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Both upper and lower levels are connected by a single track-no room for a helix/
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Thanks Graham, The main layout is 16ft x 12ft and the lower level is 12ft x 14ft.
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Friday 01/01/21 Riverside permanent way depot, With the gates to the depot closed for the holidays ,a skeleton staff were on duty earlier to shunt some locomotives around the yard, 082,074,161 and 183 were all started up and checked out by the resident fitter before being shutdown again.
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cie The Road freight section at Tara junction
ttc0169 replied to ttc0169's topic in Trucks, Vans and cars
As the last of the CIE road freight trucks arrive back at the Lakeview freight yard-its time to close the gates to the compound and wish everyone a happy new year
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Happy New year to all....
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A new arrival at Ashburton grove MPD.
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Another supply of Guinness arrived at the Lakeview freight yard tonight, 134+124 were the locomotives in charge...
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Four hours of non stop action condensed into a five minute video of Christmas Eve operations on Tara junction, 127 arrives at the platform with the passenger & mail train from Cork, 132+126 pass with an up Westport Mk2 set closely followed by Push pull set control car 6101 leads the set which is being pushed by 130 forming a Limerick to Dublin service Then 187+129 lead a ten piece Mk2 a/b set on a Galway-Heuston working Lastly and most importantly 134+124 lead the laden Guinness liner through Tara junction. Enjoy
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Happy Christmas from all at Tara junction.
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Happy Christmas from all on Tara junction and all the best for 2021.
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A new arrival at the MPD on Tara junction.
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Are you on commission?
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A rare occurance 132+126 replace a 141/181 on the oil wagon transfer.
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S F A.....!!!
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Hi George, They are battery powered with the unit fitted into the hopper,some modification is needed to remove the interior detail to allow the battery pack sit in place. This allows for the ballast load to cover the battery housing and this can be removed to switch on or off the lights.
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Before the Christmas passenger rush takes place, the chief civil engineer at Tara junction decided to some some ballasting work around the station and tunnel areas This involved the use of three ballast trains-two two axle hopper trains and the bogie HOBS set, Here we see retro liveried locomotive 071 hauling the laden HOBS through the station to the discharge point in the tunnel, The HOBS have been fitted with external lighting-just like the real train
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Unfortunately I have had two locomotives with broken vacuum brake pipes-129 and B132 both on the cab end,however I swapped around the brake pipe on B132 from the nose end to the cab end and replaced the nose end with a spare vacuum pipe from the IRM 42’ bogie wagons, On 129 I decided to replace the vacuum pipe on the cab end with the IRM brake pipe-which is stronger than the MM one. See before and after photos below... The hole needed opening out a little more to accommodate the IRM brake pipe.
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Sunday night freight on Tara junction. New arrival locomotive 129 is seen here working in multiple with 187 as they haul the heavy laden bogie cement liner through Tara junction heading to Cork from Platin cement works. 129 has been fitted with a 567 power unit while 187 has a 645 power unit. The bogie on 129 have been given a light dusting to represent cement dust and this has highlighted the rotating axle boxes to good effect.
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Thanks Rich, Wasp stripe boards seen here on 177
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With thanks to Glenderg models for the stunning tail lamps-the 1991-2004 version is now on the rear of the gypsum wagons along with an IRM instanter coupling suitably weathered of course.....
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HSTs pass at speed while the Class 56 hauled MGR waits in the loop at Ashburton grove.
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Early on Monday morning the inspection car 722 arrives at the Lakeview freight yard as locomotive 181 prepares to depart with the S+E Hiab train which is carrying old telegraph poles and a new colour light signal and location cases.
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The festival of 121 haulage continues on Tara junction, Another train this time a passenger that was exclusively worked by 121 class locomotives from their introduction in 1989 until 201s took over during 1995/96 was the Mk3 push pull sets, Here we see locomotive 130 push a Mk3 set with control car 6101 leading while working the 14:05 Dundalk-Dublin Pearse 132 hauls a northbound Mk3 set with control car 6105 trailing while working the 13:50 Dublin Pearse-Dundalk,the first two coaches have yet to receive the tippex white stripe livery.
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Here is the video Rich..... 127+133 work the 19:30 Sligo-Northwall BELL liner through Tara junction station. Enjoy...
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Thanks Rich, a video will be done over the next few days...
