DJ Dangerous

1 hour ago, BosKonay said:

Apprently the odds are somewhat good

 

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/blogs/announcements/irm-hits-the-road-we-commission-rail-link-buses

Ha!

Awesome!

Absolutely outstanding, thank you!!!

11 minutes ago, Ironroad said:

I should apologise the other one is Bus Eireann.

The Plaxton Panorama has the Dublin registration no. NZO 33 and that number was issued in the latter part of 1968 (I know because I had a motorbike that was registered in July '68 and it was EZO 506. I remember those coaches and I would expect they had a good lifespan.

I wasn't even a twinkle in anybody's eye back then, but those Panorama's are gorgeous. Any excuse to have one!

1 minute ago, Ironroad said:

They are both lovely, which one?

The Plaxton Panorama, sorry!

2 hours ago, Warbonnet said:

I'll encourage him to start posting them on here! 

Thanks!

On 8/30/2020 at 3:37 PM, Ironroad said:

There are some models of Irish buses available at present, examples;

http://briancollinsenterprises.ie/product/brian-collins-enterprises-bus-eireann-expressway-model/

https://www.hattons.co.uk/108950/efe_15718_plaxton_panorama_c_i_e_coach_tours_/stockdetail.aspx

 

Wow, that CIE one is lovely! When did they run from and until?

4 minutes ago, mphoey said:

there gone from their stock online

Still in stock in Cork.

If you drop them a message, I'm sure they'll move them to the online store for you.

Even still, if you don't get the loco, and the RPSI (hopefully) have another coach release at some stage, then there'll be nothing available to haul them!

1 hour ago, K801 said:

I'd be interested if another run of blue Cravens are released, something for 134 to haul

I doubt that the RPSI could afford to release a loco and coaches at the same time. Marks Models may still have the RPSI Mk2 sets in stock.

6 minutes ago, mphoey said:

yes

 

That one was announced last year some stage. I'm looking forward to it. Modern era so it'll go well with my Spoil wagons.

2 minutes ago, mphoey said:

there is another irish diecast coming out this year which is the dublin bus enviro400mmc hybrid bus it will be available from brian collins 

Is that the Northcord one?

If "water" is the clue, it's obviously the B&I Ferry from the eighties, duh.

So for somebody not on FB, basically forget about getting Irish buses?

How does one buy Derek's buses, or even find out what's available?

With WarBonnet's cryptic post about a forthcoming announcement being a little left field, the brain starts wondering just how far?

Passenger stock?

Mk3's? 22000's? CAF Mk4's? Enterprise stock?

Or how about diecast model buses???

Some KC's, KD's and CitySwift B10B's?

Seems like any run of Irish buses by anybody sells out very quickly, so maybe it's not as empty an idea as it sounds.

Just to note, when sorting the 121's on the IRM site from Newest to Oldest, it doesn't seem to sort them in the correct order.

Works perfectly for the A Class.

You have a hundred of them? Fancy selling one or is it a job lot only?!!!

Looking for IRM Cement Bubble Pack A.

Must be brand new in box, and I'm happy to pay slightly over the original asking price.

It's the only pack of Bubbles missing from my collection.

My understanding was that the plough vans were IRM almost doing us, the community, a favour. I bought some just to support IRM, even though I have only three ballast wagons to run with them. Missed out on the ballast wagons first time around.

IRM have been pretty clear on the forum about the cost, availability and demand of stuff which would be in small runs, like the plough vans, the brake vans, the weed-spray van, as they have with what's on the way, ie the "Project 42" thread.

We can always hope for a high spec van at some stage in the future, but the plough van run kind of proves the point on limited runs. They're still available both from IRM and from Marks Models. You can't have another non-profit run when the last one hasn't even sold out yet.

I'm delighted to see the weedspray train released asis, and with the hints and possibilities for what lies ahead.

Thank you for what you guys do!

Is the coach the same as the one that's missing from the RPSI Cravens sets?

