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There are some in the O'Dea Collection Holdings: B234 on 9 railcars, Sallins, Co. Kildare. :: Library Catalog Holdings: B234 and GM on 5.45, Hazelhatch, Co. Kildare. :: Library Catalog Holdings: B233 on 545, Hazelhatch, Co. Kildare. :: Library Catalog

There is also a picture on the cover of Journal 193 of B189 leading B234 at Sallins on an up Limerick in Dec 1965.

I think they worked up and down to Limerick on a Sunday possibly as a way of swapping them they worked the Limerick- Athy cements . Not just could they actually did work in multiple with the B141 /181's.

Put my money where my mouth is and have ordered 4 C231, B233 , B225 and Supertrain 234 can’t believe I will be able to run a Maybach C class with a B141 B&T fantastic stuff !

We can but hope.

Looking forward to it Paul.

I too am delighted to see the C class finally announced and a great follow on from the A class and NIR 101's they also fill a big gap in the Irish diesel story spanning the 50's 60's 70's and 80's a must for anyone modelling that era. Growing up along the Dublin suburban in the 1970's the C class transplants were part of the scenery they certainly hold great memories for me so I certainly will order 3 or four to add to my collection . Would love to have seen the Maybach version in Supertrain livery but perhaps in another batch .

So it’s both it must have been fitted during the time it had the green livery .

I don’t think it had the carriage heating connector until later not in green livery ?

And the issue may not just be the customs now a lot of suppliers have to conform with EU product traceability requirements and this can be difficult for smaller suppliers.

You find that the supplier in the UK may not ship to NI .

Great to see you and chat to you again Paul and to see the GS&WR 50’ coach in the flesh is amazing .

Start saving!!!!!

1633 originally 2159 is at Dunsandle Station.

If your going to run them with a Dutch van of that period they also had Battery boxes as built they were only steam heat vans Generators were added .

Here is another showing the location of the boxes they were converted very soon into the TL scheme judging by the dates.

There are one or two in the O'Dea collection if you zoom in on this one you can see the Dynamo . Holdings: New Craven coach, Inchicore, Co. Dublin. :: Library Catalog

Wow all the best in your recovery Darius

Superb modelling!

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