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12 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:
A general trunk system would place too much strain on IRM's fulfillment centre, if I recall correctly.
However, I can't see a trunk service solely for non-EU and non-UK customers being that much of an issue.
Depending on the height, it probably wouldn't even take a full rack in the warehouse.
Interestingly enough I was told by former Hattons hierarchy that one of their biggest regrets was setting up the trunk service as it was very difficult to manage and ultimately lost them money.
It's a no from us, I'm afraid!
Cheers!
Fran
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12 hours ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:
I am also fully sure the lads wouldn't do that Derek, a simple mistake could happen in a warehouse situation, it's a pity that you don't have any satisfaction with it, I'm baffled as to the reason.
Just for clarity here, any returned model goes to a different address than where the new models are dispatched from. If something is broken, we wouldn't just send it back out. We would replace with the borked model going straight back to Murphy Models who will either refund us or replace with a new model for our stocks.
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Hi George,
In response to your query on Facebook, and I will put 2 and 2 together here to solve the riddle of the query above that it is pertaining to the same query, the Banana Vans are currently stuck in customs on this side and we are doing everything we can to get them out of customs so we can post them out to European customers including here in Ireland.
If you have any further queries please feel free to contact us direct and we will get you the quickest and most accurate answers for all things IRM and Accurascale.
Cheers!
Fran
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With our Bulleid Open wagons on the high seas, and the very recent news that our Bulleid flats are about to depart the factory too, it's time to announce our next star of "Project Bulleid" for IRM; The grain wagons!
Under the tenure of Oliver Bulleid as the company’s Chief Mechanical Engineer, Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) embarked on a programme of rolling stock renewal beginning in the early 1950s, centred around Bulleid’s patented triangulated underframe construction.Goods vehicles of several types were based on a standard two-axle chassis with a 10ft wheelbase and an intensive production programme commenced at Inchicore Works, with up to 12 wagons being outshopped every week.Among the more distinctive wagon types to appear was a series of bulk grain hoppers developed from the H Van design, which was also being constructed during this time. These vehicles had a 12 ton capacity and augmented a fleet of earlier hopper wagons which had been constructed by the Great Southern Railways (GSR) in the 1930s and could be spotted in mixed goods trains throughout the country in the course of conveying grain from collection points such as Ardee, Ballina, Ferns, Monaghan and Wicklow to mills which included Polloxfens at Ballysodare, and the Ranks plants at Clara and Limerick.
Distinguished from standard H Vans by the presence of walkways and manholes on the roof, along with bodyside access ladders and an unloading chute on the underside, 56 of these wagons were produced by Inchicore in 1955. However, the level of traffic called for several standard H Vans to be converted to bulk grain wagons over the coming years, with 29 being reconstructed in 1961 and a further 20 following in 1964.
These vehicles remained in service for two decades, eventually being withdrawn when grain traffic ceased in the mid-1970s, with a number of the wagons being observed awaiting disposal at Drogheda towards the end of the decade. Some wagon bodies were then offered for sale, mostly to farmers who used them for storage and animal housing.As you can see above, this is a model we have been working on for some time as part of our "Project Bulleid" range, with the engineering sample wagon in hand for many months now. Following on from the opens, flats and tankers, this is the fourth of many wagons that sit on this chassis, and also give a preview to a future release...We're offering three different triple packs over two liveries for these wagons, with a price of €89.95 per pack, with our famed 10% discount when you buy two or more packs. Delivery will be in Q4 of 2024.Pre-order for no money down below!Pre-Order Your CIE Grain Wagon Here
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Accurascale launches an industry first initiative to go green and offer FREE carbon-neutral shipping on ALL orders.
In line with Earth Month in April 2024, when environmental issues take centre stage, we looked at how we can further improve ourselves and our processes, to grow as a company, while also thinking about our environment.
