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On 8/23/2019 at 4:56 PM, jhb171achill said:

I've developed a bit of a soft spot for the little 26's in Cork - the only trains left in which you can open the windows and get fresh air, thus the only trains in Ireland that aren't fixed at sweat-boiling temperatures inside! And the noise of them going up the tunnel.....

I liked the 27s for that reason too.

And, of course the 8100 / 8300 DARTs.

Imagine the fuss if someone decided to name a locomotive 'Sambo' in this p.c. day and age! They would probably be blacklisted! 

Here are a few examples of train formations from the late 70s to mid-80s era. If I turn up any other examples I'll post them here:

On ‎7‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 6:17 PM, spudfan said:

Have been washing the dishes (with a smile) for the last while. The Mrs thinks there's something up (the smile probably over did it). Trouble is that my hands have become so soft and wrinkly that I doubt I'll be fit to lift any of these wagons out of the box and put them on the track, let alone a 121 or an A class.

Eoin, yes there were sliding doors between the brake compartment and the corridor, where you have ?Doors? on the diagram.

Eoin, looks fantastic. Just one thing I've noticed. Before you unite the coach body and underframe you need a partition around the brake compartment so you can't see straight through the coach. There was a corridor along one side of the brake compartment leading to the gangway connection. Also, partitions between the vestibules and the seating area. You've probably thought of these, but just in case …

Shapeways do a body kit for the E401 class. Not sure about how accurate it is, certainly not up to IRM / MM quality, and one would need to source a chassis and wheels for it.

The level of detail is simply stunning! Brilliant workmanship Warb.

I've heard the rebuilt version, as shown above, referred to by the nicname 'coal scuttles'.

I think that it is the back of a miniature / shunt signal.

Like CIÉ and NIR, the names of the MED (multi-engine diesel) and MPD (multi-purpose diesel) railcars were pronounced as three separate letters, e.g. M E D, M P D, N I R, C I E. I never heard them being pronounced as if they were a word. On the other hand, the BUT railcars were referred to either as three separate letters - B U T, or as a single word - 'but'. Hope this helps.

The re-engined C class diesels were often referred to as CR by railway staff.

On 5/4/2019 at 1:20 AM, DiveController said:

Were the tablet catchers moved upwards at some point or was there a 'set' position (lower) and a' retrieved/inactive' position higher up? In all of the original grey and yellow liveries the tablet catcher is set lower on the loco and does not reach the cab side side window (which doesn't appear to have been altered) whereas, in many/most BnT livery and after, the catchers (where present) seem to reach the base of the side window   

They certainly seem to have been. If you zoom in on the black & white photo of B125 in WRENNEIRE's post above you can see the original mounts below where the snatcher arm was mounted when the photo was taken.

Love the new look with the A class! Well done.Thanks 

13 minutes ago, Broithe said:

In the days of the Mk3s, it was my general habit to be in the furthest standard coach when boarding at Heuston.

That put you next to the steps up to the bridge when getting off at Ballybrophy - a useful tactic, if it was raining on arrival.

Also, any larger items that I had stowed in the EGV would not be too far away upon alighting.

It also put you in the carriage next to the catering car - handy for the cuppa tae and the IE sambo!

The train in question was a special being used by IÉ to take publicity photographs. The train consisted of two standards, a restaurant car and an EGV. For this photograph, the train proceeded very slowly across the viaduct, allowing a number of photos to be taken. This is the same train on its way from Cork to Mallow the previous day:

 It is the Quagmire Viaduct on the Mallow-Tralee line, between Rathmore and Killarney.

2700 class railcars 'Sparrows' (Spanish Arrows).

Congratulations on the move! Wishing you continued success in your new base.

I generally use modellbahnshop-lippe.com. Have always found their mail-order service reliable and speedy and they have a good range of stock. 

Excellent review, thoroughly deserved! Well done Accurascale / IRM!

Fantastic!!!!

Move to Germany. The money you'd save on each pint (0.5 litre) would easily fund a locomotive every three to four months! Or should that be weeks?

7 hours ago, Glenderg said:

Back in 2015 the good lady wife bought me a book called a Portrait of Dublin in Maps and I spotted an early plan of Connolly. Curiosity got the better of me, so I rambled down the following day and took these.  Book is in the attic, somewhere, I'll try and dig it out over the weekend. It was when Connolly was just a terminus and the loop line had yet to be built. 

R

Fascinating bit of history! If you can dig out the book, I'd love to hear more.

8 hours ago, Glenderg said:

Connolly had/has one. Base of it remains if you go down sheriff Street. R. 

Didn't think that Connolly ever had a roundhouse. Which bit of Sheriff St are you talking about Richie?