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Bob, she sure does! Without the unintended gradient (I'll have to buy two identical tables!) she'd be as happy as a Sylph.

Bob will be after me for cruelty to his locos! PoorSylph didn't think much of getting the Limited Mail over the hump at Rosses Point Lower! Four yards of track formerly in use at Queens Bridge! When my summer travels are over, we plan to clear a lot more space and see if we can find a clever way to integrate the lines. The hump is caused by two not quite identical tables. A lump of hardboard strip would ease things, but we couldn't find one on Sunday night. Apologies, Bob, for the slips (Lady driver - I'm the shaky hand holding the camera!).

To Norwich on Friday by one of these new "Flirt" thingeys. Much more comfortable than our local GWR "IETs". Nougt to a hundred in two minutes!

How do you carry yards of 0 Gauge track on a train? Make a Track - Pack!

The leg of an old pair of cords, sewn up, cord attached and you have something which can be carried over a shoulder.

That was followed by Saturday, busy clearing up in the "Railway Room" - mainly repositioning boxes and boxes of David Soggee's slides, although I filled the back of the Smart car with items to bring over to Camberley, but it did yiled twelve feet of space as you will see in the next post.

Very kind of you, David. You'll see Steve 32mm track in use later today - just to show a "Limited Mail"!

A trip to Norwich yesterday to meet Colin (Class 87), Judi (Steve's widow) and her son Peter. One result is that the trackwork for Queens Bridge is now in beside Rosses Point and hopefully will act as a base for a modest layout using Bob's MGWR stock!

Steve had a large collection of 4mm Irish stuff and one of the family will be listing it either here, or on eBay. Lots for the "modern" modeller including some rare-ish MM and iRM diesels. 4/5 Cravens, sets of Bubbles et. 

I promised Colin that I would post here that I've seen the said items and all look in very good condition, so I commend them to you. More less new, or like new.

We couldn't find one particular  "Jewel" - a 00 Works Class U. It looks as if Steve had already sold it on - so own up - who was the lucky lad?

Time was a bit pressing, so I forgot to photograph Steve's 4mm garage layout which had rows of kit-bash Irish coaches and other rolling stock, which need a good home. I'll arrange a further visit, or get Peter (who is a Norwich resident) to photograph it for me.

A great shame that Steve didn't see this larger layout  come to fruition, as it looked packed with potential.

Actually, BOTH the surviving 800s were there - 801 had been used for a short stint on the 1961 All-Ireland tour.

Yes, the did meet again at Adelaide when 800 came North - I was there!

Folks, I was speaking to Colin, Steve's brother earlier today.

He has been deafened by the silence of statements of interest in Steve's models. Steve had several NIR-liveried early DMUs, built, if I am not mistaken by Ivor Hughes of Belfast about a quarter of a century ago. They are kit bashes, built on the proprietary coach chassis of the time. I have two sets myself (Steve having provided the intro) mine in GN blue and cream, of course. I thought them very good.

I am going up to Norwich on Friday to pick up some other items, but if anyone is interested, I'll take photos if I get access to the 4mm stuff. PM me if you have an eye on anything in particular.

Leslie

Like Noel, looking forward to this retrofit to my Silver "Bullet". Yep, that's what we called them back in the Day.

Where do I put the SMOKE unit in, to make the model really true to life ........

Hmm, never seen an Irish wagon like those. The Worhipful Mr Wrenneire refers above ........

I forsee more references to the stupidity of people on The Big Island to follow the rantings of various Old Etonians .......

15 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

No offence meant here but on perusal of the title of this forum, my one says Irish Railway Modeller
Nothing about Accurascale!
I dont know a class 37, 55 or 66 from a kick in the arse and have no interest in anything Brexitland so I would like to suggest that you start a new forum for all things other that Irish models and leave us alone

 

Come on, David, while I sympathise with your views re The Big Island, SPURS are there? So not quite "no interest in anything" .........

