Westcorkrailway

Some more announcements for the show, a few 0 gauge locos will be on display from various show attendees including the below ones

How many bulleid wagons have made it to preservation….I can only think of the one heading for Maam cross and the one in Dunsandle

Wasn’t the macroom section supposed to be open but insurance wouldn’t let it go ahead or something… Everytime I’ve gone to Killarney it’s been a real treat watching the construction take place.

And gouldings… yknow…I think I know somone who made these type decals . perhaps he should produce them for a few bob

It’s a shame the macroom bypass won’t be open by then

I’ve seen a photo recently in another thread of 1 or maybe even double hunslet locos hauling it

Delighted to hear Owen O Neil will be in attendance on the saterday. Owen has been 3D printing kits such as 20ft flats, 20ft containers, signal cabins ect. He will be showing his work on his Chetwynd viaduct model. Currently not yet made for rails running in top, but still getting there. Chris larkins book is set to launch at 1 o clock on the day with Honours from Ray Good for those interested in model cars premier motorsport will also now have a stand at the show.

Just had an excellent presentation on the 70s and 80s, the first half being dedicated to the magnesite wagons here in cork by Joseph Lawton. Who was there on the final day of operation….his graffiti on the back of the last magnesite train has been immortalised in model form…I’ll have to get him to sign it or something!

it’s quite simple really Money + World Cup = sports washing

I could write a book about this but I’ll refrain it’s the railways like the CBSC that should be greenways though…yah sure it’s mostly privately owned and an awful lot of embankments have faded into time… for instance the current proposal is a cork to kinsale greenway. This would encompass the viaduct and possible goggins hill tunnel before driverting off. (The reason I only do possibly the goggins hill tunnel is there is a house built on the trackbed just after it) the dream would be a cork-clonakilty using mostly former rail alignments (some of the Ex railway stuff isint bad in this section) it would require lots of CPO’s and even the building of at least 2 new bridges at innishannon. But it would be a greenway to rival if not beat the Dungarvan greenway. 2 tunnels, 3 major bridges/viaducts and 3 sections of beutiful views.

thanks to the knowledge of a forum member on here. C202 (C227/NIR 106) turned up again….in a super secret location (don’t look at the hyperlink no clues there) https://www.alamy.com/moyasta-junction-clare-ireland-27th-june-2022-a-diesel-locomotive-awaiting-restoraation-at-moyasta-co-clare-ireland-picture-david-creedon-image473781922.html?imageid=452A6CBA-69A3-4AA8-8CB3-A9FD68D7FAB9&p=442236&pn=1&searchId=9cfe3c28858f4cad8c1f61ae164e510a&searchtype=0 With some more goodies…this first one contains something that should be a suprise to many….if only IRM knew it existed https://www.alamy.com/moyasta-junction-clare-ireland-27th-june-2022-rolling-stock-belonging-to-the-west-clare-railway-awaiting-restoration-at-moyasta-co-clare-ireland-picture-david-creedon-image473781928.html https://www.alamy.com/moyasta-junction-clare-ireland-27th-june-2022-a-former-bord-na-mna-locomotive-awaiting-restoration-by-the-west-clare-railway-at-moyasta-co-clare-ireland-picture-david-creedon-image473781973.html https://www.alamy.com/moyasta-junction-clare-ireland-27th-june-2022-a-coal-wagon-with-some-carriages-awaiting-restoration-by-the-west-clare-railway-at-moyasta-co-clare-ireland-picture-david-creedon-image473781933.html as mush as people like to bash this area, I find this kind of preservation fascinating. What’s more interesting, parts in a parts shed or a whole loco slowly being eaten away. While also giving some things a chance to be preserved in the future when the demand is there.

I suppose but considering the demand for a bypass in castlemartyr a railway would be definitely feasible . As i often said there is a huge state of the art dairy factory right next to mogeely station… youghal has some of the cheapest housing outside of Leitrim, a direct rail route would’ve meant many of those working in cork had a decent option for housing with a railway connection … era just a missed opertunity is all…considering it’s going to be part of a proposed “supergreenway” from cork to Waterford, it’s gonna be a while if at all before a serious proposal for re-implemented railway Very true.

Unfortunatly the sentiment is about 5 years to late. The line is now set to be be one of the most boring greenways in Ireland, other then Youghal station itself which will have the neat little turntable

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That was the plan put in place…close the branchlines to courtmacsherry, Clonakilty and Baltimore. And even the mainline wouldn’t go to Bantry…just bandon. This plan was however scrapped, became the plan one final time before andrews killed any chance of it going through. It was lifted and sold ASAP. CIE put an abandonment order on 50 miles of trackbed that still had track left or be lifted! That whole line as far as bandon was built to be doubled by government order during the famine so imagine a double track out to bandon today! I have a feeling that the intense save our railway committee and court cases didn’t help the west cork case unfortunately. The youghal Middleton branch got off lighter thanks to TD Martin Correy

West Cork Railways Birth, Beuty and Betrayal book launch is set to be December 3rd at the Oriel hotel Ballincollig, It will be its own stands at the cork model swap meet 2022. Those who wish to attend that event be sure to head down to this stand and pick up a signed copy.

Dave Lindfield from Model Rail Baseboards will be joining us on the 3rd December in the Oriel House Hotel Dave will be giving Scenery and Soldering Demos on the Day Any one interested in taking a table please let myself or Mark Dunlea know ASAP. This event will now also be the launch of the the book West cork railways, birth beauty and betrayal. With book signing from Chris on the day.

Oooh look what arived today FullSizeRender.mov as smooth as a whistle. Infact smoothest running peice of rolling stock I have @DJ Dangerous I’ll have to start disassembling them

The original versions are plenty adequate. The only issue was the Lack of a speaker which is almost resolved now! I don’t even model the eras but if a 201, 071 were to be released, I’d take em. That theoretical mad Black and Tan 071 would have take the cake or points logo. With the 201 in silver/green along with that mark 4 set is the era which I have the nostalgic connection too (that might sound mad but the first time i used a train was in 2007!) Leave MM with the GM locos and IRM with everything else….for now! We were reminded everyday that the A’s were coming and “once the’re gone, there gone!” and still some did not heed the warning

I’m fairly sure they were selling them at raheeny

Some photographs would be handy, my little tank engine sounds like it had a similar diagnosis

Somone told a whole pile wasn’t made because the demand wasn’t there until the last minute, this is especially the case with the blue and grey versions As long as MM keep operations as far as I know the 071s will make a comeback….only issue is the list is long!

My favurite had to be “Castletown” inspite of the 6 wheelers not Co-operating

Some other Un-model related things I picked up was these posters. I’ll need to frame thing they look so good! Unfortunatly the GSR one looks to be made out of a print rather then being based on a real poster but it’s style is interesting none the less I also picked up a few things by the merchendise stand, a green hat and polo shirt and don’t worry, I did check with JHB, it’s the right shade of Eau de nil