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Irish Railway Models IRM1116-036 - OO gauge - Coras Impair Eireann/Irish Rail A/001 Class Diesel- Estimate £80 - £120 at time of writing £80 Irish Railway Models OO gauge CIE/Irish Rail Ballast Hopper Wagons (3 pack) IRM1040-IR-A (350g) W Estimate £16 - £30 at time of writing £16 I suggest the prices on estimate are more akin to what they might expect for a piece of everyday Hornby EDIT>>>>> Missed this one first time round. CIE Irish Rail A001 in Silver IRM 1 100 A1 Tested Runner with bi-directional lights - an IRISH RAILWAY MODELS LOCOMOTIVE in a wooden presentation box Estimate £80 - £120 at time of writing £85 OH S#!t.....There's more Murphy Models OO gauge Class 121 Diesel Locomotive MM0134 IE Logo Estimate £80 - £120 at time of writing £80 3 Boxed OO gauge Irish Railway Models Tara Mines Bogie Ore twin packs Estimate £50 - £80 at time of writing £50 Irish Railway Models OO gauge - CIE/IR 42' Flat - Guinness Kegs Twin Packs E and F Estimate £30 - £60 at time of writing £65

One hopes he was in the Operators seat and not the Drivers seat at the time.

I had not seen that previous post. Nothings new though.

Right then you have your new shiny Cement Bubbles and want to weather them, (But baulk at the thought of damaging them after how much they cost) Well a simple (Non permanent) and cheap way presents itself.......................... Tooth paste (Slurry) mixed with Chalk (Or Talcum) Powder. It will set hard, But still wash off if you want too.

Seller also has some Murphy coaches.

Hence my point of being able to get to 16 mainland locations within an hours drive from home (according to google maps) for only minimal fuel costs.

But the Rail tour is several days and starts near where you get off the plane/ferry or has good transport links to them. We will travel if the perceived value is worth it, but a long trip for a single day on a historic line does not equate to the same Which is why I said " It's not that those in the UK are not interested in Irish historic railways " You also mentioned Steam trips abroad, E.g. Italy So yes Italians = Obviously Austrians, Germans Czechs , OK comparatively close and drivable but continental rail fares are so cheap why bother. Aussies and Poms, Like I said for a longer rail tour event they will travel (I presume this was an organised event over several days travel) The "value" is there. And Italy is also a holiday destination so some may stay on at the end. The point I was trying to make was particularly about the historic lines and museums in Ireland being compared to similar in the UK mainland.

The above posts have gone on about location and population in those areas, But I think some of you miss the point that those locations are holiday destinations or have good transport links. Wales is only in most cases only 2 or 3 hours drive away from England. Any thoughts that Ireland is that same 2 or 3 hours drive, A 2 hour ferry crossing plus the 1hr check in beforehand and then guess what. Another couple of hours drive to get to the location. It's not that those in the UK are not interested in Irish historic railways, It's just the practicalities of getting there easily are not viable. Especially as most do day trips to locations on the Mainland. Off the top of my head I can legally get to at least 10 mainland locations within an hours drive from home (according to google maps) for only minimal fuel costs. Anywhere in Ireland is 3 days 2 nights and a ferry fare. After checking I got that number to 16

A few bit of Irish interest, At auction !9/06/2025 Cork Blackrock and Passage Mounted Coat of Arms Office Stamps Handlamp GNR (I) Mounted Coat of Arms GNR (I) + Clocher Valley Mounted Coat of Arms MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND Mounted Coat of Arms Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway Co mounted coat of arm County Donegal Railway poster "DONEGAL HORSE RACES SEPTEMBER 18TH 1935" Dubious on this one Quantity of Narrow Gauge Coach drawings LMS NCC Narrow Gauge 18" x 10" Loco & Carriage Works Belfast or Dundalk (8), LMS NCC goods brake van 8"x 6" (2), County Donegal Railway Wagons and Coaches 15" x 8" stamped GNRI Drawing Office Dundalk (39)

A walking horse has been done in 00 before. Isle of Man, Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, Think it was Simon? Hamlyn, His Dad made Clip Clop sounds with a couple of coconut shells. The tram was motorised but the leading axle was internally cranked, with thin wires then protruding forwards to the hinged horses legs. I know I have copies of the photos somewhere.

As far as I read re the take over (And like @Colin R I also got a copy of the email) It's only all the 3mm range that is so far spoken for (By the 3mm society). He is in discussions with others re the 4mm narrow gauge stuff. Might be worth someone getting in touch with the 7mm society to find out if they have heard anything and more crucially what they may plan on doing.

Surprised it's only 3.

Ok But where do you insert the batteries.

And 3 days later Euro jumps, dollar swoons as Trump relents on EU tariff threat Wonder how much he got paid this time to "Change his mind!" I have always said that the reason anybody go's into politics is for the money, But I have never seen anyone so blatant about it before.