Flying Snail

I forgot about the bubbles .. despite picking up a few packs. No, it was the 800s that I was thinking of. Now as for N ..... yes, please!

Anything will be relatively small compared to the last announcement (..... except maybe a 201, and MM has them covered)

Its a good idea alright to get as many pictures as you can, from as many angles as you can! The writing you're asking about - do you mean the oval plate in the centre of the water tank? That'll be details of the foundry that manufactured it. There's a good shot of it here - its the fourth slide: https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50010034/seville-place-dublin-1-dublin I can't make out all of the letters but its a good starting point, and someone will have details of the full name somewhere

Those are two fine looking engines!

Thats a very nice job - you can see from the early pics that a lot of fettling and finessing went into it.

Definitely makes sense that a lifting train would need to have its own water supply once rail access to local water towers had been cut off. Also, another reason why you might be seeing so many tanks turning up in pictures is that water hardness is a big issue in many parts of Ireland - so another use for water tanks would have been to bring in water from other areas with soft water. I think, for example, the GSWR/GSR used old tenders to supply Limerick Junction. More info on the use of old tenders in this role is here:

Just coming into this thread now following the announcement of the latest run of cement bubbles. I have to say the amount of research here is very impressive! Excellent work @Mol_PMB!

When you click on each set in the shop, you'll see the wagon numbers listed at the bottom of the Description tab EDIT: Just spotted MOGUL has pulled together the wagon list

Thats very interesting indeed @ttc0169 Thanks for sharing - every day's a school day!

I think you're referring to Mk3 generator vans added the De Dietrich Enterprise formation to replace the locomotive HEP. Technically they're push-pulls too of course, but the lads were talking about the Mk 3 push-pull sets. I'm open to correction, but I don't recall Mk3 generator vans being added to the Mk 3 push-pull sets.

I saw them at the Collectables Toy Fair out by Dublin Airport in March ... they're very good indeed.

Good luck with them, they're a nice set . As well as the push-pull driving trailer, you can also get a Mk3 generator van from Silverfox (ready to run or kit form). SSM also do an etch that allows you to convert a Mk 3 coach to a generator van.

Here's a reference for magazines from the British Railway Modellers of North America: https://www.brmna.org/xrefs.shtml They have an index of British magazines' issues that have drawings of locomotives, rolling stock and structures. Included are indexes for Ireland. Its been a while since its been updated - the last updates for Ireland are 2003 - but its a good starting point for hunting down back issues.

Hi Josh, Can you start us off by listing here the four books and the drawings they have in them?

Take a look here to see the late KCME's model of a DSER convertible wagon https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/10867-dwwr-dser-convertible-wagon/ They are the definitive pre-CIE Irish wagon. So named as they could be converted between being a cattle wagon and a covered wagon. The soft top could be rolled back to provide ventilation when needed. As Leslie said, all Irish railway companies had them - the transportation of cattle from fairs to the ports was one of the major goods traffic types on Irish railways.