Patrick Davey

Wooden benches have been fitted to the booking hall, they don’t look particularly comfortable though

Interesting recollections thanks John @Mayner

My earliest recollections of railway travels are from around 1975 when my primary school class went on a school trip to Dublin from Great Victoria Street then family trips to Butlins etc. I also remember the excitement around Central Station opening but I was only 6 so can’t recall the finer details.

Booking hall interior detail added, just some seating to be built - too late on Sunday evening now though  

Couldn't resist!

And another:

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

Patrick - this is looking really good. I like how this will stand as a contrast to Brookhall in terms of dereliction versus flourishing! I think that you could probably stand to lose the enamel signs, although I very much like them. The reason I say that is that by the late 60s-70s such items were already attractive to souvenir hunters and dealers. I spent much of my youth soaking up the atmosphere of semi-derelict stations, hence my enthusiasm for your project. All that generally remained was either utiltarian, financially valueless, or too costly to uproot. On an unstaffed station (and Clogherhead, I suspect, would have slumbered much of the week) the local gurriers would quickly have had these signs and other ‘portable property’ away. Same goes for the posters, which may not have had much attention or renewal since the line’s partial abandonment. What you could do, and quite authentically, is have a damaged poster or two visible through the windows. I was looking wistfully through my own small collection  of 7mm Irish posters and desperately feeling the desire to use them so I do understand your motives! 

More excellent advice, thanks, GM!  Clogherhead is intended to be something of an anomaly though with a basic passenger service through the week, and the remnants of holiday traffic at weekends, and also excursions, so the idea will be that the station would be manned during the day, even during the week, (anything to justify the frequent appearances of those MM & IRM diesels )

The booking hall interior will be fully detailed, so that’s a great idea about putting posters in there, and yes I think I’ll take down some of the external enamel ones as well.  Thanks  

2 hours ago, David Holman said:

Lovely work, though sometimes 'less is more'. Really like the simulation of moss on the roof and ivy growing up the walls, but not sure about what is in the gutters or growing around the chimney pot and stack. Few plants of any size would grow in such positions: buddleia seems happy to grow out of brick walls, but most other things would need their roots to be in the ground.

Spot on David - I knew there was something I wasn’t quite happy with and that’s exactly it, those clumps shall be removed and repositioned to ground level once the building is permanently fixed. Thanks!

I had an unexpected few hours free this evening, so I started adding details to the building, including period advertisements, vegetation and weathering, and I also ‘frosted’ the lower panes of some of the windows.  I have some Irish travel posters which a friend is printing for me and I will hopefully add those tomorrow.  I’m thinking the derelict end of the building might have been over done a bit…..

The Hatton's Genesis B&T van looks awesome!

Getting back on topic before this thread descends further into the sewer…..

The toilet block is now finished, and I’ve added a small bit of weathering.

I’m not going to bother decorating the outside rear wall as there will hopefully be a small shed there and some vegetation.  The toilet block is based on one which I saw in a photograph of Aldergrove station.

It’s good to be approaching the end of this build, just the booking hall interior and platform canopy to go, along with some more general weathering and small details eg. posters, advertisements etc.

2 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Maybe Patrick needs to look at the Kenmare branch next…http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway Stations L/Loo Bridge/IrishRailwayStations.html

Was actually there last June!!!

11 hours ago, Broithe said:

I've suddenly started wondering if there was ever a railway through Feakle?

That’s gone over my head……!

Relief for Mr. Weaver

I suppose the collective name for a group of toilet puns would be a ‘chain’

1 hour ago, Tullygrainey said:

If I were Mr Weaver, I wouldn’t stand for it

Yes he prefers sitting so he can check all the toilet puns on the IRM forum 

Superb!

Today’s work is more a matter of convenience.  Mr. Weaver is dying to spend a penny so he hopes the builders get finished before things get awkward. Amiens Street have just released funding which can be used to improve toilet facilities on station platforms.  I suppose it could be called a flush fund….

Forecourt canopy this morning.

Have been working on the station nameboard today, complete with a suitable ‘nautical’ accessory!  Also been working on the forecourt side canopy above the entrance door.

All this Accurascale stuff seriously tempts me into British blue!

Looking very impressive GL and on a grand scale too!!!  Will there be an era as such or will you be covering all bases?

Am enjoying the updates! 

Lovely stuff - always enjoy your updates!

Ernie - am leaning towards Irvinestown rather than Kesh for that photo above - I was at Irvinestown earlier this year and the layout fits, with the steps up to the loading bank and the siding between it and the platform where the photographer is standing I think?

Fabulous!

Work is busy at the moment, but here are some pics of recent work on my ‘Clogherhead’ station building.  Platform elevation doors installed and I have added a bit of darker green to parts of the wooden glazed panel, to match the doors.  I have also been working on another important item…….

14 hours ago, Galteemore said:

I notice what you left until last Patrick….had I the space, it would be Manorhamilton I’d be building  

Just to make you jealous, I drove past Manorhamilton twice on Monday…..