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Would also be interested in a kit, especially since I had my hands on a very rare O gauge 071 kit on Wednesday night and would dearly kill for one! Know a few others who would be potentially interested if it was up to scratch too...

I'd imagine it will be needed due to weight restrictions on 201s. I'm sure they'll want 216 as flexible as possible and fit TPWS.

It looks like a 111 will be hired for parts of the Northern tour though which is good news!

Pic of 8113 going into grand Hibernian livery doing the rounds. Looks similar to the Northern Belle livery on the 57s across the water. Genuine does anyone know? Edit; tis a photoshop. Ah well.

Nope! I warned you all at the start of the thread, don't come crying to me now if you're faced with a lock of the bank account and a weekend sleeping on the sofa

Quite like the seats on the ICRs, nice and comfy and line up with the windows. Engine noise isn't too bad considering it's a DMU. Streets ahead of a voyager for instance. The line to Wexford is a joke speed wise mind you.

Yes please!

It's up to the person how he/she spends their money. If they didn't have it they wouldn't spend it. There are more expensive hobbies out there, classic car restoration for example. You can have fun with a set for 60 quid if that's all you can do. I do feel a tad uncomfortable about the topic as how people spend their money to acquire their collections is ultimately their business and may not want attention drawn to it. However, I'll leave it open for now if the discussion takes a sensible route. I certainly don't want to think about what I've spent over the years personally!

Works for me...

Great edition as always. Really enjoyed the GNRI VS conversion from a Hornby Schools by Colm Flanagan. This GNRI steam is really starting to appeal..... Maybe when the soldering skills become more refined I'll be plumping for the SSM kit.

Some nice Irish steam from this pic onwards

Their Northern Belle and their VOSE are umber and cream a la traditional Pullman trains. Their Royal Scotsman is maroon.

Some classic footage including a 121 running bonnet first at the start of this cine video of Raheny in the 60s

A couple of shots of 233 on the 14:00 Dublin - Cork train today at d'local station on my flickr 233 Clondalkin/Fonthill by franburke, on Flickr

Excellent first post Vlak and welcome to the forum! I'm sure we all love getting technical insights like that so feel free to keep them coming.

A driver based in Heuston has mentioned the carriage shed there. The train won't use all 11 coaches, some will be kept as spares. Only one EGV is a bit of a schoolboy error though.

There will be an observation car. I'm willing to bet that the picture used is from their Royal Scotsman stock.

Congrats Noel! Best of luck with the new build. Wait till the new lady see's the bill for all those DCC chips though!

Sounds like it'll be a great read, looking forward to it!

Colour me jealous! Always had a soft spot for the LRC. Great stuff!

I wouldn't call that useless, I'd call that perfectly normal!

I believe the statement concerning the financial status of Silver Fox was made by a junior member which was quickly pointed out as out of order by a mod and then retracted by the poster.

Gents a mod has asked for the bitchy element of the the discussion to end. To paraphrase Dave "You pay your money, you make your choices". We can leave the thread open for constructive feedback and a discussion about the Ds, but should the tone continue we will have to lock it. Thanks.

Very nice Eoin!

CIE proposed to build six twin engined sulzer locomotives in 1948. The engines themselves were built by vickers armstrong but instead were used in the B class after a period of storage http://www.derbysulzers.com/cie.html