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The number was carried in a data panel on the side of the tank barrel: On the other side it was at the far end - i.e. on one side it was at the end with the small removable circular cover on the end of the tank (as in above photo), while on the opposite side it was at the end with the large access hatch. In the early days the number was prefixed with CIÉ. I don't know if in later years this changed to IR or IÉ.

Great information John. The book, A Decade of Steam on CIE in the 1950s, was published by the RPSI 1974. There is no ISBN number given. Writing about No. 59, the text also includes: 'If you want to see poetry in motion, watch out for a film "The Quiet Man" in which all the thunder is stolen by No 59. For what film star, however shapely, could hope to compare with this grand old lady?"!

The doubling of the number of tracks (from 2 to 4) between a point just west of Inchicore Works and Hazelhatch & Celbridge station was completed in 2009 and is in service.

Maedhbh, or maeḋḃ

Whatever about the H&S Goons, the statements simply are not true! The pages aren't blank - they have 'This page is intentionally left blank' printed on them!

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Priceless!!!

I'll re-phrase: 'footwear'!

Great progress, it's looking great. Lovely selection of locos and rolling stock. I especially like the timber train, what wagons are you using for it?

Or in NIR blue?

Do the shoes come with it?

A watch with an 18 hour battery - no thanks!! I got a Casio battery watch in 1985 and it was still going on the original battery in 2012 when the strap failed! There must have been some kind of kinematic recharging of the battery as, after just a couple of months of not wearing it, the battery died. Needless to say I bought the same model of watch as a replacement and it too is still going strong.

Found this on the Bachmann facebook page:

There were no MkIId type coaches, the NIR fleet consisting mainly of MkIIb/c types with some MkIIf vehicles (incl the 'Gatwick' stock). 904 was a MkIIf - according to Irish Railways Traction & Travel (ITG 1994) it was formerly British Rail First Open 3367 which dated from 1973. All NIR MkII stock was air braked. Dhu Varren, lovely work on the carriages!

The film was made by Crossley Brothers. The statement '... 99 engines made by Crossley Brothers Ltd to power their locomotives ...' refers to 63 engines for the A class (3 spares) and 36 for the C class (2 spares).

Nice pics 201. Did you get a chance to visit the terminus of the narrow gauge Roma-Giardinetti railway in the street outside Termini? The trains on that line have definitely been hit with the weathering stick!!!

Yes Minister, it would be, as JHB says, theoretically possible. However, it would have been far more likely that the goods would have been loaded into a CIÉ wagon in Belfast.

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I remember a very fine layout which was on public display in the old buffet / bar area of Waterford station after the withdrawal of refreshment facilities. Is this the same layout?

I'd have to disagree jhb. Nos 836 / 7 were open coaches and had only three doors on each side and the window arrangement was different. Also they didn't have toilets, whereas the one in the photo above has roof mounted tanks (see Richards & Pender p43). I'd suggest that it was one of the series 877-896 (Richards & Pender p39). The window patern of the coach in the photo and the positioning of the eight doors matche the outline of the coach shown in the book. One would need to see the other side to be 100% certain, as 877-896 had only four doors on the corridor side. If it is one of the 877-896 series repainting into CIÉ colours, possibly even black & tan, would be appropriate as, apart from 893 which was withdeawn in 1945, all the coaches lasted into the late 1950s while some even survived until 1964.

If I have the right coach the model is of a 48ft 7-compartment first without gangways. I had a quick look at the book GSWR Carriage Diagrams (Richards & Pender - Transport Research Associates 1975) and couldn't find a 1st class coach to match. The nearest I could find was a series of 45ft 7-compartment 3rd class coaches, numbers 805 - 810 which dated from 1900. Of these, numbers 805, 806, 808 and 809 were not withdrawn until 1961. As far as the positioning of the numbers, I'd suggest that they should be placed roughly where the ones in the picture of the model above are.

Trial running of the first push-pull set started in mid-February 1972. Initially the formation consisted of six vehicles: 6101(ex-2646), 6304 (2621), 6301 (2647), 6302 (2605), 6303 (2645), 6201 (2606) and trials were conducted on the Cork line, the train being based in Inchicore. The first operations on the suburban section too place on 12 June 1972 when the train operated to Bray and Howth. For the next series of trials, which included a run to Enfield and back the formation was reduced to four cars. The first revenue earning trip took place on 15 December 1972 with the train being formed by 6101, 6302, 6304, 6201. A second set: 6102 (ex-2626), 6301, 6303, 6202 (2632) operated a trial train to Drogheda on 20 December, while a third set: 6103 (ex-2618), 6305 (2663), 6307 (2665), 6204 (2610) was at that time in preparation in Inchicore Works. At the end of 1972 / early 1973 there were 35 operational railcars - 31 AEC and 4 BUT. Railcar operation continued until 20 September 1975 when the last cars were placed in storage at Bray. The 21 October 1974 crash at Gormanston involved three trains: the 07:00 empty railcar from Connolly to Skerries (2651, 1356, 1414, 2642), the 07:00 empty push-pull from Pearse to Howth Junction (6102, 6305, 6307, 6204 propelled by B202) and the 06:50 Dundalk to Bray (B219 with 3 vans and 6 coaches).

Congratulations!

And here it is the right way round

The other important point is whether the room is only for the layout or will it have other uses. Can you put up a link to the 'Anyrail' trackplan you refer to please? I can't seem to find it.