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A really great layout, Nelson and family! Congratulations. Now, to show you the trains which were synonymous with the Stanmore Line - double headed BR standard 4-6-0s - here a Class 3 and a Class 4. IMG_1615.mp4 Also a less usual vehicle (one of the earliest attempts at non-steam) with one of Richard McLachlan's NER coaches as a trailer - crossing a.n "in use" cattle creep:

And now, especially for @DJ Dangerous, a nice long, fully filled container train with plenty of variety, including demountable tanks, pocket wagons, 20ft and 40ft - what more could you ask? IMG_1672 2.mp4

Maundy Thursday at Goring: some interesting light engine moves! The King may have been giving pieces of silver to 76 of his subjects, but the railways were treating the enthusiasts! We decided that rather and go for a healthy walk we'd have a picnic lunch in the sun at Goring and film whatever came by! First a pair of Class 73 Electro Diesels (dating from the 1960s) on a trial (I think) from Ashford to Didcot! Drivers will hoot enthusiastically at Blondes waving to them - even blondes of a retirement age! IMG_1673.mp4 I then moved to the sunny side to catch the return, only to be surprised by this! Are you making this one, lads? Awful livery! Note that Linda has her notebook with her! IMG_1674.mp4 And then the Class 73s returning. Move excessive horns! IMG_1675.mp4

I'm afraid the I dodged the Walk of Witness today to allow me to get to the Royal Albert Hall for the 149th Annual Good Friday performance of The Messiah. First performance was in DUBLIN in 1742 An Irish tenor among the soloists - the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied the Royal Choral Society who were on brilliant form - they raised the roof for all the "good bits". Despite a very cosmopolitan audience, 5,000 rose as one for the Hallelujah Chorus (they'd read about King George doing the same in the mid 1700s) and needed no cue! The rendering was marvellous. So, what's the railway angle? On the way home, we found the GWR Paddington Band performing on the Lawn at Paddington. What's more, they were playing a bit of Ralph Vaughan Williams when I was taking this photo! We ended up running for the Didcot semi-fast with no less than a TWELVE car Class 387 (so preferable to the ghastly "IET" trains). Once out of the London area, we shot up to the Class's maximum speed of 110mph. These trains are honorary Irish as the GWR green livery is very similar to the RPSI and UTA green liveries. Accurascale are doing the Electrostars, which include these Class 387 - but NOT yet, it appears. One would look lovely in a future Portadown?

Indeed I was, @Galteemore, but I was too young and inexperienced to value it. I DID get rare track - the Coalisland rump of the GNR line to Cookstown and I've even got a friend's log of the run!

Again, thanks to all who came by at Bangor. Thanks especially to Ellen of NDMRC and her team. I removed my own new vans (40% sold) and put up Enda's items instead - the new PalVans, the skeletons - a very free-running, useful item for people with containers of every sort - all of which Enda supplies - Unload, Coal, Oil - Thanks especially to all my customers. Several lines of kits are down to zero!

Great to meet up with @LNERW1, @josh_, @Tullygrainey @WRENNEIRE and others today. My stock has taken a nice dent, but I haven't run out yet! If you're making a trip here on Sunday be sure to have a look at Enda's new PalVans which look just terrific - an absolute winner if I'm any judge. Thanks to those of you who came by today and helped reduce the number of boxes I have to take back! Leslie

Well, all set up, all I need is a few customers. I have a boxful of Enda's wagons, containers etc. If you can't see them out on the stand - ASK! I only have 6 feet to show stuff! Even if you don't buy something, call by and say Hallo.

They are "convertible wagons which were to be found on GSWR, MGWR, LMSNCC, BCDR (?), SLNCR(?) and DSER to sorta with. @jhb171achill will write you an essay when he has time off from sucking up to Americans!

Thanks, @Westcorkrailway, it only seemed the sensible thing to do as Enda was away risking his neck playing with cars. Enda is making various things I always wanted to offer as part of my range. Especially his Uniload Containers which I spent a couple of hours measuring up with our late and revered pal Anthony - there was one in the Car Park at Heuston! Alas, then came the pandemic ...... I like containers and his little orange boxes fit nicely on the same flats as my multitude of Bread Containers. I can't beat his skeletons (his are RTR and mine are kits and were the same price!), another useful vehicle for the average Irish model railway.........

