Westcorkrailway

It was even suggested that muskerry and CBPR were to be linked cork city railways style by the tram network. Not sure if anything was ever moved in this way though

For those on the tour. It was hularious watching jaws drop (particularly in Dublin) ir just the pure confusion on peoples faces as we went past

The arrow livery is perhaps the only livery one can be nostalgic for even if you don’t remember the era or simply were not born! It’s so 1990s

Today was the first day an arrow livery railcar went down the Midleton line

Some of my images of the Times Arrow Railtour. One which had achieved the rank amongst my favourites, maybe even my favourite Passing where the loop once was. And where the new platform will be awaiting departure on 5 Trolly service on a 2 car 26! Richie lee gifting himself something for his birthday no doubt while held up outside Limerick, some fellow gricers started accumulating around the train…. Thurles the invited guests in question being signatories from tokyu car….including somone who designed 2600s Driver Ken fox making sure no one didn’t accidentally board this train, displaying many random locations throughout the country a shot of the railcar roof 30 years old vs 41 years old the lotto building bought and audible gasp in the railcar a comfy reliable train, next to a DD set in Dundalk Malahide A sneaky headboard application…. Heuston At the end of day 1 day 2, off from the military platform Cobh now, and with kind permission from HQ, the Munster area headboard goes on The left excellent Team that staffed the tour migration across the footbridge Terminus of the tour, platform 5 Kent “dineen dairies” “2601 pints of milk”

Thankfully Thurles number 4 spent 20 odd years pulling a CIE Bullied open, CIE 234A EX WLWR and a CIE 30 tonne van up and down a track less then 300 meters in length.

Yes, but at the point (if you look at the RPSI website for instance) it had been painted a few times but the above is pretty good

It’s like when the line itself closed…

There was no real standard colour for them. All of them were a green colour st one point. But the details are a bit hazy after that the best approximation is probobly, as John says unlined mid-light green body, Red buffer beam (and buffers) and if your really pushed, putting a CSE logo on either the side of the back. (Think they were on the back on at least the 165 ds in tuam) I’ll be going for the as preserved livery when I get around to it, nostalgia bias wins again. Thurles locomotive no.4 when it moved from mallow to halfway in the 1990s

Someone asked that, nope…both Hornby and Accurascale rustons would need major surgery to bring them to Irish gauge. Although I’m sure a run of CSE rustons wouldn’t do to badly regardless of compatibility. But that’s hard to say, I think the release of the Hornby Ruston has been slightly overlooked by Irish modellers (although to be fair it has been 4 years or something since they were announced….crazy!)

Over the years we have seen moguls and Jintys made into Irish livery, as was prototypical as these types worked both over in the UK and here in Ireland. However what is more overlooked in recent years is the oncoming of industrial types such as the peckett 0-4-0 which were very popular in the UK. 3 made it to the island of Ireland with 1 being owned by both the GSR and CIE in the Cork Area One popular class of shunter in Ireland that remained in private ownership for its working life were the Ruston 88DS. There was around 5-8 of these shunters introduced in the 1950s that could be found on 5’3 rails at Mallow, Carlow, Thurles and possibly Tuam sugar beet factory) They replaced the O&K steam shunters (now preserved at Downpatrick) built immediately the early-mid 1930s. They were replaced in the early 1970s by G class locomotives on loan from CIE. 4 of the 88Ds types from CSE (Irish sugar company) survive into preservation. In whitehead, belturbet, Inchicore and Clonakilty. 3 were preserved by the GSRPS and went painted red during this time. One even got down to Fenit. The livery on these is a little hard to track down but the general assumption is a mid green, red buffers and red buffer beam. There was also CSE written on the back of the cab and some had a yellow lining. my one however will be painted into a much more basic Green and black livery that one of the mallow engines wore from the mid 1990s(?) which it still wearing, although starting to come off now!

What an huge and excelent collection somone has just sold off though!

It’s on google when you look up marks models cork before you ever go into the site they have very good stock, not as good as Dublin stored perhaps but Micheal is very helpful in finding exactly what you need and with your engineering problems.

Certainly the old harmonstown site was far too crowded with people with disabilities such as yours (and indeed mine, since aged 11 I think!). However generally when it comes to these events it can be hard to accomidate things like this as the best of times. What I always found was that taking breaks from the large crowds every once in a while and going to a less busy area is the way to go.

Not to mention nearly all the C class ended up in vic Barry’s didn’t they?

Basically….yes once 2601/2 finished the tour ids say you can wave goodbye to the icr

Hattons (well I suppose it’s rails of Sheffield now!) are launching there rtr CIE 6 wheel coaches. They should be unreal when they release later this year, although not rivet counter freindly. I would say there the best option if you can get your hands on them you could always try your hand at respraying the horny/hatons ones but I’ve no idea how easy that is for accurate ones studio scale models do some fine Irish 6 wheel kits. Im sure worsely works also do etches

There might also be a presentation in the IRRS Munster area on the 14th of may on the North Kerry by the ever so knowledgable Gerry McMahon. If you have a question I might be able to ask him on your behalf.

Welcome @jameshilton, and good luck!

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dont know if these ever ran but.....

Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway Baldwin Tank Engines from America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBSCR_Baldwin_saddle_tank There is drawings of the locomotive on the internet (its on the forum infact!) for all to see so it wouldn't be the most difficult thing to do. problem is....it wouldn't be a great seller id imagine! at most people might want it to put next to there GMS to show the evolution of American locomotives in Ireland https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/rwy/id/2214/rec/93

the only real candidate for a RTR Irish steam locomotive

If I had enough money I’d buy one and paint it up like a Silver G class along with a maybe 50 meters of straight track….or is that sacreligous

Yeah it’s been done, infact I think some have replaced the model that’s in game and replaced it with something else….I’m not doing it though! I haven’t a scooby doo how to do it