Patrick Davey

Ah no rush.....sure time enough after the next announcement.........

Interestingly, A30 in original silver seems to be the least popular with 65 left as I type this. I've seen one of these in person and they look stunning, I think definitely the most eye-catching livery so am surprised that this loco is the least popular even though A1 is almost sold out - the Special Edition factor probably explains that though. Also interesting is that dark green A46 was very popular yet light green A42 is not. Also - for some reason the very helpful customer reviews are only available on the .com version of the website and not on the .co.uk version?

Jeepers these are hard to look at!!!

Excellent Leslie! Happy new year to you.

I think even Hornby did white wheels at one stage.....

Tomorrow?

Happy New Year to all members of the forum! Any new IRM announcements yet……..?

Here's an A Class in Co. Monaghan - Inniskeen to be precise. Showing how filthy the silver livery became - I can just about make out the 'A' but can't make out the number......anyone? https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000304549

Now THAT is a beauty (the Manor, not the plane....) Great idea to get a narrow gauge one perfected first, before the GNR(I) S class announcement in 2022...... Or maybe a Q class...... in preserved livery.......

Thankfully Kiltimagh is still looking very tidy for a station closed for nearly 50 years - photos from a recent visit. Looking forward to your layout developments John.

Welcome Jonathan

Thanks Adrian! Yes simply hoovered, but some of it was a bit inaccessible after getting into the 'nooks and crannies' so a finer nozzle on the vacuum cleaner would be handy to have!

Very kind Fiacra - thank you

Thanks all - I only saw Adavoyle once, at Cultra a few years back. Beyond impressive.

Winter at Brookhall Mill - trying out Chris Nevard's idea to use bicarbonate of soda to create 'removable' snow!

Great review of the IRM A class in the December issue of Model Rail - great to see the locos getting such praise, well done IRM!

Lighting a candle for The Ballymena & Larne Railway.........

That carpet.......................

Stunning, no other word Patrick!

Great progress - looking superb!

This is incredible Colm, great to see your previous work - all of it inspirational as JB says. Thank you for sharing!

Here are a few colour views from the above video. Absolutely love that dark green livery - suits the rural setting of Brookhall Mill quite nicely I think!

Some 'Friday Fantasy'.... Over the years, Brookhall Mill earned something of a reputation as an unofficial ‘hospitality venue’ for Irish railway companies, who would regularly reward their staff with a trip to Brookhall for dinner, and occasionally an overnight stay. On Friday December 11th 1959, with the imminent closure of the Valencia Harbour branch, CIE brought most of the staff who worked the line on a long weekend trip to Brookhall to acknowledge their years of hard work and dedication to running the branch. C class C201 brought the branch train to Farranfore just before 9:00am on the Friday, where A class A46 and two carriages were waiting to make the long trip from County Kerry to County Antrim, via Killarney, Mallow and a lunch stop at Dublin Kingsbridge, arriving at Brookhall as the sun was setting on the Friday evening. By all accounts it was a memorable weekend with good food and great company, and the nightly singing and dancing into the small hours may have temporarily softened the hard realisation that possibly the most beautiful railway line in Ireland would shortly close, forever. 1649791595_A46atBrookhallMill.mp4

Cheers GM - I'd love to tell you who's performing the music but modesty prevents me.... Thanks for the kind comments - the A class locos are making themselves right at home on Brookhall Mill, it had been my plan to get the main building finished before their arrival but life got in the way Wow thanks JB! Much appreciated.