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Model railways are sometimes about those little extra bits of detail, right? One of the most important aspects have a crew for your locomotives. Locomotives need drivers, right? So, we have teamed up with the guys at Modelu to create a fully authentic, 3D scanned driver and second man for our locomotives, beginning with the Deltic! Earlier this year we scanned our subjects, who were to be immortalised in plastic forevermore. Dressing them in authentic BR attire for the occasion, including the standard issue rich tea biscuit. (We did begin with a hobnob, but upon researching our biscuits discovered that they were not a thing before 1985, so we switched. That's the levels of authenticity we go to!) After scanning our crew is then 3D printed in colour to give modellers the perfect crew pairing in plastic which can be easily added to their new Deltic locomotives. Our first release sees the uniform which was standard issue from 1969 for BR drivers and we are currently working on a second pack to cater for drivers who would've driven the Deltics from their introduction until the changeover in the late 1960s. These packs will be made in the UK and available in stock in two weeks time for a price of £9.95 per pack of driver and secondman. Pre-ordering is now open on our website, so you can secure yours here. View the full article

The As got similar tests, as does everything else!

Are you feeling stressed? Fed up with your current work situation and unable to relieve the pressure? Want to smash something about for a living? Well, why not get a job as our product packaging tester! Okay, we're not hiring. But, as you can see from this short video, we like to test our packaging to ensure our models reach you in tiptop condition. This involves repeated pummelling of the plastic shell as seen here, then the same in its card outer box, and finally repeated drop testing. Of course, your hobby can also be a great stress relief, so you could always leave the smashing to us, while you enjoy the contents of the packaging like these magnesite wagons. Order here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/magnesite-wagons 23350090_Magpackagetesting.mp4

Great news! The wait is almost over. Our hotly anticipated Class 55 Deltic locomotives are almost here and ready to enter traffic on your layout. Firstly, we want to thank you all for your continued support and indeed patience over the last 3.5 years since we first announced these English Electric beasts in 00/4mm scale. While we incurred some delays of our own making during development, (a tireless task to get things right) little did we know that a full on global pandemic was going to see the world shut down just over a year later. However, these things are sent to try us, and the ship carrying these beauties is now approaching the port! Current information regarding delivery is that the ship will dock at this weekend (28th/29th May). The containers will then be unloaded and transferred to the warehouse early next week. Following this there will be container breakdown, accepting into stock and QC checks. The final stages will then be picking, packing and posting several of thousand orders. As there are many, many pre-orders to fulfil we estimate it will take 7-10 working days to get them all out there (worst case scenario) and will be done in date order of fully paid up orders. So, you patience while we complete this (and we will go as fast as we can) will be much appreciated. With little stock left, we recommend that you get your name down for one sooner rather than later before they sell out. Place your order here to get your hands on our Deltics! View the full article

Great news! The wait is almost over. Our hotly anticipated Class 55 Deltic locomotives are almost here and ready to enter traffic on your layout. Firstly, we want to thank you all for your continued support and indeed patience over the last 3.5 years since we first announced these English Electric beasts in 00/4mm scale. While we incurred some delays of our own making during development, (a tireless task to get things right) little did we know that a full on global pandemic was going to see the world shut down just over a year later. However, these things are sent to try us, and the ship carrying these beauties is now approaching the port! Current information regarding delivery is that the boat will dock at this weekend (28th/29th May). The containers will then be unloaded and transferred to the warehouse early next week. Following this there will be container breakdown, accepting into stock and QC checks. The final stages will then be picking, packing and posting several of thousand orders. As there are many, many pre-orders to fulfil we estimate it will take 7-10 working days to get them all out there (worst case scenario) and will be done in date order of fully paid up orders. So, you patience while we complete this (and we will go as fast as we can) will be much appreciated. With little stock left, we recommend that you get your name down for one sooner rather than later before they sell out. Place your order here to get your hands on our Deltics! View the full article

Hi Sean, They are the same colour as the ballasts. Cheers! Fran

Morning everyone! Our magnesites are well into production, with final assembly under way. Check out some progress shots below! On schedule to be completed and in stock later this summer! Ordered yours yet? https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/magnesite-wagons Cheers! Fran

Hi everyone, Great news! We recently received decoration samples of the forthcoming magnesite wagons, our latest in our series of CIE built wagons in OO gauge. We have since approved them and production is almost complete, with a delivery of late summer pencilled in. In the meantime, check out the decorated samples below. Each triple packs is priced at €124.99, with a special edition single pack commemorating the very last train priced at €44.94, with 10% off when you buy two packs or more and free postage and packaging for orders to Ireland and the UK when you spend over €50/£50! Order yours right here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/magnesite-wagons Cheers! Fran

