Rush and Lusk

Excellent as always Noel - Love the orange P&T van, my family have strong connections with the Post Office - were they ever a RTR model or customised from other models ?

Another fantastic (frosty) Friday posting !

Thanks Broithe - this is fascinating, a very interesting and unexpected aspect of railways in Ireland ! George

Hi Folks, I watched an excellent video of the Warley Show on YouTube, which I'd recommend - really well produced & shot, about 20 minutes long (a nice tea/coffee plus biscuit break !). If searching it's: "Warley National Model Railway Exhibition 2022" by "timsytanker" George

A fabulous thread Larne Cabin - I was so taken with your project concept, modelling and creative storytelling that I went back to the beginning, read every post, thoroughly enjoyed and learned so much - congratulations and happy modelling. George

Thanks so much Noel.

Jonathan, just to say thanks for your most informative piece above, written with your usual in depth knowledge, readability and wit. Order already placed with Hattons. George

Hi Derek, Flying Snail is correct, however the delivery timeline is very uncertain, it could be a year away ? You might try WRENNEIRE on here - "I know a man" - he was very helpful to me in acquiring two 181"s (as new, never run !). Like you, I'm relatively new to the hobby and missed the 141, 181, 201 models. George

Great pictures enniscorthyman - really captures the atmosphere and wonderful venue - I recognise a number of friendly faces of Wexford MRC from attending your last three exhibition/open days.

The weathering on A30 & A42 is spectacular.

Great pictures from 40 milepost & GNRi1959 - lovely layouts and a spectacular setting - I really have to visit soon. Thank You.

I just want to compliment IRM on the wonderful quality of their ever expanding range - in the past week, I've received Fertiliser Wagons, Guinness Kegs & the CIE/Harp container wagons (managed to bag another last minute pack of these) - all wonderful, especially for relatively new modellers such as myself. Also expecting a couple of the Irizar Bus Eireann Expressway buses. Very well done to all concerned at IRM, plus all the great contributors on this forum, where I constantly learn and am regularly entertained. George

Fabulous scenes again Noel - how about a short video on these 2600's ?. BTW - Which manufacturer supplies the track maintenance/engineering figures ? - always admired them on your layout. George

Very illuminating bogie switching technology between Sweden and Finland - thanks Broithe

As everyone else has already said Rob -tremendous modelling and superb atmospheric photographs. George

Fabulously atmospheric - I can smell the oil, grease and metal shavings. Lovely

My order of Fertiliser Wagons arrived this morning - fantastic model again. I was surprised by the reassuring weight of the wagon plus load - incredibly smooth running. Excellent job & well done IRM.

Many Thanks Ray for the balanced and informative response to my question - Like you, I seem to like both !, already have some of each, and plan to accumulate more - looks like an expanded order on the way to IRM. Much Appreciated, George

Thanks Noel - I've watched several related videos on YouTube - the train length was almost 2 kilometres long ! - fascinating and fantastic achievement, the Swiss are remarkable engineers, not just in railways.

Hi Fran, Great to chat at the show today - congratulations again to all at IRM for the tremendous range and quality of products for modellers of all abilities. Very pleased that my ordered kegs, fertilisers & containers are imminent. A suggestion for all of us who missed the "dickies" (swallowed up by all the "January Sales" folks yesterday !), to help fair availability and control large accumulation by some, perhaps you might consider a max quantity per existing IRM customer in the Black Friday event ? - just a thought. Regards, George

Fabulous layout, running session pictures and impressive stock ! - very well done "The Derry Road". A question for you: in the context of the new IRM Mark 2B/C coaches, I'm trying to decide whether to opt for the orange or black roofed variants - I am generally modelling in the broad orange and black period, have a number of 121s & 181 locomotives, plus quite a few of the lovely new IRM A Class's, any suggestions, particularly visual impact ?. Many thanks, George

Another excellent show in Wexford yesterday - I particularly like the warm, welcoming and positive atmosphere amongst exhibitors and attendees. I began with a lovely cup of tea and cake in the Station Cafe after my drive from Dublin. I took some small video clips for my own reference, but thought I might share a few here - Old Farm, Carraigthomas, Rathmichael and Ballybeg. Well done to all involved. George IMG_3808.mov IMG_3810.mov IMG_3809 2.mov IMG_3813 2.mov

Excellent and informative explanation ttc0169 - only added further interest to my journey Regards.

While we read/hear about, and perhaps experience, various negative stories about the national rail transport system, there is much to be positive about, and I'd like to very briefly share my own immediate experience. Yesterday I took a DART from a Dublin suburban station to Connolly, walked straight on to the LUAS red Line, 15 minutes directly to Heuston, Main Line service to Westport - today I did the same journey in reverse. The experience was excellent, and very easily achievable with minimum planning. I fully accept that this experience is not available to all, but this is just to illustrate how an integrated service, across three different rail systems can work. Small footnote: we had to wait a while at Manulla Junction to facilitate a failed timber train (Locomotive 086 I think).

Fantastic photographs Jonathan, not to mention the amazing skill of Mr Fry. For Bob229 - also lots of parking down around the Marina if full nearer the Museum and Castle park - unfortunately there are parking charges (as it seems almost everywhere now). Finally, there is always the train - the station is almost next door to the museum, very short walk.