Patrick Davey

Cheers for that Sean, even though I read most of it with a glazed expression (no reflection on your summary, purely to do with my own ignorance!) ..... but I appreciate your endorsement of the A class chips, thank you

Impressive miniature engineering!!!!

Should have thought of you first!!! If the digital bug bites I will be back..........

Have taken the plunge and entered the digital age....yikes.... Does anyone have a MM 121 sound chip that they might sell? TIA **UPDATE: Got one!! Marks Models to the rescue!!!

Lovely! Looking forward to seeing it at Bangor.

Always good to see updates John. A fine layout!

Update: I have decided to park this plan for now and instead use the Adams Radial chassis to upgrade my ancient Studio Scale Models T2 loco, which will be of more use to me when Brookhall Mill - hopefully - starts making appearances in the real world! But all the help and advice above is very much appreciated - filed for possible future use!

Perfection Alan!

A long way from home!! Cracking scene JB.

Working through my 'snag' list..... with thanks to @Galteemore and others for suggestions along the way. 1. The red water bag has been toned down and dirtied a bit, and the crane has a bit of greenery. The drain is now also rusted. 2. The lifebelts are now a more appropriate colour for the era. I tried to use masking tape to get sharp edges between the red and white, but the eyesight had other ideas.

Ok how have I missed this video - it's knockout!! Thanks for sharing!! Cracking variety of locations and motive power throughout, steam into Ardee, B&T diesel at Warrenpoint, NCC mogul on the Antrim branch....scenes at Pomeroy..... superb. The early sequence (from around 01:00) of Newry Edward St. seems to have been taken post-1965 closure so after the rest of the footage I think? I wonder were any forum members on board this wonderful outing..... did I notice an angelic @leslie10646 at one point I wonder....? Fantastic video - getting another watch now

Kells, Co. Antrim, narrow gauge Ballymena & Larne line! You're thinking of the GNR(I broad gauge Kells on the Oldcastle branch! There was another one too, Kells, Co. Kerry, on the Valencia Harbour line......

Very interesting thread - enjoying this one!

Much appreciated JB, noted!

Enjoyed that GM, thanks for sharing - nice to hear Grenfell Morton's voice, I have some of his books.

Do you have in-service B&L photos of: Kells - have seen a few Moorfields - one I think Ballynashee - none so far Collin - none so far Ballyeaston - none so far TIA

Evening all - I have been thinking recently about which Irish railway lines were the least-photographed. As I'm in Ulster I am more familiar with those northern lines which have generally escaped the attention of photographers, but there will be many others I'm sure elsewhere. Obviously the earlier a line closed, the less chance there would have been for it to have been photographed, possibly the most extreme example being the Parsonstown and Portumna Bridge line (closed in 1878 I think?) Some northern examples which come to mind are the Ballymena & Larne narrow gauge line (very few photographs) and the GNR line from Banbridge to Newcastle (a few but not many photographs). There are of course plenty of actual stations which have remained camera shy, such as Creevyargon and the other small halts on the BCDR (I know of just one photo of Creevyargon). Two of the least-photographed GNR lines link to Armagh: the line from Armagh to Castleblayney was fully open by 1910 but closed beyond Keady from 1924 so the southern portion of the line was only open for 14 years which is an insanely short time (last of the 'railway age' lines to open and first to close I think?) There was a halt at Carnagh and a slightly larger halt at Creghanroe, where the classic GNR(I) wooden station building thankfully still stands despite being without a train for close on a century. I haven't yet seen a photo of Creghanroe in operation, nor of Carnagh. The other least-photographed line from Armagh was of course the route to Newry and Warrenpoint, which is well-known as having along its route the longest railway tunnel in Ireland, Lissummon tunnel, just one yard short of a full mile in length. The line was also the location of Ireland's worst railway disaster. I was working in Armagh today and took some time later on to try and find the location of Hamiltonsbawn station, which has, as far as I know, remained beyond the attention of photographers - I recall seeing a post-closure photograph though, I think it was in one of Mac Arnold's GNR books. I also visited Markethill station which thankfully survives intact as a private residence, with the trackbed through the station now a car park. This was the largest station on the line, presumably because Markethill was the largest town on the line. Ironically, every time I visit, something stops me from taking a photograph....today it was a large white van in the car park spoiling the shot, and last time it was a group of dodgy looking lads in souped up cars eyeing me up suspiciously..... There are a few excellent photographs of Markethill, mostly taken after 1933 when the line lost its passenger traffic - a railtour visited the line before final closure, hauled by a U class 440 - thankfully there are a few photographs of this railtour tour at Markethill and there are other Markethill views in the IRRS archive. So I am wondering does anyone know of any other photos of the 'camera shy' Armagh line stations, particularly Hamiltonsbawn? I have seen a few photos of other stations on the line and indeed there survives a very rare view of the Glenanne & Loughgilly horse tramway.... I am also interested in other 'camera shy' lines & stations - feel free to suggest more!

Superb scenes, can only imagine how long it takes to set these up!!

This really is a lovely model Noel. Always good to see the latest update.

Mighty work indeed. Would love to recreate the 'bleached out' sleeper look for my next project. Looks like a combination of light brown/beige shades, nicely matched by the rusted rails. Great stuff!

Great scenes Ernie, and I sympathise with the situation regarding (presumably) senior management...... My domestic line manager usually has this to say when I show her my railway creations: " " And sometimes this: "Zzzzzzzzzzz....."

Yip have this on order along with a pack of green CIE ones. Nice to see Hatton's supporting the Irish scene.

All quiet at the mill this afternoon.

Impressive use of space - enjoying your updates!

Cracking scenes JB! The track approaching the disused turntable looks fantastic in particular!