This is a list of the layouts / trade stands / attractions: Alas my efforts to get the PDF file listing them has produced some strange results. Maybe NDMRC will list them properly for you? There are three halls, plus Atrium plus flying area! Lots to see by the look of it! Hall 2 RyanMoore-The Island of Sodor Donegal Railway Museum - Inver 40 HRCA(NI)-Hornby3Rail 41 PaulSavage-SilagecuCng 42 DonegalDad-WinterLayout 43 AlanNixon-TheStoneYard 44 IPMSN.I.Branch 45 Glenabbey-Jonesville 46 DonegalDad-Modellers’Corner 47 Donegal Dad - Starter layout 48 IanDonaldson-Thomasthetankengineandrelatedvehicles 49 TanyaKe,yle-KilronanHalt 50 TanyaKe,yle-UncleBere'sRailway 51 MichaelSmirh -EuropeanTramway 52 Gerry Byrne-Cynwyd 53 MichaelWhite-TheFfarquharBranch 1 Recepon/Ballot 4 GaugeOGuild 5 Diecastmodels-1/43and1/64diecastmodels 6 AllThingsGames-Boardgames,cardgames,TTRPGSandaccessories 7 ProvincialWagons-OOGauge Irish Wagons 8 RichardMcLachlan-Brasscoachbuildingdemonstraon 9 IanHouston-Transportbooksanddiecastmodels. 11 Andy'sModels- 12 IrishRetroTransport- 13 Downpatrick&CountyDownRailway 14 DavidO'Rourke,NDMRS–HobbsEnd 15 NDMRS-NewMemberEnquiries 16 NDMRS-Middlehurst 17 NDMRS-ClubSales 18 NDMRS-Olsville 19 NDMRS-Asterixvillage 20 McCullough's 21 Outlaw'sHobby&CraJ 22 NorthernIrelandAssociaonofAeroModellers &CraJ 22 NorthernIrelandAssociaonofAeroModellers 23 SeaHorseModelBoatClub-SMBC-StacBoatDisplay 24 Café 25 NDMRS–Getyourpicturetakenbesideyourfavouritetankengine 30 MarksModels-ModellingGoods 31 NewCrossWagonWorks-Pre-ownedweatheredmodelrailwaysetc 32 GMiniatureS-Sceneryproducts 33 NDMRS-ChildrensColouringZone 34 ExplodingDice-ExplodingDiceLocalGamingCharity 35 WoodlandModels-Woodenandcardrailwaybuildings. 36 ModelElectronicRailwayGroup-NIAGdemonstraonstand 71 FirstBangorMRC-BallymacarretJuncon 72 AnnandLorraineMiniatures-StylesofArchitecture 73 AnnandLorraineMiniatures-TudorHamlet 74 PSNMODELS

Likewise, looking forward to seeing your latest masterpiece, Alan Where do you find the time to do it? It takes me a week to build a platform!

Hotel already booked. PW will be there! Yes, congrats! A great club.

Pity that all the track isn't Peco Setrack, then you could do all of this. Pretty good choices1

While there may have been a short intermediate period of ownership, I believe that they DID all end up in the "South". I must have a look in the GNR wagon book which shaded in some wagon numbers to indicate where they went - if my memory serves me. Des Coakham was the man to tell you these things and I'm pretty sure I checked in 2007.

Equally gutted that I'm losing another good customer on the day! I hope that the Gig goes well!

I'm surprised that no-one associated with this exhibition has publicised it here - or did you all know about it already? As I'm wearing myself out getting stuff together for it, (and crossing the Irish Sea to attend) I want to see some customers!! Perhaps someone in NDMRC would provide the details to drum up business - I'm a mere "trader".

JB, you're slacking - taking five years to answer a query!

Sorry, Patrick, I thought that it was you! It MAY have been Colm F - the only other person modelling the BCDR back then.

To add to @jhb171achill's comment - I understand that the LSWR "Road Van" as sold by Kernow is a good approximation of a BCDR brake van. See: https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/43665/SB003G-LSWR-10-Ton-Goods-Brake-Van-number-S54466 Patrick Davey got the Smallbrook kit of one and altered it. @Patrick Davey - please advise? Thanks

Colin Alas, the BCDR was history before they were built! Leslie

Right, about those big parcels, which I showed elsewhere on this forum .... This is what was inside: which, in case it looks familiar - IT SHOULD! It's a repeat of my very first wagon (2008 vintage, on left) with an early repeat (No. 2229 on right). For newcomers, it's one of 134 vans built by the GNR at Dundalk (1954 - 56) for bagged cement traffic from the factory by the river at Drogheda (hence the "Return to ...." which was removed later when they reverted to normal van status. If you want to have as in early CIE days (the whole class went to CIE on the dissolution of the GNR), just slosh a bit of grey paint over the "GN" (which is what the new owners did) and apply a Flying Snail - I'll even give you a pair! Also, for those modelling later Irish railway history: A further run of my ex GNR(I) Bagged Cement Van as it ran in its final years when they were used as simple "Vans". Seen all over the place, so, I hope useful to some of you? £19 or €23 each The Sterling price includes postage to UK addresses.

Aaarrgghhhhh! The Works of the Devil - or at least his associates - money-grabbing Victorian capitalists - aka Thieves and Murderers......... I take hope from the fact that Stuart was on a "Standard Gauge" coach when photographed. Good luck, young man.

Talking of "my vans" - leave me alone, I've got to deal with this lot .. . This his how DPD deliver things. Thousands of pounds worth, left on doorstep and courier removed himself (?) before the 85 year old in residence could get to door and ask he, she or it to bring it inside. Yeah, yeah, Accurascale, it ain't a 20 foot container!

Yes, @Mol_PMB, but the eagle-eyed will note the Meat Van - a variation I didn't do - but an easy conversion from the 10 ton van, by just adding louvres. There's a nice example on "Ballyconnel Road". Mike, who built it gave me an on-the-spot tutorial on making louvres. This archive gives "The Golden Horde" a whole new meaning! A good cryptic message for you crossword-doers!