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I ll check in Waterford for you on Monday if it ll be any good for you?

If they can run all their preserved loco in the UK on the main lines I don't see why they can't do it here. I think it's just down to red tape. If the Irish rail network goes like the UK into private ownership I think you might one day see more preserved locos running more frequently.

Might have missed something here, but hasn t the RPSI, ITG been doing this for years. Might be wrong on this but wasn t the RPSI doing the only Preserved steam runs in the British Isles till the ban was lifted in the UK?

They re going to be class when there finished Kirley:tumbsup:,

its a pity i didn t hold off on building my rake otherwise i d have bought a few:((

This topic crops up at least once a year somewhere, without fail...

 

Unfortunately, even if they got past the weight issue, 800 is out of gauge for the vast majority of the network. It's just one of a myriad of reasons why she'll never run again.

 

Also, the permanent way department would baulk at the thoughts of that hammer blow...

Beat me to it Garfieldghost,

The norm with weight limits, speed limits etc is to operate within safe limits, the stock and infrastructure could take higher speeds, heavier loads but the risks and costs associated would increase dramatically.

As it was drumed into us in college

Assess the risk-> limit exposure to the risk-> find an alternative or eliminate the hazard.

Has anyone tried lengthening the Dapol KQA model to accept 45' containers? Is it even possible and it be done without compromising the integrity of the model? Any thoughts welcome...

Tom

Was thinking along the same lines, there is a few differences between the two, other than the length there quite different around the bufferbeam/ ends as well.

I haven t ever held a dapol one in the flesh but i d imagine some part of the chassis is metal for weight so it might lead to complicatioins during the conversion/lengthing

Really nice work, love it

pm sent Iarnoid:tumbsup:

Many thanks Dave they re a great help:tumbsup:

I m currently working on drawings for the pocket wagons i ve over the bogies and the main frames done and dusted.

Am i right in thinking the pockets will take a 45ft container unlike the UK versions which are 40ft's.(hope so as i ve drawn them to take 45 footers).

Has anybody got detailed pics of the wagon or know were to get them on line?

If the 071s were painted pink with red dots, I would

not care as long as they have a long term future.

But God,surely the good folk at Inchicore who think

up liverys could have done much better?.

I can think of four little ladies who'd like that scheme, as for the good folk in inchicore a bit more imagination might be in order.

I presume you mean the new slate gray livery on show?,

I did not ask Shem the price as I don't like that livery and

credit card numbers,but it is a fab respray

I m ashamed to say that livery is growing on me, as for the new number scheme no thanks.

Very tempting, any idea on price?

Many thanks for the pics Eamonn, much at it?

I might be intrested in the 150 if your intrested in splitting the set.

Just ordered my one thanks for the heads up

Cheers Tom,thanks for that.Will you be down for Wexford show?.

Hope so, i ll be leaving the wallet at home though (not like the last time!!!!).

There also offering 10% of on all secondhand and obsolete items when you spend over £100.

That class 57 is superb, was only reading an old Model Rail last night were they converted a class 47 to a 57 and used home made decals to produce the aboves livery, at the same time i could have swore one of my oldest locos a class 47 said don t even think about it!!!!. Man id want to get of these twilight shifts at work.

Dotcha bhoy, thats amazing

Great stuff Tom,Tara's looking good.And that's fantastic

work on the scratch built Tara.the extra detail on 112

looks great-and where did you get the detail parts?.

Eamonn,

The extra pipes came from a pack of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BACHMANN-NEW-REPLACEMENT-DETAILING-PACK-CLASS-45-SEALED-BAG-/151004759138?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item232895c462

I did my first bit of weatheing over the wekend on my SSM break van

and CIE open wagon.

 

My B101 has not much done lately,but have a TCS T1 decoder hard wired in

and have the deltic weights on trial in a few places.

Great job Eamonn, really like the brakevan.

Hope you got new "designer boots" for cycling that bike in the background:-bd

Cheeky bump:p

Theres also an app called PDANET 3.50 turns your mobile into a dongle via bluetooth or via a pc connector wire, i use it with my laptop and haven t had a prob yet!!!.

Excellent work Tom

Congrats Gareth

073 and 078 yes please.