Rush and Lusk

Most enjoyable story board incident Noel - it looks like you have a LR Discovery Garda vehicle from the Brian Collins 3 piece Garda Siochana set (I also love the simplicity of the Cortina and Escort liveries from that set).

George  

Thanks so much Noel for the always helpful information.

Regards,

George  

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  

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

Regards.