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It basically went everywhere and did everything except the Sligo line. 113 was no stranger either hauling bulk cements to Cork and hauling Mk2 and Mk3 sets around the same time 112 was on loan.
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It was from Marks Models, I mailed them to try and cancel before it ships tomorrow, if they can't stop it in time I've asked them will they accept a return with refund as they don't have it listed as a HO model on their site. It was an impluse buy along with an 071 I was getting in their sale. If all else fails I'll pop it up for sale here at a knock down price.
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Muggins here went and bought one today, no idea it was in HO. Bit annoyed now tbh.
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Another two gems. Love 081 hauling the laden 4 wheel beets and the empty bulk beets together to shunt them in for loading. Way more then the 36TEU limit there.
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[video=youtube;oVvMProyF-s] If you pause the video at 1:50, anyone know anything about that wagon. I've never seen anything like it on the network before.
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On his website it says he intends to release all 5 Mk2D variants in all liveries. So far only the Supertrain has had the 1st and composite variants. There has yet to be any IR MK2Ds released. Hopefully with the release of the re worked supertrain versions he will continue with all the rest.
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227 needs a trip to York Road before it can work a new Enterprise set from the looks of things, it hasn't got it's new connection fitted to the no2 cab. 228 was the same when I saw it in Connolly today on the turntable road.
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I think the DD stock looks well in all it's liveries so far. I still the first was the best with the purple and red thumb prints on the doors. The Mk4 livery is not rocking my boat at all, just too much going on with it.
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Thanks for that info, I've been searching the net and books for the past few days trying to find that out. Same with the air brake hoses.
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Yes, all GM locos need the MU cable between them for multiple working, it's the same as the cable used for push pull mode. 121 and 135 were not modified for push pull working at all, well 121 was and then it was removed due to very high noise and revs from the loco when in push pull mode for some reason.
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The Enterprise DVT cabs were spec'ed to resemble the front profile of a 201 as close as possible so that's what they got.
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I never realised the 121s didn't have air brake hoses or multiple working MU sockets fitted until later on. I think the 141s had them when leaving Inchicore after delivery. I know nothing was air braked until the bogie bulk cement wagons came into service but still.
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That would be sweet, I always like to have the class leaders in the livery they were delivered in. A pack with a running number 071 in GM golden brown with 3 revamped supertain Mk2s for just under €400, it would be a great collectors item too.
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The fact that no other models besides the Cravens and 141/181s came from that factory. The 201s and Mk2s were made elsewhere together and that place is now gone kaput and the 071s from another factory. Why go back to the first place now? That's what I'm getting at. The hold up with the Mk2s being sorted and the 121s going into production was PM looking for another factory that was up to standard and were not at risk of going under.
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The thing is the 201 is made, the more liveries it's released in the more it sells and the more profit is made from the model overall. Interesting about Cravens 1509, I'm assuming a different factory will be making this Cravens so seeing how it stacks up against one of the finest ever RTR 00 scale models ever released will tell a tail. Again with the new Mk2s, they are not going to be just repaints, reading between the lines it could well be new tooling with a new mold fixing the window height. One can hope anyway.
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Still holding out hope for 216 in Belmond livery seeing as we are getting 8209 in the interm 2015 Enterprise livery. More Mk3s will be needed and alot of modifications.
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Yep, all the news and excitement was last week. http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/3285-Murphy-Models-121/page13 It's going to be a long wait.
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Freight train failure near Ballybrophy.
Railer replied to Broithe's topic in What's happening on the network?
Every day of the week except Sundays, for years now. How else can they get from Mayo to Dublin and Waterford. -
Just looking at the vents on the sides below the walkways of the 121s, some have them and some don't.
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Expensive year 2016. Ballast hoppers, bubbles, Mk2s, 201s and 121s. Couldn't ask for more really.
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Just a case of not fitting the handrails to each side? A question about the 121s, I have looked at a few pictures of them in the grey livery and they have no air brake lines fitted, when did they get them and were the 141s delivered with air brake hoses fitted. Seeing as the 121s got air brakes fitted later in life why not the case for the A class seeing as they were around till the mid 90s.
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As far as I know no 201 has the finished Enterprise livery yet. As in none of them have the new Enterprise logo applied to them yet. Interesting to see what they come out like compared to some of the excellent resprays posted up here. As much as I can't wait for a 121 they have a very high bar to try and match. I just hope PM found a good factory this time that can match what came before.
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I don't even think there is a service demand for an hourly service. Right now the Enterprise reputation is at a low point like it was in the early 2000s with all the failures. On the flip side you have cheaper and faster bus services that run every hour between Dublin and Belfast. Irish rail and NIR need to get the line up to 120mph running the whole way, get faster rolling stock and better pathing around local services to bring times down below 90mins . It will never happen but it's what really needs to be done.
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079 in Supertrain Livery
Railer replied to DiveController's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
The S was to show it was fitted with CAWS, locos without CAWS were speed restricted on some services. 071s without CAWS were not allowed to operated MK3s up to 90mph and were restricted to 75mph. A was for locos that had their air brakes commissioned. What's interesting in the photos of 073 is that it has no A yet it's working MK3 air brakes stock. -
No, in fact now only locos with the new electrical jumper socket installed at the no.2 cab end can work the new Enterprise stock. The locos also have to have the new MMI screens installed in the cab to work the stock too. Even though 227 and 231 have all the NIR gear installed they are not getting the new jumper outlet of MMI screen installed.