Old Blarney

Today, 12/09/20, two days after my 78th Birthday, our Postman delivered a wee parcel. To my delight it is my 121 from The Paddy Murphy Stable. This delivery made me thing a wee bit. I thought of my age, my model railway, the locomotives I am running; as I prepare for a professional Filming Session of Old Blarney this Thursday. Most importantly, my thoughts turned to the man who made it possible for me to have models of Irish Locomotives, and rolling stock, Paddy Murphy. His production of accurate models of the 141 and 181 Locomotives as used on our Railway System, and each of the models he has produced since then made me feel extremely grateful to him. Did I do anything - yes. I telephoned the great man. He was taking a walk in a Park and took the time to have a conversation with me. I would like to extend an invitation to each individual on this forum who reads, contributes and has an interest in Model Railways. Please add your personal thanks to Paddy for all he had done for you, your hobby and the RPSI by adding your name and a message to him through this page. My sincere thanks, to you, Paddy Murphy, David White.

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Lobitos -Larne - Holmes Mullin and Dunn Ltd. Excellent aerial photographs on this site - Drag this image down. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/XAW040442

The Distributor for "Lobitos" Petroleum Product in Ireland was Holmes Mullin and Dunn Ltd. Flicker Image below - I'm afraid my searches thus far have produced this image only. I can assist with MEX, Maxol, McMullan Bros and through them I may be able to discover whether or not HMD also used rail for the transportation and direct access to Depots.

I wholly agree with Noels remarks. I look forward to hearing of your making a full recovery and viewing the alterations to your inspiring railway. My best wishes to you. Old Blarney.

Ah, now, don't be pouring Oil on that!

McA, Good to know you are alive. Any comment on the "Silver Princess"?

Strange Coaches - "Silver Princess" By accident - I found this image in The Father Brown Collection. Have I found a photograph of The Budd Car in use with CIÉ? This unusual coach (by UK standards) was built in 1947 by the Budd Company of America, and took to the rails in Britian, and for a time Ireland, to demonstrate constructional features new to British practice. Named "Silver Princess", it was 63ft long. 9ft 2ins wide and weighed 29 tons, was of all-steel construction and distinguished by corrugated side and roof panels. The outer skin was of stainless steel and the coach was originally unpainted. As built it was composite with first class in side compartments and third class in an open saloon with twin reclining and rotating seats. It ran experimentally on both the LMS and LNER and, with 5ft 3ins bogies, on the CIE in Ireland. Later it was allocated to the London Midland Region of BR and upgraded to full first. Still later, the first class compartments were replaced by a lounge bar. The coach was given standard BR carmine & cream livery, presumably when alloced to the LMR and the only insignia carried while in this livery was M7585M and figure 1's on all doors. There were plain flat sections on the corrugated lower sides intended to accommodate insignia. The doors were not corrugated. Bogies were standard LMS 9ft welded type while corridor connections were of the standard British type (not pullman) but with pointed tops. There were seven roof vents of a unique flat type. The body may have been self-supporting although there does appear to be some trussing under the centre of the coach ala BR Mk. I style, however, this may have been purely a support for the dynamo, battery boxes and ancillary fittings. Info and observations from 'Railway Carriage Album' by G M Kitchenside (IA 1966)

Noel, "Such a shame, John Wayne may have travelled in one of those" - The Quiet Man is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. Are you having a Senior moment or perhaps come off at a Water Jump? My daughter had an horrific accident years ago at a Water Jump and even now, cannot remember having competed on that day. Wishing you well. David.

I note the text accompanying this article " Goods Traffic on CIE" states these coaches were in GSR livery. This would have been the case prior to January, 1st, 1945. I doubt CIÉ would have passed a paint brush over these coaches when they were using them! I do remember the huge piles of Turf stockpiled in the Phoenix Park and, somewhere at the very back of my mind the road vehicles carrying Turf to Dublin. Many of these Lorries were former US Army vehicles. The Railway Coaches, I cannot be certain, but, faded, very fades maroon is my recollection. The boarded-up windows and doors! I do not remember whether or not these were covered with material from dismantled railway stock, be they Goods or former passenger carrying vehicles. From the picture above there is planked material inside the window spacing, so, perhaps Grey wight be the colour there? All memories from when I was a very young child visiting my Grandparents' home, Liffey Bank House, Island Bridge. From here, I could see the trains crossing the Liffey Bridge to travel under the Phoenix Park. Dates for reference are from around September, 1945, when I was three and into the fifties when Liffey Bank was demolished.

I assume you are using Digital Command Control (DCC)! I use Digitrax. My handset has two control knobs. Each knob allows me to set an address or addresses for a locomotive/s and the direction of travel. Thus, one knob may show a locomotive facing, and running, Right to Left. The other know may show the opposite. Theses settings can be adjusted if required. Using a (simple) consist command the locomotives/s can be controlled from one command knob. Thus, in the case of two single cab locomotives(121) the cab ends can face outward, the bonnets inward toward one-and -other. Realistic running is perfectly possible..

