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The coach looks amazing Paul.

The Early conversions to vans had recessed inward opening doors the later conversions had outward opening doors with container style lock mechanism.

Great too see the last Palvan is now in Downpatrick hopefully we will see it restored and running as a part of a loose coupled goods train again someday .

With the arrival of the Park Royals this week here is the only picture I have seen of them with a G class a good size train for a G class a HV (heating Van ) ,PR coach ,LV (luggage Van and two 12 Ton covered wagons ,

This would certainly tick a number of boxes to utilise the tri angulated underframes and 8'0" Commonwealth bogies on the Park Royals and run behind the 800 class my suggestion would be the 1372-1378 standard class side corridors and the 2137-2161(1633 survives at Dunsandle station) side corridors built in 1954 and would have possibly run behind the 800's on occasion and a brake standard to go with them would be 1904-1908 built 1953/54 of which 1906 and 1907 had commonwealth bogies or 1909-1913 brake standards bult 1959 . If a Buffet car was needed 2420-2422 built 1956( 2421 is at Maam Cross and 2422 is in Whitehead) . 1909-1913 brake standard behind the loco

Brilliant Lucas

How would you produce the sides ?

The 2162 - 2171 were suburban composites and used a lot in the Dublin area including the Harcourt Street line the seat arrangement was unusual in that the 1st class was 4 seats per bay and the standard class were 6 seats per bay similar to the Park Royal’s , they were later de classified 1601-1610 and eventually converted to brake standards 1914 -23 two of which survived into preservation 1916 at Maam cross and 1918 at Downpatrick . Some footage of them in this on the Harcourt line .

The one major difference between the Laminates and the Park Royal’s is the end profile which is very different.

I think I got the last two Laminates off him about a month ago they were not complete just the sides and ends I will have to produce my own under frames for them . I did ask if anyone was taking over but he has had no offers yet.

The older Murphy Models 141/181 are fitted for DCC but are not fitted with speakers you would have to do that yourself .

Can’t see it flying of the shelves at those prices especially to the Emerald Isle when you add Vat and customs charges.

Obviously the wagon started out as oo guage and were transporting Genetically modified grain and they grew ……..

I was watching that last night and thought if you were watching always a surprise what pops up at these shows .

They look fine are they worlsey works laminates?