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Nice find there Pat,but are you sure its not one of hidden agendas Sulzers under construction????

Well done Eamonn,the wagons look great.

Congratulations Des and well deserved for all your efforts.

Rumour has it that 077 will be let loose on a load test on an IWT liner to Ballina next week sometime I'm told.

072 failed today north of Foxford while hauling the Northwall to Ballina IWT liner,help arrived from Ballina in the form of loco 075 and hauled the entire liner to Ballina. http://s719.beta.photobucket.com/user/ttc0169/media/038-1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4#/user/ttc0169/media/045.jpg.html?sort=3&o=5&_suid=1360791054630048552047772718215

Thanks lads, Kieran-no video just yet,the motor and pickups need more work as its not a great runner at the moment.

Afternoon lads, I've nearly finished the Sulzer loco,just one or two minor details, Here are a few photos of the loco on a test run and hauling a typical 1970s freight-The SSM brake van has still to be built and eventually added to the rear of this train...enjoy. Sulzer loco 101. Being overtaken by the Enterprise 101 hauls the loose coupled goods at 35 mph.

Welcome aboard Frank-you have a nice layout.I like the different eras featured,well done.

Thanks Richie,I liked the Supertrain livery on the B101s,I've been looking at photos of them in various books and IRRS journals-so I think I'll go with that livery as it will suit the 1970s era on the layout,It will be a nice addition on short freights or pilot duties, It has to be expressway livery again for the M class-I am very happy with the previous ones that I built and painted in that livery.

Evening lads, A small update this evening sees SSMs Sulzer kit and an M class bus ready for the paintshop with some minor finishing work to be done over the weekend.

About time you came on board Paul....your welcome....another valuable and skilled modeller on here.....

Great work Kieran, Ger and Eamonn, I'm watching this project with interest as I received my Sulzer kit off Des and the Deltic chassis off Seamus G over the last few days and can't wait to make a start on it, Keep up the good work lads.

According to the book-"Rails around Dublin"by Donal Murray,the section on Inchicore shows a photo of a wrecked 145 with a photo of the rebuilt 145 below that, 146 demolised the buffer stop at Tralee station about 15 years ago on arrival from Mallow early one morning while hauling the liner/mail-ending up on Rock street, 186+144 were hauling the Knock special to Claremorris in September 1988 when they ran into some cattle that were being herded across the line,derailing both locos, 185+187 ran away for a short distance on the Rosslare line about 10 years ago, 152 developed a brake defect while travelling light engine from Inchicore to Athlone a few years ago and passed a signal at danger,the driver needing a new pair of boxer shorts after that one ....Most of the 141/181s were withdrawn within a few weeks of that incident happening, 211 was the loco involved in the Knockcroghery derailment in November 1997, 202 collided with the rear of a timber train wagon which was fouling the loop road at Ballinasloe-the first 201 to suffer accident damage.

Des, I'll take five off you please.

Nice work Sean-well done,the Fert wagon looks great.

Kieran-Your layout just keeps getting better and better with every instalment-simply superb scenes,well done. :tumbsup:

No Vincent,I worked out of Ballina station,so I know the yard and Ballina branch and Mayo line like the back of my hand.

Did any of the As, Hunslets, or big GMs carry the same type of modification when running on cross-border links? No-as the majority of freight services were worked by the 141/181s locos,the modification was only done to a small number of them.

David's photos were taken shortly after a set of new hand points were laid into place, The points replaced a life expired set that were there since the yard was remodelled for the Asahi traffic in 1977, and had been electrically operated from the signal cabin until the introduction of the Mini CTC system in Mayo 2007, The new points were built over a couple of weeks further up the yard,(where the red and white industrial building are)-and were lifted into place by the excavator in the photo along with another one.

Eamonn,the curved section of the headlight that were fitted to some of the 141/181 locos were used when the locos operated any cross border services, If in the event of any delay or potential hijack to the train,then it was easily identified from an army helicopter overhead as the headlight beam would shine upwards. I think there were possibly six locos that were fitted,not sure of the numbers.

Thanks Raiier,Will Definatly be a lot better on an orange 071...

Looking forward to these releases, they look great.