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Yes they did but the pallets were always shrunk wrapped with white plastic sheet with the Orange and blue NET logo.

Morning Raymond, Kildare Station will be at Cultra so see you then

this was back in the day when mechanization was not top of the agenda, there was plenty of labourer's on farms back then and Health and Safety were not as stringent as it is today so lots of this type of work was done by hand.

For beet growers it was, fertilizer would be delivered to local stations for farmers to collect and spread on beet ground in the spring, at home we collected our fertilizer from the station in Tullamore. This then changed in later years 70's and 80's to being delivered directly to the farm by truck and unloaded bag by bag off the truck I might add!

Thanks Warb, Yep that was my Grand Hibernian - unfortunately Kildare is not long enough to run the full train, had the remaining two coaches in the box on the day. PR

Warb, You just need to put the shed on wheels now and then you can travel the world with this masterpiece, bet your glad to see the idea finally come to realization , from a recent trip on the dart there are a lot more barges now docked in Grand Canal but I remember your scene well commuting to /from work. You just need a bit of white bird poo on the remnants of the boat you have in your scene or a few gulls sitting on the sides. Regards Paul R.

Hi John for what its worth Kadee no.s 19 & 20 are the longest Kadees that I have come across and offer the greatest clearance on tighter curves. Thanks PR

Thanks for the update John PR

Hi Phil Yeah I bought mine from Amazon UK but it was shipped directly from the printers in Belfast so no duty was paid. Thanks PR

Looks excellent John.

Happy Christmas one and All - here's to a brighter 2022.

Have those logs grown or sprouted in the greenhouse since you placed them there!!!!!!!

Des has a day job too so please be patient , it may be a while before he responds

his eircom.net email changed to gmail.com- that's why

You would need to check the SSM website : Studio Scale Models Freight models (studio-scale-models.com) to confirm or email Des if he still has them in stock.

Duly ordered - looking forward to the read

The original DARTs were scratch built from German HO two car sets - the newer models are ECM creations - thanks to Eoin for these - the layout is alive and well in our clubrooms at the SDMRC. The facelift was just to refresh the look having been in storage for a few years. CIE asked the club to build the layout and it was used to promote the arrival of the DARTS in 1984 and made appearances around the Dublin area at the time.

Hi popeye Its KiBri kit - with a few modifications and my own decals. Thanks PR

From speaking to TTC at Wexford yesterday and with some downtime today I managed to complete my version of the new crane- here are a few pics of mine - enjoy

waiting patiently ................................!

Received my copy from the publisher a few weeks ago, perusing through it slowly - great work JHB. Paul R.

Hi JHB, Regarding signage - the venue could do with some on the road leading up the the site- both ways. I travelled by car to visit on Saturday 10th, if you don't have sat nav or google maps on a smart phone you would be snookered, the signage on the main entrance is lost with the large overhanging trees. There is some train signage on poles as you walk into Malahide castle grounds it might be pertinent to salvage these and use on the main road up to the site from the train station on city side - I saw at least three signs on lap posts in the cast grounds on Saturday. I agree with Drew re signage in the venue - it definitely could be improved - a notice board also - there was a family at the venue on Saturday and they asked about steam train excursions - the staff did not know anything about RPSI steam trains or DownPatrick for that matter - a notice board could help inform for such situations , other model train exhibitions as well. Anyway a few more thoughts that should be considered. Hope this helps Thanks Paul R.

Back in the day we supplied sugar beet first to Tuam, when it closed then to Thurles and when Thurles closed toMallow, the beet to Tuam went by rail from Clara, but the beet we grew under contract went by Road to Thurles and finally Mallow. Beetpulp was deliver back to the farm by lorry or collected from the rail siding at Tullamore station. Beetpulp was always in paper bags never loose when we grew beet at home in the midlands. Hope this helps PR

Yes Noel, we are disappointed too as we thought things (COVID) would be sorted by then or at least under control , but given the current uncertainty its impossible ( Crystal Ball in hand) to know how things will be by then so the safest thing to do for everyone participants and visitors was to cancel for this year. Thanks Paul R.

Hi All, Due to the ongoing uncertainty around the control and eradication of COVID 19 infection in Ireland and following a virtual EGM the club has decided to cancel its bi annual show in Blackrock College for 2021. We apologise but this is totally outside of our control and rather that continue with planning for the show we have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we have to cancel our show for 2021. I am sure everyone can understand. Thank you SDMRC