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Hi guys, Anyone have any news on what is happening at Blarney castle. Saw this in line if the railway mags last week. Is there a plan to restore some of the The Cork & Muskerry Light Railway / tramway? Was also mentioned on the new Chris Tarrant programme on Irish railways. https://www.my5.tv/chris-tarrant-extreme-railways-1219cca5-833d-4cab-b0ae-80214c25417f/season-5/chris-tarrant-extreme-railway-journeys-4afccd76-62c5-4973-93c2-41465029412f

Are many wagons showing the buffwr problems? Can anything be done about the drooping? Have not checked mine yet as have been away.

As DrveController mentioned, has anyone any idea who the green containers belong to? You often see orange ones as well,. A list of frequently see containers would be most useful. Thanks guys.

I agree, it would be great to have some IRM super detailed laminates and Park Royals to run with the A Class locos. So many different prototypical rakes could be created.

Thanks for the clarification guys

They look great. I notice the bogies look different to the photos of the samples shown earlier in the thread. Can you confirm the springs etc are unpainted?

Good explanation here: https://spraygunner.com/blog/types-of-airbrushes-few-things-you-should-know-before-buying-your-first-airbrush/ Also some good courses if you are near the venue: https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?products_id=22721

Dear Santa, Can I have an overdraft for Christmas please and an extension on the house to store all the models that overdraft will buy?????? I have been good(ish)

Not heard any dates. Mark's models.still to confirm the price and Kernow Models in the UK have said they will be stocking them but no mutiple.buy discount will be available.

I tend to be reliant on postal deliveries and as i am away with work often I get parcels sent to my place of work. I have always found Hattons, Rails and some of the German suppliers nothing but helpful and the level of detail and information on line diminishes the need to see items 'in the flesh' before buying. Whenever I have phoned they are patient and understanding of any requests I have made especially requests for extra care with packing etc. I support the Irish shops where I can but for large purchases the cost difference can be too much especially when sterling drops in our favour..

Will be interesting to see the local Irish price.

There are a number of craven coaches and a few class 201 locos for sale with 40% off at Heraldic Artists 3 Nassau St, Dublin 2, D02 PX49, Ireland Shop is closing down sadly. Worth a visit as there quite a few corgi models and po gauge tractors etc which might be of interest.

Really impressive guys. Congrats.

Not sure if it is a bargain but some 071s available on a German site. https://www.menzels-lokschuppen.de/Modellbahnen/Dieselloks/Murphy-Models-MM0082-IE-Diesellok-Class-071-Ep-5-6.html?listtype=search&searchparam=murphy

Hi guys, one last photo kindly supplied by the guys in Rosslare Maritime Centre from a book by J Merrigan and B Clearers - 'Let Go Fore and Aft' A History of the Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company p26. According to the guys who were working ion the port at the time, cars were driven on to flat loaders at the land side, pushed by train to ramp where the last carriage can be seen and driven off by staff to be lifted onto the boat by crane. There were few cars transported in reality compared to today's traffic given a) the service was quite expensive and b) there was not the same volume of car ownership.

Railway infrastructure: Commission urges GREECE and IRELAND to enact EU law on rail market opening and governance Today, the Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Greece and Ireland urging them to communicate the national measures taken to transpose EU rules on the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure (Directive (EU) 2016/2370) which are parts of the 4thRailway Package. In December 2016, Member States agreed to transpose the Directive into national law by 25 December 2018. In January 2019, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice requesting Greece and Ireland to comply with the Directive. To date, however, Greece and Ireland have still not communicated to the Commission which measures have been taken to that end. They now have two months to comply with their obligations; otherwise, the Commission may decide to refer the cases to the Court of Justice of the EU.

My thoughts exactly!! I just ordered some bubbles .

Hi guys, I know there has been lots of useful info on the bubbles but saw the photo below and was wondering what logo would have been under the caked cement? Any suggestions?

Fantastic models!!! As expected. How many different running numbers will there be?

Is there any chance of Mark's Models doing another run? I know there were original plans to more of the un-powered to help complete the rakes. Was it one powered end to 3 or 4 un-powered wagons? If there was another run I would happily take 4 or 6..

What were these original wagons from early 1970s in L'derry?

I think they would. So many of the IRM models were pulled by later version 071s that I think there will ne renewed interest. I would certainly take a couple as I was one of the 'rivet counters' that just couldn't accept the grab irons on the front on the cabs. If Paddy ever stands back from producing models (may it be decades away!) would IRM consider taking ownership of the mouldings?

Thanks Fran.

When did the weed spraying train transfer to using 42ft wagons instead of the smaller 20ft? https://www.geograph.ie/photo/3036550 Weed spraying train in 1985 on NIR line https://www.geograph.ie/photo/3036471 https://www.geograph.ie/photo/3756959 Derry 1983

Was speaking with the guys in the Rosslare Maritime Centre. St David III was the first ferry cars could drive onto. A deck of cabins was removed and a door created in the side of the ship. Max car height was 6 feet. May 1965 was the first service. Max 62 cars. Previously, another ship,, Slieve Dromod (will check the spelling) used take cars only. Passengers went on a separate ship. Photos and details available in Justin Merrigan's "Let Go Fore and Aft: History of the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company" ISBN-13: 978-0952848608 Have attached some photos from the web. The last one is a post card that seems to show the construction of the pier. Compare it to the second one where all the tracks are in place.