15 minutes ago, mphoey said:

maybe a part of the hint we seen about 20 foot wagons 

 

Maybe 2021 or 2022 will bring "Project 20" !

3 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

They were modified for weedspray use, but you never know!

Cheers!

Fran

Yes!!!!!

Would those tanks happen to be the same as those on the the oil wagons, for a future release???

I really like the roving camera work on the last few videos. What an exceptional layout!

Just missing 234 in tippex IE livery, hint hint.

5 hours ago, Buz said:

Hi all

If my experience at trying Irish trains is anything to go on here are some reasons I think Irish rail may not be of interest to the young.

More young than we think are building or helping to build model railways just not Irish ones.

Perhaps Irish Railways would best be classed as a special interest modelling group.

Lack of reliable supply for the common as muck stuff, limited and short runs of ready to run stock, and no starter sets.

I have a bit of a passenger train and can't complete it I can't get a Cravens snack bar or standard class coach surely a nice complete four coach train is not to much to ask for given its a train set sized train, but obviously it is .

I have one goods wagon and every time I find out about new stuff that interests or might interest me its gone before I even get a look in, and evil bay prices are pure evil and so far over the top it's a very bad joke and the money goes back in wallet and some how ends up back in the domestic budget.

I am on the verge of giving up and I am not a young one this is in-spite of finding a suitable single line station plan to build a freelance impression of Ireland.

Bachmann's  Carlow ( spelling) station weighs too much for Postage ?? or is that just me.

With all this agro it is just so much easier to build a nice USA or UK or even local Aus railway ( you really won't like the prices of the Aus outline trains) which is why Nimby a SAR au station never got anywhere close to starting but I do have a complete goods train that I put together for it.

regards John

This is something that has occurred to me lately. I'd like to be able to model Irish Rail as things are today.

I have some wonderful Spoil Wagons and Tara Mines wagons, but no passenger stock at all, no 22000's, no CAF Mk4's, no Enterprise coaches, nothing.

On top of that, sourcing locos to haul them was very difficult. No 071's available, and the 201's were hard to find and cost above average.

I'm not going to give up, and will probably settle for some BR Mk4 repaints with no DVT, along with some 071 repaints in pre-2015 condition, but deep down, that won't truly satisfy me.

26 minutes ago, murphaph said:

It's too late a era and the wrong area for me but best of luck your venture and if you ever make a 2600 Class in Arrow livery I'll be all over it!

Plus five!

6 minutes ago, Noel said:

Agree 100%. That was the first thing that struck me when I accidentally discovered Bachmann/MM locos on sale at Malahide Castle back in 2007. Bought 182 on the spot, brought it home and popped it on the layout which as still DC then. Could not believe the running quality. Was staggered at its precision running. Prototypical driving characteristics are as important to me as the visual look of a model, no use being ultra scale if a model doesn't run at scale speeds and scale acceleration and braking speeds. The 141/181s are fab at simulating heavy trains starting off and also stopping. None of this fisher price toy starting off at scale speeds of 25mph business.  Hoping 121 is following in the running tracks of the Bachmann/MM 141/181s and may probable exceed it in a number of areas.

The first time I placed a 141 on the track, a second-hand find from Hattons, it started rolling away itself, as I hadn't set the controller exactly at Zero. It was just wow.

9 minutes ago, Noel said:

What nightmare problems indeed we have in the first world.  Other option is to commission a respray of an orange livery 071 into freight grey, or NIR blue. While the 141/181 running quality has never been equaled by any manufacturer, the 071s are not bad, just can't go quite as slow as 141s. The motor characteristics of a decoder on DCC can also have a huge impact on how smooth a loco can run at ultra low speed.

Nothing wrong with 071 in this clip smooth as a ball bearing made in Schweinfurt before it was hit

 

First world problems indeed, but without dreams, what's the point?

I assume that your layout is DCC, rather than DC.

On DC, the 141/181's are the smoothest, most responsive locos that I have ever seen, hence the desire to see that performance in the next batch of 071's.