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  1. 228RiverOwenboy
    My apologies, sir. I actually did have a question in mind about said project... Is it going to be a mix of narrow and broad gauge? Or is the narrow gauge just temporary and will be laid over with 5'3 track?
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    https://www.alamy.com/moyasta-junction-clare-ireland-27th-june-2022-a-diesel-locomotive-awaiting-restoraation-at-moyasta-co-clare-ireland-picture-david-creedon-image473781922.html?imageid=452A6CBA-69A3-4AA8-8CB3-A9FD68D7FAB9&p=442236&pn=1&searchId=91b0f9d6628079325dcdb446db126405&searchtype=0 And so you were right... Lol
  3. 228RiverOwenboy
    Coming next year... THE C227 HUNT!
  4. 228RiverOwenboy
    Oh? I wasn't aware of that! I really hope it isn't gone... That'd be another C' lost to the scrap heap!
  5. 228RiverOwenboy
    I do agree with you, I'd love to see C227 cosmetically done up. To those who are wondering where she is... Well-https://www.google.ie/maps/place/52°18'52.8"N+7°08'54.1"W/@52.3146815,-7.1485529,342m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x87ca7776c120fbe0!2zNTLCsDE4JzUyLjgiTiA3wrAwOCc1NC4xIlc!3b1!8m2!3d52.3146667!4d-7.1483611!3m4!1s0x0:0x87ca7776c120fbe0!8m2!3d52.3146667!4d-7.1483611 It's sad to see how badly she's rotted since 2001... Poor thing...
  6. 228RiverOwenboy
    What a way to be preserved... I remember coming across it in person, and it felt really weird seeing such a shunter being disguised as some goofy steamie!
  7. 228RiverOwenboy
    I must wonder though... Is this I must wonder... Is this the shunter that was cosmetically restored in Belturbet station in Cavan? Or is there another origin of this shunter...
  8. 228RiverOwenboy
    I'm not too sure... I came across it in person during the opening day in May 2022, but I didn't take much notice of it - I honestly wish I did though! I think it may be an 88DS model by the looks of it...
  9. 228RiverOwenboy
    Oh my, if they picked a livery like that, I'd be certain that it'd look more stylish and classy than no.1 "Carlow"! ...I'm excited to see more of the Maam Cross project, I've been constantly checking for more updates haha... Very exciting for me!
  10. 228RiverOwenboy
    D'awww, no 230 in Connemara; haha! I wonder if they'll do her up into something like the RPSI's "Carlow" Ruston...
  11. 228RiverOwenboy
    Apparently someone (somewhere online) said that a shunter will be making it's way to Maam Cross at some point... Would I be correct in saying that it'll be this? Or will 230 be given a new lease of life?
  12. 228RiverOwenboy
    Hello and good evening; I've recently come across the different types of IE Mark 3s, particularly the Citygold and Executive coaches (7161 & 7162). I was wondering if there was any difference in the seating (upholstery-wise)? Were there window curtains added them like the Mark 4 Citygolds? If anyone has any knowledge or photos, please do show or tell - as I am currently attempting to compile as much info as I can! Thank you. (7161 & 7162 and 7156)
  13. 228RiverOwenboy
    I wonder where it is now... Perhaps at said Greenway in Limerick?
  14. 228RiverOwenboy
    It is hard to maintain these locos with only a handful of people, and I understand that entirely. It's just sad that some people have no respect for other's property and proceed to vandalise it without a care in the world. The poor things either have smashed windows, doused in graffiti or have missing parts.
  15. 228RiverOwenboy
    Ah, lovely to hear! I wonder if she'll be able to run under her own power publicly by the end of the year... While 134 is fully done up, poor 124 sadly rots away under tarp along with other rolling stock within Moyasta, Co. Clare - it's a sad fate, that only surviving Mark 3 DVT's body is now corroding from the elements! I genuinely wish they were in a better place...
  16. 228RiverOwenboy
    Now that she's (cosmetically) restored, what's next for her? What is she doing now? Since I saw 134 in her original livery (which was a bittersweet choice in my honest opinion!), I've been curious about the plans set for her! Will she run a railtour by the end of the year? Any info is appreciated!
  17. 228RiverOwenboy
    Oh for sure! They need a nightwatch/security around that area, and perhaps they'll save a few thousand quid removing the spray-paint off of their fleet...
  18. 228RiverOwenboy
    Happens nearly all the time! Or at least, it seems like it... There's a few videos on Youtube of censored vandalists spraying units (particularly the DART units) with paint and ruining them altogether. I don't know how, but people are disguising themselves as staff and head into Fairview depot to ruin these hard-working units...
  19. 228RiverOwenboy
    Two months later, and yet nothing else about 224 has been heard of... If they actually are repairing her, I'm starting to wonder if it's going to take ages like it did with 225...Got damaged in 2010 and was ready to run (no pun intended!) in 2019.
  20. 228RiverOwenboy
    Hello and good afternoon! I have been wanting to make a self-built model for a while, and it is to make any form of Irish rolling stock (or locos/DMUs too!), but I would like some diagrams for reference. I do not mind if it's between the '40s to the mid 2000s, I'd be happy enough to make anything during those years...I cannot find many, as finding them is quite hard. Thank you. Example down below:
  21. 228RiverOwenboy
    Oh? I didn't notice that...Perhaps she may be returning to service at some point?
  22. 228RiverOwenboy
    Honestly I'm not too sure, she was in the Bogie Shop at the time...
  23. 228RiverOwenboy
    Regardless, it is good to see her being somewhat repaired, right?
  24. 228RiverOwenboy
    Guess who I found in the Inchicore Works during the 2022 Opening Day? 224 herself! She seems to look at bit better now, with her frame straightened...Opposed to her little incident in July 2020 Still needs some work done on her, she's gotten a bit grimy, her engine cover hasn't been properly fitted and a few bits missing. Hopefully she'll be back working hard on the mainline as soon as she's repaired!
  25. 228RiverOwenboy
    From Buffer to the end of the tender, how long is a GSR 800?
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