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That’s been in Inchicore for a while now, with a comical amount of no photograph signs all over it

For what it’s worth I’m pretty sure GNR liveried coaches have been to Bantry post 1958. Although there was some done Pre-1958 too for the pigeon train. This tradition continued with a few UTA liveried coaches being hundreds of miles from home plenty of GNR wagons out west too. As far as I know mostly open wagons and flats for ford cars

165 DS along side GSWR NO.90 I couldn’t find the photo of the 88ds in CSE livery but I did find one of the 165, or near enough to it. It almost looks like it’s Been restored. To be fair not sure if CSE used wasp striped and the green looks slightly too dark. But you get the idea of the livery. Also missing is the CSE logo. Possibly in the centre of the back of the cab where it looks like a whole plaque was ripped off!

That actually looks quite good! When we’re these produced?

I’m not sure about that either. As far as I’m aware some of the older coaches were some of the first to be repainted! A proof few GSWR/GSR bogey coaches were painted black and tank in 1962/63 in cork. Though I could have sworn I’ve seen the livery on 6 wheelers in 1962. Why apply this livery to anchient coaches? I’m not sure. Maybe it was because they were due for a paint anyway.

What does the L&BER thing stand for? Or is at least trying to stand for

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.

that would be correct yes

Btw here is the belturbet Ruston and the one that eventually ended up as a steam train in Clonakilty

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

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

Has this not been announced for months?!?!

Previously covered in this thread

See if it’s being upkept well. Not to many Irish mark 3s will survive

“This week I was on the internet and I found this” https://caraghnurseries.ie/caragh-design-studio/?fbclid=IwAR3LLLewtvMkCK3-TqZRzWwbWh3YniUuvISH-5wZd_p9BzCp9ePgepcUVAo

It went directly from tuam lasted ran in 1993 Take a peak inside chaps

We’re they also behind the “Inchicore 150” cork shed layout that was at Inchicore works at the door on the open day

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

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

The new ones have new features. I know for sure they have Pre-fited speakers!!!

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!

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!!!!

I can’t remember but I think @Nileshad info on these coaches. I think as you say, there gone now.

Today is definitely 464 day!

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!