Yes there is a wealth of pictures on the IRRS flickr without doubt a fablous resource there also some in the O'Dea Collection .
https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000307735
Including a grain wagon in this one
https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000307730
They arrived in Ireland in mid 1979 going into service soon afterwards they last ran in revenue earning service in Dec 2009 so about 30 years .
Hope we see a model of them from IRM at some stage .
Allegedly the ESSO wagons being imported from the UK in the early 1970's came complete with overhead wire warning plates thus being the first rolling stock in Ireland to carry them even though we didnt get our first overhead wires until 1981!
Great pictures the First two are ESSO? ( Frist one class A ,second on class B possibly) wagons built by Charles Roberts and brought in Ex UK in 1969/1970.
Great pictures .
I think it was built in the early 1970's to coincide with the arrival of the Mk2D stock from BR and use and maintenance of train sets of them .
Looks fabulous unfortunately I only do Irish but hopefully this is giving you practice at doing 4-6-0 locomotives......................................
I dont agree its a free market if someone wants to sell a loco a whatever price they want good luck to them and if somebody wants to pay it good luck to them too .
I recently sold some locos to a new member here at a reasonable price and was glad to help somebody out coming into the hobby but that was my choice .
Thats the beauty of the free market .
As the this thread title suggests buy the A class now at a good price .
202 was involved in a collision with BGM 182 in the late 90’’s 182 had a buffer replaced and 202 had front end damage resulting in a repair and repaint at one end.