Patrick Davey

Just NI and GB - there might be a similar resource for ROI though, maybe someone knows?

Here's the very location in 1948, 2 years before the DC lost its passenger services. Photo from the excellent 'Britain from Above' website, a fantastic resource of aerial photos, you need to register (for free) to be able to zoom in to see the details, well worth it! Details worth noting here include the station (with the staff obviously intrigued by the photo aircraft), the level crossing on the Kilrea Road, the goods shed and the generally tidy appearance of the railway property.

Just in time for Cultra!

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Hi Ernie, yes indeed I have seen that photo on your excellent Flickr pages - it’s superb, thank you. Are there any more from the Armstrong collection? Thanks again.

JB it’s a Paterson photo, kindly given by Charles Friel. I’d need to check with Charles that he’d be happy for me share it but yes, it’s a cracker ok!

Officially all done - Capecastle is finished and all ready to go for the show at Whitehead tomorrow. To complement the diorama there will also be a small photographic display showing the station as it looks today, along with some historical views, and some information about my family connections to The Ballycastle Railway. There will also be a digital slideshow showing over 300 photos and video clips of the construction of the diorama. And back by popular demand, are the reverend ladies! A huge word of thanks to the many kind folk in this group who have commented on my updates during the build, this has been a great encouragement along the way. We’re stand number 11 at the exhibition, located upstairs in the loco building, so if you’re coming to the show tomorrow please drop by and say hello!

Capecastle almost ready! Really looking forward to being part of the day and to meeting everyone!

Verrrrrrry nice work LC and thank you for the mention!

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Looking forward to an overload of pics!

Superb!!

Cheers JB - my intended period is just before closure so I’d really be needing one of the 2-4-2 compounds, lovely engines they were too! So if I can find a suitable OO9 chassis.......

Thanks everyone, really appreciate the encouragement. If any of you are coming to Whitehead, please say hello! I'll be up on the first floor of the loco shed, close to the cutaway model of the GNR loco - shall be looking forward to it!

Final touches being made to the Capecastle diorama before display at Whitehead next week - telegraph poles and more trees, and black fascia added around three edges. We're working on a backscene today, not sure if I'll get this done according to my plan but at the very least there'll be blue skies!

Superb Tony, a real masterpiece sir!

That’s very kind, thank you LC! Please say hello on the day! Thanks Debra! Am an admirer of your artwork so please do say hello on the day!

Fantastic Tony!!!

Looking forward to this! https://www.facebook.com/312792468816066/posts/2456475314447760?sfns=mo

The LNWR ones are due in stock in 2021.... Sure the line to Greenore may well be opened again by then.......

Fantastic Tony!

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Thanks David - yes indeed a suitable backscene is in planning - ideally based on a photograph of the area but if not a general one with lovely blue skies (no rain!) and fluffy clouds....

Cheers JB, much appreciated sir! Thanks G! Indeed!! Might be more authentic to have it out in the snow, to recall the time in 1947 when the train left Capecastle and ran into a snow drift......

Did a daylight photoshoot - hard to beat natural light