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Actually, Enda, when I tried that in Bangor, they would only sell me international postage - so the parcels (several) were posted in Dundalk! We can't get back into the Custom's Union a day too early!

Re my GN opens shown in the post dated 12 November. YES, they are still available from me. Complete with correctly numbered commissioned transfers. The body was done by PGR, but for an existing chassis of mine - I didn't think that my customers wanted to be bending etched brass to make up axleboxes etc. £30 each, including postage to UK. For @Horsetan they are scale width. See: https://provincialwagons.com/news-2/

7ft 11in INSIDE, 8ft 4in outside the body.

Folks Loads of you guys have bought my DAPOL repaints and I'm amazed at the crazy prices. Well, Paddy M isn't the only one who is prepared to "scotch" it. My recent CIE vans all but sold out pretty quickly which has encouraged me not to retire just yet, even though attendance at exhibitions wreck me! So, shall I do a rerun of this? It's legit, as photographed by John Langford in West Cork in 1960s. Not sure about the load, Dapol may not do it any longer, but even empty .... A different number, so that you guys with the original get a "new" wagon It serves as a GNR(I) wagon) (just paint out the tiny "CIE" or left as it is, it's genuine CIE. Now the caveat! It's a UK wagon, so more narrow than a "proper" Irish wagon - you won't get a BR container inside one without some surgery to the container, but it'll take all sorts of loads on sale out there. If I get a pre-order of thirty I'll risk it. Price not more than £17, or €20 (assuming about €1.20 to pound). Available at Bangor Exhibition. PM me if interested - no money up front - just an honest "expression of interest" Thanks Leslie

Hi Paul Thanks for the heads-up. Back in the day, they were sold by me for about £10 (I didn't charge postage / exhibition costs then - I've learnt my lesson). I can do a run of this wagon https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275863223833 for about £17 a pop in time for Bangor in April. In this livery, it has the advantage that a swipe of grey makes it a pure GN wagon, or left as it is it is a CIE open which was photographed by John Langford on the CB&SCR in the early 1960s. I'll do a different number of course! I'll start a new thread and ask for takers, a pre-sale of, say, thirty, and I'll risk it. Over to you guys - PM me. No money, no comeback if you don't make good your "pre-order" ......

Thanks, really with the reams said on this forum before, I should have accepted that the answer was "Yes"! But quite how 20% of £20 comes to £11 is beyond even my mathematics.

Can anyone help with this one? Enda Byrne sent me some of his containers. The jolly old Royal Mail has sent me a bill for £20 (£8 to them for telling me!). Simple query - which maybe IRM can answer as they sent me stuff from Ireland and i paid nothing! - is VAT/duties payable on toy trains into UK? Regards to ye all from the Third World dump next door.

Thanks for wising me up. It does seem rather dear!

Then I won't bid against you! My Giddy Aunt it's up to £21!!!! Maybe I should do a cheap and cheerful rerun? Now, this one is a con, surely? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126797417389?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178264&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=b6f5d6ae5e2944f2a961ab0e6ab990b6&bu=43025934942&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20241127045554&segname=11021&recoId=126797417389&recoPos=1 If Lima had made it, there would be running numbers surely? It looks like a repaint, so it's not RARE, but UNIQUE (and too dear?). Thoughts @WRENNEIRE - you're the expert. On the other hand, this doesn't seem so outrageous, if you wanted one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387642769294?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230719113457%26meid%3D0edc069b58d44f0480a7ae8b0cf544c7%26pid%3D101732%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26b%3D1%26sd%3D126797417389%26itm%3D387642769294%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D1%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecall&_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164382.l178272&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=b6f5d6ae5e2944f2a961ab0e6ab990b6&bu=43025934942&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20241127045554&segname=11021&recoId=387642769294&recoPos=2

They're on order, a finite number so if folk want them, now's the time to put your name on a few. The plan is to have supply by Bangor next year, but they'll probably arrive long before that.

In case you missed it when I did them 17 years ago ..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235833945108?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178263&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=eb530578c79c4724a3ca8229339911b0&bu=43025934942&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20241125045543&segname=11021&recoId=235833945108&recoPos=1

Just to mention that one of the items APPEARS to be a GNR(I) Weekly Notice. A massive run of them is to be found in the Holy of Holies in the IRRS Archive. Also for GSR, GSWR and CIE. Another good reason for being an IRRS member - they are fascinating reading for anyone who wants to see how the railways ran, week on week.

OK, Rob, I haven't cheated and looked at the answer. I hope that you haven't made the question more difficult by showing us a narrow gauge photo. I see a river and an obvious sea-going sailing ship. So, perhaps it's the orginal station at Coleraine by the Bann. Now I'm going to look and when proved wrong, I'll look for a way of deleting this post!

I'd say that the photo at Ballinrobe is pretty unique - the first colour I've seen there. Surprising bearing in mind the date - there were a fair few Englishmen around with slide film in their cameras then. Thanks for sharing it Ernie!

I've probably done this before, but I will bear witness to the exceptionally high quality of the 3D printing from John's Chinese supplier. Miles better than anything I've seen from Europe.

Thanks for the very informative post, John. But, eemmm ..... if it had new frames, in some peoples' books that's a new engine? I wonder how much of the original remained?

Yes, it does!

When Michael and I were developing the PW version of a 20ft container (different to IRM one, by the way), we came across a similar photo and as we had the side door moulded, contemplated doing the double door version. Then IRM brought their container out, my sales slumped, so no variant ...... That said, I still sell them from time to time. The single-casting version of the 20ft was a fine heavy job guaranteed to keep even a light flat on the track!

One I took earlier (in Cork, I think? The flat is a later 27301-27767 series one with a 14ft wheelbase. These containers were introduced in August 1978 (I'm quoting the iRRS Journal), so well after my period!

Like this one? The one on the right is, basically, the chassis of my double beet wagon and is available from me for £23, post paid to UK. Discount on multiples. I haven't done the skeleton version recently, but can have them made - they're VERY light, but with a container, no bother! About a dozen parts, couplings, wheels and transfers. The easiest to built kit that I do. Neither are on the website, but the basic flat is available NOW.

I'll be showing some remarkable views of Waterford station and yard when I present a show of the late David Soggee's slides by Zoom to IRRS London on 6 December. I'll post the Zoom code nearer the time.

I was very taken by this ittle accomodation bridge, which Andy assures me is fairly typical of the NBR. Amazing what you can do with a box of matches .... Only joking, Andy, a very nice piece of modelling.

As if all this wasn't enough excitement, a dozen steps away was the estimable @Andy Cundick with another of his creations "Lochty" - North British Railway.

Despite what @Galteemore says above, his little JT DID get her SLNCR coach into the Quay! A very busy line that you run @David Holman, trains from 3/4 Irish Railways rushing in and out - maybe it's the Salmon Season? By the way, I thought that the way the background melded into the foreground, as you can see behind No.92, was very finely done. Remember to put up some video of the dock crane on the move - a super extra which I forgot to capture. Terrific layout. I wish that I had your patience and half the skill. Thanks for having us!

Despite my ham-fisted efforts, Robin pulled in nicely with her two exquisite MGWR six wheelers - built by David R - aka @Galteemore IMG_1107.MOV