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I know where you are coming from, but I think Glasnevin will be a game changer in how people view public transport integration in Ireland. It will result in more calls to this type of interchange such as the Metro connecting with the Northern Line and so on. Not all European airports have heavy rail and many are metro only. But yes, it would be great to have both. Metro will feed millions of riders into the rail network and this will be good for future rail development nationally.

I have a Marklin layout and a good collection too. Not many of us in Ireland and I use M Track for this. I also have Lima and Piko locos converted to AC. On my DC layout most of the track is Marklin C Track converted to DC (the points are Piko A Track DC) and everything runs great. I have a foot in both the AC and DC HO world and the quality of Marklin is outstanding. You can buy a small shunter made in the 70s and with a service and lub will run as good as any flywheel drive modern DC loco.

Surprised no commercial Thumpers available to date. Long service life, lots of liveries. Was used by Irish Rail, and I believe they even hauled freight trains? Would there be serious demand?

Cabra Navan Road

I have never seen the Green CIE Van with the Black ends. What's the story with that wagon?

What about the old Graham Farish LMS Corridor Coaches? I have a few of them. Do they have any NCC or even other Irish potential? Sorry I meant the final decade before the UTA sorry.

I am thinking a decade or so before the UTA?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt8eJt5HnDU

I do not want to repaint (as I run LMS too) and using the three foot/onr meter rule anything I can put behind an NCC loco? Cheers in advance.

Can anyone tell me more about these wagons I see in a lot of photos from before WW2 all over Ireland? Who made them? When did they last get used and has anyone modelled them? Thanks in advance.

Ireland does not have a super low population density at all (over 7 million on this island now) and Dublin has the same population density as Amsterdam and Copenhagen and no, Ireland is not smaller than Manchester just because Jack Charlton said it 40 years ago. These off the cuffs 'low density' assumptions are not as relevant as they are made out to be. England has one of the highest pop density on the planet. They are the exception, not the rule. This is not whom we compare ourselves too when talking rail investment. New Zealand is VERY different geograpically than Ireland. Again, not the same. We have a government and civil service who wear onesies watching the Late Late Toy Show while giggling. There is no leadership and foresight in this country. That's the problem not our population density.

why have nearly all the sidings been removed in the last few days?

I have long admired the N-Trak or Freemo concept of people building their own modules at home and then bringing them to clubs and exhibitions for them to be joined up. The concept is simple yet an excellent way for just about anyone to make a module. I was wondering has anyone ever thought of the idea for an I-Track network. Whereby hobbyists could build an Irish themed module to a specific set of specs. Then join them them together at meet ups or public events? I think it would be fantastic and would have great potential for creating the 'wow' factor for both active hobbyists and entice newcommers while promoting Irish OO gauge railway modelling as a whole.

Good work.

I know it is too late and the horse has bolted but I felt from the start this was a poor choice for IRM. Too big, ambitious and limted run. The RTE livery was a strange choice it has to be said. But here we are, and fair play to IRM for being fortright. I hope everything works out for all parties in the end. PS: I can think of at least a dozen example of Irish rolling stock off the top of my head that would have gained more interest.