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Off hand, From the 1970's to mid 2000s around 2005? In the 70s and 80s a tractor would haul a rake of oil wagons down the tramway of Alexandra Road to Northwall crossing ramps for locos to collect. Used from Alexandra Road to Connolly shed, and Heuston. There was also a Alexandra Road to Sligo Quay oil liner. The Connolly and Heuston trips typically had a brake van at one end attached right up until the fuel oil flows stopped. The Sligo oil liner had a 20ft barrier wagon at each end. Sure they are many more but its all I know details of. I'm sure there were Drogheda, Limerick and Cork links too.
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No doubt 4mm scale versions are in the pipeline (see what I did there) at IRM for the future.
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Just wondering on the Mk2D formations they ran in as introduced and in general. I know the Mk3s were EGV+First+Restaurant+Standards. From pictures I have seen the Mk2Ds were EGV+First+Composite+Restaurant+Standards in the early days. 13 piece specials were 11 whatever sandwiched between 2 EGVs. Later on EGV+First+Restaurant+ mix of Composites and Standards. In the twilight years on the Sligo line, EGV+Restaurant+ mix of Composites and Standards. Was there are general rule of just use whatever?
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To me the biggest suprise was that there was no issues moving the wagons or releasing the brakes after 12 years since they were ever moved. Also why they have yet to be scrapped along with the others in Limerick. It's nice that they kept a few along with an old ballast rake at Northwall. But why go on a mission to scrap all the Mk3s but keep redundant wagons for 12 plus years that have no future, yet the Mk3s could have had a future, even in preservation. Funny that the wagons were taken but the TPO 4 wheel van was left in place, possibly the van will be scrapped?
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Very understandable. Just such a shame to have a full IRM standard weedspray train only to have to shove my Silver Fox van in the middle of it. Like a weed in the middle of a flower bed.
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Word is that the wagons were moved as the Heuston Guinness sidings are to be lifted to make way for a new CTC building. Apparently 079 had to return to Inchicore before it could complete the move to be fitted with a coupling adaptor as it could not couple up to the barrier flat wagon with the 4 oil tanks.
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Catch those photos while you can, the MPV is setup in weedspray config now. Its the MPV's reliability that's in question and curve radius clearance.
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I believe 072 has been out on a test run and 075 is almost complete. Love to know why they number spacing is so inconsistent. 075 has the older closer spacing compared to 072, while 079 is somewhere in between. I'll leave it to tcc aka Noel to put up his pics of 075 sitting next to 225 in the works.
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Looking to see if anyone has any MM Mk2D standards they are looking to sell. I really missed the boat on them. Looking for orange roof 5229 and 5236 and black roof 5210 and 5217 only. I see a few up on ebay but rather not get into a bidding war on these.
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The 4 oil wagons stored at the former Heuston good yard were moved to Inchicore yesterday. Anyone know why they were stored for so long there and the old ballast wagons and ploughs at Northwall. I'm assuming the cutter's torch is in due course for them now. Hope the IRM team got a good look at them while they were in situ.
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Reports are that the 12 CPWs used for the DFDS flow are to be stored in either Waterford or Northwall yard as Limerick is full. There are 10 stored at Limerick and 2 at Northwall as it is. Yesterday around 7 of the 12 from Waterford were moved to Inchicore works leaving 5 in Sallypark yard.
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Brilliant find.
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I think it was from the unloading point at Arklow why the tara wagons were not used. At Arklow there was no way of removing the lids and tipping the wagons over.
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De Dietrich Enterprise DVT 295 Euro All liveries 1ST 130 Euro All liveries Buffet 130 Euro All liveries Standard 130 Euro All liveries Interior lights – Adjustable brightness flicker free system 30 Euro per vehicle There were the latest prices a while back, they might have gone up a little since. They are built to order so you could be looking at around a year give or take a few months as it's not "his day job" so to speak. I got 3 sets of his 2600 DMUs a while back in all liveries and are great models, fantastic finish on them.
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Can they not be implemented like the buffer options on the HUOs, or is it a case of not enough demand to go down that road? It's just that they feature on the 42 flats overall and I'm sure others will ask for it too, if not now but in the future near release.
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They're just whipped off Google. There are only 2 ex shale wagons in the tara fleet. Wagon numbers 31026 and 27. There were numbered 31526 and 31527 in their old shale duty days.
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Also note above how the wheel base on the bogie is longer and the bogie frame on the ex shale wagons.
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Ex shale wagon, tara wagon number 27. Anyone feeling brave enough to modify one of the new tara model into one of these when they are released? Also, anyone know what the red and green square on the solebar on the right side is? Is it part of the e-tagging system?
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I know I sound like a broken record at this stage but.... Will there be buffer options with this model featuring the old large diameter round profiles too?
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Same, for others whom can't make it due to other obligations, myself included unfortunately
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Wrong post
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Please don't say Richie is pulling his hair out trying to model working sliding door hinges.
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And 075 stabled with a HOBs rake at the first stop at Carlow made it 3 for 3.