We already offer 100% recyclable boxes and packaging, but we wanted to do more. Therefore, we’ve joined forces with a global effort of businesses to offset the carbon footprint of commerce.What does that mean?
It means that every order placed with Accurascale direct will contribute (at no extra cost to the customer!) to groundbreaking carbon removal projects along with offering carbon-neutral shipping on all orders.
How does it work?For every order we receive, a formula is used to calculate the estimated shipping emissions, based on those estimates a portion of our revenue goes to carbon removal companies – at no extra cost to you!
We’ve taken the decision to absorb this cost ourselves as we know how important our environment is to us and our customers.
That’s not all! Along with our own climate commitment, you, (our customer) can choose to ‘top up’ our support for ground-breaking carbon removal technologies with every order placed. You can do this at the checkout, where you will have the option of adding a further 20p to your order should you wish. This is completely optional.
One of the many ways Accurascale are continually pushing the boundaries in the model railway industry.Learn More About How It All Works
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50 minutes ago, murphaph said:
Will you be getting more in when they sell out like the mk2d's or is that it?
According to Murphy Models numbers are very tight on these as it was not a large production run, so it would "remain to be seen" to be honest.
Let's see what comes up but we wouldnt hang around waiting if you want one.
Cheers!
Fran
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Hi everyone,
Our production sample rake of our fab new Bulleid open wagons took a trip to the fabulous Borris Railway layout where they were put through their paces. Many thanks to @fergalm1for giving them a run out and sending us on these pics!
Enjoy!
Cheers!
Fran
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Hi folks,
My understanding is that it was 121 class locos, not 141s.
Cheers!
Fran
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We have some exciting news regarding two forthcoming new locomotive releases, so we have combined a mini update regarding our Class 66 and Class 37, detailing when you can expect them on your layout!
Class 66
#As reported elsewhere, production of our Class 66 run 1 is now complete and the majority are on the high seas and due with us in approx. 7 weeks' time.
So, if that's the majority, then what about the rest of the stock?
Well, we can confirm that a limited supply of Accurascale Exclusive 66001 arrived at our warehouse last week! We have enough to cover the pre-orders of this loco, and we shall begin distributing them later this week after our usual checks and packing is complete!Class 37 Run 2With our Class 66 production now complete, our factory are now entering final assembly of the second production run of Class 37s.Due to the huge popularity of both locomotives on pre-order, production has taken a little longer than anticipated. Therefore, 37 production is slated to be complete in mid-May, with them arriving in stock in mid/late July.Look out for an exciting update from another one of our lovely diesel projects, the Class 31, late next week!-
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Hi everyone,
We have just received confirmation that the 141/181s have arrived in Dublin and should be with Murphy Models later this week. We will be getting them in batches, with the first delivery to our warehouse early next week. We will get them out to customers as soon as we can, but will likely begin later next week and will take a number of days to get them out to everyone.
If you have pre-ordered with us for no money down expect to receive an invoice for payment today.
We will of course keep you updated as we progress.
We still have a few left for pre-order but numbers are tight!
https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/murphy-models-class-141-181
Cheers!
Fran
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16 minutes ago, Noel said:
@Warbonnet Fran, a question if you don't mind please and you may be in a position to answer. Have these fab looking Bulleid beet wagons been loading gauge tested so they can run past platform ramps at prototypical platform gaps to track (ie so the hanging door stoppers don't foul platform ramps). This is a problem I encountered with some other kit built beet wagons in the past. Many thanks in advance.
Hi Noel,
The wagons are built to scale drawings and measurements of the real wagons completely. So if your platforms are placed in prototypical distance for an Irish layout you wont have any problems as our wagons are scaled to Irish loading gauge conditions.
Cheers!
Fran
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Hi everyone,
Just to bring you an update on the bogies; our factory is currently making new, correctly spaced sets for us and they should be finished in mid-late May. We will have further updates nearer this date on what you need to do to get your replacement sets, so keep an eye out for updates once we have them.
