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    Lifetime in the broad business sector & Government.

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    Travel, Cars, Sport, Gardening, Trains, Craic !

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  1. Hello Stoby, I am also a relative newcomer to the world of model railways (Covid stimulus !) and can thoroughly endorse the help, advice and entertainment value of this excellent community. A few quick suggestions - (1) consider starting with a small railway based diorama on an IKEA shelf, great to experiment and learn a range of skills on a very small scale - (2) start with PECO Setrack, easy to use & widely available - (3) consider not electrifying point motors initially, use the "hand of God" method - (3) temper your ambitions, much less track than you might initially envisage/desire, less is more, (be prepared to stop and rip things up, I have done so a couple of times ! - (4) source your buildings from Metcalfe, inexpensive self build card structures which are fun and satisfying to construct - (5) go to model railway shows, you will lean so much from the displays and the mostly great folks you meet there - (6) purchase fabulous models from IRM, game changers for everyone interested in Irish railway modelling (also the good folks at Marks Models). (6) Have fun. George
  2. Hello All, Just participated in another fantastic trip by the wonderful folks at the RPSI - the "Midlander" trip from Connolly to Maynooth and return, superbly well organised, tremendous compliments to all involved. Two short video clips: - (1) 131 arriving Connolly, & (2) run around reconnection at Maynooth. Regards, George IMG_7401.MOV IMG_7408 2.MOV
  3. A truly wonderful film, capturing a complex fading rural world of hope and sadness, amongst many memorable lines - "will you come in to the field Bridie ?"
  4. Fabulous staging, editing and sound - very well done. Actually brings back warm memories of Clogerhead from a little later time - great nights in the Aishling Ballroom in the early 80's ! (probably long since renamed and repurposed ?)
  5. Super video with fabulous drone sequences - excellent progress, do you know the planned official opening date ?
  6. Super tantalising glimpses of the lovely sligo landscape on this spring day.
  7. This whole project is fabulous - well done
  8. Thants a great collection of classic Ford's on the railway bridge Noel - Mark 1 & Mark 2 Escorts, a Mark 1 Capri (another one just visible on the decline), Mark 2 Capri, a Mark 1 Cortina, and most special of all, an Escort XR3 the quintessential "hot hatch" of it's generation (along with the golf GTI of course) - lovely memories from my youth. Layout is fantastic as always. George
  9. Outstanding pictures Jonathan - reminds me to revisit the Museum, and of the tremendous contribution you make to it's success and the enrichment of this forum. Well done, George
  10. Fabulous photographs ! The images are an excellent capture of evolution and change. While we all embrace the migration to renewable energy sources, there is nonetheless a definite air of melancholy about the abandoned and decaying locomotives, rolling stock and rails, as nature reclaims and absorbs them. The night sky picture is superb (I'm assuming a time lapse sequence - how long was the shutter open ?). Excellent work, George
  11. Very interesting Branchline121, The article refers to 8 trainset's in the tender - is that sufficient to provide regular services in both directions including some reserve capacity in the event of failures etc. ?. I took that return journey just last week, the quality of the rolling stock (1st class) is still very good, as were the staff, the 201 class locomotive was fine but showing signs of hard work. The journey time was delayed by flooding around Drogheda and by considerable speed restrictions from Malahide in to Connolly, none of which bothered me at all. However, it reinforces a major question of realistic operational capacity in the coming years when the expanded DART fleet, suburban units plus regional trains and Enterprise compete for the same track space ?
  12. Hi Folks, Just checking if there is a WMRC exhibition this October ? - I have a date in my diary for October 8th, but have not seen any related material, plus recognising the SDMRC in Blackrock at end October, have assumed there is no October show in Wexford - I just want to be sure as I'd hate to miss the truly lovely show in Wexford. Unfortunately I'll miss the Blackrock show due to overseas travel commitments. Thanks, George
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