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BR and Dutch GSVs to compliment the Park Royal’s and the Dutch EGVs for the Mk2 a/b coaches.

Hunslet locomotive 102 entered traffic last night working the Dundalk - Belfast Adelaide liner train consisting of laden bogie fertiliser,container and two axle bubble cement.

Hunslet 102 on trial runs at Tara junction earlier.

The superb IRM Hunslet 102 and Park Royal coaches in action on Tara Junction, Day and night action scenes Love the sound from 102.

208 works the Enterprise Mk2 set through Tara Junction.

226 shunts the stores oil tank into position for unloading while B188 and B125 tick over in the sidings.

After an enjoyable week playing with the real trains….it was back to the junction tonight…. NIR 208 works a Belfast-Dublin Connolly service, 017 works a Sligo-Dublin Connolly service 152+132 works the Northwall-Sligo liner/cement 2751 works a Dublin Connolly-Longford service.

Yes-I met them yesterday-Both looking great Highlight of the week so far….220 and 071 in Mallow

Playing with the real trains this week-will return to Tara junction over the weekend.

Tara junction. The evening shift crew are busy servicing and fuelling locomotives at the MPD, From the left we have spare locomotives-001,161+132,then 027,056 and 007 in the shed,084 and 123+122 outside the new fuelling point which has recently been fitted with LED lighting.

The only thing I’ll be doing with coaches is putting them behind an A class and fitting the appropriate era tail lamps to complete the train.

Bus Eireann SE. Finally gotten around to replacing the wheels on my SE fleet of buses on Tara junction, Ballina based SE31,32,48 and 49 are seen here undergoing work, Thank you to Martin Hewitt who recommended the herpa wheels for the replacement which I think makes a big improvement to the coaches-delighted with the results.

Class 47 on empty cartics from Leeds and a class 31 with Caroline pass and overtake the class 45 on the loop on Ashburton grove.

Likewise….

Superb work -really makes the model stand out.

Locomotive 133 is seen here receiving attention at the fuelling point having been removed from the push pull set earlier and replaced by 130.

A 105/122 DMU consist pass through Ashburton grove earlier on a Manchester-York working.

Received my “eviction” notice earlier…

181 shunts the two axle vans into position for unloading.

Great work Jason….if you have any of the houses for sale I’ll take the second one on the left please

Tara Junction MPD The night shift crew admire the newly commissioned locomotive washing plant at the MPD, Some additional brushes have been added to match the body profile of the 121/141/181 and 071 class locomotives. 171 gets a badly needed wash at the new facility.

Hi James, The De Dietrich coaches are maintained at York road works while the Enterprise 201s are maintained at Inchicore works, Unfortunately visits to both locations now are not allowed due the stupidity of H&S, I do know that the IRRS ran a supervised tour to Adelaide depot in Belfast last year so unless you are a member of that organisation it would be impossible to visit either location on your own. The days of wandering around these places are long gone-even for some employees.

B188 has charge of a short perway train at the mill sidings.

That’s well gone through the system at this stage DJ, Catching up with some work on Tara junction…..which will be uploaded over the coming days….

Bubbles looking well Jason