flange lubricator

Hopefully we wont have to wait that long for the next announcement from IRM.

judging by look of the loco not many people read the sign

Is it being repaired or is it undergoing a process of component recovery?

If you looked inside the loco you could see the engine has been removed also the fuel tank and air tanks are also gone that may account for slightly bowed look.

Yes as far as I remember they used the 27301 series flats for the coal and oil

Yes that is correct but I thinks CIE were trying a number of solutions to the problem and this was one of them and I dont think it was a successful one.

Was it for heating on branch line trains like the Loughrea?

The C /B201 were very versatile and did plenty of shunting in their day

Some slight visual differences in the Maybach engined locos and the C and later B GM versions . No GM headlight One of the side port hole windows covered in as illustrated in this picture from Ernies Railway Archive Lots of variations in the C , B201 locos for any manufacturer considering doing it hint hint....................

C233 & C234 were re-engined in 1965/65 with MD650 Maybach engines.

Any Announcements??

When I looked at the price I thought it was perhaps Russian ruble as opposed to Euros.

As the famous album from the band Genesis was titled ……And then there were three …..

Perhaps IRM might do a special offer on Green A42 in honour of our National Day …….

Looks fantastic a fabulous space for a model railway.

Another anniversary the closures in 1977 RTÉ Archives | Environment | Railway Stations Close (rte.ie)

The 2x 141s on the Mk3 set happened during the period in 1986 when the 071 class were temporarily withdrawn from traffic due to cracks being discovered on some members of the class.

That’s great you can adjust numbers according to initial orders to an extent.

Any Idea What green did you use on this ?

I booked to go to Model rail Scotland this Friday by Ryanair a few weeks back €33.38 Return , checked a day return to Belfast on 23rd April and best price is €35.98

You won’t regret buying them they are beautiful locomotives and look great on a layout or in a display case .

What locos / livery’s are you particularly interested in ?

Hopefully there will be lots of announcements in 2022 but my gut feeling is it wont be 141/181 as has been pointed out the minimum production run would be at least 5000 unit plus and while some people would buy lots most people wouldn't buy that many(I have six from the 2009 run)so I might buy one or two , I think anyone doing a loco would do one that is hitting a fresh untouched market like the 121 or the A class that would guarantee good sales . At the end of the day its all about sales while some seem to think 141/181 would sell like hot cakes yes they certainly would to anyone who missed out or new entrants to the hobby but established modellers may not buy in sufficient numbers to justify 5000+ which have to be paid for up front . My own personal wish would be a C/B201 class which had a number of versions and liveries including a NIR version which would sell well as no RTR has been done of it up to now .

I would think you should pick up some A class or a 121 class that are still available and you could them to swap sell them depending on your era.

Outstanding craftsmanship Eoin .