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Gents, If you do decide to go ahead with the CIE plough vans I will support it by purchasing a pack.

Thanks jhb…… the tourists obviously like what they see at the junction.....

A locomotive swap took place earlier at the junction when retro 073 worked the empty timber train from Waterford, On arrival at Tara junction recently repainted loco 0117072 was waiting to take over for the continuation to Westport The following photos show the operation with 072 on platform one, 073 arrives on the up main with the empty timber, 072 has coupled to the train and is seen departing for Westport, And in the last photo the driver of 073 has switched on the red marker lights and the loco departs for the MPD for a service. *****This actual loco swap took place earlier this afternoon at Kildare with the real locomotives*****

Watching this layout develop with interest, best of luck with it.

Looks like a great plan Raymond, What era are you planning? Best of luck with it.

jhb-I worked those oil wagons as part of liner trains to the West going back 12-15 years ago, they were used for delivering diesel to Claremorris, Ballina and Westport depots, The single oil wagons for Claremorris and Westport were for fuelling Locomotives and gen vans ,while the one for Ballina was shunted to the rear of the Bus Eireann garage and unloaded into two tanks for fuelling the Ballina based Bus Eireann fleet. They were restricted to a maximum speed of 35 mph.

0117072 was released to traffic on Tuesday 26/06/18,it worked the Northwall- Ballina IWT liner and is seen here parked in Ballina freight yard.

As requested...….0117075

Cheers and thanks Jason....

Some Saturday freight action took place on Tara junction this evening, Due to a failure of the allocated locomotive,the only available locomotive at the MPD was NIR 208,so it was a rare move to see it work the bogie bulk cement train, It worked two round trips and on the return journey the second time a driver change took place when locomotive 161 which was working a pallet cement train exchanged crews at the junction, here are a few photos of the cement trains....

And two more from yesterday 071 works the empty Cravens from Claremorris to Westport past the townland of Cloonkeen west of Castleber.

Its a 'Not to go 'card-put there by maintenance staff.the wagon would have being worked to Northwall for essential repairs,the card being removed when the repair work was completed.

The Emerald isle express seen here stabled at Platform three-{former Tuam bay} in Claremorris hauled by locomotive 071.

The Emerald Isle express consisting of the RPSI Cravens and hauled by retro locomotive 073 is seen here arriving at Tara junction station at the beginning of its week long tour,

Correct-075 was heading for the paint shop I was told.

For the eighteenth 071 on Tara junction I chose to model the recently refurbished locomotive 0117072, The loco was originally in black and silver livery-so a repaint was necessary, and transfers were purchased from the Railtec range, I also purchased a sound chip from Mr Soundguy which has the excellent Real drive feature and is a real pleasure to operate-Thanks to Keith and Eamonn for the test drive of his loco on his layout at the Wexford exhibition last Easter,.. Here are a few photos of the loco being examined before entering traffic at the MPD and in the company of 071,073,080,082,083,077,229,215,220 and visiting NIR 112. After the loco underwent some static testing the shed foreman is seen signing the release to traffic form and handing it to the locomotive fleet controller.

Slowly getting there.........

08 672 and 56 070 are pictured here on the depot at Ashburton grove getting serviced before the evening shift begins. The 56 then departs the depot.

Fantastic looking wagon-well done again lads-the detail alone on the bogies is superb...

0117072 is next up to be released to traffic after its body work overhaul and repaint.

Monday 28/05/2018, 081 hauls the DFDS CPW liner across the Moy bridge on the Ballina branch just south of Foxford station in which was the second last week of its operation.

As the billboard says 'Take one to relieve stress'-Loco 087 runs around the CIE Supertrain Mk3s at Tara junction station having replaced 086, Belmond liveried locomotive 216 is seen here at the MPD where it will receive an exam before returning to Heuston to work this weeks Grand Hibernian tour:

Awaiting refurbished bogies......

Superb modelling-one of the best and most detailed layouts I have ever seen-a few of the ECM produced DART units would finish this scene off very well. Looking forward to more updates.