Celtic_transport

@Mayner is this the open cast pit you're referring to?

Today's location: Wilkinstown looks a lot more original than Kingscourt, has been well maintained and actually looks like a former railway station. would be a lovely location for someone to model who doesn't have the large space we all desire for a model railway.

Sounds like a wonderful experience to have, if only i was around back then to experience it myself. The new additions to the station building aren't even finished, in my opinion they should've left it as is, it looked much nicer.

The signal that appears in this image is the one Im referring to, still present today.

Went on a nice stroll this evening from kingscourt station down to the gypsum plant. While its good to see the former trackbed put to use again albeit with feet instead of bogies, its a shame more of the yard and station building hasnt been restored to show what the site actually used to be. To a stranger you wouldnt know it was a station apart from the rails embedded in the tarmac. when i got to the gypsum factory there was an old overbridge above, i presume this originally carried the road, and then just on the suspected alignment of the siding, there was an old signal hidden in the trees. I wonder whether this was to protect the long lost siding?

Thank you both for this information @Mayner @Branchline121, Im going to go after work to walk along the greenway at kingscourt, hopefully it will give me a better idea.

This is the platform Im referring to, i believe gypsum started being transported by rail in 1939, Im unsure whether it would have been possible to load the trains this way with the road vehicles of the time. Im after stumbling across this image, of the gypsum site in its early years, and what looks like a railway wagon with "GS" on its side, I wonder if there was a siding into the site itself originally?? I know there was a siding into kingscourt brick factory before they built a loading platform along the line later, wonder if they done the same for the gypsum plant?

Hi all, curious to know if anyone has any info in regards to how gypsum trains were loaded at kingscourt over the years. I understand there was a rotating platform in the yard, which was then replaced by the large storage shed and digger in the 80s, just wondering was there another method before the rotating platform?

I agree, the only reason I had the other one initially was because me and my Dad would stand at the gateway of the cottage while a mines train rumbled through, shame its no longer an occurrence.

https://www.petitepropertiesltd.com/new-railway/1-76th-oo-gauge.html bought off this website over 2 years ago. Its not going to be on the final layout, as the actual cottage is different, just using it for reference:)

Working out viewing angles today as i continue my research into 21mm gauge. Unsure as to which side i should put the back scene on, any help would be greatly appreciated. 124+134 double head a short per way train from Kingscourt bound for Drogheda.

Hi all, does anyone know if there are any websites that sell track bases for 21mm gauge? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Is that a 3d printed body or a bit of cutting and filling? Looks great!

Cork Laid! Track is slightly askew as im on the hunt for 21mm track bases! 124 waiting patiently for her driver to open the gates on her way to kingscourt light engine.

Hi All, Some of you may remember my previous post on here about my "Moathill PWD" layout, which was based on a stub of the former Navan to Kingscourt line. Unfortunately due to a number of factors I had to dismantle it and start from scratch (again). That layout isn't dead in the water however, as I plan to incorporate both it and this new layout into a much larger project in the future. This new layout is based on the level crossing on the Commons road in Navan. My dad used to bring me there when I was a child in the mornings on my way to school, where we would catch the morning tara mines train passing through. It's my first memory of real life railway goings on, and brings back many fond memories. The layout is even smaller than Moathill, at 4ft x 1ft with only a 2x1 scenic section, however there will be 2ft fiddle yard extensions either end, to allow more accurate trains to pass through. It will be set between 1964 and 2009, allowing me to run gypsum, Taras, per way, and a collection of liveries and different locos. I plan on using dcc to add to the atmosphere, and I'm also researching about converting my existing stock to 21mm gauge, to make it as accurate as possible. baseboard is complete, next is track laying! Thanks for tuning in.