Westcorkrailway

I’m waiting for the little electric shunter sample

GSWR no.100

Something I always wanted to do was the old IRRS headboards which is now above the door of there HQ in heuston.

I got the phone call earlier day. Im speechless. For context to this. He elected me to the Munster Area IRRS comitee just 11 days ago. He gave a show about what he loved, the bus. RIP

I think the wifi is slow over there in the canaries because I can see clearly that it’s 4k 1080p crisp photograph of a Cork and Macroom Railway bus

Grey, with that silloette…it can’t be a steam engine can it?

I sent a PM with my name attached so I thaught? If somone claiming to be @westcorkrailway on the forum comes up and looks older or younger then 20 then shun them away!!!

They look superb! Always nice to see Murphy models updates wait until I see them in person in jus under a week…

As far as I’m aware, your looking at a (yes) concerningly high failure rate. However I suspect the chances of getting a 22k (which isint too bad) are high but if there is a delay due to a failure is the real killer

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