Westcorkrailway

Very strange!

The 201s did haul Mk3s in the early days. However the 3 livery’s MM plans to bring out (new logo IE green, New enterprise livery, Badger livery) never hauled em. I don’t think it would be too out there to suggest that MK 4 coaches will come sooner or later however currently there is a whole lot of A class locomotives with no passenger rolling stock currently available RTR so it’s it out of the question to have no stock for the new 201s

An interesting photo from the RPSI website of the Ferts in use at Albert quay Cork. This very train is the one I wish to recreate….I wonder how much clearance there was between these wagons and the tops of the clontarf/Brian Boru bridge. The last train to Albert quay was a Re-engined Supertrain livery C class locomotive returning to a piece of the line they were built to serve. Tar traffic to the terminus had ceased some years ago. The North Esk yard effectively replaced Albert Quay. I will be attempting to model these trains as these were….kind of…at a squint…the last trains on the West Cork railway all we need now is some Back to back ferts and some oil wagons and the entirety of this yard between 1961-1976 should be fully possible to model (oh and C class locos varying from green, black, Black and Tan, black with yellow ends and supertrain!)

The difference is I’ll buy a few of those as a posed to just 1 of the new 201

Do please….I’m waiting for that green 201 with the new logo eagarly…and it’s about 60 years after my era!

I’m on the way to Listowel and the traffic outside Macroom is a nightmare. So much so that whole stopped on river lee bridge. I spotted the now drowned river sullinane viaduct. A similar viaduct crossing the river lee is also drowned. Is there any other remains of rail line that can be found underwater?

What I would say the status quote still remains that we are still looking at the Very least a Q4 2023 release. Paddy said at Inchicore he was still in early stages with the 201s…and that was for models aperenly due last spring I really hope they still do come out. Those 2021 announcements have something for everyone

Ohhhh I’ve seen a few photos of them now.. I’ll probobly buy a few white pallets too put in my new ones tbh. More prototypical to when they were first introduced presumably

May I ask why the bags are green on this run? Did the fertiliser bags used to be green?

Very interesting! although I’m right in saying the Black and Tans were more like the Green and kalkies anyway? So perhaps a little less traumatic of a medal… Perhaps Todd andrews looked towards his medal collection for some inspiration

I think I’d quite enjoy one novelty model like this. 121 fits it well probobly with that extra space within to work with and the fact the prototype often be quite Smokey in the later days of its lengthy career

I love the weathering in this loco, as I do the smoke. They compliment each other very well. accodning to the manufacture the speaker and decoder was moved to the rear area behind the grill and the smoke machine was put where the decoder once was (smart idea might I add)

And then the TGV then copied CIE…

A12 is actually green too, they just gave it a Hi-visibility jacket

I think the red lining will actually be less prototypical (?) the transfers should hopefully be alright to find

I have not yet seen a weathered silver A class….I cannot wait to see A30, A1 and even A42 in black weathering

The colour of the flying snail is the same on the coaches as it is the tender.

No. They had one with litterall “titfield thunderbolt” written all over it…

“I can’t believe its not lion” set was officially revolked a few days ago…it’s one of the most bonkers moves I’ve seen a company pull in a while. unfortunately. If I want to get a Ruston 88DS I’ll have to go via Hornby. Luckily for us exclusively Irish models. Our catalogue is quality models all around (albeit the 2nd hand market is less healthy aside from a few notable exceptions)

Presumably there must be something under that sign. As that seems to be the crossroads that was a crossing in the above picture

If I’m not mistaken, much of the land was not worth re-claiming hence why it’s survived the years so well.

When funds allow. I’ll get a BnT 141 of some sort. But the problem is I know for a fact that loco will go for much more then €143 in the end

A39R is the last one to sell out….again

A39R, A3R, A46….the whole gang of “going for stupid prices on eBay” are here people better not complain after this!

A perfect transition model for those willing to take there first step into big gauge