Cheers!
Fran
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Hi everyone,
We literally have one pack left in stock: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/mark-2-coaches/products/rpsi-set-1
Who's having it?
Cheers!
Fran
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On 22/3/2024 at 11:14 PM, TimO said:
@Warbonnet Are these anchor mounted fuel tanks the same design of tank as the A and B class ones introduced by Briitish Rail and the UK oil companies in the late 1940's but mounted on the Irish Bulleid triangulated chassis rather than the standard British chassis? They look very similar.
Tim
Hi Tim,
Theyre a completely different design as far as I know.
Cheers!
Fran
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19 hours ago, IrishTrainScenes said:
Hi, does anyone know where is the best place to find Northern Ireland Railways / Irish Rail Models? I’m looking for some in OO Gauge.
Many thanks in advance.
Hi there,
Best place to start is here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/
Cheers!
Fran
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53 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:
Quick Question
I expect these are Engineering Samples with a lot of detail to be included just yet? so just wondering before the final cut is made will the 'plate' in between the support cradle be to the top of the supports where the red line is and the supports slimmed down?
The Leaf springs seem a bit Curvy too? Not compressed so load inside?
Also the ladder seem to be over the that support plate when in the real examples they are to the left of it? or are there subtle differences between some wagons?
All me books are packed away at the minute so just going by the photos you supplied.
Hi George,You bring up some good points and have identified some of the areas that will be improved on the finished production models. These will be corrected on the finished models.
Cheers!
Fran
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Irish outline announcements have been coming thick and fast in recent months, and instead of slowing the pace down, we've decided to add another one to the pile with our latest all-new wagon announcement; the CIE fuel oil tanker on the Bulleid triangulated chassis.
Prototype History
With Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) rolling out a series of freight stock throughout the 1950s-1960s based on a standardised triangulated underframe developed by its then-Chief Mechanical Engineer, Oliver Bulleid, attention turned to transportation requirements for the company’s own diesel fuel oil supplies.
A total of 21 tank wagons were constructed at Inchicore during 1956 to augment and replace older types then in use. These tankers, with an 11-ton capacity, were a common sight throughout the network, conveying diesel from the importation point at Dublin Port to locomotive depots of all sizes, as well as occupying sidings at stations to supply CIE’s fleet of road vehicles in those localities. The wagons were frequently transported to and from these locations within mixed goods trains of the time.
These tank wagons provided the backbone for this traffic across three decades, but the move to continuously-braked goods trains and the associated improvement they offered to the safe handling of flammable liquids resulted in them being displaced by vacuum-braked tankers towards the end of the 1970s. It was not quite the end of their story, however, with the tank bodies and main underframe sections going on to find further use installed upon newer vacuum-braked wagons to convey water as part of the CIÉ/Irish Rail weedspray train, remaining in use until the early 2020s.
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Tooled as part of our Bulleid triangulated underframe project, our CIE fuel oil tanker wagon is the third model of our latest wagon series and an essential part of both mixed goods trains of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Perfect for both mixed goods trains, fuel transfer trains and also any Irish locomotive depot or CIE bus or road haulage depot sidings, our high quality tooling features a wealth of etched metal and high quality injection moulded plastic construction.
Easily convertible into 21mm gauge and complete with separate brake gear, intricate fuel filler cap detail, brass bearing cups for excellent running capabilities and sprung buffers, these wagons will be some of our most detailed wagons to date.
Priced at €89.95 for a single triple pack, production delivery is slated for Q3 of 2024 with decorated samples due in the coming months. Production quantities will be limited, so make sure you get your pre-order in soon to avoid disappointment.
Pre-order via the link below.
Pre-Order Your CIE Fuel Oil Triple Pack By Clicking Here!
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Hi folks,
That's correct, unfortunately due to other commitments we cannot make Bangor this year I'm afraid!
We will still have a small announcement tomorrow ahead of the show, so watch this space!
