Westcorkrailway

I don’t have a full list, but there will be 55 stands total

One of these wagons appears to have survived up to summer 2025. Unfortunatly I haven’t a clue what number it was

I wonder if that is my hand there in coach 1…

I was always happy with how mine came out

I note what appears to be Roger Joanes name on the RPSI coach reservation list, I’d be tempted to say hello to him at the weekend

There are fairly set colours when it comes to 3D printing, you can’t, for instance, Just set the printer to a colour. You get a roll of Meltable plastic, usually either a bright colour to help during testing. I have used 3d printing filament that is similar to GSR grey, but I’d deffo reccomend painting it to improve the rough finish of some 3D printing! As somone pointed out recently, I wonder did sambo have drawings at all, considering its construction seems to be of mostly spare bits and sheet metal

I don’t think I have ever seen a photo of it running, granted it did move, and was largely being repaired for fenit harbour work at some stage in the 50s, but in CIE times it was seems to always be a static exhibit.

In my mind I would be happy to have this static, sitting in a siding somewhere

Saw these on FB, maybe the poster is active on here, but couldn’t help but share these 3rd printed models of GSR 299

Might be something for 3d printing? We can measure one in Downpatrick, I assume the bogeys are standard

A few photos of foynes I got on the way back from Downpatrick this weekend. Last time I was here the bridge was removed, there was no LC gates and no building either. I assume this building is going to be the new foynes railway station for the rider cup

Munster perspective of 90 this weekend (some 12 inches to a foot scale modelling) Not long after arriving on the 0500 Ex-Cork car, we examined our options to get the bolts off, didn’t take long to realise that these nuts were too far beyond whacking them off, so modern methods as seen below were used To acheive the above photo, it quite literally took a day to do, trying to cut off the bolts without damaging anything else, most bolts needing to be cut on 3/4 times before being loose enough to knock off after another hour of hacking, the ashpan had been finally lowered into the pit here we get a unique look into 90s firebox

Former “West Clare” stock in Limerick ready for refurb

Next week is valentines so some on this website may need a place to hide

Or me and JHB in intense debate over West Cork Logistics

The yellow and grey was just the paint GM outcropped things during those years. CIE probably just went along with it, the RPSI were considering traveling to the states to test the colours on another GM loco from around the same time for the colours. I’ve seen a few examples…

People were unhappy with the sizes compared to a Park Royal, they almost look out of scale. But that’s actually prototype accurate

I’ve heard it was a lack or spares or trying to get drivers to ride on the same side each time

There are tracks for a short distance in that alignment, there going to have fun, there is currently a bit of a right of way issue with that patch…

It certainly looks like that there was no back on the cab and that section was added on later or replaced later with a bit of sheet metal similarly, I suspect Pat (cork coal loco) also wouldn’t have drawings, and when it first left (presumably inchicore) it would have been completely exposed, the timber cab being built with bits of timber and glass later on

I take it the 4 ft pole as leverage didn’t work

If anyone is interested, I could do a small tour of west cork around that time. After all, it’s 65 years since its closure

Some more from Colm’s collection Ulster transport stock Far from home some more rarely seen E 401 class action on the quays at cork. A lot of this track is still there but may not be in the medium term