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Still haven't found the locos, but here's a new addition to the fleet: Picked it up at the Bray show, $20 for a G bogie coach, even still with the spare LGB-style couplers in a plastic packet. I'm going again in January!

Ok, fair enough. Thanks.

Just realised- probably best to use the 25 inch map, the two 6 inches I tried had been mapped before the railway I was researching had been built, and then after it had been torn up.

If anyone can’t find a good source for historic track plans, etc. or is dissatisfied with Google Maps’ level of detail, then GeoHive has a viewer for old OS maps, and OpenStreetMap shows railways, and everything else for that matter, in much more detail than Google Maps. This is just to let everyone know of these trackplan sources, as I’ve found them quite useful. Merry Christmas! PS: feel free to post alternate sources here if you think them worthy of mention.

Oof. That sounds very painful.

would it be possible to collect this?

I'll be there! Anyone else?

Can't wait to see this coming to full fruition- it's moving in leaps and bounds, and you're really showing what's possible for Irish heritage railways. Merry Christmas, guys!

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It's not that bad... No, on second thought, it is.

I can't find the box containing "Ilen", an LGB Orenstain & Koppel 0-4-0 plantation engine, two carriages and a scratch built tender. I have looked in every room in the house, and the shed, but I swear I can't find them anywhere. Instead, here's an AI-gnerated image of Number 3. It looks nothing like "Ilen", but that's ChatGPT for you. I'll post an image of the model as soon as i find it. Thank you in advance for your patience. Oh my God, I've just realised the ridiculous length of that train. What the hell, Bing Copilot? This is why we can't have nice things.

H Here's the actual S&S No. 3 "Ilen". If I can find the model, I'll put up a picture.

Happy to oblige, all I have right now Irish wise is a Schull and Skibereen steam tram, but there is mid Antrim, Cavan and Leitrim, etc. locos in my granny’s attic.

I went to watch the video and this was recommended to me. I'm sure it makes sense, but it makes no sense. Nice to see the 201s being labelled as "pyromaniacs". Jesus!

I must say i never met John, but I had heard of him. He sounds like he was a lovely man.

Oh my god, I love this forum...

ok... Great, thanks!

Ok, this might sound slightly odd coming from a teenager, but I'm not doing too great navigating the forum as a new user. Decided I probably wasn't the only one, so if anyone needs practical help with the forum, put your queries in here. I'll go first: how do I add a signature? It seems like a neat little feature, and with plenty of scope for humour, but I can't find the setting anywhere. Do I have to reach a certain rank? I'd appreciate some help, thanks.

Fair point, but i can just paint them on with a fine brush.

That looks great, doesn't it? Thanks, @Broithe.

@josefstadt it most definitely does not exist, unfortunately. My Great-uncle Pat ran this with a friend, and i think it closed in the early 2000s. A few years before he passed away, i recall visiting him and being engrossed in the setup he had on his patio, using stock and track from the model village (which, as an aside, was rather grandly called Model World). Obviously his widow Jo recalled it too, as after he passed away, she gave me all the stock, etc. that hadn't been sold off. I've received several custom locos on the LGB chassis block, coaches, track, etc. I plan to start building a garden railway in the spring, but if you's like, i can post photos of the locos and stock that's currently in my dad's shed, the rest being stored in my granny's attic. I's be delighted to share Pat's creations with you- they're an excellent example of modelmaking craftsmanship, and have inspired me to build my own custom G scale models. Also, be interesting to see the "six years later" heading above my post...

Wait, hold on... i've just realised, it looks like those kids are using one of the old 50s Dublo battery controllers- what's going on there?

Thanks, the number plate specifically should be very helpful.

on second thought maybe racist is a bit extreme... but ye know what i mean.

As if getting the flange gap right wasn't hard enough already...