Killian Keane

Now that GSR 800, as the person that commissioned the K1 smokebox doors has received his, consider the order books open to the general public at 5 euros each with the hand wheel included

Did you have to jump through many hurdles? Im very conscious of their having the only Dublin and Kingstown coach remaining

Extraordinary stuff Harry! 3rd loco is in the primordial stages, watch this space!

K1s entering mass production!

Fair swap for Kettering 3 right?

certainly, the MGWR A class will be first but Ill be more than happy to get on with the 400s afterwards

yes I can do full tenders, Ive done them in the past though not to my current standards, the WLWR goods will be getting one, the only thing is using a modern RTR chassis for the loco the wiring between loco and tender will have to be re-soldered in such a way as that the loco will run without being connected to the tender pickups

I ran off a quick test print of the new smokebox door last night, Id consider that a success, it really does change the look of the loco (donor N class kindly loaned by @GSR 800)

Ive legitimately had a request for Dublin and Kingstown coaches recently so that shows you the mental space Im in lol

So did I! practically came out yesterday at 109 years of age Though if youd ave asked me I'd have thought they were built about 10 years later than they actually were off the top of my head

It would be significantly more modern then Im personally interested in , but if there is a viable proprietary chassis and there would be enough sales I wouldnt say no

Latest 3d printed item consists of a replacement smokebox door for the Bachmann N class that's more representative of what they had in Ireland, again with gratefully received help from @GSR 800

Regardless of the lack of dedicated steam railways here, we're able to run 110+ year old 4-4-0s on the main line, which would be unthinkable and presumably unprofitable in the UK, I even go so far as to say if we had any 2-4-0s surviving they would probably be viable on the main line, could you imagine say the GER T26 or the LSWR T3 going mainline? Always good to look at the positives

It was very enjoyable indeed, one highlight for me was Brian Mathews's exceptional early railways stand VID_20250601_141750275.mp4

Good lord stuff leaving Moyasta? time to buy a lottery ticket now as long as we dont get someone handcuffing themself to the loco we're laughing..