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They just won't let you retire @leslie10646!

I now realise why I was never any good at the cryptic crossword (or is that Crossword?).........

You could be right there, perhaps @leslie10646 will need to postpone his retirement until he's 90....!

How about the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire https://www.mariner.ie/ I don't know how interested you are in maritime matters, but I do recall you mentioning a recent voyage on here, so maybe? Although I note that on the Bank Holiday Monday there is a Halloween Mask making event for 6 to 12 year olds so not sure if that'd float your boat.....

That's great, it's very convenient for the venue as parking at the school itself and in the surrounding residential areas is quite limited. Thanks for the quick reply @Blaine, looking forward to the show

Do you know if parking will be available in the Fire Brigade Training Centre again this year?

@leslie10646 Sent you an email re these.

Sounds like this talk will be a treat to be savoured, looking forward to it.

Leslie, it's sad to hear of the wind-down of Provincial Wagons. It's sometimes easy for us to forget, when treated to the wonderful RTR wagons from IRM etc that your excellent kits filled a huge void for those of us modelling Irish railways, your beet wagons were a personal favourite as they are unlike anything that ran across the water and also difficult if not impossible to scratch-build (except by the experts!), indeed in my mind anytime I came across a photo of them on the prototype railway rather than thinking of them as "Bulleid Corrugated Opens" I would simply think of them as "Leslie's Wagons"! Once again thank you for your huge contribution to the Irish Model Railway scene and we look forward to your ongoing contribution to the wider railway scene through your involvement with the IRRS.

Paul, Don't feel guilty about your lack of progress, your normal modelling and research work rate put the rest of us to shame! Remember it's only a hobby/leisure interest and there are times when family needs and work commitments are pressing, so relax, the AEC's etc can wait....! Kindest regards, Damien

Not any more, they don't! The GNR T2 has migrated to MGWR territory..... Thanks for the heads-up @Mol_PMB

Great videos Patrick, beautifully put together, love the "Kelp Line", very enjoyable to watch.

Glad to hear you had a great day. Lots of shades of green in there!

Wow, sounds like a lovely trip. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

According to the ITG's Irish Railways Traction and Travel (fourth edition), (it is stated as"Date Rebuilt"): 20.05.71

A great day out, many thanks too all involved in DCDR and ITG for making this event happpen.

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They are very good questions, I don't know the answer to any of them, however many of them would also be applicable to other diesels of the period such as the CIE A and C classes and the 141/181 and 071s. Just thinking about your question re the marker lights has set me thinking.....I was fortunate enough to get a cab ride in the baby GM B142 at Whitehead during one of their Diesel Days earlier this year (very much recommend same to any forum members with an interest in such matters) and one of the photos that I took was of the control panel for lights etc as shown below The Marker Lights switches are labelled as "White", "Red" and "Shunt" and the "Cab" light switches and Headlight switch (Bright/Off/Dim) are also visible on the panel. As far as I remember this was the No. 1 cab end. From the above it would seem that the markers would come on more or less simultaneously (assuming he turned both switches on for light engine running together). As regards shutting down the prime mover during a change of ends I would suspect not, I have heard that it could be quite difficult to get them started again to the extent that they (the A class) would be left running all night in Tralee (the environmentalists among us are probably reaching for their smelling salts at this stage...). I don't know if this was just a difficulty in starting from cold or a general reluctance to start. Hopefully some of the more knowledgeable folks will be along with more definitive answers.....

Tin vans, Tin vans, Tin vans... And some BGSVs too.

Congratulations Alan, delighted for you, very well deserved.

I travelled a long way to see this layout on Sunday. It was well worth it...stunning. To see not just the wonderful layout but also the BCDR locos and rolling stock most of it scratch built by Alan and Gareth, truly amazing. Thanks Alan, Kieran, Patrick and Gareth (of plasticard scratch buiding fame), whom I also had the pleasure of meeting at the show. Well done

Given your wonderful model-making skills I shouldn't be surprised to see a 4mm Paddy the horse make a cameo appearance soon....

That's a great photo. The "tour within a tour" was absolutely fabulous too! Those of us lucky enough to be sitting close to @Westcorkrailway on the bus were treated to a wonderful supplementary commentary on the CBSCR based on his absolutely encyclopedic knowledge of the West Cork lines and of what remains of it and a walking tour of lesser known (railway associated) parts of Skibbereen during the lunch break. I doubt if there's a single ex CBSCR sleeper in West Cork that he doesn't know the location of! Thanks again @Westcorkrailway for that, it was great meeting with yourself, @Mol_PMB and others from here for a wonderful day out.

Hi @Darius43 What Hornby DMU would recommend as a donor for the motor etc, I have the etches on order and have picked up some of the LMS (Airfix/Dapol) coaches that you mentioned, however I'll need to get some DMUs and I'm wondering which one should I be on the lookout for?

Welcome to the forum Dawn, I'm sure @Westcorkrailway and the other local members will make you most welcome in Cork, usually referred to (at least by it's natives) as "The Real Capital" of Ireland! I'm sure you'll enjoy Cork, lots to see and do, friendly people and a foodies delight, be warned though, it's addictive and a place you may find yourself wanting to come back to again and again..... Dawn modestly omits to mention that she also runs a YouTube model railway channel https://www.youtube.com/@modelrailwayquest with some very interesting content, her Loconory series of videos are particularly well worth a look (especially the recent one about the late Ian Allan (publisher).