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Yeah that's what I suspect too. Push pull suburbans mainly on Connolly services and the short LJ shuttle and Newbridge & Kildare only receiving intercity services.

In the period immediately before the introduction of the 2600 class Arrow services out of Heuston, were the push pulls used along this corridor much? Was Kildare an outer suburban station or intercity only?

If any of them are MM0143 or MM0187 I would be interested in purchasing if you're interested in selling when the time comes (a shot in the dark I know lol)

Do you still have the original bodyshells?

The various BR bogies were widened for use in Ireland as I'm sure you're aware. The MM Cravens and Mk2d stock previously released have under scale width bogies that sit too far in under the tumblehome. The IRM P42 bogies look right. They still work fine for 00 gauge because the wheels are barely visible from the side anyway, concealed largely by the bogie side frames. I haven't heard any complaints about the IRM method (for me it'll be a godsend), which is all I'm advocating. Indeed MM diesels DO have scale width bogies and have done since the babies were released, allowing straightforward gauge widening of all these locos. Maybe in an effort to reduce costs, the bogies for the MM Cravens and Mk2d stock used existing 00 tooling belonging to the contract manufacturer.

Assuming no spares are available after all these years, it would be relatively straightforward (if you can solder) to replace the original Bachmann PCB with an aftermarket one. For example: http://www.esu.eu/en/products/accessories/adapterplatinen/21mtc-adapter-board-2/

I really hope the mk3's come with scale width bogies that allow for an easy conversion to 21mm like the IRM bogie stock.

They look cracking but to be honest I thought they looked cracking the first time round lol. You kind of have to pinch yourself to be sure it's all real. Cannot wait to see these in the flesh. I was not much of a fan of the prototype but I love the model.

nope, just a cradle for one.

Definitely. I'd love to see class leader 201 released in delivery livery. I'd buy any available 201s in the delivery livery, I think there were only two (203, 220) released previously in delivery livery and I have these. Also suit the Galway liveried mk2s which were actually designed to match.

With PM doing more reruns of the mk2d's and 201s, perhaps all is not lost on this front, especially when you cast a glimpse at the prices being asked on fleabay. If 201s are viable to rerun then surely these are too, no?

Bit of a necropost but I camme across this post while googling so may as well continue with it. In my 1992 WT there are two cement paths to Athy listed. One is named "Dublin/Athy" Cement Path, arriving in Athy at 06.15. The other is the Limerick/Athy Bulk Cement Path, arriving into Athy at 08.00. What is the first one? The train originated in the Holyhead yard at 04.25. Did such trains actually ever run and if so, were they bulk cement or perhaps bagged? (bagged is normally indicated in the WT however) Interestingly I see no return working for this mysterious Dublin train, just the Limerick one, which was timetabled to depart Athy at 12.45pm. Does anybody know anything about this?

Hopefully we'll see a new release of babies to put an end to such prices.

I managed to scratch together a single rake of IE mk2ds last summer including an EGV but then they started being advertised for absolutely silly money at which point I said "I'm out" so this news (while not entirely unexpected following some hints from a certain member here lol) is really more than welcome. IR is a bit better for me too as I'm modelling 1994-1995. I'm glad I made a conscious decision not to start collecting BR mk3's for respraying in the hope that mk3's would be released RTR over the coming years!

With Hattons the pre-order is only charged to the card once the item is in stock and is being shipped or placed in the trunk, but of course you have no idea what you're agreeing to placing a pre-order for a product that far in advance. I think it's really more than a bit premature to be sticking up vague placeholders for products that are possibly over a year away, but it's their business I suppose.

Yeah in fairness they responded there and said the charges would be refunded to my card. They say they are waiting for Royal Mail to enable the DDP service.

The big question for me is, will the bogies on the mk3s be 21mm friendly like all recent IRM releases....

Yeah I very much appreciate the flat rate shipping which kicks in more or less straight away if I buy "railway stuff" but for the new stuff you lads have added (Oxford diecast especially) I'd love to be able to throw this or that little item into a trunk until I hit the hundred quid before pulling the trigger on shipping the lot. Anyway it's just a thought. I understand if it's not feasible for whatever reason also

One of them sold for 311GBP one eBay a couple of days back. Good but used condition. There's a market for them, though sadly too modern for me. Now if more tippex babies were to be re-released.... (can't be beyond the realms of possibility if the 201s are getting a third run out, Lima version included)

Yesssssssss! That is all.

It's not as simple as that unfortunately. Union goods lose their union status after a fairly short time period and you have to be able to prove that they were always going to be re-imported into the EU anyway. Stuff that's been outside the EU for decades you can forget about claiming as union goods. I checked this avenue out thinking the same thing.

So yeah my Hattons parcel that was supposed to arrive delivered duty paid arrived with no DDP markings whatsoever. Of course the German customs slapped VAT on top of it again (and DHL added their handling charge of course). I'll be looking for EU stockists for any "commodity" stuff in future. IRM: Please consider a trunk service for the smaller items so we can throw stuff into a box until reaching the minimum order quantities for free/reduced price shipping. I would definitely order more "small stuff" if such a service existed I appreciate there may be issues surrounding ownership/insurance that aren't immediately obvious to us as customers but maybe there's a solution.

Agreed. Though even there I would urge caution. It's a topic that can get out of hand very quickly and sour the air for good.

12 X 62' must be one of the longest trains to have run in Ireland?

Great stuff. When did IE first start hauling logs actually?