Westcorkrailway

Might be worth painting a 7 car ICR purple at this stage…

The lower section of the body (we will say the running board area) is slightly wider then the 4’8 counterpart. However if somone on this forum was going to convert one to CSE livery, I don’t think they will mind the slight difference

The accurascale 0 gauge Ruston 88ds is added to this list. Any other new models that fall into here?

My “dream layput” is crossbarry in the 1960s with the catch that the kinsale branch never closed for….some reason I have yet to come up with in my head cannon.

Just purchased my Dublin train ticket…

There is a good chance of freight returning to cork. But in the form of cement? It’s over

I’ll have a look at an LNYR chassis and see if any bit can be shortend if anyone has Drawings for an F6 I have somone who is interested in getting it 3D printed other ivatt cab locos like the J10 might be easier. Also 4-4-2t box top could be possible with the LNYR chassis by replacing the front bogie

A kitbasher out Wesht made this out of an LNYR 2-4-2 All that was changed was the cab and the smokebox door If I was doing this myself I’d make the cab out of 3d print or brass. And tweak the dimensions a bit too (the cab is too rounded and the bumps on the running board would be easy additions) not to mention I imagine JB wouldn’t be painting such a thing black

What I will say to back myself is I put up both 6 wheeler sets up on FB on the same FB group at the exact same time recently just too see if I could add to that conclusion I made On the hattons website as well as that particular FB group the Dark green livery got more then double the “likes” that the light green did. A46 was more or less a 1 off livery on the A class. Not too many A class wore the dark green as far as I’m aware. Maybe even just the 1 A class and 1 C class while most of the A class fleet wore the lighter green as far as I’m aware. Dark was far more prevelent then the light green though because the coffers were dry for repainting some of the oldest of old stuff I.e. less veritiety . It seems the livery asthetically anyway is more popular can’t speak about batch numbers but I’m willing to bet that it was very similar-ish numbers for A42 and A46. A46 was one of the first to sell out and A46 being one of the last. That can be seen as well in the resale prices. tis a shame because I actually am a big appericiated of the light green and find it a shame that it was the livery for such a short period (even if some coaches lasted in light green into ‘67)

Cork model swap meet Winter 2023 edition bigger and better Location: Oriel House Hotel Ballincollig Cork City Time: 3rd December 10.am till 6pm 20 Tables Available Due to holding the event in the larger Leslie Suite for this event tables will be 20.00. ~Soup and Sandwiches on the Day for All Exhibitors ~All Traders will be in the same room this year. ~Tables will surround the room with a few running down the Middle. ~This will be our 3rd swap meet at The Oriel House Hotel and each show gets better every time. ~To book your Table please contact Mark Dunlea or Kevin Meany (or alternatively PM Me on this forum) Let us know if you need accommodation and we can get you a rate. ~Thanks to everyone who supported the last 2 shows Kevin Meany and Mark Dunlea

The de Dietrich/201s that have been a staple of the enterprise for a while now have an increasingly heightening failure rate. I certainly have been taken of the enterprise just to spend a trip to Belfast on a train ment for maynooth and Drogheada commuter trips! it’s a shame because I think the DDs have the nicest ride quality as a passenger. Even more so then the other loco hauled trains, the mk 4s to cork.

The other dunmanway sign was way rustier then this one. I believe it still survives…in Germany of all places!!!

What RTR will you have? is there works on the dart line that weekend?

It’s possible there real though?

Something very dodgy going on with Cork and Bandon signs The guy who “purchased” the last one now has one up for sale

I think there are far fewer light green ones being sold. As the IRM A class shows. The dark geeen livery is one of the most popular liveries A46 sold out months before A42 ect. not to mention a Lot of 6 wheelers got the Axe Before they got the light green livery anyways

Yeah he usually does some good vids, good to see some of these semi popular channels. He did one on the listowel railway before too I think, we have many of these other semi popular channels a bigger channel that always gives them a passing note is this guy for instance he talks about the 121s here. And he talked about the NIR thumpers too. this guy below, annoying as he comes off did do a few videos on stuff like the A class, 201 class ect.

What are your projects at the moment That certain other manufacturer announced them years ago and has not released them since Expected release winter of 2023 or early 2024….half tempted to pre order one but makes no sense considering I want to repaint it

As we had the decorated samples for hattons Irish offerings. A certain deisal locomotive that hauled them along with the NIR mk2s comes to mind…one where a lot of the work has been done already with the A class alas a much more conservetive guess would be something like…timber wagons or amonia wagons

In the clips of the quiet man, It appears to be a full break https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056106/hattons_originals_h4_6fb_1701_6_wheel_full_brake_18_in_cie_dark_green/stockdetail 2 3rd class coaches https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056103/hattons_originals_h4_6t_1701b_6_wheel_3rd_419_in_cie_dark_green/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056102/hattons_originals_h4_6t_1701a_6_wheel_3rd_453_in_cie_dark_green/stockdetail and a coach with both 1st and 3rd class compartments https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056104/hattons_originals_h4_6c13_1701_6_wheel_composite_1st_3rd_452_in_cie_dark_green/stockdetail Alternatively you could get the 4 coach pack and save a few quid although this contains a brake instead of a full break. https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056099/hattons_originals_h4_46pack_1701_pack_of_4_coaches_in_cie_dark_green_6t_6t_6cl_6bt_/stockdetail That’s as far as I can make out from the below video

The dark green was 1945 - 1955 officially but could be seen in the late 1950s. the light green was introduced around 1955 and lasted officially until 1962 unofficially a good few years beyond

I have 3 of the light green and the four dark green coaches pre-ordered….it would apear the Black and Tan one is SOLD OUT. I wonder how many of those ones were made compared to the other liveries

Decorated samples out. Those dark green ones look tasty https://www.hattons.co.uk/directory/versiondetails/article?id=594&utm_source=klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=modvehid5011-hattonsgenesisbatch2decosampleswave2&_kx=iCdbkTRB54bdvBXfhOMmOPw0dwQaz3qeKhoAguXYCnoxcrtQZf5qOka6e3Zv4R_b.JGQeXh

Where does the headboard go on?

I think that might be the case. I’m still waiting for an invoice for a J26 I would have loved to have gotten, but looks like I will never get! That was some 2 years ago. with many people reporting the same thing I would say that either there are no more kits or kit making\selling has ceased for the time being and may return in the future if this is truly the end of SSM then I say thanks for the kits over the years that were for the most part superb and helped me get a bandon tank!