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It seems like CIE employed the same tactics as BR when it came to closing railway lines, make them appear to be uneconomic. Stephen
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Weathering Murphy Models 121 Class Locomotives With Mick Bonwick
StevieB replied to Warbonnet's topic in Tips & Tricks
Locos and rolling stock getting dirty is an everyday fact of life but there was a stage when cleaning seemed to be a no-no. Did the 121’s get that dirty when first introduced? Stephen -
Tom took his website down after it got hacked and then used the shop on his Facebook page to do his selling. Stephen
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You’ll need to email Tom to see what he is doing at present. Effectively his shop is empty and he only sells on eBay what he produces. I think, though, he is open to the right approach if you’re prepared to wait. Stephen
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When Gort is finished, I look forward to Noel’s short videos of trains running on it. It is just the right size to demonstrate to the younger ones how our railways used to operate, all the whys and wherefores of the shunting that used to take place. Stephen
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Is my purchase of some old IRRS journals still on? Stephen
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Thanks for those two photos. Let’s hope both the train service and usage justify the investment in the new station. It’s an interesting re-use of the old train shed. Stephen
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During the first national lockdown over here in the UK Peco shut down their production line for some period of time, although the likes of Railway Modeller was produced. Different kind of production line I guess. Strange that you could buy their products online but they weren’t actually making them. Stephen
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That Cork goods is an impressive length for a model railway. Stephen
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There’s always an exception to the rule about supply and demand, and we’re so glad it’s your good selves. Stephen
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I attended my first Dublin meeting of IRRS last Thursday, albeit via Zoom. It was a film show of the work of the late Joe St Leger, a guy who went all over Ireland recording the mundane for the benefit of others. Two pieces were of particular interests, the lengths gone to to run round a magnesite train at Limerick Junction in order to go from Cork to Ballinacourty, and the working of trains between Limerick and Dublin. A train from Limerick ran via Nenagh to Ballybrophy, where it was attached to the rear of a train from Limerick via the junction. Fascinating. Stephen
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My local model shop said exactly that the other day, demand is outstripping supply. It won’t be long before prices rise, if they haven’t already. Stephen
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PM sent. Stephen
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Patrick Lovely video of your South Waterford line. Stephen
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IRM is 5! Check out our 10 for 5 Sale This Weekend Only!
StevieB replied to Warbonnet's topic in General Chat
The first five years have been wonderful for those modelling the Irish rail scene. Here’s to the next five years. Stephen -
David Very enjoyable, many thanks. Stephen
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Stunning, absolutely stunning. Stephen
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Could the shunt at Glen More be recorded on video? I think this is the best way of showing the intricacies of shunting, what railwaymen did to make their life as simple as possible and also the length of time it took. Nowhere as long as the real thing but but more than just a few minutes if you build in the time for coupling/uncoupling, etc. Stephen
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Uniload containers were meant to be the modern way of dealing with sundries traffic, ie less than wagonload, in the final days before this traffic was lost for good to road transport. Stephen
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Wow, very convincing. Stephen
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It just gets better. Stephen
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All very nice. Stephen
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You’ll have to take account of the fact that turnouts in 21mm will be longer than their 16.5mm equivalents. Other than that, it is the way to go if you’re unable to go 21mm from the start. Stephen
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It’s owned by RPSI at Whitehead. Stephen