3 hours ago, derek said:

Just had a look at your double bridge. Very impressive. Thought I was the only one to use tester pots for painting. All my buildings are painted with colours from the rooms in my house. Dont know if I would fancy carving out stone individually. I used  a pattern made from an old tv card. The soft clay lends itself to this type of work. Had enough of carving to last me a lifetime when I made the bridge and tunnel faces on my original layout from mdf. Bit slow making the pattern but it saved a hell of a lot of time afterwards

No you're not, Derek. My Man in the Isle of Wight put me onto them and  while I have only dabbled with them, they've done the jobs I've tackled.

Apologies to Bob for failing to continue showing off his skill. I did video this next train (GSWR Cattle) but the site wouldn't load it! So you'll get it item by item, starting at the front! Henry Ivatt's little No. 34 would have been found on the Kerry GSWR branches.

Ah, so it DID pull passengers! There are faces at the windows of the first coach. A very rare engine for haulage!

That's an offal lot of sausages!

Obviously John Dewing was close beside Lance King who took similar shots. Like him, he took the shots from BEHIND the loco to avoid the huge headboard being in the shot.

Mr G More will be over the Moon to see "Sligo".

Nice shot at Derry - probably the the third attempt that the RPSI made to get to Derry with a tour called "Columcille" - a previous one saw the track washed way the night before and the night goods derailed - we ended up in Dundalk!

Three GNR Six Wheel drawings en route to you by e-mail.

Bob

Trying to be helpful, so I rang Richard McLachlan and interrupted his lunch at Konstanz on the Bodensee!

He has scanned loads of GN six wheelers, so he'll have a look when he's in front of his computer this evening ......

There were cattle wagons of course! Two of each of these:

In close-up, as they're super!

And nice interior details - note the cross pieces, I assume to help the cattle to stand during rough shunting?

While this one gives me an idea for the next PW kit?

Any takers? They can't have survived beyond the earlliest Fifties, but what a nice vehicle.

MGWR Cattle Train opened this morning. No sign of cattle - but TWO BIRDS! The bird on the left is sort of sitting on track 4.75mm too narrow, Bob's little bird on right! Both lovely!

The final coach of the MGWR 1900 Express Train. As Mayner suggests above, it is indeed a six wheeler! No less than a birdcage Brake Third. A Third Class passenger, given the choice of which coach to travel in would not have had a difficult decision?

Camberley on a hot day! The loft needs air-conditioning, but after a bit of tidying wires, I thought I'd try a twenty wagon "Enniskillen Shipper". You see I've been automating distant points on the railway on cool days, and on the hot ones I've been putting weight in my cattle wagons DOWNSTAIRS.

Hence, by the way, the empty turntable roads, drill and other WofMD. This snip is No..149 (00 Works) bringing 20 PW cattle wagons plus my GNR Brake (a masterpiece by young Nelson) over the recently motorised crossover and into the Goods Loop at The Junction. She'd just done a full circuit with this load - just over a scale mile and I was offering Burnt Offerings in True Old Testament style. Getting there at last!

Thanks, Bob - I hadn't noticed very obvious loos there! My 77 year old eye was distracted by the luggage compartment. But what a coach!

Mr Mayne, six wheeler tomorrow!

Today's offering from Bob's amazing output!

This is from the "1900 MGWR Express". You saw the loco earlier ("Sylph"). Almost a train in a single coach - a 1/2/3 Compo!

Bob, did these coaches have a loo for the Gentry in First, or was the centre entirely for their luggage?

Thinking about it I should have photographed both sides! A lovely (very heavy) coach!

A guy from Tralee who boulght this book from me has offered a quick "review", which may be of interest!

"The T&D is excellent...despite the price!

Most of the pics are of excellent quality;  e.g. pg 154 top shows a rare view of the turntable; 139 top a view again of the TT with the NK (North Kerry) yard buildings in the background.

The info quantity is just huge. I also like the quotes from staff; enthusiasts and other interested persons (e.g. Sean O'Luing pg.79)

I also have the PBW edition which at 70 pages is dwarfed by this edition (@352 pages).

Very unexpected and sad news. Indeed, Rest in Peace, Stephen and Rise in Glory.

Leslie