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  1. @Warbonnet @Garfield Any chance that you would bring a few 001 class spares to the exhibition please,-handrails,wipers etc.
  2. After all the passenger traffic has finished for the night,we see pioneer locomotive 001 pass through hauling the magnesite train as on the other line locomotive 201 is seen WLC hauling the rail head treatment train (track cleaning) around the layout. Aer Lingus 767 takes off from runway 24L while enroute to Heathrow.
  3. October 1987-black and white photos of the bus depot on Tara junction.
  4. 20th October 1987-we see 001,121 and 071 locomotives at the MPD on Tara junction.
  5. Ready for the road trial…58 020 prepares to depart from the MPD on Ashburton grove.
  6. Two axle coal & oil wagons please….and maybe an acrylonitrile tanks for the Asahi liner
  7. Powered…..C class….Hunslet or 80 class. Unpowered….Park royal coach or a 47’ bogie container wagon as seen earlier
  8. More activity from Maam cross took place yesterday in between the thunderstorms…. Well wagon 649A arrived from Waterford and was put on the rails, Some building rubble was removed from around the signal cabin, Preparation of the ground along the goods loading and cattle bank siding was completed-this allowed the installation of a buffer stop and 5’3” track panel. Enjoy the photos….
  9. Friday evening fun on Tara junction, 124+134 work the FO Heuston-Ballina Cravens set as 127+132 work another Cravens set to Tralee 208 passes through working the Northwall-Belfast Adelaide BELL liner 177+129 work the Waterford-Ballina empty timber train 080 work the 17:00 Limerick-Heuston Mk3
  10. Rewind back to November 1983 and we see a brand new class 58 locomotive 58 020 “Doncaster works” fresh from the plant arrive at the MPD on Ashburton grove, It will be based here adding to the ever increasing fleet of motive power at the MPD.
  11. Unless they bring back the Hymek….
  12. It’s been a year since IRM released the fantastic 001 class locomotives onto the model railway scene, Here we see 007 on shed with 086,126 and 132 on Tara junction.
  13. Correct Rusk & Lusk-an assisting locomotive (076) was sent from Ballina to Claremorris to haul back the timber train and 086 to platform two in Claremorris, The Ballina branch train was delayed departing by 14 mins until 076 cleared off the branch at Manulla jctn hence the wait at the jctn for the 13:10 service. Normal service was resumed from Claremorris.
  14. Or my 39…..
  15. Narrow gauge track has been removed from the good loading bank siding in preparation for the laying of the standard gauge track along here, A well which provided water to the tower was also uncovered during to excavation process
  16. With the scaffolding now removed from the signal cabin it shows the classic look of MGWR cabin at Ma’am cross.
  17. Who knows-this recently repainted locomotive might even make an appearance on the day…..
  18. Yes Rob-I agree,makes me want to do another layout with those excellent semaphore signals
  19. Aer Lingus Boeing 767-300,EI-CAL takes off from runway 24R over Lakeview freight yard on an evening flight to LHR.
  20. Three new covered vans have been added to the freight train on Ashburton grove-two VBB and a VEA blend in with the rest of the train.
  21. A autumn evening scene-The new Dapol junction semaphore signals look right at home on the Tara junction,they read from the branch platform to the up main and branch line.
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