Westcorkrailway

Yes. It’s something not yet utilised yet, but things like vac pips and buffers can be purchased in. The other thing mr 3d printer does not like is handrails. Which are a much more eccumenical matter as making those from scratch is a good bit more difficult although Infairness. Marks Dunleas prints does an ok job with both printed At the end of the day, if your looking for a GB chassis your already making accepting your going to have to make compromises. However stuff like the GSWR J11, i wouldn’t think there would need to be too much given how much space there would be for motor within it. A J26 for example, would be much harder, Infact I don’t think you could ever make one that looks right unless it was the SSM kit or a RTR model

I was thinking recently with the developments of 3D printing even in the last 6 months, I might perhaps return to the ideo of Irish loco shells to fit hornby/Bachmann ect. Chassis. I made GSR no.479 years ago and I think I’d like to return to it, but remove the original Adam’s radial and start from scratch with a holy 3D printed shell. Pros - Garunteed decent running -takes the hassle out of a custom built chassis -takes the cost out if a custom built chassis (wheels ect are expensive and add up) -Allows for lower skill entry point for creation -Allows for much more niche models to be made Cons -the loco body might have to be manipulated to fit the motor or look right on the running board -chassis will never be perfect…wether it be wheeel size, shape, distance, colour… width (lol) -Some chassis are also not cheap! As an experiment. I set myself a challenge to see what I could make in roughly 5 minutes. This crude GSWR J11 is the result of that. But if I had access to an 0-6-0 chassis and the dimensions of said chassis, something like this could be made practical with a couple of hours work. Generally it’s better to work backwards from the chassis to the shell and not the other way around there would also have to be a loading gauge established for making stuff like this such as rail to centre point of buffer Acceptable width (considering 5’3) acceptable height (don’t want the cabs towering over coaches) and so on

There is another photo somewhere on the New IRRS website of 450 class in a similar position

Chetwynd Viaduct just outside Cork over 100 years ago. Aside from the pierless armoured car, not much has changed about this view.

Works stalled for the time being. But here is how it looks so far. Really What I needs now is a bit more work around the safety valves, adding a proper coupling hook. I’ll probably buy buffers and vacuumed pipes rather than printing them. Handrails never print right in 00 gauge, even with this superb printer I have access too so I’ll have to see about getting those in too in terms of a doner chassis, it looks rough, a bit like the Bandon tank, there is issues with motor height and wheel scale. 478 had very 2 differently designed driving wheels. The leading driver being very distinct indeed!. They were 5 foot while the leading bogey had 2’6 wheels. Thanks to Locomotives of the GSR I know it had 4' 11" + 6' 6" (or 6' 2" + 6'7¾) wheelbase. The M7 as suggested has too big Drivers, the SECR H class also has far too big drivers. the Bachman 1p likely wouldn’t fit but it is closer.overall ids say I’ll be looking at simply 3D printing a rolling chassis and no more. what I would love though, is too apply something close to this livery on it. Bandon livery is somewhat forgotten to time. Very few alive today could even claim to having seen it. although recently it came to my attention that a coat of arms cut from the side of a coach has survived in the NRM collection. Those who I contacted at the NRM agreed with my hypothesis. I’ve already had one trip to to canned by a missed flight to get a good idea for the green itself. but to be fair, i suspect it won’t be accurate after years of fade and weathering, but it’s the best I have and besides, nobody is going to prove me wrong! Anyhow this dark green -olive colour was complimented with yellow on black lining Only certain locos got the coat of arms in the side tanks. The 4-4-2Ts and No.7 are the only examples I found to carry a similar layout. Bandon tanks, J24s, American yolks all wore a simpler livery.

Yes this would be a CMDR Van, which means this taken during the very slim time that the Macroom line connected to Albert quay or its early GSR Times and that’s a midland van (unlikely!)

It’s really my fault regarding the sandboxes and chimney. As I was following a GSR spec photo for many of the front details. It seems the smokebox (or maybe the whole boiler) was changed at one point, at another stage later on the chimney was changed. Litterally every single photo has different sandboxes. I was hours messing with the height of the cab. Perhaps it’s the side tanks that should be lower. I’m not looking for kind of perfect model here. Just something roughly right!

Look closely at the first picture. You can see the very intricate lining on the side tanks, coal bunker and cab. the other photo is a much simpler livery. One which I presume it wore for most of its life. I’m tempted to give the Lined livery a go though the matter of chassis is looking like a UK 0-4-4 type or making my own static chassis.

Going to take my first stab at 3D printing a loco shell. The loco is Cork, Bandon and south coast railway no.7, later Great Southern Railways No. 478. The history of this locomotive is messy, not unique for the CBSCR with shared numbers, weird rebuilds and so fourth. this was the only steam locomotive built in Cork city. Done at Rocksavage works for the CB&SCR. Some parts were salvaged from the original No.7 (an 0-4-0ST). The boiler likely came a spare Londonderry and Lough swilly railway the CBSCR had purchased at auction. However it’s entirely clear how much of the locomotive was built from spares. The locomotives main duties appear to have been Cork City Railway working (for which it had a bell attached) and the Kinsale Branchline. The locomotive was withdrawn in 1935. during its life, the loco wore 3 Liveries Lined CBSCR green Unlined CBSCR livery of some description GSR Grey no.7 in a very attractive CBSCR lined Green No.7 in an unlined livery. Note the bell and CBSC spec boxes towards the front.

Who remembers tracking the ship the IRM A class container was on around Covid time

I don’t see those….would love to see em!

They needed that gunpowder to deliver Guinness to cork…all the protection was needed

This is true!

Some of his other works GAA excursions (I don’t have one. If anybody has a copy lying around please may I have it) the CMDR book from 1960 2 copies of the West Cork Railway Observer. I’ve only seen a handful of these survive to this day. There was at least 12 or 14 different issues produced…. No idea how many were made of each issue either

Colm Creedon on the GSRPS/IRRS Munster Area tour to youghal in 1985.