Kirley

Very inventive approach Mike.

Busy, busy, busy- thanks for the picture Andy.

MIR Kits are getting harder to come by and I was very lucky to pick up another Bogie Cement and my first Drop Side Wagon. After building brass coaches for the last while these were straight forward and a delight to do.

You have a unique model there Nelson, well done. Enjoy the summer freedom.

Dhu Varren is the NCC expert but to the best of my knowledge when the UTA took over, their carriage stock was painted Green, renumbered and carried either the UTA Coat of Arms or the Red hand Roundel. This included the North Atlantic Express 5 coaches including the Buffet Car. The drawing I posted of the Buffet Car is the UTA one in which they made some interior alterations.

I know I've still up to update my original list and will get round to it shortly. I agree with you Stephen and ideally it would be great to have a list that everyone can add bits of information to. Can this be facilitated?

Good luck with all that ballasting Raymond, you have a lot of track to cover. Everard Junction series is excellent and I followed many of his methods.

New rake of coaches; they were known as the North Atlantic Express and introduced by the NCC. I have modelled four coaches, a Tri-Composite, a Buffet Car, a Third and a Third Brake in UTA livery. The coaches were built from Worsley Works brass sides and Comet coach parts. In this video they are been pulled by a Jeep with the usual ‘Brown Vans’ on the end.

Yes Stephen, I just copied Derry Road's, it was his idea.

Maintenance work continues on the Layout. I recycled some old wood floors from the house and put them down in the Shed. Also put up some more shelves but still there is not enough room for all the rolling stock, will have to stop building models soon.

Great progress

Great pictures and a story to go with them as well. Love that 2nd shot.

Fran I'll wait the week and then combine all the additional comments into the initial list first please.

Thanks for the pictures, the layout is coming on well.

Many thanks JHB, G601-603 & F Class 501 -503. Thanks also to those others who have made comments. I'll wait for a week and re do the list making the amendments/additions. Please keep your comments coming.

I found it very hard to get any exact details, I used this photograph and guessed the rest

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and to put up any list of data suggestion it is totally accurate would be foolish knowing the considerable number of experts on this Site. So here is a Timeline I have drawn up for my own information and would welcome any corrections or additions to it. 1945- CIE formed 1946- Announcement that the railway would be converted to diesel traction 1946- D Class 301 5 entered service 1947- Dublin to Belfast Enterprise introduced 1948- Contract with Metropolitan Vickers for 6 twin engined diesel-electric locomotives cancelled but Sulzer had already delivered the engines 1949- 4 Walker diesel Railcars ordered for West Clare (narrow gauge) 1949- Dublin to Cork Enterprise introduced 1949- 60 AEC Railcars ordered 1950- AEC Railcars took over the Enterprise Service 1950-1 B Class 113 2 Sulzers entered service 1953- GNR acquired jointly by Dublin & Belfast Governments GNRB 1954- K Class 801 transferred to CIE 1955- F Class 501 5 Walker locomotives (Narrow Gauge) entered service 1955-7 A Class 001 60 MV's entered service 1956- 3 Dentz G Class diesel locomotives bought 1956- Introduction of 12 mixed traffic BRCW locomotives B101 Class using the Sulzer engines first delivered in 1948 1956-7 G Class 601 5 Deutz entered service 1957-8 E Class 401 19 entered service 1957-8 C Class 201 34 MV's entered service 1958- GNRB stock split to CIE & UTA 1960-2 Introduction of 14 Maybach E Class shunters 1961- Introduction of 15 GM locomotives B121 Class 1961- Passenger Rolling Stock livery changed from Green to Orange/Black 1962- Introduction of 36 GM diesels 141 Class 1962- G Class 611 7 Deutz entered service 1963- All Steam Traction withdrawn 1964- Flying Snail emblem replaced within 'Broken Wheel' logo. 1966- 12 GM diesels arrive 181 Class 1968-72 MV A & C Class re-engined with GM Motors 1972-3 72 AC Coaches from BR Engineering introduced in the new 'Supertrain' services 1973- AEC Stock had engines removed and used in Pull-Push configurations 1977- 18 new GM locomotives, 071 Class enter service 1984- First of the new Mark 3 coaches went into service, 'Intercity' branded. 1984- DART begins operating 1987- Logo change from CIE to 'IR' (Irish Rail) 1987- Last 24 Mark 3's adapted for Suburban work modified for Pull-Push using 121 Class 1987- 3 80 Class Railcar Sets leased from NIR for 3 years 1990- 15 BR Mark2a coaches brought from Vic Berry, Leicester, refitted in Inchicore entered service 1994- 32 201 Class GM locomotives arrive to replace the 001 Class. 1994- 16 new Railcars arrive from Tokyn -'Arrows' 2600 Class 1994- Logo change from IR to IE (Iarnrod Eireann) 1994- Two 201's went to NIR for the joint Enterprise Service 1997- New De Deitrich coaches introduced to the Enterprise Service 1998-9 26 Spanish built 2700 Class arrived 'Sparrows' 1998-9 10 new DART Units entered service 2001- 2800 Class enters service 2003-4 2900 Class enters service 2007- 22000 Class enters service

Good luck with the move, keep up updated on your progress please.

So that's what you have been up to, they look really good behind the DH Andy.

For a first go it has turned out very well and you will be able to build on the experience for the 'next' one.

Attended 1st Bangor Show last night. Just a few photographs of my favourites. North Eastern Steam –Durham The Jackson Family with the newly extended exhibition layout with Nelson at the controls. Moria Station by William Redpath T-Trak Module Layout by MikeO Ballynahinch Junction by John Little

Looking forward to seeing that in operation, sound great.

Are you planning a helix Noel?

Not the rules but pictures of signals and signs on Irish Railways, see here http://www.railsigns.uk/overseas/ireland1/ireland1.html

If you go to the first page of this layout thread Raymond you will see the start of my helix build, it was actually the first part of the layout build. I think it would be difficult to incorporate a helix into an existing layout mainly because of the space it takes up. I copied Everard Junction, see his video at If I was to do it again I would only have one track on the helix rather than 3, I did not need the extra tracks as I only bring one train up or down at a time. My original ideal was to have 2 helixes so you could run trains from the main tracks down to the storage section and up again at a different location but I did not have the space for the second helix. The Flying Scotsman re worked his helix and added to it to bring it up to another level, perhaps he would have better suggestions.