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Possibly a train pack? Similar to the old Hornby Irish pack with a 040 in the flying snail, a coal wagon, van and tanker, but updated with a new tooled 90, Bulied Open, H and Tanker. I can dream on but it would be pretty special and ambitious! But id be confident enough to put money on a steamer. The question is big mainline steam or a smaller shunter? As I am apparently now a Cork railway modeller after acquiring Bantry, I'm gonna say the obligatory Bandon Tank

The Bantry revival is coming along, slowly as I am doing it solo, but it's getting done! Small bits of damage here and there, but thankfully less than I had expected. One of the edges seemed to have taken a minor knock and cause the rail to sit proud of its mirror, managed to get the alignment plate shimmed with a small piece of plasticard and that seems to have solved it. If not, I will have to lift that piece and relay it. But so far so good. Last bit of clear out to be done tomorrow, then the final Bantry board to go up, the I'm onto building the permanent extension that will remain in situ whenever bantry goes for a jaunt.

Black'N'Tan HST set Most ambitious crossover of Irish and British outline

Thanks a mil Leslie, Unfortunately with work and life commitments this year, I won't get a chance to get to a show for a look, let alone exhibit a layout. 2026 season is the earliest I'll be able to show it (all going to plan anyway)

Will it be Live Steamed?*

My pleasure. Couldn't see it go to waste! When it's up and running, if you ever find yourself near meath with a few spare hours, let me know and we can get some of your lovely and appropriate stock running on Bantry

Not on my end Patrick, have to say Mick (and his wife) and the courier did 99% of the work, all credit to them, I just handed over the money and helped unload the van!

So I am the man who bought the wonderful Bantry layout from @Mike 84C. This will replace my existing large layout which stalled from the usual doubt and constant redesigns. It will be built around, having a permanent scenic section and fiddle yard, but allowing Bantry to be removable, but the Bantry boards will remain removable along with its Fiddle Yard. Hopefully after a fettling in period, learning the operations and a good play, I want to take it to the 2026 exhibition circuit, hence the removable element of the plan. Photographed here fresh off the couriers van waiting to be unpacked and assembled

Just got my order of H and bulk Grains, they look great! Can't wait to run them! Thanks lads!

Hi Mike, I may have the space to take it on, you okay if I PM you?

That pun was a bit crude

Looks great! Thanks for the photos and info, Must book a trip for a look!

Would it be? The Luas line is signalled and controlled by traffic lights at crossings, so I would assume it could travel at relatively similar speeds to the standard LUAS. Though the weight and stopping time might mean a slower speed is required As for the loading gauge, could the standard lorry tankers be placed onto essentially flats and used that way? The tramway is about the correct width of a standard road lane if I'm not mistaken? It's not that deep, just musing over returning rail transport to the brewery on a otherwise boring trip! It is a shame, I've often wondered how different it would have been had it been a true narrow gauge line like Donegal, freight and passenger trains snaking through the city centre would have made for more interesting watching. Though drivers may disagree

Bit of a funny What if, My work brings me on the Luas, when I'm on the Red Line, it passes by Guinness Brewery, right down to the Point, would it be a mad possibility for them to take a small siding into the Brewery and extend the line from the Point across to the Port? Granted the line is busy during the day, but after midnight and before 6am. It would help facilitate Guinness transfers to the Port, freeing Lorries from city centre traffic after the Quays traffic changes, the infrastructure is 90% there, there's even a unused siding at the point that could be brought across the road relatively easily. Infrastructure that is unused for 6 hours a day will be utalised. Is there any reason this wouldn't be feasible? Possibly even have a spur into North wall for heavy rail transfers Just a thought exercise for fun!

Not usually my area, but Eagle in Delivery Maroon preordered, no harm in NIR making an occasional cameo on my layout (whenever it's finished)

Turf burner, Fintona Horse, an Opel Kadett on train wheels, that one obscure potato powered steamer that ran somewhere in the Midlands for a day back in the late 1800s (missed a wide open goal on that one), the list goes on. But as a serious aside, being on the apparent younger side of the modellers, for me it's the variety of days gone by, I may have never seen a 141/181 pulling a fullen laden rake of Bullieds during Beet season, nor an A class pulling a rake of tankers, but it's the variety that we frankly don't get nowadays that draws me to that stuff. I may end up ordering an ICR yet, depending on what the announcements are like, I've only so much disposable income unfortunately, but I do like to support you lads wherever possible , I don't think I've missed any new tooled stuff from ye bar the Mk2a and ICR. But I do hope the ICR sales pick up for ye

Just had notification of shipping, happy days!

A knob of Garlic butter goes a long way I hear

In Fairness to Rails, anytime I've ordered anything, they've been prompt about getting it sorted and out, I'm sure this is a massive undertaking for them, and kudos to them for it, we've waited nearly 2 years for these. What's a couple more weeks in the grand scheme of things? Besides if all we're worried about is our model coaching stock being a bit late, we have it pretty easy all things considered! I'm sure this time next month we'll be enjoying our new shiny coaches and worrying about the Park Royals next

Invoice received and paid, no issues, have the B&T van in there as well, odd that it's not appearing for some though

As far as I'm aware the run sold out. But keep your eye on Rails website, there may be cancelled orders stock relisted after the preorders are shipped

Depending on how you feel about soldering, I would do it as per the below image, just cut away at the webbing between the ties and solder the inner two rails to the outer two. More reliable running, you're not relying on the contact between the blades and rail to carry power, any bit of dirt or play in the blades isn't going to cause a cut. If you wanted to be absolutely sure, you could also solder the two small pieces of rail (marked blue) but I don't think it's necessary once you've got a solid connection between the point and the next piece of track, you could potentially solder at the fishplates either

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/fuel-oil-and-tank-wagons/products/cie-diesel-fuel-oil-tank-wagon-black-pack-1 Looks like some released into stock for anyone who missed out

Fairly obscure station when there's no page two of a Google image result the station seemed to have lived a fairly short life! Should be a good one to build! Enjoy!