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  1. What does the L&BER thing stand for? Or is at least trying to stand for
  2. Kinsale Branch photos (closed 1931) are very scarce wen it was open. If a photographer was around cork in the 1920s ect. They tended to go for the lines with better views/character (passage, muskerry, bantry, skibbereen, clonakikty, courtmacsherry and schull all probobly having more pull then the branch) Photos seem to have been exclusivly taken by military photographers. So far in my years of living I have seen 3 or 4 of it while it was still in use, none of them particularly useful and all of which taking much digging to find! Recently I was asked to find a photo of Trim station on the MGWR branch and I couldn’t find anything of that station either.
  3. Btw here is the belturbet Ruston and the one that eventually ended up as a steam train in Clonakilty
  4. Yes that’s right (and you wouldn’t have to paint the buffers ) While the rowntree one is closest to RPSI spec livery. It ufortunately has big windows on the back so wouldn’t have worn that livery there is a picture somehere on the RPSI website of Carlow no.1 in CSE condition. Light green with yellow lining and CSE initials between the windows roughly
  5. A Ruston 165DS like the one in Tuam is possibly on Hornbys radar to “finish off the range” The hejian one also seems to have a different cab. Also heljians record as far as I know with quality models is not the best I may pick up an 88DS second hand or when the 2nd round come out. And modify to “Halfway vintage club” livery
  6. See if it’s being upkept well. Not to many Irish mark 3s will survive
  7. “This week I was on the internet and I found this” https://caraghnurseries.ie/caragh-design-studio/?fbclid=IwAR3LLLewtvMkCK3-TqZRzWwbWh3YniUuvISH-5wZd_p9BzCp9ePgepcUVAo
  8. It went directly from tuam lasted ran in 1993 Take a peak inside chaps
  9. We’re they also behind the “Inchicore 150” cork shed layout that was at Inchicore works at the door on the open day
  10. No home you say….I’m sure I could find that bandon tank a home in all seriousness though these are some great models….with an interesting backstory in themselves. I know that missus fry used to run the trains up and down the track herself
  11. The fact 472 made it to 1961 in dugort cannon is quite interesting. It has been involved in the kinsale Crash of 1915 of which there were 2 fatalities so it could be a “cursed” engine
  12. The new ones have new features. I know for sure they have Pre-fited speakers!!!
  13. The postage costs more then the starting bid on some of these still kicking myself I didn’t pick up those RTR dapol wagons converted to GNR. They’dve ran on the west cork as I’m after learning!
  14. They are currently going down but I believe they will stagnate if not increase due to people not knowing the difference between the old and new variants!!!!
  15. I can’t remember but I think @Nileshad info on these coaches. I think as you say, there gone now.
  16. That’s what happens when the hype train leaves the station too soon! however bad he think it is now, during Covid and with the A class Due I remember an drought of announcements unlike what we’re spoilt with at IRM. The great thing about a drought on announcements for me is to focus on conversions and home brew projects. Like those BR mark 1s in CIE green which I made for a few people.
  17. Looks really solid guys! another step closer to J26…hell of the chassis so low enough it could make a good bandon chassis for me!
  18. At least we can watch a new Accurascale launch in an hour
  19. What a rotten coach…must be scrapped now Has a pair of reading glasses been purchased since?!
  20. Green locos and stock every March orange locos and stock In July everything else can go inbetween
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