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Nice work, where did you get the tail lights?

Looking good Kirley.

There is a video on youtube of the last TPO train and had two 42"7' wagons behind it. It was a documentary about the Dublin/Cork TPO train but the footage may have been taken earlier from another mail train. There is also a video on youtube showing 62"9' wagons in Limerick loaded with containers.

As I couldn't link this picture by URL to the site. I screen capped it. I hope the owner doesn't mind. The rake next to the long line of BELL containers are what I am talking about.

Thanks Richie but apparently they were used on container liners first and I was looking for info about when they were converted to timber wagons as I would rather not start messing around with a model that may be already suitable for running with Irish stock.

That's them Glenderg. I tried to post a picture of one rake of them I found on another site but it wouldn't allow me.

Has anyone got any photos of the 62'9'' container wagons now converted into timber wagons in use on container liners? I have bought a couple of the Hornby kfa wagons which are very similar and am trying to decide whether to convert them to timbers or not. They are a very nice wagon as they are and very expensive!

Nice editing on the video BosKonay.

I just wish it had a bit more colour and design like the locos in the UK. But I suppose they have the advantage of being owned by private companies.

Thanks for posting Deutschbahn! I think it looks well especially with the white logos. I will be getting a model of it when one is produced that's for sure. Maybe Paddy Murphy will bring a pair out with 209 and 230.

Here's a nice little video by COMMUTER29000HD on youtube showing MK4 driving trailer 4003 repainted and displaying the new logo.

What is this silver paste Railer and where can it be bought?

Thanks for your help lads, I'll have something to do for the weekend anyway.

I suppose I could try pull the rails together and it will leave a big gap somewhere and I can fill that in with a bit of spare rail, but some of them don't have gaps like in the last picture and that makes the worst sound when a loco is passing over it. I will try that too irishthump.

Here's the pics of pretty much half the joints on the layout:( The joint in the last pic is the worst.

Thanks for the help lads. Here are the pics BosKonay.

I have recently relaid all my track as it was made up mostly of old hornby track set track. This time I used become flexi track and there are parts where the locos just make a fairly loud thump when the pass over joints. These joints have small gaps cause by either cutting the rail too much or by the method I used to cut the track. I am just wondering how am I going to fix this problem as I'm afraid it will damage the wheels on my stock. Any help would be welcomed. Also every time I change points to move from one ring of track to the other my trains just stop and the screen on my controller goes blank and starts to make a ticking sound. Help on this would also be appreciated.

The first SSM 101 in operation. Nice work.

Brilliant work Tom. Pitty about the 121. Good luck with the rest of the rake of the taras.

Thanks lads.

Here are another few pics of my scratch built fertiliser wagon. It is awaiting the final coat of paint, decals and hinges and locks on the doors. For this I am thinking of using maybe some wire and more plastic card. The containers were put on the wagons for weight purposes as the MIR wagons curve into the middle which makes one set of wheels on each bogie rise off the track causing derailments.

The standard of work done on this thread is phenomenal.

Thanks enniscorthyman, but I would rather build one myself as I'm sure you understand. I have built a few MIR kits fairly recently and I enjoyed it more than if I just had one handed to me built.

Bit of a long shot here but anyone willing to part with an MIR cement bubble unmade kit or two?

@ dave182, yep I'm pretty sure they are. Last time I saw one was last March though in Clonmel. @201bhoy, as well as night works, the timber liner runs during the night. It usually only passes on the line closest to where I'm living in Kilkenny at the Lavistown loop at about 11 every Thursday and Friday night on its way to Waterford with a laden train of timber.