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Assuming that you mean the kind found in goods yards, they were much more relevant to railways in Britain than Ireland. If you search online, you will find photos, etc of them. Stephen
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The biggest change over the years has been from rigid steam locos running on flexible track to flexible diesel/electric locos running on rigid track - the terms flexible and rigid have to be taken with a pinch of salt but a steam loco is relatively rigid compared with a multi axle diesel/electric loco. This makes for problems running steam locos at high speed on modern mainlines. Stephen
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I was having a look at the latest edition of Steam Railway, where it said that Slieve Gullion had returned from Shildon not because it's repairs were complete but because the contractor had gone into administration! What is the world coming to? Stephen
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This is all very interesting since I have just purchased from them and found that the postage charges were very transparent. Admittedly, I did email them beforehand but they did what they said. Maybe they have learned from customer feedback. Stephen
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new waterford layout plus a few trains
StevieB replied to Riversuir226's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
The idea of a private siding into the Coillte/Louisiana pacific never seems to have been a go-er but surely there is scope to unload at Belview, which is literally down the road from the plant. Still double handling but at least out of town. Stephen -
There will be a family resemblance to the NCC 0-6-0's. Stephen
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In the days of loco hauled passenger trains, there was always at least one starting from Waterford in the morning and another terminating there in the evening. What happened to the stock overnight? Was it left in the passenger station overnight and, if so, in which platform, or was it shunted off to the goods yard? Many thanks. Stephen
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the Hornby GW ventilated van is a close approximation to these - remove the end strapping and ventilators and you're almost there. But we digress from Garfield's workbench. Stephen
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It appears to me that there are three main differences between the bodies of the CIE and BR palvans: 1) Sliding doors 2) Wider roof to accommodate the sliding doors 3) Corrugated ends The latter two differences can be accommodated easily by substituting the roof and ends from the BR vanwide kit. Does anyone have experience of obtaining 'spares' from Parkside Dundas? Stephen
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Riversuirs flickr account
StevieB replied to Riversuir226's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
I have to agree with Noel's sentiments - one positive note is the extension to platforms 4/5 ( I assume the numbering remains the same). Stephen -
I asked both Hattons and Cheltenham Model Centre recently about stocking the new MM mk2d's and they both had no plans to stock them - too small a market perhaps! Stephen
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It's not good if the photos were posted without the owner's permission. Nevertheless, there was some good modelling on show there, in particular both the amount of, and variety of, the rolling stock. I hope that we may still see some more of his work in the future. Stephen
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How was mail traffic handled at Waterford? The copies 1970's WTT's that I have, covering the Dublin service, do not mention mail trains at all, so was it sent via Limerick Junction? That would seem very roundabout way of moving it if that was the case. Stephen
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It would be lovely to see more of the layout - thanks for trying to contact him. As for the crossing in the middle of platforms 3 and 4, to the layman it's a scissors crossing where the diamond has strayed into one of the running lines - I know that there will a correct term for it in permanent way speak! Stephen
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I came across this recently http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/topic/826/Waterford#.VPGaExaMmX0. Some of the detail is very good. Does it still exist and are there any more photos? Stephen
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That all sounds very promising - if only all the major Irish ports were so keen on rail - the development plans for Galway mentioned rail, but Galway is a very small player compared to some of the others - what is needed is the likes of Belfast and Cork to become rail orientated - I believe that one of the reasons why Cork's plans to re-locate to Ringsakiddy were scuppered was because of the lack of rail connection. Stephen
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One of the concerns is the livery and, in particular, the shade of 'orange' used. Well, have a look at this http://stationworld.web.fc2.com/uk/ireland/manullajunction.htm. Stephen
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I've just trawled through 18 pages of both praise and complaint for the new MM mk2d's, and all I can say is 'you lucky devils' - across this side of the Irish Sea the retailers seem to have no idea of what is coming to them or when. My local retailer, Cheltenham Model Centre, got in on the act later than most and is not sure if they will be stocking any. Stephen
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When i joined IRRS in 1988, the first copy of The Journal I received was June 1988 and it contained the article A Slip into Lough Erne by HCA Beaumont. As a civil engineer, I found the article fascinating and it is only now that I realise that the author was the man who instigated the repairs as District Engineer of GNR(I). I wonder if he was a member of ICE - there is mention of his membership of PWI? It is sad when someone leaves us but the memory lives on. Stephen Branchett CEng MICE
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I've just looked at the previous edition of the site and see what you mean - obviously the windows are still a great concern but did the warping of the sides ever get dealt with? Stephen
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Given that it is the same mk 2d body for both the IE/Galway and the new super train liveried versions, I don't recall the howls of complaint re window levels in the bodyside when they forest came, or am I missing something here? Stephen
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The price is not out of line with quality carriages made by Hornby and Bachmann, and they are produced in much larger numbers. Stephen
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He was a fine modeller - does anyone remember his layout Payerbrook & Fairlie, which featured two stations, later extended to three, plus a tramway - quite delightful. I believe that he was also involved in the unsuccessful first attempt to re-open the Carlisle to Edinburgh line as the Border Counties Railway. Stephen
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I've just had an email from IFM with a link to some photos of a pre-production model of the laminate SO - looks the DB's. Stephen
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If you Google Maygib, they still seem to be about but quite who makes them now is anyone's guess. Stephen