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  1. Would this article be of any use to you? DSERetc
  2. Could it be 186 on the Down line passing under Corbawn Lane, Shankill, Co Dublin, with the new Shankill Station {opened 10 June 1977) in the background before the DART upgrade? The date could possibly be 23/9/1978, there were three return trips Dublin - Bray ( Page 40 Steams Silver Lining, Joe Cassells) regards DSERetc
  3. Re,   Railtec and 7mm CIE Transfers

    During the Guage O meeting in the Irish Model Railway society in Dorset Street in Dublin in November,  I spoke to Tony Mirolo about the possibility of Steve in Railtec producing 7mm  CIE transfers,

    I have just noticed that some are now available on the Railtec website, if you are still interest

    Best wishes

    Eddie

    1. Galteemore

      Galteemore

      Thanks Eddie - much appreciated! David 

  4. I wonder if it would be possible to get a sound chip, not for the locomotives or rolling stock, but for the yard itself to make it a bit more authentic? In Last train to Barrack Street at about 13.35 there is a view of St Joseph's Church and Monastery which is just across the road from Barrack St Yard. In the years before it closed, the predominant sound coming from the yard was the siren from the gantry as it moved up and down the yard loading and unloading containers on and off the train underneath it. However, in the days of steam engines and loose coupled four wheeled wagons, the sounds were quite different. As trains arrived in from different parts of the country they were 'broken up'. The wagons were uncoupled and loose shunted into the different sidings to wait until they were unloaded. The shunter(s) uncoupled and coupled the wagons with a shunting pole and ran beside the moving wagons, using the hand brake on the wagons to control the speed until they bumped into the wagons already in the siding with a clanging of the buffers. The shunters changed the points and told the drivers where to put the wagons. The engine drivers would always give a short whistle before they would move forwards or backwards. In the evenings, until about 2.00 am, wagons from the different sidings were assembled into trains and departed. Then there was about a two-hour break until about 4.00 am when trains began to arrive, and the shunting would begin again. Another sound coming from the yard then, was the language of the shunters, especially on a cold wet winter's night. For many years the monastery across the road was a Novitiate House and young novices, some fresh in from the country, were living on the top floor of the house, overlooking the goods yard and their tender ears were assailed by this language. According to the Monastery folklore, after one very cold wet night, the priest in charge of the novices went across the road to complain to the yard foreman, who responded "I have to agree with you, Father, the bl***y language is f**king awful!"
  5. A retired UK customs man told me the following story. I have not been able to verify it from independent sources. Before the non-stop Enterprise service began between Belfast and Dublin, all customs examinations were done at the border at Goraghwood and Dundalk, often causing delays. When the non-stop Enterprise service started, two customs men travelled on the train and did an examination of the passengers luggage on the way up to Dublin in the morning and another examination on the way down to Belfast in the evening. They had the afternoon free in Dublin. However very soon the Bosses in the Customs realised that this was not a very economic use of manpower. The decision was made to have the bags examined on tables in the station when the train arrived in Belfast. Not wishing to lose the cushy Enterprise duty, the customs men decided that they would work to rule and thoroughly examine every single bag of every single passenger so that there would be such an outcry of protest from the public that they would get back on the train. After one month they gave up their work to rule. Not one word of protest had been sent in. The customs examination remained on tables in the station. DSERetc
  6. There is a 25 ton brake van in Downpatrick, NCC 33(UT-NIR 2033). Did it or its type ever run south of the border? It is similar to an LMS - BR type of brake van with the chassis longer than the bodywork. DSERetc
  7. C Could someone who is knows about steam locomotive valve gear, identify what is on the Bassett-Lowke CIE Woolwich 2-6-0? Is it Stephenson's, Walschaert's, Caprotti, Bulleid's or Franklin's? The same valve gear is on all the Bassett-Lowke 2-6-0s. The other B-L locomotives seem to have Walschaert's gears as on the originals. It seems to me that it is an in-house Bassett-Lowke gear and that it takes away from an otherwise very good model. What do you think? I was about to buy one that was in Mark's Models window about the year 2000. DSERetc
  8. A by the way! The RPSI had a 40th anniversary dinner in the Railway Gallery of the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum on the 4th October 2004. Instead of being numbered, the tables were designated by the initials of different railway companies in Ireland. There were some very important guests invited, a few of whom did not have a very detailed knowledge of Irish railway history. I was sitting beside one of these guests. We were sitting at the Midland Railway. Northern Counties Committee table. During a pause in the general conversation, he leaned over to me and asked me "Who was Mister NCC? DSERetc
  9. derek, What era are you running in? Is it the mid 1970s? Are you running north over the border? Perhaps you are running too fast through the Goraghwood de-railing loop. I think that there was a 10mph restriction on it. DSERetc
  10. Work is progressing, preparing the site of the new railway and bus station or 'Transportation Hub' to be called Weavers Cross, on the site of the former Grosvenor Road Goods Yard. The sheet piling is being used in the construction of a new culvert for the Blackstaff River which runs through the site. The bus depot has been moved towards the West Link motorway and the two canvas buildings are temporary bus maintenance sheds. The Royal Victoria Hospital can be seen in the distance. The U shaped roof is the Great Victoria Street Railway Station. This part of the project is only preparing the site. Eventually, the present station will be demolished and the 'BOYNE BRIDGE' removed, although this is being opposed in some quarters. There is more information on the Weavers Cross Web Site. DSERetc
  11. 80 Class passing the buttress arches and stone arch bridge at Bray Head. DSERetc
  12. North bound (Down) Enterprise entering Dundalk, passing the Enniskillen bay platform in 1970s?. . Locomotive pushing at the 'Dublin ' end of the train. GNRI 1901 Q class 131 with a 1948 U type tender on the plinth DSERetc .
  13. CORRECTIONS: J15 131 adapted from a LIMA 4F AEC Railcar sides from JEREMY CLEMENTS and the fronts and roof from ANDY CROCKART DSREetc
  14. Some new arrivals at Guage O Castletown. Three adaptions of Leinster Models LMS coach body shells. 1. GNRI No. 114 L13 Brake/3rd See page 73 The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) by Norman Johnston. 2. GNRI No. 75 K15 Open Third Page 24 3. GNRI No 30 F16 Side Corridor Composite. Page 57 New coaches with GNR(I) PP No. 25. CIE J15 No. 131 'adapted' from Lima F8 131 with 6 wheel coaches CIE AEC Railcars Sides from Jeromy Clements, Front and Roof from Andy Crockhart. AEC railcars with Buffet Car DSERetc
  15. Sheep in 1937 Sometimes things don't change Sheep at Ballinderry and Belfast to Coleraine Train summer 1994 DSERetc
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