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I've just been looking at the Roger Joanes collection, and in it is a photo of the last Rosslare to Cork boat train on March 1967. It has nine bogie coaches plus 4w van, yes nine bogie coaches plus 4w van. CIE really did want to shut the Mallow to Waterford line! Stephen
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Just for a minute I thought that Iain Rice was on the forum - lovely bit of design. Stephen
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Three down, two to go - MM142 and 161. Would be interested in exchanging for any of the IR baby GMs, namely MM143, 156, 183 and 192, if anyone is interested. Stephen
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So, is MM's rendition of the Craven 1st class correct in having seats and windows aligned? Stephen
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His QWERTY keyboard must be different to mine. Stephen
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Interesting about the windows. In the UK it was the standard class passengers who didn't have windows and seats lining up in the mk3's. Stephen
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Murphy models produced a model of the first class Cravens - obviously it utilises the same body shell as the others. Stephen
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I have a number of Baby GMs in Super Train livery for sale, 142, 161 and 182. £100 each including p&p. They are unused apart from being tested. Many thanks. Stephen
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I believe that the spray coach was converted from the CIE design composite coach, the first series when they were on 61' 6" chassis with a 4F/3S layout, as opposed to the CIE build of the Bredin design on a 60' chassis with a 3F/4S layout. The preserved coach at Dundsandle is one of CIE design series. Stephen
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The video shows three containers, one slightly taller than the other two. Also, looking closely at the photos posted above, the arrangement of the consist seems to be different in each case. Nevertheless, a very interesting prototype. At some point in his workshop, Glenderg goes through making the spray coach from an old Triang coach for WRENNEIRE. The end result is very good. However, above he refers to etched overlays - where can we get these from, please? Stephen
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Photographic Website Updates
StevieB replied to thewanderer's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
I knew that Waterford was being rationalised but this is even worse than I had been lead to believe. Suffice to say very little is left. Is this temporary due to the rock fall or is it permanent? Stephen -
Maybe it was because Mallow viaduct had been blown up and the North Kerry line was the only way to get to the likes of Tralee, Killarney and Cork. Stephen
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Just checked on Wikipedia - the CIE symbol is the correct way round so the photo isn't back to front. Stephen
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I did wonder that - isn't the CIE symbol on the tender facing the wrong way? Stephen
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I've looked again at this last photo and compared it with the OSI plan of the station. I now believe that the loco is standing on the Ballina branch loop at the Ballina end of the island platform. Stephen
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There are seven photos of Manulla Junction in the O'Dea collection. Six of them are different views of the station but I'm having trouble with the seventh which carries the description "end of platform and bridge". For the life of me I can't place it. Can anyone help, please? Stephen
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What a difference your changes have made. Stephen
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They certainly look the part from the pictures in my e-mail from IFM. Stephen
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They are an immensely useful resource. Stephen
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Depends what models they are - if they are BR coaches, then mk1's ran on 3' 6" (14mm) dia, whereas mk2's etc ran on 3' 0" (12mm) dia - can't speak for pre-nationalisation coaches I'm afraid. Stephen
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Does anyone know why MM have fitted their Cravens coaches with undersize 10mm dis wheels instead of the correct 12mm dia? I can see no reason why the 12mm dia would not work. Admittedly it would make the coach sit 1mm higher, but then there were always variations with the prototype. Stephen
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On my wants list are: CIE MM190, IR MM143, MM156, MM183, MM192, and IE MM146, MM171, MM177, MM184 and MM187. I have a number of surplus MM142, MM161 and MM182 which I would be interested in part exchanging for these. If anyone out there is interested, please PM me? Many thanks. Stephen
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It would be very easy to lay all the blame at the feet of IE and NIR, but even the banks didn't see it coming and they got us into this mess, whether it's Ireland, UK or almost anywhere. 100 posts and you get an upgrade! Stephen
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So young but so talented - puts most of us to shame. Stephen
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O'Dea Collection - now digitised
StevieB replied to Eiretrains's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
People may be aware of my interest in Manulla Junction - some nice photos in the collection. Stephen