josefstadt

Sorry about that Noel. Hopefully Mayo will bounce back and achieve the standard set by Tara Junction!

Maybe one could use a T scale motor bogie to provide movement ......!

Can't wait to see this develop.It is an excellent concept - as you say great variety of stock operating to and from this station over the years. Even had beet trains through the loop line platforms in 1996.

Now where's 112 when its needed?

... but hoping at some stage to resurrect my collection of Austrian narrow gauge, something which has always interested me, but never had anything black and tan, or that carried a "flying snail"!

The only flying snail that would have been seen on the Austrian narrow gauge would have been a mollusc dropped by a passing bird!

Three brilliant videos Anthony and thanks for sharing them. They show off your fantastic models and modelling skills to perfection. On what part of the layout were the scenes shot?

Fantastic concept and workmanship. And of course work will never notice anything is amiss when you return those folders!

Maybe the site name should be changed as the site now has very little Irish Railway Modelling going on. We now have planes, tanks, boats, trucks, cars, US railways, continental railways, British railways. Anything but Irish Railway Modeling going on here.

Couldn't disagree more. There are plenty of posts about modelling Irish railways - Kirley Junction, Patrick's Layout, Modelling Bord na Mona, Tara Junction, Amiens Street Terminus, JM Design's Tin / Heating vans, 33lima's NIR 80-Class DEMU, murrayec's DART units, Riversuir's Tara wagons and so on.

If you want to remove all the things you list the people like Noel from Tara Jct wouldn't be able to include references to his road vehicles which add so much to his layout's appeal. If you dont like the non railway subjects then you don't have to look at those sub-forums.

The inclusion of non-railway subjects doesn't diminish the amount of Irish failway models that the site can feature. It is people who are modelling Irish railways who are not posting updates, pictures etc of their models and layouts who diminish the amount of coverage of the subject on the site. We haven't seen any postings from Ballykay recently and Mark how about a look at your layout?

There are even people posting about aircraft now!! As Glenderg says what ever your interest then someone else here will share it. Also so many aspects of railway modelling are not related to a specific era, system or country - eg making scenery, track laying tips, scratch building techniques, wiring the layout etc.

Firstly, thanks to all those who facilitated the setting up of this sub-forum. I hope I didn't step on any toes when I mentioned just one person previously.

My oldest surviving model aircraft is a Tomiyama model of an Aer Lingus Boeing 707 / 720 type. I can't remember exactly when I got this but it must have been around the time that Aer Lingus put the first of its Boeings into service, 1960, and I don't know whether it was bought here or was brought from overseas.

A neat feature was that when the radio aerial on the roof was moved forwards and backwards the cabin doors opened and closed. When the doors were open a stewardess coud be seen in each doorway and no passengers could be seen in the cabin windows.

However when the doors closed images of passengers appeared at the windows!

I don't know what scale the model is (or if it is even to scale. It is about 14 inches nose to tail and the wingspan is just under 14 inches. It is definately a toy rather than a detailed model. The undercarriage is completely toy like with the main wheels connected to a gearbox which makes a loud whirring sound when the plane is pushed along.

Also the plane's registration, EI-AET, never existed in the Aer Lingus fleet.

I'm wondering, has anybody else come across this model (toy)?

That is a very interesting model of the Carvair. I hadn't seen it before. Wasn't the plane a converted DC4?

They were converted from DC-4 / C-54 aircraft by Aviation Traders Ltd in Southend.

I wonder would Stephen consider an aviation sub-forum, possibly in the 'Railway related Modelling' section? After all there has been in the past close connections between railways an airlines, eg Railway Air Services in Britain, which, in addition to Imperial Airways, had one director from each of the 'Big Four' railway companies.

If he is I hope he knows more than 'I can't do it' !! That seems to be the mantra of the players.

I think that two passes was originally intended for all planes. But I think that you are right about the third being to fill in gaps.

Does anyone else think that the one saying 'I can't do it' sounds a bit like a certain well known soccer player from that part of the world?

Hi Joe, I also have some aircraft models. I tend to collect the ones that are sold in flight, especially if there is a model of the aircraft I'm actually travelling on and it is an unusual type or airline. I recently picked up a model of an Aer Lingus Carvair (EI-AMP) in a shop in Nassau St. I flew in one of these from Cherburg to DUB way back in 1964!

An excellent afternoon, especially as the weather remained kind. Pity some of the smaller craft couldn't partake due to the wind but there was a great selection of 'heavies', culminating with the A380 of course. I can see great potential for Tara Junction, Amiens Street, Kirley Jct etc having scale models hanging from the ceiling!

Yes Vincent,after having a chat and a pint with the fleet controller the specials for next weekend on Tara Jctn will possibly be

 

4x2600,

6 piece push/pull

4 piece 29000,

8 Cravens and two steam heating vans.,

4 piece Executive train for the victorious Mayo team.

4 piece Executive train for the victorious Mayo team? Want to be careful that carriage control don't pull this special and send it to Parnell Park instead!

I'd say 'Pat'.

well they have listed it in their 2014 network statement. Disused platforms don't seem to be listed except for grand canal dock which is down as not yet available.

Ok, I’ll accept that IÉ has the loop platform listed, but it can’t be used as a platform as there is no bridge to it. That is why one of the Limerick-Ballybrophy services in the last timetable ran through Roscrea without stopping as the main platform was occupied by a train going towards Limerick.

Talking of the 2014 IÉ Network Statement. I see that the photo on the front cover is of a train of cement bubbles heading towards North Wall. Not the most up to date photo!

Camden Fort is not on Haulbowline, but about 2 miles south east of Crosshaven which is part of the mainland. To my knowledge there was never a rail line on Haulbowline.

The Irish Steel Plant on Haulbowline was served by a 4' 8½" gauge rail line. Motive power was provided by a Galway-built Unilok locomotive and the rolling stock consisted of ex-US railroad flat cars and gondolas. I remember one of the gondolas still bearing the colour scheme and name of the Lehigh Railroad.

The naval base on Haulbowline island was served by a narrow gauge railway (not sure of gauge but it was quite narrow) network that was reasonably extensive. I think the IRRS had an item about it in one of its Journals some time back. I'll see if I can dig it out.

The shortest is Roscrea loop platform at 225 feet.

Ah. I had discounted that as it can't be used as a public platform.

What is the shortest platform on the Dublin to Cork line? Heuston Platform #1 (Bay platform in Cork would possibly be shorter but doesn't serve the Dublin line)

What is the shortest platform on the network? Birdhill

What is the longest single platform on the network? Waterford

Josefstadt and others; a GAA special from Monaghan headed by an "A" passed through just before the line closed. Coaching stock was of CIE rather than GN origin. Symphony in green, deep in GN land.

Thanks jhb

I never said IE engaged anyone Just saying it's common sense and there was little need to spend money coming to that conclusion, whoever came to it!

We're talking about IÉ management decisions here. When has 'common sense' ever been a factor?

Has to be on a single track line - two staff instruments. The hand generator is for sending the bell codes to an adjacent cabin. The right-had instrument has a space for a key on it. Is this a key for unlocking a starting signal, or something similar? The two different types of staff holders hanging on the wall are interesting. And the working timetable, also hanging on the wall, seems to be from the Great Northern Railway. Of course, all that doesn't get me any closer to deciding where the cabin is (was).