Cheers!
Fran
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12 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:
Brilliant, thank you!
And, did RV496 only run Coastal Tours, or did it also run regular routes?
So, if one were to buy an extra RV496, could they slap their own destination scroll on the front?
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Hi Kevin,
RV496 worked regular routes out of Donnybrook Garage, again mostly 14A in this livery as it was on the boards to do an early morning stint on this route before taking up coastal tour duty for the day. If you look in places like Flickr you will see that both buses worked a variety of Donnybrook services including Xpresso routes.
Cheers!
Fran
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8 hours ago, Georgeconna said:
Interesting post about the Colour used on the Blue striped one NIR, I am not expert on these for sure but was there a later darker blue used?
Colin's post querying this has not been answered as of yet, but the UK lads Querying the UK outline ones have?
Mark 2b, By Accurascale and IRM! - Page 42 - Accurascale / Irish Railway Models - RMweb
No news on the Bogies issue either? all gone quiet, CNY ended on the 26th of Feb.
Hi George,
Greetings from London where we’re recovering from the Alexandra Palace show. It’s been one busy weekend for us with a record attendance at the show, including some familiar faces from our side of the pond.
The NIR we believe to have correct following our research and looking at photos too. I cannot vouch for Murphy Models loco colours as we never researched colours for Class 111 locomotives.
As for bogies, this is still being sorted with the factory and we will bring news as when we have it. Despite Chinese new year being over, a factory cannot just blast out an order for new bogies in a week or two. It has to be confirmed, slotted into production schedules, packaging designed and created and shipped. We appreciate the patience as we work to resolve the issue.
Cheers!
Fran
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Following on from the news about the completed production of our Bulleid corrugated open wagons yesterday, we can now unveil he decorated samples of our flat wagons!
Based around the same chassis as the corrugated opens, it's the second on a series of wagons which we will produce that featured this innovate style of triangulated chassis arrangement.
As you can see, we have received samples of both the purpose built flats, and the Permanent Way Department (PWD) flat which was converted from redundant H Vans.
These wagons are now in production and will follow the open wagons into stock, arriving on time in Q3 2024 as per our launch announcement. Priced at just €89.95 per triple pack, and with our usual great value of 10% off when you order two or more packs, and free postage and packaging around Ireland and 3% cashback with our loyalty points, they make perfect sense for your authentic mixed coupled goods trains of the CIE golden era.
Place your pre-order below!
Pre-Order Bulleid Flat Wagons
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When it comes to newly announced models, you read delivery dates and sometimes take them with a pinch of salt. So often are the anticipated delivery dates missed it can be disappointing. Indeed, we have been guilty of it in the past.
However, how about a new model arriving in stock AHEAD of schedule?
Well, that's what our Bulleid open wagons are about to do, as production is now complete on these models, and very nice they look too!
Check out the production models below, which we also showed at the recent Model Rail Scotland show last month.
Originally launched at the last Dublin show back in October 2023, we had envisaged a delivery date of Q3 of 2024. However, progress has been swift and efficient, that they will now land in Q2 of 2024, likely late May.
Fancy some? Make sure you get your order in by clicking the link below! riced at €89.95 per triple pack, and 10% off when you buy two packs or more and free postage and packaging in Ireland, the quintessential CIE open wagon is superb value for money too.
PRE-ORDER YOU BULLEID OPEN WAGONS HERE
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Thank you! Thank you to everyone who took the time out to vote in the 2023 Model Rail magazine Awards. We are absolutely blown away by the results and the votes you gave us across each category, in what must be our best performance in an awards to date (and we didn't think that we could possibly improve on 2022!)
We somehow managed to take gold in ALL the OO gauge categories!
Not only that, but we were also named as both the OO Gauge Manufacturer of The Year, and the Overall Manufacturer of The Year!
