Westcorkrailway

11 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

I think they did little in Cork, prob only shunting in Glanmire Road. But Albert Quay transfers are certainly a possibility, as might be shunting within the CBSCR terminus.

Oh that’s all…or even trialing it in Albert quay. Whatever the case, like the Clayton railcars on the west cork. A very short lived experiment! 

15 hours ago, David Holman said:

 Built in 1927. Allocated to Cork and Tralee,

They must have been south of the river lee at least once....

There are a few options at the moment 

Murphy models had the Mogul 

Marks models are doing the Hornby jinty in UTA livery 

Bachmann did a An NCC jinty 

mid your willing to splash the cash there is 00 works locomotives such as the J15 variants around 

then there is all the stuff that could be kit built ect. 

On 22/2/2024 at 8:16 AM, Irishswissernie said:

CBSC 1953-08-24 Clonakilty Junction 467 Dn Goods (2).

Superb 

31 minutes ago, derek said:

My brand new A class looked similar  to this after it plummeted 3 feet to the floor 10 seconds after I put it on the layout for the first time. An expensive lesson on ensuring all wheels are correctly on the rails before engaging power. First points it came to, off she flew. Luckily the lads at IRM could help  out with the repairs. Came back good as new. I think I may have mentioned this somewhere on here before. 

After a thorough investigation it was found that driver error was a major contributing factor in the accident and recomends the points be replaced 

1 hour ago, patrick said:

C226 on a goods at Glen More and on a representation of a Loughrea mixed train on the South Waterford Line. The locomotive is a Silver Fox model. The coach is from Irish Freight Models. 

The real 226 is not too far from south Waterford 

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

Perfect locos for a wide range of prototypical uses.

For late 1950s, they were to be found on branch lines and all over the Wisht Caark system. They made it to places like Cavan on goods via the MGWR route, Ballina branch train, Loughrea after 1964-ish.

All through the 1960s, they had been displaced from branches (bar Loughrea and Ballina) by closures, and displaced from passenger services by unreliability and 121s / 141s, but were to be found snuffling round goods yards, shunting, and keeping in their practice on passengers at Loughrea when the G's were out of action, or requisitioned in the autumn to shunt Tuam beet factory sidings. I remember them on ballast trains too - I got a cab run in a ballast from Clonsilla to the North Wall in one in the mid-70s.

Then in the 1970s and 80s, until withdrawal, as we know, they graduated to Dublin to be used on push-pulls. Add to that the several that went to NIR in the 1980s, and worked into the 1990s on ballasts on that network.

So they were very versatile and to be seen in a wide variety of locations and uses, over almost four decades. Thus, WELL worth a model.

Eleven potential livery variations, too, although two of these only applied to one locomotive that I'm aware of. Good for collectors as well as operating layouts.

Which 2 liveries are exclusive to one locomotive? 

6 hours ago, David Holman said:

One in 7mm would be nice. 3D printed body, plus bogie side frames?

Possibly already being developed…..

1 hour ago, Mike 84C said:

Here's mine, I believe I've posted it before. Those vac; formed windows are awful but at distance are just tolerable.

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Very nice

The greystones thing is a little ridiculous though 

You will have to PM him or send an email to the above adress for a quote. 

32 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

Has anyone dared to shorten the IRM "A" into an approximation of a "C"?

Few people would have the money and the liathróidí to cut up a perfectly good model for something as sure as a C class

On 21/2/2024 at 9:02 AM, ttc0169 said:

The wagon looks well with the keg cages,

Having worked the real Guinness trains back in the day may I ask is there under frame detail ? , e.g brake cylinders and brake gear rigging,the under frame looks very bare without it,see the attached photo for details-otherwise well done Owen-it’s a badly needed wagon for my era of modelling. 
 

I think he had the rigging before but wants to improve. Will ask 

On 21/2/2024 at 7:28 AM, BosKonay said:

How much are they once complete?

will ask this also. 

3D print 22’ flat model is another thing is working on, as of tonight they really good

29 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

 

I love the natural light in this photo

 the bandon tanks and no.90s will now be made mark dunlea….with a third steam loco currently in the planning stage…a GSWR F6 to fit on LNYR 2-4-2 chassis

I know where they can get dimensions….
 

https://preserved.railcar.co.uk/RB002.html?fbclid=IwAR3y2AeXx-8gZwqFaEqxfo5syJrCmOCyzAkrPr_E7ov-Iy1I2ldsGLA75Ns_aem_AS8Dz_oDDEOgwQX5krh59ix8KC2Icx83SDv01y3YaLHO_gvq1CJN0hP-jv-EcO5qUXU

An Irish locomotive leaving a meuseum going to wales….I bet you won’t see half the wibble when the reverse happened !!!

Ah I wouldn’t stress…one will come at one stage or another, as the A class did eventually…

And now with suitible rolling stock ready for it (NIR mark 2s, bullied triangulated chassis wagons, Park Royal’s, 6 wheel coaches and so on) compared to when the B121 and A class locos were launched when every early 60s bit of rolling stock had to be kitbuilt, scratchbuilt, converted or those Bachmann coaches from years ago!

I wonder did anyone end up biting on RB3…

2 hours ago, Metrovik said:

So, having read all this, I'm guessing I should preorder a pack for my little 50s Branchline?

In the 1950s they may have been new but already put to use on the beet trains among other mixed trains. Mixed in with the wooden GSR open wagons of course 

47 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

Maaaaaybe re-read the thread again.

Both @Noel and @MOGUL confirm that they have spoken with Murphy Models and Paddy Murphy, respectively.

I haven’t gotten info direct from murphy before but I don’t think any initial time given to the release date to a mode have been forfilled. even MM can’t prevent delays! 

The extended Cut version featuring tractor shunting!

Its fair to say, based on what has been going on in the past number of years not to just assume that 071s are coming in 2024....it would be more likely that they will come much later. not being pessimistic but remember the 141s which are only due now were supposed to have been release as early as 2021(?) 

The 1961 report has this photo of bonnet first working 121…

6 hours ago, GSR 800 said:

You'll have no shortage of them once the Dart + are up and running

Maybe if there running to youghal we would take them

3 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

Dish out the Hardship Minister but cannie take it!!!

Ah Starting from Cork! Its not in the Blurb at the start! An overnight cost involved in Dublin kills it for me TBH. 

I will be heading down to cork after Day 1. I’m still thinking to do day 2 or not….I’d almost be better of staying in cork and partake in some gricing! 

There is something like this in maam cross. Although I think it’s a 2 axle version instead of a bogey design