LNERW1

Just thought I’d open up a forum thread on T gauge (1:450 or 1:480 scale and generally 3mm gauge) as I can’t seem to find one anywhere. Dreaming up layouts helps me get to sleep (and, as anyone who is familiar with me knows, I often post them without thinking it through), and one occurred to me recently; a T gauge layout modelling the area of dublin encompassed by North Strand Road, Amiens Street, North Quay and East Wall Road, encompassing Connolly and Docklands station, North Wall yard, the large junction just north of Connolly, three Luas stops, roughly half of North Strand and basically all of East Wall. This would obviously be massive and difficult to build, and I’m never actually going to build it, but it was a cool idea and got me thinking about T gauge and it’s possibilities. Right now I’ve grabbed a piece of wood and I’m trying to see if I can fit a T gauge terminus on it. Maybe it’ll become a layout thread, but that’s beside the point. I wanted to open up a discussion about T gauge and it’s potential as a scale for serious modelling. A lot of T gauge products seem to be lost in the depths of long-dead websites, so I can’t give too many helpful links. Tgauge.com seems to be the best source for models in this scale. I am also aware of Eishindo, a Japanese brand that seems to have produced a fairly complex track range, judging by the track library available on the model railway software SCARM. As, again, many T gauge products seem to have disappeared into the depths of the web, you’d need to do some digging to find any other sources. I hope this can spur on some interesting conversations. Regards, LNERW1

Just wondering whether 071s would theoretically work instead of a 201 to power MKIV or De Dietrich trainsets? I know they don’t have HEP, but is there any other equipment missing?

Nothing has happened. Does anyone have any advice on realistic couplings? Just looking for somewhere to get fairly cheap, good-looking three links. Thanks.

There seems to be a disproportionate amount of space on the west side of the current trackbed. Was the line ever double tracked?

Reminds me of that train spotting fella off TikTok with the weird fisheye lens. He wears entire outfits based off of the branding and/or upholstery of tube lines, TOCs and BR sectors.

Quite interesting-looking insects. I’d probably shit bricks if I saw them in real life, but they’re quite interesting to observe through a screen from many miles away.

I know.

Ok, I've had a bit of a think, and I think now I should buy some materials before I start building the railway properly. Yes, this has only occured to me now. Same track repurposed.

A very good railway Youtuber, Train of Thought, made a YouTube video on the BCR. In-depth and very clear.

I just learned what a Draper Taper is and so can proudly say 9022 has one. I need to get myself some proper North American stuff, all I have is an unbuilt Big Boy kit. I do intend to build it but I'd still love a sound fitted GP7 or the likes.

Check the garden railway thread...

WLWR a bit away from my setting, but honestly I'd love one too. What chassis is it made for?

Needed to test a few things in terms of connectivity as it’s going to be a while before I’m free of track power, so I built a test track out in the garden. This is Der Gartenfeldbahn- more pics and videos coming soon. LNERW1

I wish I'd been alive when ads were entertaining...

Glad to see someone else on the forum has gotten into G scale. I presume by the lovely shiny track that you're using track power?

I don't have a schedule DJ...

Hasn't been a month just yet, better make sure there's something to show for next week!

I envy you, my ears still haven't recovered.

Now, this isn't super relevant to me as I don't model modern image, but a thought occured to me that could be of some use to those who do. Due to its ease of use, AI has penetrated many areas of social media, but what I'm focusing on are AI programs that can "speak"- as in read out text in a computer generated voice. These AI voices are commonly used across many platforms devoted to short-form content- TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels,etc. There are a few different voices used around these platforms, but an oddly prominent one has a fairly well-spoken Irish accent. I noticed this accent was similar enough to the Irish Rail announcer's voice that it could conceivably be used for station announcements on modern era layouts where recording actual announcements would be difficult or impossible. I believe the Irish voice is Narakeet's "Cillian" voice, here's a link: Narakeet "Cillian". Keep in mind the technology is a little finnicky, so you may need to add punctuation to make the lines come out right.

Interesting nickname, but as @Darrman said, probably made up by someone who isn't a huge fan.

I'd love the Enterprise one but my layout is set in south Connemara in the 60s so I'm not sure it'd fit... great prices though, as DJ said they can go for stupid money.

It takes almost nothing to imagine standing on that platform, watching the tail lamps disappear into the distance and trudging off to lock up, hearing the waves and the seagulls and smelling the salt water and seaweed and just the slightest hint of diesel fumes still hanging around the station. I can only hope I can attain this level of believability someday.

The pictures are great as it is but the captions make it so much better! You have a very vivid imagination, JHB. I can’t wait to see what you might do with my layout when it’s detailed enough.

Side note- if anyone finds a Peckett B2 or W4 in close to CIÉ green or black, for less than RRP, please send me a link. Thanks.

Alright, after 20 minutes of trying to film a minute-long video, here you go. I was too lazy to type up a post and I’m regretting it now, but oh well. IMG_1266.mov (Also took an obscene amount of time to upload)