small Isle of Wight layout in the space available and things have now progressed to the stage where one can be incorporated. There is a space in front of the Four Masters fiddle yard and a small terminus can be fitted in here and linked to the rest of the layouts so that the existing fiddle yards can be used. The space was earmarked for a diorama of a North Eastern railway coal drop but this project has now been moved to the remaining area at the fiddle yard throat. All these small dioramas layouts plus the main Glengarriff/Four Masters layout are linked together so that one can just let the locos/trains run etc. The photos hopefully explain the concept with Alum Bay being perched on a ledge above the chine with a cliff railway terminus providing a link to the beach below and the station having an overall roof to cover the exit to the fiddle yard. You may have noticed I have used this concept before! The siding next to the head shunt will just take an ex LSWR Gate set (specially transfered to the island to provide a more frequent service for tourists between Yarmouth Pier station and Alum Bay) The service to Newport originally from Freshwater was diverted by the Southern to Alum Bay so as to serve the more populous areas and also Yarmouth Pier. Overall size is approx 1 metre by 1 foot (I use both measurement systems plus rule of thumb as a matter of course!)- 14 replies
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"Rails Through Connemara" Book Launch, Saturday 18th September
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"Rails Through Connemara" Book Launch, Saturday 18th September
Irishswissernie replied to jhb171achill's topic in What's On?
Book arrived yesterday and looks pretty impressive especially as Oakwood Press have gone back to using decent glossy paper rather then the semi matt stuff seen lately. 192 pages plenty of photos, maps, track plans and a number of rolling stock drawings. -
Anyone remember the passenger and car carrying trains that used to run on BR wherein you could load your car onto back of the train and miss out the long journey to Scotland or Cornwall at the start and end of your holidays? Well the Isle of Man ran a 'one off' on 1 August 2014 but it was definitely Driver only - no passengers and you didn't drive the car on and off!
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Irishswissernie replied to Irishswissernie's topic in British Outline Modelling
Yes I'm right with you there plus Kitson, Hudswell Clarke & Hunslet from dog chains, oh and the Scottish builders and then there's Dugald & Peter Drummond, T W Worsdell, etc- 14 replies
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Now I would have models of 6 of the Swilly 4-6-2t's but not the ugly pair 13 & 14. They were built by er Hawthorn Leslie now where did I mention them recently oh yes A5's .- 14 replies
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Irishswissernie replied to Irishswissernie's topic in British Outline Modelling
Sorry not a fan of the A5 and they didn't use them in true Geordieland much. Darlington I think had some but they had to have lower domes and modified chimneys to fit the former North Eastern railway loading gauge. The final batch built in LNER days had these and cab side windows., however they were built up here at Hawthorn Leslies. I would rather have an A8.- 14 replies
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