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Secondary services Outer Dublin suburban, Cork-Cobh , Limerick-Rosslare, Limerick-Ballybrophy and Ballina Branch .

Great choice plenty of variants and liveries and a huge gap in the rolling stock range for anyone covering the Irish scene from 1950’s to 1990’s.

Yes nice that everyone has a different opinion and can express it

Yes your correct the model is PDR1A1 Metsec/ CIE H74D or D car the model is D602 which was built at Spa road by Van Hool McArdle , CIE built D1-D521/23 , VHM built D522-554/524 , 555-602 in 1973 , D602 was the last Metsec CIE D , VHM then built the AN68 D603/604 - 840 1974 on .

Yes they are tad expensive but having purchased one of the earlier D class buses all I can say is they are a stunning model they are limited production runs hence the price they and come in a presentation box too.

Nothing like a photo

Hopefully IRM will eventually release B4 and B5 bogies in a 5’3” version as an accessory the same as the ones they are using on their forthcoming Mk2b/c’s .

Perhaps Shawplan for wipers Phillip Shawplan - Fittings

The age old adage applies “if something sounds to good to be true it probably is “

Looks fantastic .

There were two of those Inchicore built full firsts 1145,1146 built 1964 the second on 1146 was destroyed in a terrorist incident in Belfast in 1979 ?

The coaches I think you are looking at are possibly cafeteria car 2412, full first 1145 and BR MK 1 GSV , in fact this footage is dated June 1980 , sadly both these coaches possibly the set in the film were involved in the Buttervant accident on Aug 1980 sadly in which 2412 and 1145 were completely destroyed

Prior to the mid eighties Craven coaches always ran mixed with other coaching stock with the cravens normally marshalled together within that formation . This picture by Jonathan Allen from flicker illustrates the point a very typical train containing two cravens to the rear of the train with various other coaching stock mixed in . The make up of the train is behind the loco is(open to correction ) a Park royal ,a 1356-1371 std open , a 1429-1448 laminate , a 1904-1908 brake standard , 2 Cravens , a 24xx buffet car and a Dutch van 3157-3166 steam heating/gen van at the rear. The two cravens and the Buffet Car are most likely TL (220v supply ) coaches and necessitate being marshalled next to the Dutch van while the older coaches towards the front are possibly battery dynamo powered systems .

Very sad news , may he rest in peace .

That's why I included a picture of a fairly clean 214 in my reply to show the roof colour as they say "A picture is worth a thousand words" .

I find Jonathan Allen's Flicker page a great resource for that era Great roof detail in this shot

What Livery

Seasons Greetings everyone and happy modelling in 2023

Not really Grey B121 locos were never equipped to work in multiple until the early 1970's when they were in the B&T livery with some members of the class not being fitted for multiple working until they were in Supertrain livery in the late 1970's.

A very under rated body which can be improved with a little work but still is not too bad nice weathering job.

I think that coach is AM13 formerly 1900 dont think it was preserved but may have been stripped for some parts .

An excellent book with pictures of the Kingscourt branch and plenty of others , will be out of stock soon and everyone will be looking for it .

As always exciecoachbuilder a very informative contribution .

Warbonnets' picture from page 4 of this thread

I think in later years it was always plywood, towards the end of their lives they would appear with doors patched or replaced with plywood unpainted .