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  1. HSTs in flying form on a Friday afternoon on Ashburton grove. New signal box has been built-just awaiting final fitting.
  2. It’s a contractors railway now-north and south-road rail dump trucks will do the job in place of any ballast trains unfortunately
  3. Still no power here in south Sligo, however it did give me the chance to complete some Medcalfe building kits both N gauge and OO gauge during daylight hours-with no distractions, No phone,internet access or television has its advantage-the battery operated radio was a welcome addition.
  4. Servicing of locomotive is taking place on a busy Saturday evening at the MPD
  5. You probably did….preparing for out road testing during the night I heard.
  6. The class 47 is on TPO duties
  7. Stores and ESSO oil trains on Tara junction. 018 hauls the laden stores oil wagons towards the MPD to discharge their contents-these wagons were recently weathered Later on 018 is allocated to the ESSO oil tank liner train forming the 14:50 empty oil from Sligo to Northwall seen here at the station awaiting a crew change.
  8. It was ……on a Saturday evening…
  9. 220 works a evening service from Galway to Dublin Heuston 128+174 work the laden ammonia from Marino point to Shelton abbey 054 works a passenger/mail train from Cork-Dublin Connolly
  10. I have had a recent experience with a 121 stopping suddenly-I cleaned the wheels and pick ups and added grease to the gears-no issues since.
  11. The detail in the guards compartment is superb
  12. After a few years together -it was time to separate the twins…..134 was weathered to give that work stained look effect-with 124 to follow.
  13. It’s a busy scene at the Lakeview freight yard where Guinness empty and laden kegs are loaded unloaded after the Christmas/New year period, Fastrack parcels traffic is back too after the break-thanks to Geoff J for the truck to complement the scene.
  14. Happy new year to all followers of Tara junction, 054 leads the 15:05 Cork-Dublin Heuston passenger/mail through Tara junction composed of a BR GSV, two TPOs,two Park Royal coaches and a Dundalk GSV.
  15. Great to see prototypical operation-nice one Gareth
  16. The 22:40 Limerick-Cork laden bogie bulk cement train passes through Tara junction.hauled by locomotive 080 The wagons have had their bogies replaced with new IRM bogies and have working tail lamps.
  17. Happy Christmas from the management and staff of Tara junction.
  18. Happy Christmas To all fellow modellers-happy Christmas from the management and staff of Tara junction. The Christmas rush is on….. 007 worked the 12:05 Dublin Heuston-Tralee 10 piece Cravens set 017 worked the 12:30 Dublin Connolly-Sligo Mk2D set 208 worked the 09:00 Belfast-Dublin Connolly Mk2 set 174+127 worked the 08:00 Galway-Dublin Heuston Mk2 a/b set 054 worked the 15:15 Dublin Connolly-Galway mail train
  19. A selection of photos from operations on Ashburton grove earlier 24081 on an auxiliary TPO working 58003 passes a speeding HST while working an MGR working 50049 has charge of a stock transfer composed of a Mk3 sleeper,standard Mk3 and a dining Mk3 complete with a Mk2 DBSO. 56071 working a speed link service.
  20. It looks like the unofficial Christmas party is about to take place in the mess van…..
  21. Both batteries have to be stacked on top on each other-the magnetic wand is the only way to switch on and off the red lights.
  22. Imagine the annoyance when reading the freight manifest prior to departing from Athlone to see a single stores oil two axle wagon was being sent to Ballina for the Bus Eireann garage-it was the longest part of the 31 mile journey from Claremorris to Ballina-especially when the 071 locomotive never went above three notches on the controller-and spent a lot of time in the zero position.
  23. All aboard….the Santa express from Maam cross station….this Sunday.
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