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Lovely models. Always liked the look of the F40PH - it harks back to the days of the E and earlier F units. The coaches are 8-wheelers (two 2-axle trucks) and all appear to be Lounge or Café cars - only 7 windows, whereas the Coach cars have 9 windows.

If only the 45a would have half as good a service!

Many thanks lads,I've just noticed that I started this thread exactly one year ago today,

Thank you to all who have replied to Tara junction ,

Since last year the layout is now DCC controlled with 10 sound fitted locomotives and a sound fitted excellent Viessmann tamper,

But the highlight for me is the 071s and of course the excellent Enterprise coaches by D+M models,

Here's to the next year

Congratulations Noel. It's been a year of amazing progress at Tara Junction, a fantastic layout. I'm sure we're wondering what developments will be revealed over the next 12 months!

The guy on the right is saying: 'It's Irish Rail grey master. If we paint a 12-digit number in small characters under the cab window it will scare the sh*t out of the Americans'!

Excellent layout and lovely models in 0-gauge. Thanks Anthony.

Thanks Gareth. Obviously the Google aerial photo was taken before the new bridge was put in. Your route makes the walk from the station much more attractive. I'll drop in the next time I'm in Belfast.

Damn!!!!!!!!!! You'll laugh at this, but this iPad turned "josefstadt" into "upsets tarts"!!!!!!! Did you see that?

Bangs head off desk!

Gareth, not being familiar with the Adelaide area what is the best route from Adelaide halt to the shop. Google maps shows it as being via Tates Ave, a distance of about 1.4 miles. You also mentioned that there is a bus stop outside the door. Which route and from where in the city centre? Thanks.

Certainly captures the look of the original. Excellent work.

car Reg: IE 131D UK IRL NI 000005 ECZ 44566 778 23 67 9987 56445 000001 8890122347 G 7576456589

I presume that your car already has a European registration plate - i.e. the one with the country code on it. I'm not sure what the situation regarding n.g. lines and railways such as Downpatrick will be as neither are physically connected to the main line public railway network. As for your cups and saucers, if you want to put EVNs on them then feel free to do so!

thanks for that info eire, do you know where in the cars the aspestos was?

It was used for insulation. I believe it was to be found in the walls and roof between the inside and oudside panelling and possibly also in the floor.

In addition to the above, IÉ would seem to have omitted to include the country of registration of the vehicle and the 'Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM), which in the case of IÉ stock would be written IRL-CIÉ.

In addition to locomotives, the full VKN + EVN will have to be applied to all items of rolling stock - coaches, freight wagons, on track machines and even heritage stock. Fortunately, in the case of heritage stock (according to the RSC stock used 'for strictly heritage or touristic purposes' the EVN need not be displayed on the side or front of the vehicle but should be included inside the cab and on the solebar. So we won't see the RPSI's 461 with a 12-digit number painted on its smokebox door! For coaches the EVN can be put on the solebar with the normal 4-digit numbers in their normal positions beside the doors in their current sizes. Incidently the RPSI will (I assume) have vehicles registered in two juristictions. The Cravens set will probably be registered in the Republic so would carry the VKN IRL-RPSI, whereas the MkII set would be registered in the north so would have UK-RPSI. It remains to be seen where the loco fleet is registered.

The application of the European Vehicle Numbering (EVN) while seemingly stupid is mandatory under European law. Technically, while it is 'unlikely' that an IÉ locomotive will suddenly end up in Belgium, the company does operate international services and I suppose that in the eyes of the bureaucrats in Brussels those services operate into a country that has direct a physical connection to the European mainland - i.e. the U.K. So I suppose their attitude is why give Ireland a derogation.

What makes absolutely no sense is IÉ's application of the EVN. The guidance note issued by the Railway Safety Commission states that the full EVN should be applied to the body side of the vehicle, not more than 2 metres above rail level. So for an 071 locomotive the full EVN could be put in the centre of the loco under the catwalk. There is nothing to say that the three digit fleet no. could not also be applied under the cab side windows in its traditional position.

Only digits 5 - 11 need be displayed on the cab front - i.e. omitting the first four numbers and the check digit, not as IÉ have applied them. So for the 071s the digits could be applied in black on the yellow panel with the three digit fleet number in larger characters than the other four digits (as was done on some of the railcars I think). This would make identifying the loco much easier, especially in emergency situations.

Had a quick look in at the Bray Wheelers event this afternoon. Thanks to Walter (Kinvara-Train) for obtaining and supplying a Faller backscene that I wanted. Also of interest on his stand were and automatic system for fiddle yards and the 'Streetsystem' model roadway. Both looked impressive.

Hi Dave. Welcome on to the site.

If you want reasonably contemporary layouts, the Quail Map Co published two editions of its book of Irish track diagrams in 1995 (1st ed) and 2004 (2nd ed).

For historic diagrams you could try the Ordnance Survey online map viewer (http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,599997,749998,0,10) Select the 'Historic 25"' option and then zoom in to the full extent on your desired location you will get details of the track layout at that station. I'm not sure of the exact date but it's around the late 1800s / early 1900s. For example if you follow this link http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,519569,763768,7,9 you will get Ballinrobe in Co Mayo.

The Irish Railway Record Society (Heuston Station, Dublin 8) has copies of signal cabin diagrams for most of the Irish stations but you would probably have to visit there to consult them. Also they only cover the parts of the stations etc worked from a cabin, not areas with hand points.

Waits with bated breath!

Brings a tear to my eye.Did you know that Claremorris was the only junction in Ireland with 5 serviced towns 1 Castlebar Ballina 2 Ballinrobe

3 Tuam 4 Roscommon 5 Sligo. Sligo Tuam and Ballinrobe shut.

What about Waterford? (1) Rosslare Strand; (2) New Ross; (3) Kilkenny; (4) Limerick Jct; (5) Mallow. If you include the Tramore line then its six.

Beannachtaí na Lá Féile Pádraig oraibh. Isn't it good to see that after all his great work wit the Bo-Bos, Cravens, 071s, 201s etc that Paddy Murphy has a special day in his honour!

Looking superb! Well done.

Fantastic work.

You can give her a good running in too

 

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Congratulations Stephen!

I NEVER THOUGHT FOR ONE MOMENT THAT THAT COULD BE SO SIMPLE AN ANSWER, AS EBAY TELLS YA YOU HAVE BEEN OUTBID, YOU MUST BID HIGHER

Could you take the caps lock off please. Using all upper case in a message is the equivalent of SHOUTING!

Stunning work Anthony.