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2700s are more are less for scrap too. As are the 8200 DARTs.
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At the time yes it was. It's been a while since any of the withdrawn 141s at Inchicore have been used for shunting. 085 was the works pilot loco for a good while until it was released back into traffic 2 months ago.
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There is a 12 digit limit on UIC numbers though. So long as IE cop on and realise that it only needs to be printed once in full and they are free to use the company class numbers after that.
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Tricolour, everything will get it. Wait and see what 228 will look like after it's overhaul. I reckon UIC numbers and all.
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Wasn't 7161 half painted into a version of the new green and silver livery not too long ago. Think it's still lurking around Inchicore somewhere. Still the big question is of an EGV for these mystical survivors.
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Where is the point in saving the non push pull coaches if there are no EGVs to work them. All the EGVs in Dundalk and North Wall have their gennys removed. At this point it only makes sense to save a small push pull rake of a few 63xx coaches with the DVT and cafe car.
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Ah no:mad: I thought there was a nice 4 piece push pull set right there for preservation.
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Yep, that what I heard too. 6301 and 05 are safe at Dundalk and 6105 and 6402 are safe at North Wall. Just hope it turns out that way.
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Yeah the 2800s always kept the centre door after the gangways were removed. It was the 2700s that lost the door and got plated over. The 2600s are/were left with their gangways intact.
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What do you mean, they will be hauled to North Wall to be stored with the last DVT and cafe car?
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I hope that's not 6301 or 05, they are supposed to be preserved. Hope it's one of the other 3 push pull standards:(
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Would the tanker have gone in the bottom left space though and the wagon to the right of the loco in the box is the error, the CIE 7 plank should be in that spot maybe.
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When the TPWS requirement for Northern Ireland came in the common pool of 201s went out the window. IE fitted TPWS to 206,207,227,228,230,231 and 233 to worth the DD sets from when the requirement was made mandatory or have a second qualified driver in the cab at all times. That's why 29ks can work north when needed. Only difference when delivered was 208 and 209 had NIR radio equipment fitted and this was added to IE 201s as needed later.
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Love the detail you put on 078 with it's orange fan casings that it came out of the works with. Did you mod the slate 071s yourself in removing the grab irons yourself, how did you get the finish so smooth with the end result? They look great. Also the large number font on 234 is top notch too, 100% true to the real thing, you have an eye to the finer points.
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garfieldsghost's warning from page 1 As the thread title says: Mk3 scrapping at Dundalk. Not North Wall, not Waterford, or your layout. Any further correspondence on this issue should be taken up with either myself, Boskonay or Warbonnet via private message to avoid bringing this thread any further off-topic. Has to be about Mk3s at Dundalk only. While they are good pics of years gone by they are still OT.
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Just picked up a book today, Irish Railways: Locomotives, Multiple Units and Trams. It was published in late 2013 and in it it claims that a Mk3 DVT and a few standards and cafe coach are reserved for the West Clare Railway for use with 124. DVT 6105 and Cafe car 6402 at North Wall, 6301 and 6305 at Dundalk are reserved for preservation. 6306,08 and 13 are at Dundalk, all the rest of the push pull stock has been scrapped already. The 11 other Mk3s at Dundalk are EGVs 7601,12, a restaurant and 8 standards.
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The Mk3s that were sent to Dundalk were always intended for scrap as they were let get into such a state compared to the ones sent to Northwall. Pity as alot of the 19 push pull Mk3s are there.
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I do think the livery on the Limas, colour wise is more accurate than the Murphys 201s. The orange is just too light, it's about 4 shades above the yellow bands on the cabs imo. The yellow face orange 201s have it spot on though as they had a much richer shade than when they were delivery new.
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Irish Rail 2900 on the Antrim Branch
Railer replied to NIRCLASS80's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
Yep, there was the short DD set down there in November just gone I believe. The set was made up of the maintenance spares at York Road. A similar set ran on the line in 2012 too but can't remember exactly when. -
See, the date in the article. They expect to have the first products ready in spring 2013. Looks as if it didn't take off at all, and anything that needs batteries has red flashing lights all over it for me. Battery tech has a long long way to go. Nice idea and from the looks of it way cheaper than a full DCC setup.
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How does €65 for 208 sound??
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PM has to do 124 and 134 in the IE livery, they were iconic and spotters when they were the last 121s. But one thing I'd like for the 121s is to have the class leader in the first livery carried by them. It's a thing I have and it's a pity 071 and 201 were not released in their original liveries. 141,181 and 111 got looked after though.
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I we build a large wooden 121................
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How did you fit 19s in the pocket on the MK2s?? The coupler is under the coach as the 19 is far too short, it can't even sit level and is mashed under the gangway.
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Oh I know how to get them out but this wasn't budging. I had a squeeze to release tweezers clamped on the prongs and another pulling it out but this wasn't going anywhere. I ended up having to cut the prongs off and push them out of the pocket. The Kadee slid in like a dream and came out no problem when I saw it was too short to clear the body.