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I find it interesting that the loco screw coupler is not tightened all the way and there is a good amount of slack in it there even if it was.

Same in this pic taken on another occasion.

Nice pics, handy to have detailed shots of 201's never know when they come in handy:tumbsup:

Thanks Tom, here's a video of the unfortunately failry clean 234 and a 47ft flat for weathering, painting, scratch building or whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kfX4EB_uBQ

That BELL liner looks great Noel.

Rather too much information...

Fair bit of mud slide on the side on those banks too.

Great detailed pictures and taken in ‘sunshine’!

Kirley I experienced strong wind, sunshine and rain within a couple of minutes. Thanks lads.

Pictures of 234 on the Lavistown Loop with an almost FULLY loaded DFDS liner taken today. There's a couple of videos on my channels too which there is a link to below.

I can't make out if these are the numbers you're after Railer.

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/hobbies/4821052

Freeing up that number for a different model?

I hope so;) Would like to have one of the last 071s to carry the orange livery though.

075? Was it not meant to be 077?

Someone on IRN asked a question about a proposed Timber liner to Derry and an Eucon liner from Dublin to Cork was mentioned also.

I would be very interested in bubbles and bogie cements and 20' and 45' flats.

Anyone with a picture of Essie the Scammell Constructor at work? Seen a few parked up but always wonder what loads/trailers she hauled down the years.

Here's a video of it moving anyway. [video=youtube;slasXpjSg-g]

Here's a leyland in Inchicore.

Now that you point that out I don't see it happening. Can the non push pull 201s not be saved at all?

Do you know will this grain train be going to Waterford like it used to? It will probably be hauled by the standard bogie flats with open top covered containers like it did before except those were 20' containers on the 4w flats.

Thanks for the info! I was told by IE last year they planned a new liner on the Cork route but like you said before, North Esk is closed off from the main line. It would be great to see another bulk freight flow in Ireland as they usually need specialised roling stock. What could they use for it, the shale or bogie beet wagons maybe if they are still around?

Another 071? A grey one perhaps?

It probably wont be one of the locos currently in the grey livery seeing as 071, 077 and 078 have already been produced.

I'd definitely buy both.

"To mark the upcoming 35th anniversary of the introduction of the 071 class locomotives to the Irish railway system,IE has decided to repaint loco 078 back into its original 1977 CIE Supertrain livery,

078 was observed recently being pushed into the paint shop by 085,it is expected to be released to traffic next month in coincide with the anniversary,

078 was the first loco to receive IR white stripe livery back in 1987,and this was also the 10th anniversary of the class,

The repainting of 078 will also coincide with the forthcoming and much anticipated release of Murphy models 071 later in the year." it's a pitty that was a cruel April fools joke by ttc0169.

Here's a video of 077 in her new livery.

I notice the person who took the video was unable to identify the loco.

Someone on IRN said 077 is on taras along with 072 so it should be on the other link.

A bit like the orange and black window frames on NIR's 112!

They are on 073 also, I thought it was only the orange doors that were added to the 071s until I took this video last week. It can be seen around 1:14 in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b2bWbL4fiw

Maybe some windows and doors from the baby GMs will appear on these new liveried 071s once they've been through the works a couple of times. They definitely brightened up the freight livery.

Thanks guys

Well done gm171, some nice very nice video's there, I really liked the slow moving 073,and the timber wagons o 234, is one of those wagons the recently refurbished timber wagon 30522. ( repainted wagon )

It is and ttc0169 has some good pics of it in the Photos & Videos of the Prototype section.