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Nearly a year later and the other half of the Medcalfe warehouse building came in handy on Ballisodare mill sidings micro layout.

Ballisodare mill sidings Great progress today when locomotive B188 worked into the new yard under its own power -and began to gauge clear each of the sidings. All successful -some wagons were added.

Its first outing for 1986….!!-Flying Scotsman and its support coach is seen here passing through Ashburton grove while enroute to the National railway museum at York.

A pair of the superb Medcalfe overbridges were constructed annd finished over the last few days for Ballisodare mill sidings.

Any update on how these coaches are progressing please?

Into 2026 with Ballisodare mill sidings -the back scene has been added along with test fitting of track,points and rolling stock.

Snowplough at the ready……

58003 passes through Ashburton grove working an oil tanker transfer to the nearby MPD.

My last post for 2025, Wishing all fellow modellers a happy new year, 8208 works the 13:10 Westport-Dublin Heuston Mk3 set 124+134 work the 12:00 Sligo-Waterford BELL liner.

The Class 50 on freight duties.

Operations returned to Tara junction today when 075 worked the 07:30 Heuston-Cork and 086 worked the 06:00 Heuston-Cork passenger/mail which was looped at the station to allow 075 overtake.

Happy Christmas to all followers of Tara junction.

Same here

Test fitting the new extension to Ballisodare mill-a few tweeks are necessary…..

Three new arrivals in the shape of 12 ton unfitted H-vans-seen here being shunted by locomotive 188 into Ballisodare mill.

Christmas shopper specials on Tara Junction .

Yes Mol.

Correct-circa 1995.

The class 47 works a RTC test train with a DBSO undergoing testing.

A39 has charge of the Inchicore breakdown train-the crew have been looped at Tara junction and will take their PNB here.

Thanks Jason

Not on this occasion.

The first of the annual Christmas shopper special trains operated to and through Tara Junction today when , Control car 6102+4 Mk3 push pull+130 operating the Ballina-Dublin Pearse service 075 working a Dublin Heuston-Galway MK3 intercity Supertrain livery. 017 works the Sligo-Dublin Connolly Mk2D set 171 works the Athlone-Dublin Heuston Mk2a/b set, 080 works the other Mk2 a/b set forming the Tralee-Dublin Heuston service. NIR 450 class railcar 452 works a Dublin Connolly-Belfast relief service. — at Tara Junction Station.

The class 44 works a trans pennine express from Newcastle to Liverpool through Ashburton grove.

Thanks to @past avenue for supplying the name boards which were recently installed on Tara junction.