What is it about test trains we love so much? Is it the unusual formations? The modified vehicles? The rarity? Or, perhaps it's their eye catching, and even iconic liveries. It is likely all of the above, but when it comes to eye catching liveries, few can compete with the RTC red and blue scheme employed by the legendary Railway Technical Centre (RTC) at Derby. So, when planning out our first run of Mark 2B coaches, the RTC pair was identified and classified as an absolute "no brainer" for an Accurascale Exclusives release. Now we can revealed them in decorated form! History By the mid 1980s growing ‘Sprinterisation’ and electrification had allowed a cascade of newer air-conditioned stock onto secondary and relief services. For the Mk.2b fleet this meant further withdrawals, as well as the mass declassification of the corridor first (FK) vehicles. In 1987, two recently retired examples were transferred to the Mechanical & Electric Engineer at Derby for use as brake force runners, the pair being among the final members of the RTC fleet to gain the iconic red and blue research department colours. They also received “Test Service Vehicle” brandings at the left hand end of the coach and the famous “D of M & EE B.R.B. Technical Centre Derby” lettering at the right hand end of each side. A general increase in test train speeds had required the use of additional non-test coaches to assist in braking the various track evaluation and research formations and the newly renumbered ADB 977528 (ex-13484) and ADB 977529 (ex-13487) – both basically unchanged other than their exterior revamp – visited almost all corners of the network over the next few years. They were partnered with a range of evaluation vehicles, including ADB 975091 Mentor, ADB 975397 Test Car 2 and RDB 977469 Laboratory 5, and were most often found sandwiched in-between the RTC fleet of Class 47s, Nos. 47971-47976. In 1991 they lost the ‘D of M & EE B.R.B.’ part of their bodyside identification and soldiered on for another year or so before being replaced by other vehicles. Withdrawn around 1993, incredibly both still exist. ADB 977528 moved to Swanwick Junction (Midland Railway Centre) to become staff accommodation for the Class 20 Locomotive Society where it remains to this day, while ADB 977529 joined the North Downs Railway fleet before being sold to the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) who regauged it to 5’3” and returned it to railtour service in their dark green livery renumbered as the 181. The Accurascale Exclusives Model A perfect addition to our rapidly growing "Accurascale Exclusives" range of limited edition models available direct only via the Accurascale website, our RTC Mark 2B pair of coaches follow the same unbeatable museum quality and specification of our new Mark 2B range, including: Highly-detailed OO Gauge / 1:76.2 Scale Models on 16.5mm track Extremely fine exterior rivet detail on roof and coach ends Separately-applied etched metal and high-fidelity plastic parts, including handrails, brake/steam heat pipes, ETH cabling and sockets, footsteps, dummy drophead knuckle coupler, and roof vents Prism Free Glazing Fully-detailed underframe with numerous separate parts, pipe runs and accurate differences between versions The most accurate B4 bogies ever produced, with provision for re-gauging to EM or P4 gauges Blackened RP25.110 profile wheel-sets with 14.4mm back-to-back measurements, and 26mm over pinpoints Different buffers for retracted and non-retracted positions Accurate interiors with characteristic 'winged' headrests, separate metal interior handrails on the brake and corridor vehicles and fully-detailed guard's compartment Correct height NEM standard coupling sockets with mini tension lock couplers and kinematic close-coupling Easy conversion to alternate NEM compatible couplers Full lighting package, including magnet 'wand' controlled interior lighting 'Stay-Alive' capacitor in all coaches Free running track pickup These RTC coaches will be sold together as a twin set, strictly limited to 400 packs and delivered in special presentation packaging, complete with limited edition certificate. Delivery is slated for Q4 2022 along with the rest of the Mark 2B range and priced at £119.90. Due to the love for all things RTC early pre-ordering is advised. You can secure your pack with a £30 deposit by clicking here. View the full article

