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Thanks lads-175 has arrived with the branch set and prepares to run around.

Some early morning activity at Tara Jctn, 073 has arrived from Waterford with an empty timber train and is awaiting 0117078 to depart from the up siding with the HOBS train, 29001 has arrived at the new branch platform and will shortly depart back along the newly relaid branch line to Lakeview station, In the other direction 175 has charge of the branch set comprising of the two Park Royal and one Cravens coach and BR van. In the foreground 0117080 and 0117076 await their next turn of duty.

I attending this exhibition last weekend and was impressed with the standard and quality layouts that were on show, There was a large attendance in particular on Sunday where a long queue had formed at the entrance even after the 10:30 opening time, Lots of traders and bargains to be had.. One of my favourite layouts was"Whiteacre"OO gauge modern image which had lots of interesting operations and held the crowd for most of the day.

Next on the production line are three KE CIE expressway coaches.... Thanks to Jim Poots for providing the kits.

Yes there was-on another table.....

Like our own 071 class celebrating 40 years in traffic next year,the HST is the same....this for me was a great line up of the various liveries from the beginning-all OO gauge.

I attended the Warley exhibition today and I wasn't disappointed, Nice to see O'Connell street flying the flag Lots and lots to entertain and great bargains, Warren lane container depot was one of my favourite layouts and I spent quite a bit of time watching its operation,

Paul,I'm delighted you have decided to venture down the OO gauge track, As with your previous fabulous N gauge projects I have no doubt this layout will be up to your usual high standard, Best of luck with it....go DCC as you won't regret it-I haven't, I'll be watching your progress with interest.

Nice one Des-another useful alternative and badly needed.

The driver of 161SA notches off power while passing through Tara Jctn Station with a mixed rake of Park royal and Cravens coaches which are forming a relief special following 086SA on a Mk3 Super train set.

Looks the part Noel,well done IFM

Tight curvature going into the Dublin Port sidings means that the instanter couplings need to be lengthened before entry otherwise they would break with the strain put on them. Thanks hg for the clarification.

Hi Railer, Generally the 42'9" wagons are referred to as LPs,and the 47' as LXs, The LPs and LYs were the first into service in the early seventies, There are no LYs in service now as their bogies became non standard, The LYs were used predominantly for Guinness traffic,along with the LPs and LXs. The LXs came into service during the late 1990s as it was found IE would need a longer wagon to cater for the 45' 9'6" high containers-they were extended by using the buffers and headstocks from former fertiliser wagons and indeed some of the bodies of the fertiliser wagons were used also From what I'm told there are now a sufficient number of LP wagons refurbished for the forthcoming biomass traffic. An LY wagon with the now non standard bogies.

0117076 is stabled for the night on the up station siding at Tara junction with the Sperry wagon and weedspray train, Arrow liveried 2601+2602 await the road into the MPD from the up loop road. The yard inspector oversees proceedings and is using his Massey Ferguson 135 for transport. (Thanks Andy)

Congratulations John-r.

Enjoyed the video Raymond,you have achieved excellent running-look forward to many more updates.

It's the first 141 with sound,I have 5 071s and 4 201s that are fitted with sound-and the tamper 751.

https://www.facebook.com/shares/view?id=10204947225589324&overlay=1&notif_t=story_reshare The video.

Good evening gentlemen, After an enjoyable exhibition at Blackrock at the weekend-and pints in very good company afterwards,it was time to head back to the junction... I couldn't resist purchasing sound fitted MM 161SA as it was the first (of all) the 141/181 class locomotives I had had a cab ride on over the Ballina branch, After fitting all the brake pipes etc-and having given the loco a slight weathering ,it was time to give it a test run, I'm delighted with the quality of the sound and all its features, Here we see the loco heading for the fuelling point-and joining 071 locos 084,087 and 088, On the far road we see ex works loco 080 in the new IR livery.

Morning gents, A loco swap took place earlier-7071 was due an exam so it was removed from the timber train and replaced by orange liveried 077, 077 is seen here after arrival from the MPD with 0117071 heading for the MPD.