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does the track have AI intelligence yet?

nothing will ever beat the GPS in a new holland though

great work. fantastic to see. 

superb work. just wondering if there are any days this year when it will be open for public running

amazing job. the detail is outstanding. 

thanks for the advice. unfortunately I do not have two people to operate a microphone. the idea about having a separate microphone is a verry good one though. 

1 hour ago, Sean said:

is the current microphone the built in one or an external one?

In the current recording if the wind noise isnt too bad you could try adding a high pass filter to the audio track however this may also affect the noise of the locomotive if you need to use it heavily.

to be a bit more surgical about it, run the audio track through a spectral analyser and then use an EQ to pull out the frequencies where the loudest wind is occurring, again your milage may vary.

of course if the noise is BAD then your only solution will be to go and record again with the mic sheltered.

I have software capable of doing all of the above if you havent got a clue what im on about. id be happy to take a a look for you.

 

hypothetically speaking, if you had a portable digital audio recorder separate to your camera you could place it in close to the locomotive and sheltered from any wind but focused on the prime mover as @Broithe suggests. this would free you up to record the video from anywhere on the train and you could also use a second microphone and deadcat plugged into your camera with the gain turned down and have it pointed down or backwards. ie not directly into the wind. this mic would record the general atmosphere and the sound further back in the train like the rumble of the coaches as they go along. you would then syncronise the sounds in your video editing software and the final audio track would be a mixture of the two that you will have slightly more editing control over. this would sum together to make a very nice overall sound but may be overkill and would require 2 people to carry out properly.  

the current one is internal

just spotted this. id say it will sell out fast

https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/whats-on/25/liffey-leesider

Saturday 21^st and Sunday 22^nd October 2023

This is a special 2 day diesel railtour that we have been working hard on behind the scenes to bring to you.

Join us on board from Dublin Connolly on Saturday morning, where we will head to the DART terminus station of Howth, which is very rare for a loco hauled train. We return through the Dublin suburbs to Connolly. We then depart for Connolly to the South of Ireland picking up at Portarlington. We call at Limerick Junction and then head across to Clonmel.

At Clonmel, you will have time for a break and to admire one of the last semaphore signaling locations in Ireland. We then race across to Limerick for a change of locomotive and then proceed to Cork, our stop for the night.

Sunday morning will see us take in the Cork suburban lines, firstly out to Cobh and then out to Midleton, with the Cork standby locomotive bringing us back into Cork each time. A lunchtime departure out of Cork and up the mainline to Dublin with a stop in Thurles and Portarlington for set down and into Dublin Connolly.

It doesn't end there. We will recreate another journey from the past and a Northern Commuter run out to Drogheda, run around and then back into Connolly to finish our epic 2-day tour.

As with previous diesel railtours this one is sure to be very popular and will sell out quickly so don't delay, and get your booking in as soon as possible.

The train will be made up of our Cravens coaching stock complete with usual facilities of snack car serving a variety of hot and cold items throughout the day alongside our renowned bar car with draught and craft beer available all day.

picture this. you are traveling behind 073. you are thinking to yourself this sounds great however when you go home and look at the footage the sound of wind renders the sound useless. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a way of dealing with this issue. I have seen some people using this sort of a microphone on there cameras and was wondering if anyone hear has experience with these and do they work in reducing the wind sound whilst preserving the sound of an 071 in notch 8. thanks

the day deftly went smooth in the end. no trouble with 216 being in the way of 131 getting out of the shed. no issues with loco break downs. no issues with NIR 4002 breaking down. no troubble with 216 also being declared failed. 

transfer leaves inchacore around 9:30 and arrives in Dublin around 10:00

transfair back to inchacore leaves conoly around 20:00 and arives inchacore at 20:20

theese transfaires will probly be done with an 071. if you want to see 131 in action your best bet is to go someware along the route.

of cores if 131 breaks down they will send an 071 or 201 to pick up the train. 

great work. it is so great to see proper track being laid instead of some lump of tarmacadam which some people call greenways. 

On 29/7/2023 at 5:18 PM, Fowler4f said:

Yes, 52 locos & four 22000 sets on order, and no I’m not a millionaire, just a retired UK based train driver with a pension and no mortgage.

Mamma Mia. you must have some layout

verry good idea with the corrugated iron on windows. 

i find this video from Larry pucket to be verry useful in figuring out the basics of DCC from a DC modellers point of view. 

I often have trouble with my A class as well. it derails and the covers from the side of the bogie fall off. 

i never have trouble with any other loco though

it sure would be nice to see a model of it

update 27-7-2023

as of a few days ago edenderry has closed for maintenance. the trains will continue operating however they will go to Ballycon instead. there is hope for a return to edenderry when maintenance is done as the line is being rebalisted.

ballast trains depart mount Lucas and head up the line towards edenderry.

co-ordinates for Ballycon: 53.281644, -7.194928

co-ordinates for location of ballast loading 53.283749, -7.203559

update 27-7-2023

as of a few days ago edenderry has closed for maintenance. the trains will continue operating however they will go to Ballycon instead. there is hope for a return to edenderry when maintenance is done as the line is being rebalisted.

ballast trains depart mount Lucas and head up the line towards edenderry.

co-ordinates for Ballycon: 53.281644, -7.194928

co-ordinates for location of ballast loading 53.283749, -7.203559

one of the best layouts I have ever seen 

thank you for the advice. 

countdown ???

no worries. I will post here if the board na mona situation changes. 

its only a matter of years before the Luis lines need relaying. lets hope this little locomotive is involved.

IWT container trains

Mondays

08:15 Ballina-Dublin

09:35 Dublin-Ballina

10:05 Ballina-Dublin

Tuesdays

09:35 Dublin-Ballina

10:05 Ballina-Dublin

13:40 Dublin-Ballina

Wednesday

08:15 Ballina-Dublin

09:35 Dublin-Ballina

10:05 Ballina-Dublin

Thursday

09:35 Dublin-Ballina

10:05 Ballina-Dublin

13:40 Dublin-Ballina

Friday

08:15 Ballina-Dublin

09:35 Dublin-Ballina

13:40 Ballina-Dublin

Saturday

08:15 Ballina-Dublin

09:35 Dublin-Ballina

13:40 Dublin-Ballina

(there are also trains that go from Ballina to Waterford however I do not have the times for those)

Timber trains

Monday

11:05 Ballina-Waterford

11:30 Waterford-Westport

Thursdays

11:00 Westport-Waterford

11:30 Waterford-Ballina

there is also a service from tara mines to Dublin port which is currently suspended due to the tempory closure of the mine.

trains on this usually cross over in navan between half 8 and half 9 on week days only. 

There is also a narrow gauge system of peat trains with trains leaving edenderry between 7:00 and 7:30 in the morning returning laden around 10:30. some more set out from the power station at 13:30

if you wish to sea the board na mona peat trains i recommend you do so soon as they are due to close permently this November however there is talk of them closing within the month. 

(wish you the best)

hear is onboard footage. (sorry about bad video quality)