What is it about test trains we love so much? Is it the unusual formations? The modified vehicles? The rarity? Or, perhaps it's their eye catching, and even iconic liveries. It is likely all of the above, but when it comes to eye catching liveries, few can compete with the RTC red and blue scheme employed by the legendary Railway Technical Centre (RTC) at Derby. So, when planning out our first run of Mark 2B coaches, the RTC pair was identified and classified as an absolute "no brainer" for an Accurascale Exclusives release. Now we can revealed them in decorated form! History By the mid 1980s growing ‘Sprinterisation’ and electrification had allowed a cascade of newer air-conditioned stock onto secondary and relief services. For the Mk.2b fleet this meant further withdrawals, as well as the mass declassification of the corridor first (FK) vehicles. In 1987, two recently retired examples were transferred to the Mechanical & Electric Engineer at Derby for use as brake force runners, the pair being among the final members of the RTC fleet to gain the iconic red and blue research department colours. They also received “Test Service Vehicle” brandings at the left hand end of the coach and the famous “D of M & EE B.R.B. Technical Centre Derby” lettering at the right hand end of each side. A general increase in test train speeds had required the use of additional non-test coaches to assist in braking the various track evaluation and research formations and the newly renumbered ADB 977528 (ex-13484) and ADB 977529 (ex-13487) – both basically unchanged other than their exterior revamp – visited almost all corners of the network over the next few years. They were partnered with a range of evaluation vehicles, including ADB 975091 Mentor, ADB 975397 Test Car 2 and RDB 977469 Laboratory 5, and were most often found sandwiched in-between the RTC fleet of Class 47s, Nos. 47971-47976. In 1991 they lost the ‘D of M & EE B.R.B.’ part of their bodyside identification and soldiered on for another year or so before being replaced by other vehicles. Withdrawn around 1993, incredibly both still exist. ADB 977528 moved to Swanwick Junction (Midland Railway Centre) to become staff accommodation for the Class 20 Locomotive Society where it remains to this day, while ADB 977529 joined the North Downs Railway fleet before being sold to the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) who regauged it to 5’3” and returned it to railtour service in their dark green livery renumbered as the 181. The Accurascale Exclusives Model A perfect addition to our rapidly growing "Accurascale Exclusives" range of limited edition models available direct only via the Accurascale website, our RTC Mark 2B pair of coaches follow the same unbeatable museum quality and specification of our new Mark 2B range, including: Highly-detailed OO Gauge / 1:76.2 Scale Models on 16.5mm track Extremely fine exterior rivet detail on roof and coach ends Separately-applied etched metal and high-fidelity plastic parts, including handrails, brake/steam heat pipes, ETH cabling and sockets, footsteps, dummy drophead knuckle coupler, and roof vents Prism Free Glazing Fully-detailed underframe with numerous separate parts, pipe runs and accurate differences between versions The most accurate B4 bogies ever produced, with provision for re-gauging to EM or P4 gauges Blackened RP25.110 profile wheel-sets with 14.4mm back-to-back measurements, and 26mm over pinpoints Different buffers for retracted and non-retracted positions Accurate interiors with characteristic 'winged' headrests, separate metal interior handrails on the brake and corridor vehicles and fully-detailed guard's compartment Correct height NEM standard coupling sockets with mini tension lock couplers and kinematic close-coupling Easy conversion to alternate NEM compatible couplers Full lighting package, including magnet 'wand' controlled interior lighting 'Stay-Alive' capacitor in all coaches Free running track pickup These RTC coaches will be sold together as a twin set, strictly limited to 400 packs and delivered in special presentation packaging, complete with limited edition certificate. Delivery is slated for Q4 2022 along with the rest of the Mark 2B range and priced at £119.90. Due to the love for all things RTC early pre-ordering is advised. You can secure your pack with a £30 deposit by clicking here. View the full article

By the sounds (and the looks of the large amount of welding done to the frame) she is being rebuilt. Pretty amazing work by Inchicore.

The one drawback of attending shows in the name of IRM (or Accurascale across the water) is that you never get to see the other exhibits as you run your stand. Thankfully we had the opportunity on set up on Friday and early Saturday morning to get a quick look round. We didn’t get to see everything, just a couple of highlights close by, but looked a great event. No comment… 071 shunting B134 into position yesterday morning. Certainly had the wow factor when we saw it during set up on Friday. Absolutely spectacular job and credit to the RPSI and of course IE. Small, far away… IRM’s warranty man checks out a 47ft flat… Merlin magic… (I can’t get enough of Great Northern blue) Group shop with our friends from the MRSI who we shared a stand with, and a decent backdrop. We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand yesterday and said hello, it was great to see so many enthusiasts have a great day out. We would also like to say a massive thank you to the MRSI for all their help, and of course IE for putting on an absolutely fantastic event. Well run, great exhibits and brilliant staff on hand to help out. One final observation from our stand yesterday was the sheer volume of children who were absolutely train mad, full of enthusiasm, knowledge and passion. It has been said in the past that there is no next generation coming after ours who are interested in railways. Yesterday dismissed that notion, they are absolutely out there, and events like yesterday, and our exhibitions run by the clubs will further involve them. It was brilliant to see. No new announcements from us, but as we confirmed yesterday we have s string of them lining up now Covid is being left behind, so get the overtime in, savings box full, cos there are some absolute belters coming your way from IRM over the next 12/18 months, and of course, beyond! Cheers! Fran

It's quite likely that there will be a keg rerun soon. Just sayin!

