josefstadt

An Ulster Transport Authority ashtray dating from the early 1960s. Not sure where it came from, but probably it was from the bar/buffet in GVS.

A couple of scans of photos of the NIR flat wagons:

this puzzles me....thought all tenders were filled from the top, not the bottom as in the pic......

 

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The filler pipe was moved to that location to prevent any potential H&S problems when filling the tender under the wires in the DART area.

Good luck with the new job George! I suppose that this means you will be taking up modelling German railways!

Excellent pics and video Heirflick!

Welcome to the site Tony and thanks for the info.

The Bluebell Railway has hired a two-car diesel railcar from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire.

The set will operate some winter services between East Grinstead and Horsted Keynes while works take place on the line towards Sheffield Park. They will be the first Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) to visit the line.

The two carriages have been refurbished, maintained, and repainted by volunteers from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway DMU Group. Passengers will be able to enjoy the Sussex scenery through the driver's cab for the first time during January and February.

That didn't take long!

Things seem to have been sorted out: Iarnród Éireann‏@IrishRail·58 mins Update: Drumcondra Station has reopened following earlier fault on a freight service.

Love the product description on the ebay entry '... a bespoke model incorporating a precision resin cast body ...'. Precision body???

As far as I remember, the signalman would hand the staff to the driver of a Down train at the platform in the station. For Up trains, the driver would throw the staff out when passing the cabin and the signalman would come down to collect it. Of course, when two branch trains were crossing in Portarlington the signalman would have to come down to collect the staff from the Up train, then go back up and put it through the staff instrument, go back down to hand the staff to the driver of the Down train and finally go back up to the cabin. They must have been fit!

IRRS Diesel Tour - 19 July 2014

The Irish Railway Record Society (IRRS) has arranged a diesel railtour on Saturday 19 July 2014 using the RPSI Cravens set and GM 071 class locomotives. The scheduled route is Dublin Connolly - Waterford - Limerick - Ballybrophy - Dublin Connolly. Subject to availability, there will be change of locomotives at Waterford and Limerick. Departure from Connolly is scheduled for 09:20 and the train is due back at 19:40, providing connections off the 06:50 Belfast-Dublin and into the 20:50 Dublin-Belfast services.

For more details and the booking form, please see the IRRS website at the following link:

http://www.irrs.ie/Common%20Files/Booking%20Form%20-%20071%20Diesel%20Railtour.pdf

IRRS Programme Organiser

Wishing you a speedy recovery Walter.

Great to see you back on the site Anthony. Love the videos. Ballykay looks like it has gone from strength to strength. I suppose the Station Hotel does rooms by the hour!

Fantastic! The whole scene just shouts 'rural Ireland' - it couldn't be anywhere else.

Would the detailed Hornby KTA flat make the best base to start with??

I presume you mean the KFA (the KTA is a pocket wagon). While not exactly 62' 9" in length the KFA has a loadable deck length of 60' so it must be fairly close to the Irish wagon.

Amazingly lifelike. Fantastic workmanship Kieran.

Great pic Richie, Buttevant? 80's H&S for yez, with civvies 10 feet from a raised carriage. Mad!

Longford 1974. H&S hadn't been invented!

Congratulations Popeye! Your Park Royal looks amazing - really captures the spirit of the real thing.

Josefstadt,I have carried out some more research on the 80 classes that went to IR and found the following information in 35 years of NIR by Jonathan Allen.

 

Power car 69,intermediate trailers 761 and 772 and driving trailers 735 and 737 were all leased from October 1987 until November 1990.Power car 68 was also leased from October 1987,but returned to NIR in April 1990.

The dates for the other 3 vehicles are very interesting.Power car 86 was leased from November 1987(3rd?) until September 1988 and then again from July 1989 until November 1990.Intermediate coach 767 and driving trailer 740 were leased from November 1987 until September 1988 and then again from March 1990 to April 1990.Hope this is of further help.

Many thanks for turning up the additional info Hunslet. As you say, a complex and interesting leasing arrangement between IR and NIR.

Lovely recreation!

Donnybrook bus garage and Busáras were designed by Michael Scott - no relation of Patrick Scott. The two did work together on the Busáras project where Patrick Scott was responsible for the design of the mosaics.

Hunslet, thanks for the dates of their return to NIR. I had turned up the arrival dates for 68+761+737 and 69+772+735 as being 19 October 1987 in the IRRS Journal, but they only gave 'by 3 November' for 86+767+740. Interesting to know that the IR logo lasted on some of the vehicles for some time when back on northern metals.

I'm not sure about NIR's cleaning regime, but they probably would have been put through the wash on a regular basis wile on lease to IR. Some of the photos might also give the impression of the white being whiter than it actually was, as they seem slightly over exposed. I'd agree that the IR logo looks good on them, especially the ones in the red bands on the sides of vehicles. Attached are a couple of other photos.

Driving trailer 735 at Arklow:

Power car 69 at Bray. Note the oil tail lamp: