Westcorkrailway

With the snails on, I decided to run the carriages in order to speed up drying of transfers. This is to insure I don’t accidentally mess up the transfers (one of my lines looked quite poor tanks to a misplaced finger!) A30 pulls through at 50 percent speed, a good comparison of the green to the railcar 2625 next door the mighty A class hauls them with my older stock. I have enough lining for at least 2 more small coaches. If the hattons gensisis coaches release I may put them in this livery IMG_1071.MOV A30 at a slightly more controlled speed with new “Laminate” coaches. Featuring all the mistakes made on my older stock! you may hear the clicking in the video and this is small bug my A suffers from. When it goes from a bend to a straight, pipes on the bogeys hit detail on the body, nothing major but I reckon after a while…..the pipe may fall off!

Because of these coaches, I think they came out in the 70s? Somone can correct me on that my coaches are based on a Lima mk1 00 and those ones were based on lima H0. Identical but mine are better I like to think!!!!!

I see there is a model out for that loco….it will set you back about 250 euro if not more thanks to customs though……..livery is fanstastic Back on topic, my Lima coaches have received there lining. They will receive snails later tonight as per laminate stock but I must say I get serious Lima HO vibes with these coaches

I have an addiction to small locos in stunning livery, you’ll often see my LBSCR terrier in the backdrop to my “workbench” but other members include SE&CR P class and Caledonian Andrew Barclay. In the unlikely scenario where I didn’t use Irish locos, I’d have a layout of mixed small pre grouping UK locos

I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to the C&L but is Nancy, the loco over in America and the one in cultra the same class of loco? Or are they different classes if you are a C&L enthusiast….what a choice of locos there is. The 3 locos mentioned above, dromod, (Half) a T&D loco….shame my favourite of the lot, the C&BPR locos weren’t preserved but you can’t have em all!

I can’t wait until 134 is decked in 1961 spec livery, but I can’t say I won’t miss this livery when it goes. just to give people an idea of that the 121’s will be like once decked out in grey. I actually love the grey 121/Green coaching stock. CSX loco no.800 in the same grey preserved over in America a 121 at ballahagerdeen, I think this was an IRRS special hence all the photographers over at J15 in the shed Of course the RPSI picked there colours by simply removing a few layers of paint To find the original livery buried below!

It took half an hour to paint them (2 coats) it will take about 10 minutes to put on the transfers, while it can’t be done within an hour due to waiting for paint to dry. hardest bit is finding the correct materials. It took me a while to find the paint I’m using right now for instance

Most of the radials were built by either Breyer peacock or Dübs, 2 loco builders that dominated the west cork scene for a long time. I think the wheel arrangement, design and everything about it has made it a classic base for Irish prototypes. Maybe J15,GSR 800, no.4 and merlin have there english look alikes, you you can make a radial into anything with a bit of imagination

Fantastic model, ids say hauling it down the Dugort line did some damage, but with all the rumours of closure to the line, it’s as if the lads from kingbridge don’t Care!

A good next step would be scratch building a small peice onto an existing model…..say extending the water tank on an Adams radial…..

Yep, cmon Inchicore give us all wierd livery/loco combos like Black and Tan 071, Galway A class…. Only enough I think one of the RPSI 141s (just one end) was temporarily put in IE Gray before, must find that picture

One down, one to go on these 2ft rule CIE laminate (mk1) coaches. Funny as these coaches including the price of producing one of these coaches works out to be about 20 euro! Enough to temp any rough and ready modellers out there

Holy sh*t that looks rough….imagine being the first person on site and having to inform inform the bossman

I was thinking that. Anyone with those old conversions can get busy! same if anyone wants a “Galway livery” A class

Blue and Creme 4ks and flying snail ICRs, would never happen because it would look confusing to the millennial train user but still Or this livery as I said on the Duggan port layout thread, the two liveries really do share the same aesthetic. Only issue is I think IE like liveries similar to there own on the mainline (I remember IR did not want the RPSI to use black n tan on there mk2 as it looked to similar to the livery at that time) or something along those lines but we’re lucky to have A39R going as it is, never mind getting A3r so we will happily accept black n tan!

AEC railcar set with 2 intermediate coaches via Lima mark 1 coaches. The plan was have both these coaches turned out on post 1956 CIE green (similar to my kind off 1906 rosslare stock) but they do colour match really well with the railcars! IMG_1046.MOV At 13 pounds a pop I suppose I can’t go wrong either way

In its current guise, you might aswell pair it with 080 for a nice match

A 121 got this livery before an 201 im sure some regard that as a joke although I’m not sure I like it as much on the 201 https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernblue109/12975381494/in/album-72157636435273666/

I can garuntee it won’t be going back into IE service! im not sure why they HAD to do it but I’m glad they did

Maybe RPSI mk2 coaches? I’m not aware if there is a specific coach needed for trials on IE trials

Trial runnings on the mainline it will be put onto original 1961 spec grey and yellow once trials are completed This livery has put a massive smile on my face I won’t lie

I won’t lie when I saw it on my Facebook feed, I thaught it was fake

there is already a reason to re-run the 121s. What a fantastic looking livery on the locomotive this has to go as one of the most obscure but fantastic livery combos in Irish rail history

Of course the 201 named after the river in West Cork has been withdrawn with years

Plenty of those board game workshops around cork city. Handy if it came in a spray can. I might aswell try extend the water tanks and if that doesn’t work I’ll figure something else out