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Fascinating to see an Irish loco in a British yard. Seeing something like a Pilot Scheme diesel or a BR Standard beside it would have been insane.

Am I the only one surprised that this was never turned into a Thomas and Friends plot?

One more thing- Scully’s Dock won’t be there, will it? Saw it last year, a very nice layout.

Hey, I’m going from Laois! You’d think that’d be closer, but it’s a pain in the hole because, as everyone knows, Laois doesn’t exist and was invented by the Illuminati to detract from Kilkenny and Offaly’s power, as they were afraid they would overtake Dublin, Cork and Fermanagh (Which also doesn’t exist, long story). I reserve the right to be concerned that @Metrovik just reacted “agree” to that…

Love stuff like that. Reminds me of the “Jimmy the Jinty” series by DCG12B on YouTube. I’ll get a link now.

Yeah, I’ve heard of an instance where Mattel copyright struck a YouTube video for containing a PUBLICLY AVAILABLE and FULLY CREDITED clip that they themselves had released. (This was Thomas btw)

Can a manufacturer other than Bachmann start making Thomas models? Like, Bachmann's models are fine, but they're toy-grade and expensive, and I feel like Accurascale could do a Cl92 job and make a brilliant model for not a lot of money. So, really, I'm just waiting for an Accurascale E2, K2, Black 5, A1, GWR 0-40ST, J70, (duck done), CR 812, 14XX, Stirling Single, Class 08, Stroudley 4WL coaches, ummm... List to be continued.

I have already communicated with the SWR about this, as I live locally and the SWR is 20mins away, and Coolnamona 10. I'll be visiting Stradbally this weekend (If anyone else is, let me know), and I'll be chatting to the lads about that there. Guessed as much. Mine's done so too. Thanks for fixing.

@Mayner please adress the large amount of space below the text here. It is getting quite irritating to scroll for a solid minute to reach the bottom of the page. I'm not sure why it's happening? It seems like there were supposed to be photos or something there.

BnM have confirmed LM335 is being preserved. 437 and 387 are still on offer. Any opinions?

@Mayner is there supposed to be so much space below the text? Every time I visit this topic I have to scroll for about a minute to reach the bottom! Well, I suppose if you want to call it that, I won't stop you. Also, BnM have replied to my query advising me to make an expression of interest in LM335, 387 and 437. Anyone want to help, that would be great, as my Revolut account currently has 72c in it. Ah the joys of being a teenager and having everyone do everything for you.

Any forum members in the Laois area- anyone interested in visiting the site? It’s fairly accessible, although down a *slightly* bumpy road. A level crossing is accessible a couple hundred metres from the Coillte Togher Wood carpark. Here’s the location of the level crossing: 53°00'13"N 7°19'38"W (Copy and paste into Google Maps)

So, I went to the Portlaoise plant today and there were several under frames that look like they would be fairly well-suited to passenger conversion. I honestly don’t think it would really be a problem- the Bicton Gardens Light Railway, which is somewhere in the Home Counties, uses Woolwich Arsenal Railway under frames on its passenger stock.

Alright, the engines are numbered: LM437, LM335 and LM387. Photos to follow.

Great, hope I can make it.

RailMapOnline is a good source, with historic, narrow gauge, modern, industrial, light rail, tramway, metro and even HS2 layers, and has maps not only of railways in the British Isles, but also the Western USA, as well as some maps of canals and airbases for whatever reason.

I think I remember seeing that at last year’s August show- brilliant layout, I hope I can make it to the show even just to see that. Does anyone know if the MRC will be exhibiting that large 0 gauge layout? The name escapes me, but I must say I found it very impressive.

YES, they made 5741! I don’t CARE how much that costs, I WANT DUCK. (sorry for excessive capslock, I’m very excited)

That is precisely what I think could be done with the Portlaoise railway i mentioned above! The passenger stock might be a problem, as I am aware that the Stradbally Woodland Railway has problems with using BnM wagon underframes for any passenger stock due to some insurance problem, I presume the freight-oriented nature of the wagons, which would make the chassis less safe for passenger use(?). The railway south of Portlaoise runs under both the M7 and Dublin-Cork line, making it a really interesting run. It also has relatively accessible extremities, so putting up a small halt either end would probably not be too difficult, and the central plant would make a great park-and-ride station, as the sidings are relatively separated from the SISK plant, and could be converted to a station relatively easily.

Alright, I’ve just posted in another topic about this, but here we are. There are two locomotives, both i believe 4wDM Ruston machines, at the former Bord na Móna plant, I believe now in the hands of SISK, south of Portlaoise, Co. Laois. I have already contacted Bord na Móna and the Stradbally Woodland Railway about the locomotives, and will today be visiting the plant, and will post photos and details, such as fleet numbers, types (though I do believe they are Hunslet Wagonmasters). As part of Western Europe’s largest industrial railway system, I really think at least a few of these locomotives should be preserved. As it is, no Irish preserved railways really have a locomotive shortage, but it’s probably wise to grab a couple for storage while we still can. Please express interest here and rate the topic 5 stars, so more people will see this. Thanks, LNERW1.

Don’t think there are any more plants. I think it really is a massive pity that locomotives this interesting (and, more importantly, venerable- the article said they were 68 years old, much older than any of IÉ’s current stock) are most likely going to be turned into tin cans. I’ve actually contacted both Bord na Móna and the Stradbally Woodland Railway about two locos at the BnM plant near Portlaoise- there’s no point in just being upset about something when you can do something about it. If anyone is interested in helping, I’m starting another thread for just that- I don’t think it’s against IRM’s rules to try to coordinate preservation of locos on here?

IMG_1362.mov And so begins a new era of garden railway operation… maybe RC would be better, though.

Have to tell that to my uncle Andrew. As well as being one of our modelling brethren, I’m pretty sure he’s been to every Pogues gig. Like, ever.

You’re right, it took me a second to realise that… at first I thought it was stage 1 of making that awful gritty ice cream that SuperValu used to sell… Or maybe he is cooking it, but I didn’t think he had kids… well, now I’m confused.