I cannot say for certain, what where or which company ran the Locomotive or Rail-bus. My best Guess is. Locomotive - GNR(I) Railbus - Dublin and Blessington. The Locomotive. This picture has a number of wagons in the background, unfortunately, it is impossible for me to determine whether, or not, they are Vans or Cattle Wagons Were they Cattle Wagons the locomotive could be shunting those wagons from the Cattle Shipper which ran from the West of Ireland to Belfast for onward sea crossing to Scotland. All guesswork on my behalf. The Railbus. The Dublin and Blessington gauge was five foot three and this image gives me the impression that the railbus is on tracks of this width. I've discounted the Dublin United Tramways line to Lucan. It was electrified and regauged to five feet three inches when taken into DUTC ownership; so there was no need to run a railbus on it. In addition, I cannot remember any building of the type in your photograph being on this tramway line. I lived in a property beside the line in Palmerstown and travelled to Lucan.

I'll need to find my rolling stock books and look at them. They will provide an answer to numbers carried on coaches - as to whether or not they distinguish between the various incarnations I cannot say! Can you be more specific in describing exactly what it is you wish to know? CIE, MK IID, introduced in 1972 (if my memory serves me correctly) - 1987 CIE became Irish Rail, (IR) The former Golden Brown and Black livery had a white stripe added to separate the two colours above and below the carriage windows. Various changes/alterations were made to composite coaches. I'm sure there are references to such alterations on/in these forums. Let me search - when I find my books!!

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First Class - Cakes by Gateaux - This is becoming Cream Crackers! Ah, the memories of my youth in Dublin and eating all those aforementioned biscuits from my Grannies' Biscuit Tin. l retain the habit of raiding the Biscuit Tin but living in Scotland its Tunnocks Tea Cakes and Caramel Wafers. Are any of the brands of my youth available in 2020?

I couldn't give a Fig Roll as long as it's - Nice, Rich Tea and Chocolate Fingers served in my Murphy Models MKIID Dining Car.

Ah sure, don't they do a better job up in the North when it comes to an underpass? Is this the new road to Scotland? No it's a wee experiment by Flood Bros! Its a possible submarine route!

I did read your comment re Wiki, but thought the page I linked may have been of some assistance to you. Information from " Locomotives and Rolling Stock of Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland Railways O. Doyle and S. Hirsch. Original Class 1000 ( Number of Locomotives 02 - Renumbered 113- 1114 - Original Power Units - Sulzer - 950 hp gross Original Class (A) Number of Locomotives 60 - Renumbered 001- 060 - Original Power Units - Crossley HST V8 -1,200 hp gross Converted 1968/1971 to GM Power units. Original Class (C) Number of Locomotives 34 - Renumbered 201 - 234 - Original Power Units - Crossley - 500 hp gross Converted 1969/1978. to GM Power units - *C233-234 fitted with Maybach engines in 1965. Original Class (B) Number of Locomotives 12 - (Renumbered) 101- 112 - Original Power Units - Sulzer 6LDA 28 - 960 hp gross Original Class (B) Number of Locomotives 15 - (Renumbered) 121- 135 - Original Power Units - GM 567 CA8 - 950 hp gross Original Class (B) Number of Locomotives 37 - ( Renumbered) 141- 177 - Original Power Units - GM 567 CA8 - 950 hp gross Original Class (B) Number of Locomotives 12 - (Renumbered) 181- 192 - Original Power Units - GM 645 E 8 - 1,100 hp gross Original Class (071) Number of Locomotives 18 - 071- 088 - Original Power Units - GM 645 E3 - 2,450 hp gross Original Class (201) Number of Locomotives 34 - 201- 234 Original Power Units - GM 710G3B - 3200 hp gross I hope this information is of use to you. White.

Don't be mentioning Green to him, he's from the North. You know the type, they want orange grass as supplied by a well know seed-merchants in Armagh - William Hannover Boyne, Battlefield Road, Armagh BT16 9O

Leslie, Why not make your own mixtures? https://www.faspaints.com/fas-paints-blog/basic-primary-colour-combinations-worksheet It is a great deal less expensive and you get what you desire. Happy Birthday.

Dinner on the move!

Cattle - perhaps - The Irish Moiled - see page - The Irish Moiled Cattle Society. What's your opinion? I do enjoy your posts and your railway. http://www.irishmoiledcattlesociety.com/the-breed/

I found this image of a set of 2600 Railcars, photographed in Bray. Looking carefully at this image, I believe the second and third coaches in this set are from former Drumm Train sets C or D. There would appear to be a common bogie connecting the two centre cars. If i'm correct, then this is an unusual image to find! Please note Copyright - These photos are copyrighted by their respective owners. Transportsofdelight.smugmug.com