We are absolutely blown away buy these results, and cannot thank you enough for your support, custom and votes! You make it all possible for us to bring our fresh approach to the model railways. It is great recognition for our team who put everything they've got into each model we produce.
Let's have a look at the models you voted for as your models of the year...
OO Gauge Steam Locomotive of The Year - 78xx Manor
Our first steam locomotive has gone down a treat since it arrived last year, and has proven to be a big hit with modellers as it takes its first "Locomotive of The Year" crown.
We're delighted with the love our Manor has received, and have been asked about what locos will be starring in run 2 already, as modellers look to add to their fleet! We will have news on that soon, but in the meantime we still have some locos from the first run you can pick up, either from your local stockist or directly from us too.
OO Gauge Diesel/Electric Locomotive of The Year - Class 37
Another locomotive which impressed has been our hugely successful and much loved Class 37. A locomotive that was massively anticipated since we first announced it all the way back in late 2019, it was a pleasure to deliver the simply massive production run in 2023 in several batches.
Pretty much sold out at all retailers, we have a handful of two running numbers left in stock.
Our technical marvel, the Class 92 with its DCC raising and lowering pantographs was also in the running, picking up the bronze award!
We are now down to the very last of these beautiful Dysons, including the Limited Edition "Bart The Engine" in unique Stobart Rail livery.
OO Gauge Coach Of The Year - Mark 5
Our Caledonian Sleeper and TPE Mark 5 coaches arrived with us just over a year ago, and took top spot in the "OO Coach of the Year" category, much to our delight!
We have been persistently asked for a second production run of these, particularly the Sleeper sets. Would you like to see another production run of them?
OO Gauge Wagon Of The Year - FNA-D
Our FNA-D nuclear flask wagons picked up their second award in the OO Gauge Wagon of the Year category, after previously winning the Hornby Magazine award last October. We still have some available, but packs A and B are long sold out, with C about the go the same way.
Grab yours via your stockist or direct via our website!
Browse Our In Stock, Award Winning Models Right Here!
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Hi everyone,
We are sorting this out with the factory. Ongoing...
We have also done a formation guide similar to our IR/IE Mark 2 coaches for the Enterprise Mark 2s over different eras for some added inspiration!
Cheers!
Fran
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#As reported elsewhere, production of our Class 66 run 1 is now complete and the majority are on the high seas and due with us in approx. 7 weeks' time.
New Announcement - Hosanna Is A H Van
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We certainly alluded that the humble H Van was in our future in our launch of the Grain Wagons, and now we can reveal our model of the standard CIE goods van, here in fitted form!
History
The programme of rolling stock production undertaken by Oliver Bulleid during his time as Chief Mechanical Engineer at Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) in the 1950s contained a number of now-iconic vehicles, among them being the humble H Van. With a 10ft wheelbase and 12-ton capacity, these unassuming vans became CIÉ’s standard covered wagon and they found their way to every point of the Irish railway network during their time in service, present in long rakes or mixed trains in larger yards and in smaller groups or singly in sidings and goods sheds right across the island.
In addition to over 1,300 H Vans constructed with hand brakes only, in 1953 Inchicore Works outshopped 219 wagons with vacuum brakes, with a further 99 H Vans being retro-fitted with vacuum braking between 1961 and 192. These wagons were distinguishable by the presence of brake wheels rather than the usual levers found on unfitted stock, and in most cases by the presence of “Vac Brake” wording on the body sides.
While commonly found running in unfitted trains with standard H vans and other wagons, where the vacuum equipment was not utilised, these vehicles could also be attached to passenger and mail trains to convey mailbags, parcels and other time-sensitive loads.
As with most other stock aimed at wagonload operations, these vehicles continued to ply their trade with CIÉ until the latter half of the 1970s, when more modern bogie stock was introduced and the network was optimised for trainload liner operations. Many of these vehicles were transported to CIÉ’s scrapyard at Mullingar upon withdrawal, where they were subsequently disposed of.
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