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So sorry to see this fine establishment closing tomorrow, I had many dealings with Seamus over the years and found him to be an absolute gentleman, Thank you for being helpful and courteous, your fine resprays on both the locos and coaches, my Enterprise 209 and Supertrain Mk3s are testament to that top class work, Enjoy your retirement from the retail trade Seamus, you will be missed, we have lost a valuable service to the Irish modeler. Happy Christmas to you and your family,all the best from the West. Noel.

A new arrival at Ashburton grove 37 251 shunts some TEA tank wagons at the factory sidings.

A Friday lunchtime depot scene on Tara junction sees 071 in for fuel,oil and water,beside it 0117071 and 0117076 await their turn for servicing,behind them various 071 and 201 undergo exams on the heavy maintenance roads.

This gives a whole new meaning to the term of-One Person Operation...

A well deserved award lads,it was certainly a congested area anytime I passed over the two days,well done.

Thanks Karl-more additions are planned after my Warley visit.

Likewise Raymond-I too will be there on both days, hope we can meet up.: cheers:

Some driver training taking place at the factory sidings using the Class 47 and 56.

Thanks gentlemen-and thank you Des for the speedy service

Looking good so far Karl, Does it have to be an oil siding/depot-would you not consider a cement silo and a cement store where the ESSO depot is located? you would have more options with some bagged and bulk cement trains A suggestion for the'TBC'area at the top, maybe do a branch line station-e.g. a passing loop and a siding or two with a loading bank, semaphore signals etc. Then where you have the loco shed, put another short siding there for fuel oil deliveries for two-three oil tankers.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 071 class locomotives, the CME at Tara junction decided to repaint loco 071 into original livery for this occasion, With thanks to Seamus Graham for the bargain priced 071 which was purchased at his stand at the recent MRSI exhibition, I decided to repaint the loco which was in slate grey livery-just like the real thing... Thank you to Des at Studio Scale models for the superb decals,which include the silver plate that is fitted to some locos commemorating the 40yr anniversary, Here is a signalman's view of the loco seen here working the HOBS train. I replaced the original windscreen wipers with some etched ones from the Shawplan range. 071 runs around the HOBS train-note the 40th anniversary plate underneath the handbrake wheel.

The quality of this particular bus is simply outstanding and was well worth the investment, Well done to the lads that produced it,delighted with it.

Welcome to the fabulous world of DCC Raymond, I also have the prodigy advance 2 controller for the past four years and I am still delighted with its capability, Well worth the investment. Good luck with it.

Good luck with the launch Jhb....I'm sure it will be a best seller,I won't make the event,I'll be attending the Warley exhibition,but I'm looking forward to reading this one.

Very nice Irishthump,it sounds great:tumbsup:

I've always admired this layout and enjoyed watching it at exhibitions in particular the 1980s CIE era, keep up the good work.

Raymond,You have a fabulous collection of locomotives and a great choice of liveries,your layout is looking great.

Well done Noel,the loco complements the bubble wagons very well,George done a fantastic job on them.

Lovely videos Kieran.layout looking great,keep up the great work.

Thank you Jonathan,much appreciated.