StevieB

That is quite some report that Ove Arup has produced, including some completely new lengths of railway. There are some interesting omissions, the obvious one being Enniskillen and it’s hinterland.

Stephen

If you look on the home page of their website, you’ll see they are producing three further versions, one with the Z boiler and two with the original boiler.

Stephen

There is a review in the latest issue of Railway Modeller. It makes good reading.

Stephen

9 hours ago, airfixfan said:

Have now read that article about my late friend in the online version. The actual Journal appears to have got lost in the post!

So, apparently, has mine.

Stephen

Surely it’s a new freight flow by rail.
 

Stephen

Condolences to you and your family on your loss. He was a fine modeller.

Stephen

I didn’t realise they were available now. I hadcthe idea that we were looking much later this year. I must get my order in. Looks stunning by the way.

Stephen

What’s the origin of the J15? It’s obviously not an 00 Works J15.

Stephen

More than a few years ago Ballyconnell Road was at Railwells and, just like Leslie, I spent most of my time watching it. It may be small but it is beautifully engineered and, most importantly, operated like the real thing. In particular, there is a lot of shunting of freight trains, something that is missing from many exhibits.

Stephen

The CIE rebuild of 1950’s stock as per the JM Design overlays.

Stephen

Dreams do come true.

Stephen

Back then 100 quid would have been quite some sum. What was the asking price?

Stephen

10 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Yes. GNR 207 and GSWR 207. I was referring to the GSWR tank engine seen in ernies pick. 

And it’s the latter whose bits can be found all over Ireland.

Stephen

Do we have two 207’s here.

Stephen

Whilst price is a major consideration, I do see the point in paying more for an accurate model. Keep up the very good work.

Stephen

The trouble with strategies is that they are high level overviews only. Reconnecting Letterkenny to the railway network in Ireland comes into that category, a very good idea but how do you achieve it? In this day and age, rebuilding old lines is far more likely than new build.

Stephen

I have a video of a cab ride from Waterford to Wellington Bridge and it clearly shows that the road over bridges were built to accommodate double track below even if the earthworks weren’t. The two largest pieces of civil engineering, the Barrow Bridge and Taylorstown viaduct, were built as a single track structures.

Stephen

Presumably all the service trains were provided by UTA. How did they divi up the costs and takings, an accountant’s heaven?

Stephen

Let’s not forget that most of the Derry Road between Strabane and Londonderry was actually in the ROI rather than NI and so was part of the CIE network. How did that work?

Stephen

Like most things out of production, silly money.

Stephen

The financial constraints that CIE would have been under no doubt influenced the decision to go diesel, along the distinct lack of steam coal in Ireland.

Stephen

The existing loop outside of the train shed is being utilised for platform 6, so, surely, the new entrance to the station took account of this. Well, that’s what sane people would assume. It is such a shame that the lines to the south and west of the city were lost, otherwise Cork could have a heavy rail suburban network second to none.

Stephen

I believe it was 083 pulling 087, which had failed at Manulla Junction, information courtesy of Irish Railways Past and Present.

Stephen

The other thing that UPS are good at is losing expensive parcels, while EVRI seem to be up to their old tricks again in UK, not delivering parcels but keeping them at their depot. Nothing to do with Brexit, just useless companies.

Stephen

It needs saving for posterity, not left to rot in the open air.

Stephen