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Well, no update on RC yet, but I have gotten a bit of landscaping done at the Cut at Barnacollin, since some of the cutting wall had been washed over the tracks. As such I’ve started removing the sloped loose earth and excavated back to an almost vertical face made up of more tightly packed earth. Ive also cleared the debris off the track and replaced it with an even layer of fine soil- hopefully this will allow for some “green track” to form similar to that seen on Bord na Móna. Just a small update for now, but hopefully I’ll have a bit more progress to share soon.

Realise I'm 3 years late but all the infrastructure from Cherryville to Waterford was built to accomodate double track (and immediately north of Waterford there was room for a third track carrying Limerick Junction trains). Thankfully although most rail-over bridge decks are single track, the supports are all still wide enough to support double track the entire way, and new bridges over IÉ alignment are as wide as practical by default, so of course have room for a second track. The only point at which there isn't room is the <200m section over Thomastown viaduct, but as demonstrated at Drogheda, a very short single-track section is manageable, especially adjacent to a station. It would involve replacing the aforementioned majority of single-track rail-over spans, but all other masonry can accomodate dual track, and aforementioned triple track would also be possible north of Waterford, although I'm not sure it's necessary given that the Limerick Junction line would be unlikely to ever go above one train per hour per direction and the Dublin line is unlikely to go above 2 in the next few decades.

Appears that @irishrail201 has been inactive since 2021, but it looks like it may have been done by hand with either a fine paintbrush or waterslide lining strips, plenty available from Fox Transfers although no idea whether that's what they used.

You don't need to be there day in day out. As long as you're over 16 you can volunteer on your own and if you're 13-16 you can volunteer in some roles if there's a parent or guardian on site. And if it's easier for you to get to Stradbally we'd be happy to take you! Everywhere is in need of volunteers, and basically every railway in Ireland is small enough that you'll get to do the fun stuff fairly quickly. If you have a question about volunteering somewhere drop me a PM, as a quite young heritage railway volunteer i might have some useful experience.

Are you struggling this Easter? Cant stop thinking of all that wonderful chocolate just sitting around taunting you? Well, I was just like this too, until I supplanted chocolate with a better addiction- trains. This Easter, why not head down to the Stradbally Woodland Railway to keep yourself busy? This 5th and 6th of April we will be ready to distract you as much as possible from those chocolatey cravings, even if just for a couple of hours- as long as you stay well away from the coffee shop, that is. And if you change your mind and decide to indulge anyway, our Steamin’ Brews coffee shop is right there on site- now I think of it, maybe the getaway idea isnt so good after all. Well, either way, we have trains. You probably like them if you’re on this forum! So, plan your visit here and book here. Hope to see some of you there on the 5th and 6th! This time around we should hopefully be running steam, as No. 2 “Róisín” was unexpectedly out of service last time.

Yep, the Aran Islands port. For the expanded port to make sense it also serves the fictitious island of Sheehaun, on which my garden railway is set, to create more traffic and justify its existence in the first place.

Just popping in to change the thread title and layout name, Rossaveel just makes it clearer where it’s set in the real world.

At the moment all my stock is track powered, 18V DC. However the majority of my track was made before the collapse of the Soviet Union and has basically been in constant outdoor use since, so it's not all in the best condition. As such I'm just not bothering to deep clean track, tighten fishplates, swap out some sections, rewire points, and worry about where to put power droppers, and I'm planning to slowly work my way through my collection, fitting them each with radio control one-by-one. However, at the moment I have no RC locos and no controllers, so I can't actually run anything. However, I do have a short term plan, which I will hopefully be able to share soon.

A slight mishap during test runs. IMG_2453.mov

If anyone has any battered LGB, Aristocraft or Piko G scale track they are looking to shift and make a bit of money off of, I’ll be willing to pay roughly €5-€10ish per 1ft/300mm straight and then double for 600mm/2ft straights, €10ish per R1 curve, €15-20ish per wide radius curve, €20-30ish per turnout (R1). All negotiable to a point. As long as the track has two rails and no more than a couple missing sleepers, and if a turnout works, I’ll happily buy it. No worries about any conductivity problems, dirty rails, damaged fishplates, missing sleepers, as long as it’s the right gauge and rail code, and something will roll over it without derailing, it’s good. And again, prices all negotiable to a point. No in-thread offers please, PM only.

And further record of the works around The Cut and Green River (Barnacollin): #

Work progressing at Green River Cut, 9 March 2026.

American “Foamers” would kill for that thing on the right. That’s a reverser handle, and it’s basically a car key for American locos. If you have one of those youre most of the way to nicking a GM or GE diesel, but as you can imagine most people who have them dont plan to do so. Black ones are usually rarer since theyre harder to spot if you’re snooping around yards at night looking for any that might have been dropped. Mostly thats how railfans get a hold of them in the US, but I’d say knowing IÉ and CIÉ staff that one was probably a gift from a driver. We do generally have quite nice railway employees compared to some other countries.

Having finally tidied up the Christmas decorations and “recycled” the remaining leftovers, wrapping paper and cardboard boxes in the firebox, we’re preparing for the start of our running season. This coming Sunday, March 15, the Stradbally Woodland Railway will be running passenger trains for the first time this year. We’re delighted to once again welcome passengers to our 1km line in anticipation of Paddy’s Day and if you’d like to sign up to be a volunteer and play trains- I mean get a glimpse of railway operations- at 1:1 scale, you can also do so in person on the day. So if you can, you’re welcome to come down and see our fleet in action, and witness decades of railway and industrial history. Those interested can book here and plan your visit here. I personally am also happy to answer any technical questions about the SWR and our fleet and can aid anyone looking to model any of our fleet, including providing photos.

Is this @Westcorkrailway or @228RiverOwenboy returning?