Midland Man

4 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

OK, boys'n'girls; what exactly is THIS, and where? Found in a newly-unearthed packet of negatives among Senior's stuff.

 

Lovely photo is it a DSER loco at grand canal?

Looks amazing. Does look a scene from Sligo engine shed. Looking forward to what both of you build in the future.

Probably park royals or craven as both  coaches were used the same era as the A class so IRM could probably make  a loco , coach bundle. 461 would make a cool loco as it goes across many eras as well as its unique inside cylinders.If they did a preserved  steam engine it would sell very well in my mind.

1 hour ago, bufferstop said:

 

If you zoom in on this  aerial photo from 1955, you can see the trackbed of the Clifden branch from the station across Forster Street, into the cutting and open tunnel mouth under Prospect Hill, across the Corrib, and all the way down through Newcastle and Dangan. The embankment to and the bridge across Forster Street  appear to be gone, as well as the Corrib bridge, but the rest looks intact.

It's astonishing to see the size of Galway, and the extent of its rural hinterland compared to today.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000731587/HierarchyTree

  Galway would make an excellent L shaped layout but would have to be VERY BIG.

Mullingar greenway is quite a nice cycle. The only incline is from Mullingar to Castletown witch is quite modest 

MM 

LOOKS CLASS

On 16/8/2021 at 4:32 PM, J-Mo Arts said:

Here is the finished piece:

 

 

Putting my Decauville alongside shows how dinky the monorail is. I think on my 2nd one I'll make it bigger, my excuse for the size of this one is that it's a demonstration/fair model. I'll also work on the wheels as this one unfortunately is too tight to run. 

 

The weatherboard is a bit too low, but I really like the loco and I'm definitely going to make some working stock for the system. 

Thanks for reading, any and all comments are welcome 

looks amazing blue looks amazing on it.

Love the front cover. It looks amazing it keeps the style of the original book [Rails to Achill] which I like quite a lot.

13 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

"You're having your BREAK? Get that stuff loaded in the van NOW or I'll tell PJ where you're hiding!"

H C Casserley arrives at Dugort to take photographs of the last steam engine at Dugort Harbour, the same day a week-old B141 arrives on a trial run.

 

"I feel a right eejit holding this flag up - have ye not got your picture now?"

"Not every day we've the last steam engine and the first diesel into Dugort! Stand still..."

"Paddy, would you ever get off your behind and move that trolley, it's in the picture".....

Amazing photo's. Is 195 RTR or a Kit?

wonder who this person is @jhb171achill any ideas 

Lovely photos by the way 

sounds interesting looking forward  

Looks great Track looks amazing 

3 hours ago, David Holman said:

Fabulous photos of the Swilly. What an extraordinary railway it was.

agreed I always feel like it gets overshadowed by the CDR which is a disappointment.

2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

What makes you think that, may I ask? 

remind me of a couple of photos from Dr EM Patterson's book on the lough swilly railway but relooking at the boiler its probably not 

29 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Going back to the theme of this thread, any guesses where this might be?

(H C A Beaumont collection)

lough swilly railway 

lovely little model. 

7 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Did theJ15's have oil burners?
Would live to see a pic

images of oil burning engines i found on google quite a lot of engines were changed like 2-6-0 moguls and 4-4-0 engines

link to topic on the matter 

23 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

The loco needs a coat of paint! Next time I'm down there, maybe..........!

agreed

The carriages look amazing 

I hope no one has said this but Mill Hill east is a good example of a interesting kind of like  Stourbridge town. Has quite an interesting history 

 City of Turo in black although not in any way realistic is still a beautiful livery [even if it was only painted on one side] at the end of the day the owner makes the decision what paint goes on his or hers engine.

looks amazing 

I have to say this is class. Keep it up

I believe they are E4s.(may be wrong)

33 minutes ago, Wexford70 said:

Wonder what it was doing in Wexford unless working Wexford to Rosslare for ferry traffic?

 

4-4-0s/0-6-0s would have ruled the rails around there back then. like many have said they were used on branch lines mainly around limerick.

MM

Lovely stuff.

Although my favorite Midland 0-6-0 would be a MGWR B or H class the L/LM were really good engines and were the power horses around Sligo and Galway. You have a proper trio of Midland engines. All amazing made by a certain profesional modeler.

MM

It looks amazing. Can not wait to see this place opened. It will be a great attraction. lovely scenery