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While JM Designs products are a little on the pricey side when one take's into account Tax and Carriage  the products are absolutely superb on quality and accuracy the brake vans are well worth the money all things considered .

I see the IRRS Flickr site has been recently updated with another 4k of pictures bringing the total to about 19k images , the latest lot includes many rolling stock gems for the railway modeller including a green H van at Claremorris and brand new Palvans at Inchicore. All of the images have been scanned and restored by Ciaran Cooney over many months in his own time a very painstakingly slow task which as a modeller I for one am certainly appreciative of his efforts. 

Yours truly even puts in an appearance in one image !

The Fan grilles on the 071 model are a particular type GM pattern which is a circular mesh , see picture

Unfortunately Richard when you convert to €€€'s and add the custom's charge you could be looking at €250.00 to us in the EU , much better value to someone based in the UK .

1 hour ago, murphaph said:

@Arran any chance of a 40' Seawheel like in the above pic? Definitely regulars on Irish rail back then.

Did scrap run in unit trains too or exclusively as "filler" in the liners?

Always as part of the liner never in a block train as such.

7 minutes ago, murphaph said:

Cracking pick Mark. Any idea what was spray painted on the side? What are loads in front of the scrap container?

 Beer kegs I think the scrap was used as a filler load you can make out another container of scrap further up the train the yellow paint was just numbers I think 

34 minutes ago, murphaph said:

A nice way to add significant interest to the train. I've wondered what the scrap containers looked like before. I don't think I've ever seen a good clear picture of one.

Mountrath 21-04-2000 Down 1205 North Wall -Cork liner crossing up ety Cork -Platin Cement

Made up this 20ft container from a 20ft unpainted kit from C Rail and a scrap steel load cut to size from Ten Commandments models , added CIE decals . These 20’ containers were a regular on the Dublin -Cork liners bound for Irish steel at Haulbowline . 

1 hour ago, Robert Shrives said:

 

Fingers crossed

Great work Phillip the other coaches carried similar markings on the bogies as in this picture of 4105

The artist Patrick Scott was working for Michael Scott(no relation ) the architect of Scott Tallon Walker Architects, Michael Scott designed many Irish buildings including Busaras , Patrick Scott did all of the mosaics in that building . He was also later given the task of designing a new livery for CIE, part of the brief was to bring some uniformity and a streamlined look to the rolling stock which was all different shapes and sizes, so by  using lines running the length of the train that gave a streamlined look white at the top black in the centre and brown /burnt clay at the bottom and yes part of the inspiration was his cat 'Miss Mouse'  and her calico colouring of orange, black and white.

And another by Brian Flanagan

A few on flickr

And another from Jonathan Allen

Not badly priced 

Murphy Models MM1701.MM1702.MM1703-PO01 RPSI Mk2 coaches - FK, TSO & BSO (hattons.co.uk)

40 minutes ago, Branchline121 said:

I don’t know if this is an error or not, but on the RPSI collection page it lists B142 as an ‘operational shunting locomotive’.

Here: https://steamtrainsireland.com/rpsi-collection

I think it means that the locomotive is not certified for use on the mainline .

Fantastic job very realistic 

18 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

I suppose there's "Rule 1" which would allow a JM Design G2 2.4.0 or an 00 Works J15 in front of a rake of 'em!

I’d would imagine as far as IRM are concerned if you buy them you  can put the Titfield  thunderbolt at the front of them ! 

Not wanting to be marched out a shot at dawn but don’t suppose the factory would do a pack or two with round buffers as they were built . 

4 minutes ago, Noel said:

Thanks Fran, that is welcome news. Will it be possible for existing customers who own 42ft wagons to buy accessory packs 'to eliminate squeaking and improve running and rolling resistance' such as brass bearings and coupling mechanisms to retro fit into the existing 42ft container flat wagons?

They might do a trade in low mileage never race rallied or crashed I promise 

Very intricate work 

I new the sliverfox A's would come in handy .

Love the 001 with black roof Noel .

well done nice layout

Possibly a bit late but found this by Jonathan Allen on his Flickr of 3205TL seems to be missing the cover for the boiler but gives a interesting layout of the pipework

1 hour ago, Irishswissernie said:

This could have been an emergency substitution for the Ballybrophy via Nenagh train but on reflection there are too many passengers!

G611 Limerick 13 Sept 1986.

 

Don’t think the G class hauled that many passengers even when they were in service on some of the branch lines .