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Will the grey 071s have the handles on the front of the cab like the previous run or will they match the prototype?

Would these be different to the ones on the siding at Limerick station? The support plate between the tank and body looked different.

Great looking model guys. 

On 7/3/2024 at 4:38 PM, airfixfan said:

Fintown fail to reply to phone callsc etc when I had a group over to see what is left of the County Donegal last year

 Drove to Fintown with visitors last summer and it was all locked up!

Happened to me also.

13 hours ago, Brack said:

https://www.cavanandleitrimrailway.com/post/railbike

 

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/10/tralee-and-dingle-railway-carriage-restoration-reaches-milestone.html/amp

 

So only one has survived?

Did the bodies survive? They looked very fragile.

What happened to the Callan site?

Was wondering of anyone knew what happened to the Tralee and Dingle carriages in this RTE video?

https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21425584-railway-museum-in-cahir/

On 18/2/2024 at 5:19 PM, airfixfan said:

Fintown supported by money from the Gaeltacht and hear that they may not run this year!

My understanding is that they have no volunteers, all staff on state employment schemes. Nice people but a long way from any tourist traffic.

They even had EU funding to help restore Fair Maid of Foyers for operation but could not complete the project due to lack of funds.

6 hours ago, airfixfan said:

See this will require about 250,000 to fund the restoration work and that a fund raising campaign has been launched already.  We shall see from experience  what happens !

About the same cost as a new diesel locomotive from my understanding. I assume the amount will be raised from a mixture of sources including corporate sponsorship, grants if any are available, as well as interested individuals like myself. Once it is in operation, the loco should also contribute to its own upkeep. Is this not how all heritage railways work?

7 hours ago, Niles said:

Everyone has to start somewhere. W&SVR have put a lot of effort into getting where they are today (20 years+ operating Ireland's longest heritage line 7 days a week over the summer), I don't doubt their ability to develop steam loco maintenance procedures too.

Hopefully people who have those skills will share with the railway and help them to pass these skills on to the next generation. I think the management are well aware of the challenges but also see the opportunities if handled correctly.  A lot of aligned skills exist among the steam tractor engine community also I believe.

9 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:

Not Welsh. Not a "train".

Top journalism.

Original article called it a Welsh tourist train. Slight improvement in the new version. And the quotes from a Mr Clarke are taken off Facebook. No mention of that source!!! Top journalism indeed. 

This Welsh vintage train may see new lease of life in Waterford | Independent.ie

Article in the Indo.

35 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:

Shame that,, Would be a great prospect to get people in Waterford on it rather than going all the way out to Kilmeadon.

I thought the tracks were all the way into the old south terminus.

No tracks left when the charity took a lease on the track bed some 20 years ago. They relayed 10km of bullhead track and rebuilt the platforms in Kilmeaden.

The council permitted building of apartments / houses on the track bed some time later at Bilberry, despite an appeal, and blocked up the tunnel which means any extension into the city would now need to be via tram track in the road. The request to purchase the extra 6 feel of pathway when the greenway compulsory purchase of land was being undertaken a few years back, was rejected out of hand.

Waterford News & Star — Bilberry rail extension off the tracks for now | Waterford News & Star (waterford-news.ie)

48 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:

 

I quite a boring run tbh. Suits a casual vsitor.  It needs to go into Waterford to make it anyway good. Been on it twice. was enough.

 

Council unable to facilitate the expansion into Waterford:

Not extending the Suir Valley Railway is a "mistake" for Waterford | WLRFM.com

Waterford News & Star — Bilberry rail extension off the tracks for now | Waterford News & Star (waterford-news.ie)

43 minutes ago, DoctorPan said:

Yeah the curve is much much tigher to fit the greenway.It's been slewed further in as where it was on that photo is now the greenway path!

 

 

Unsure how much tighter as I know the bank was removed on the right. But definitely an 0-4-0 would be optimal. 

3 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

anyways 5t I’m reliably told from an early member of the WSVR that the curve to get the line under the road and alongside the greenway is too tight for the likes of 5t and possibly sleive callan too

6 hours ago, DoctorPan said:

5T is far far too big for the likes of Suir Valley, it's running costs would be far too much for any setup in Ireland.

Do think it should be preserved somewhere even cosmetically restored. The National Museum should have some remit to at least store locos like 5T and even those in private ownership if owners wish to loan them to the museum. It is strange that the Heritage Act 1995 does not mention any type of vehicles, not just railway stock, mainly just buildings. 

1 hour ago, Georgeconna said:

Hope the engine gets looked after and not a one year wonder. Could tempt a lot of extra helpers now to get hands on.

WSVR has been around for 20 years so odds look good it should have a future, in part thanks to the footfall from the greenway. No press release from the charity yet so no info on the business plan released either.

42 minutes ago, Mike 84C said:

Maybe get no5 over from Blennervile and start restoration? I'm sure Patrick Keefe would love to restore it.

I think size of 5T would be an issue for the WSVR line.  

Waterford Suir Valley Railway being gifted a stem engine by the National Trust.

040 Black Hawthorn works number 501 of 1879.

3 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Indeed. A mess. It should be sent to Dromod.

Not much of it left to restore versus replace from what I have heard:

May he rest in peace.

@WRENNEIREWhat models were Lexie and the late John Byrne responsible for?

On 29/1/2024 at 10:44 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

 

Was it just the gangways and the EGV livery, or was there anything else?

IRM Customer Service is always top notch!

Maybe @BosKonay could merge this Mk2D thread with the other one?

One of the other carriages was missing the logo on the doors.  As said elsewhere, small mistakes but at the price I would prefer to spend on IRM models. 

Had ordered a couple of the Murphy Models Galway Livery but sent them back, just unhappy with the livery finish as previously mentioned here and the fact the gangways were grey.  Very disappointed. But full marks to IRM for their customer support. 

19 hours ago, irishrailways52 said:

hopefully it does not end up like Tralee to dingle

An example of how badly preservation efforts can fail. The council has to take responsibility for preservation of the loco I believe.

I was there a while back and was also surprised at the state of buildings and station area in general. I hope everything is ok with the owner, Jackie.