Thomas

Cavan

Started Model Railways when I was 6 years old when Dad got me/him a model railway set for Xmas, I have not stopped enjoying the hobby ever since. My first contact with the hobby was 13 years later with Young’s Model Railway in Fermoy Co Cork. An Aladdin’s cave of models but most of all was his help and assistance plus his layout that was at the back of the garden. I always spent hours there whenever I got the chance. Allot of time passed before I built a shed for the trains plus an outside layout. The shed was 35’ X 18’ and outside was 33 X 15 meters. All OO scale. I was a LMS man for a long time, and then I was introduced to the American railroad and the NMRA. DCC had just arrived over there and it was all the buzz. Purchased a few decoders and installed them (all hard wiring) I started with Lenz and still have them today. Later on sound was introduced and that changed the whole dynamic of Model Railway. Of course it was and still is expensive to convert to DCC but start with one loco and build from there. I always liked the continental models but boy they are expensive. Beautiful and graceful to watch. At the moment I carry out repairs and DCC conversions for 2 model railway retailers on the Island of Ireland. I sell American trains and some continental stuff plus if anyone wants to trade in models for new ones that is welcomed.

Model railways, Repairs and DCC

The Train Man.