Hi everyone, We’re getting set up for the Iarnród Éireann 175th anniversary of Inchicore Works open day tomorrow! If you’re lucky enough to bag a golden ticket we will see you along the tour. Having seen some of the exhibits we can assure you it is WELL worth attending! Not a bad backdrop either… We will be along side the Model Railway Society of Ireland for the day. Who else is coming along?? Cheers! Fran

Hi everyone, Just a heads up that we have had a fresh supply of standard DCC A Class decoders arrive in stock, we know a few have been looking for them recently. https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/a-class-dcc-standard-chip Cheers! Fran

No, not this weekend I'm afraid!

Hi everyone, We're gearing up for Bangor this weekend and will be there with models for sale as well as decorated samples of our Magnesite wagons and our NIR Mark 2 coaches. Look forward to seeing you there! Cheers! Fran

LATEST DOUBLE DECKERS SELLING FAST! Our latest commission from Britbus, the Dublin Bus Volvo Olympians in the very attractive "Costal Tours" livery is now in stock and selling fast. When you see them on layouts like the lovely 'Barrytown' below, it's easy to see why! Perfect for your layouts, as well as your diecast collections, these beauties come with two fleet identities, two route destinations and livery differences between the two class members to give you the perfect variety on your layout. Limited to just 300 pieces each, they are sure to appreciate in value in the years to come like our previous commissions! Order yours for immediate delivery today: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/exclusive-irm-buses/availability_in-stock? Cheers! Fran

Correct. The train we used for the As (which ended up taking longer than the boat in the end due to the messing in Belarus ahead of this carry on in Ukraine, rail strikes and scheduling) is no longer an option really. Boat is only way for now with air still absolutely off the wall price wise. We have great fun day to day in IRM HQ!

Exactly this. We only announce with samples now, as seen with the Mark 2 coaches and Magnesite wagons. Look out for decoration samples for both of those very soon.

With our original HOP AB/HAA hopper wagons on the high seas and due in stock in late April, it's time we turn our attention to the next batch in our large range of wagons based on these ubiquitous hoppers. Today we can show you the CDA wagons in EWS liveries, which will arrive with their DB liveried counterparts and the HCA hoppers in June, as production nears its end. As you can see in the photos above, our CDA wagons feature a wealth of detail and crispness which signifies 'The Accurascale Way'. A diecast chassis, brass bearings and 26mm pinpoint axles means smooth running and excellent performance on your layout. Particular attention has been paid to the detail differences over the traditional HAA wagons these were based on, such as the equipment at the wagon end, holes in the bodyside on one side, the underframe and of course, the hood/canopy. Given the flexibility of our tooling we can also cater for those wagons as built as CDAs from new, as well as those converted from HAA hoppers, giving the modellers a true variety in their wagon rake. Our livery choice of EWS and DB means modellers have a choice of a lengthy life span of these wagons. Tempted? At a price of just £74.95 for 3 wagons, and 10% off when you order two packs or more, why wouldn't you be? Pre-order yours via your local stockist, or by clicking here for delivery in June! View the full article

With our original HOP AB/HAA hopper wagons on the high seas and due in stock in late April, it's time we turn our attention to the next batch in our large range of wagons based on these ubiquitous hoppers. Today we can show you the CDA wagons in EWS liveries, which will arrive with their DB liveried counterparts and the HCA hoppers in June, as production nears its end. As you can see in the photos above, our CDA wagons feature a wealth of detail and crispness which signifies 'The Accurascale Way'. A diecast chassis, brass bearings and 26mm pinpoint axles means smooth running and excellent performance on your layout. Particular attention has been paid to the detail differences over the traditional HAA wagons these were based on, such as the equipment at the wagon end, holes in the bodyside on one side, the underframe and of course, the hood/canopy. Given the flexibility of our tooling we can also cater for those wagons as built as CDAs from new, as well as those converted from HAA hoppers, giving the modellers a true variety in their wagon rake. Our livery choice of EWS and DB means modellers have a choice of a lengthy life span of these wagons, with the EWS wagons still featuring in these trains today, allowing for a prototypical rake of current era hoppers. Tempted? At a price of just £74.95 for 3 wagons, and 10% off when you order two packs or more, why wouldn't you be? Pre-order yours via your local stockist, or by clicking here for delivery in June! View the full article

IRM have booked their places on the tour, really looking forward to it!

Hi everyone, After a slight delay our Coastal Tours buses have arrived in stock and we have begun the packing of orders for dispatch. This model has been very popular indeed, so we anticipate that we will have all current pre-orders packed and sent out by post by tomorrow afternoon. With well over half the run pre-sold we advise getting orders in ASAP for the remaining balance of stock. Two fleet numbers, two destinations, one place to order; exclusively via IRM right here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/exclusive-irm-buses/availability_in-stock? Cheers! Fran

Hi everyone, Just a mere 9 packs of gypsum pack D left, and then that's it for the gypsum hopper run! Don't miss out: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/gypsum-ore-wagons/products/cie-ir-gypsum-ore-wagon-triple-pack-d Cheers! Fran