Tractionman

I'll be there in the morning

I'll be there! It's my local and like to get some purchases, especially as model shops around these parts are scant nowadays I need some scenic stuff and will probably seek out the odd wagon or two cheers, Keith

Nowadays it's the other way around

It's a pity @Mol_PMB that 'rail n sail' isn't made as easy as it should be, it's the same trying to get from NI across to GB too, not sure why Stena Birkenhead ferries aren't part of 'rail n sail' as at least the port is near a railway station! Yes fair enough, if it's a holiday then sleeping overnight on a ferry floor is not going to be a fun experience.

From Manchester how about taking 'rail n sail' via Holyhead and taking the overnight boat to Dublin? Or driving to Holyhead and taking the ferry over, there's loads of sailings.

This might be of interest https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/murphy-models-ho-mm0129-class-121-diesel-locomotive-ie-logo

yes I was a bit suprised to see these appear in such quantities, and it seems the upped price is possibly putting off sales judging by the 4-coach sets still being available (less so the single coaches), eg for CIE Green, 200 notes for 4: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/hattons-h4-46pack-1701-hattons-originals-genesis-pack-of-4-coaches-in-cie-dark-green-6t-6t-6cl-6bt

A 141 here, wrong livery for me https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/murphy-models-oo-mm0154a-ir-class-141

I've no idea what the credibility is of these but thought they'd be of interest, the boxes are marked as LMS so I'm assuming someone has done a respray? https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/bachmann-oo-rake-of-5-cie-irish-coaches-copy Cheers, Keith

Yes I was looking at kits but then spotted the inf at the top

'Place your be(e)ts'?!

if you're short-sighted--as I am--taking off the specs the pixels merge and it looks to me like a view looking up from below, ie of the chassis, I can make out two axles, not sure how much that helps

I guess that's being used less now everything starts and ends at GC?

and presumably did not go via GC?

Interestingly the Translink timetable online does not specify, that inf I quoted came from a media report, but it did not say what the notation refers to unfortunately. Correction!! "Service details (* denotes new service) All trains serve Dublin Connolly, Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown and Belfast Grand Central. ~denotes also serves Lurgan and Lisburn."