Tractionman

That's terrific, thank you very much for this, I'm having a good look through the list cheers, Keith

Let's see if this works, this is the 25" for Portarlington

Very many thanks, that's good to know, I'd better join! The old OS maps are useful for earlier periods, especially the historic 25" scale maps, but the large scale maps for later periods are harder to find online, I'd need a trip to an archive or library probably, to get a look at paper copies. Cheers, Keith

I'm struggling to find many track plans for stations and yards, some useful ones in the excellent "Rails of..." series of books, and it's possible to work out approx running arrangements from some photos of stations, but are there somewhere published track plans for the 1970s-90s? I'm looking for some inspiration! Seeing the 1982 photo of Portarlington in the recent vol of IRR has got me thinking... Perhaps if folks have got track plans on file, photos etc, that they wouldn't mind posting and sharing, this thread could be a place for them Cheers, Keith

That's such a pity, and so long ago, it's amazing the lines have just been left, largely intact, only some crossings have been tarmacked over. It'd be a lovely wee jaunt for visitors, along the Foyle, on a summer evening. Hope one day trains might run there again

The end of the line, pictured today.

well I'll be at the Bangor exhib at the end of the month, if there's anything left!

ooh, looking forward to the next installment!

if anyone is looking for one of these... https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/model-rail-oo-mr-005a-gsr-sentinel-4wvbt-no-282

My copy of Part 4 of the IRR series by Michael McMahon arrived yesterday, lovely book, great production values, clear photos and highly informative captions especially on the formations of passenger stock in the first part of the book which I find really useful for modelling. Cheers, Keith

Some MM locos in the Rails of Sheffield eBay store eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/206093547934

ooh excellent, pack 3 ordered cheers, Keith

hi folks, I saw this layout for sale on RMWeb, £100+ offers for a dockland based HO layout that I think would work well for an Irish theme: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/198584-fulton-terminal-ho-layout/ No connection, just spotted the opportunity for someone

such a great combination, I did wonder if a 'set' might be created, with perhaps an enticing combined offer of loco+coaches at the mo all the Enterprise coaches plus Hunslet loco is £820 if I have got my maths right, marketing as a complete set, with an option to buy as one 'collection' would be attractive, especially if there was a wee discount built in!

Brilliant, that brings a smile to my face hearing that and I don't even run DCC Sound perhaps I should

there's no accounting for taste!

I beg to differ! At least in sterling zone, salaries for most have not kept up with inflation at all, and in many areas of employment we have taken a pay cut in real terms, so the spare cash is really just no longer there sadly it's going on fuel, food, and general living.

many thanks! ooh now I am getting seriously tempted, they look lovely...

they look brilliant, did the set run like this til around 1975 or any later? cheers, Keith

Well I stand corrected... I see it is now possible to buy advance tickets and book seats for enterprise services **online** from Translink! Progress

fingers crossed for you! we still can't book the Enterprise up here at this end, Translink has no means of doing it, unless it's a first class ticket, so no seats are guaranteed, and likewise bike spaces

The RPSI do a good job posting on Facebook, if you're on there too, eg https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CaWFKjShK/

Not sure why in particular but I see a fair few media outlets up here reporting on lengthening Enterprise services, I thought this was old news or has something else happened?!

Yes indeed, happy days! We must have been on those same trains

I used to love the RPSI Mincepie Special after Christmas, Belfast--Dublin and return, alas those days are gone