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They'll also come with the forthcoming IRM Guinness Keg Liners https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/guinness-keg-liners

Hi Brendan, The loco will feature a 21pin MTX socket, designed to work with ESU Loksound chips.

Stand up and ready for the big launch tomorrow Hope we see some of you there! Fran, Patrick and Richie are in attendance!

Super shot with the forthcoming ferts

I’ve cleaned up the site and URLs to match up now to avoid confusion. We hope to have the decorated livery samples ready soon after Warley!

Hi Colin to order now and pay a deposit just order on the website and at checkout choose bank transfer as payment method You’ll then get an invoice with our bank details and just send the deposit amounts using your order ID as reference. You can then pay as suits and we’ll send you a receipt for each payment. Hope that’s clear!

Yes we can take manual part payment using Bank Transfer, Paypal and Credit/Debit card (the first two you can send to us, the latter we need to send you a demand) We understand and appreciate that, just like for us, the A is a big investment and we'd all love them all! So we're taking on the admin and overhead to make things are easy and spread out as possible! Any questions at all just ask!

Hi Kevin For now you can secure your order with €50 per loco ordered. Once we have a production slot secured in the 2019 schedule we’ll publish the timeline and the deadline for orders to be paid up if you want to have them shipped out on arrival. Otherwise you can deposit funds using bank or card or PayPal as you wish in the mean time on any schedule you wish. Every time a payment comes in be sure to use the order ID as the reference and we’ll send you a receipt for each payment as well as a periodic statement. Hope that helps!

At the moment we've tried to match the render to the planned model, as well as included a livery photograph where we have one. We're up to our eyes at the moment with both A and Liner preorders, and Warley plans but the plan is a complete set of deco plates to be published for every loco on the list as soon as possible, while the CAD work lines up for tooling without delay Hi Stephen, We're making 17 - do you mean the actual loco quantity? If so that's not been 100% finalised (and may not even be shared) but our Minimum run is 250 units per number.

Hi Stephen, This first run will see us make 17 variants / numbers. Each are listed on the site here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive

All the versions are selling strongly so far and while black with yellow panels is technically the slowest, it’s only one loco behind the joint second last

There are also filters on the left hand side of the page so you can list just CIE era or green or just silver etc.

Variation details have now been enhanced on each model spec https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/a1-a-class-locomotive for example, listing snatchers, caws, panel information. When we get a moment post show, we'll be updating the CAD models to be specific 100% to each model, as well as publishing a complete variation and detail matrix per model helping with choices!

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/green?grid_list=grid-view A42 and A46 are currently planned in green

And your namesake made this cut https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/007-a-class-locomotive

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/buffer-stops

We did actually seriously explore the idea of including one with the specification but decided against it as perhaps a little bit too much of a gimmick however there will be space and provision made should you wish to fit one yourself

Hi Seamus yes we’ll confirm which number it is ASAP!

Shows some of the differences between rebuilt and original

Hi Leslie! We're doing A1 and A30 in 'original' Silver Livery in this run https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/silver?grid_list=grid-view Thanks Iarnrod, There was a little rush on the livery renders for launch, but 100% rest assured that each individual will be 100% as accurate as we can make it, we're tooling all versions of the two major engine rebuilds, tablet catchers, window-frames / screens and a massive number of details that would possibly even go unnoticed, to ensure maximum fidelity!

Well folks, we have been asked in person, emailed, lobbied and have had some oh-so subtle hints over the past couple of years about making a certain locomotive. So, we have listened, and we have decided to push ahead and do an A Class for 2019. As you can see, CAD is complete. Looks well, right? We surveyed A39r with permission of the Irish Traction Group and The Downpatrick and Co. Down Railway, both of whom were most helpful and accommodating in the development of this model. They are two fantastic groups, well worth donating to, volunteering with and visiting as they keep our railway heritage alive. The A class represents a new chapter for IRM, as we have previously supplied highly detailed rolling stock items for the Irish market, alongside our sister brand Accurascale which produces highly acclaimed British outline models. Now we are moving into locomotives and powered models. As you know by now, we like to do things to a high standard, with a high attention to detail. This continues with locomotives, with the specification of the A Class is as follows: Highly detailed OO scale model Heavy metal chassis Separately applied steel detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers and more NEM coupling socket at correct height Five-Pole motor with two flywheels Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 130 km/h DCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power Two quality speakers with large sound capsules for best possible sound Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including: Directional lighting, DC and DCC Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco high beam headlight function separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console Engine bay lighting RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to 21mm gauge Rotating axlebox hubs (with alternate axlebox covers for earlier versions) Fully sprung metal buffers Extra fine factory-fitted pipework Extra fine factory-fitted plastic and etched steel detail parts Two styles of windscreens depending on era modelled/livery Both Original Crossley and rebuilt GM locos catered for Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track) Length over Buffers 203mm Both the original Crossley and rebuilt GM powered locomotives will be modelled in appropriate liveries, featuring detail differences around the roof, windscreen and headlights. The finished models will be offered in a plethora of liveries, including a very limited edition special edition of class leader A1 in as delivered silver with sandboxes in a special presentation box with certificate, to Green lined, plain green, black, black with yellow panel, black and tan, supertrain, supertrain with IR logos and full IR livery, with the more popular liveries to receive multiple running numbers to allow modellers build an authentic roster of locomotives. We are working on digital sound records for both power plants, and sound chips will be sold separately closer to release. Price of each locomotive will be €189.95 per loco, with €219.95 for A1 special edition and delivery of finished models is expected Q4 2019. Orders can be placed direct on our website here and at our stand at the Raheny show this weekend. You can either pay in full today or select ‘Bank Transfer’ and pay a €50 per loco to secure your order, with the balance paid before delivery in lump or instalments. Deposits can also be taken at the stand at Raheny. 2019 promises to be ‘A’ very special year, with the 42ft project delivered and A classes to come, as well as some other announcements in the new year. Keep an eye out for further updates in 2019! View the full article

The Bell liners modelled are suitable for 1970’s through to 1990’s. The B&I are suitable for 1980’s - 1990’s

You lot miss nothing!! There is a 'get all 5 for €460' deal, as well as buy any 4 packs (any number of any packs) for €375

We are opening the order books on our first items of our 42ft project this weekend at the MRSI show in Raheny; the B&I, Bell and CIE Liners. And before you ask; yes, it was due to be the ferts first, but the ferts are undergoing some vigorous fettling which as you may have noticed, has delayed the whole project somewhat. So, while we get that sorted out (and we nearly have it sorted) we have swapped the container liners into first position as they are more advanced. We are doing two packs of two wagons with Bell containers, two packs of two wagons with B&I containers., and one twin pack with two wagons each featuring two 20ft CIE containers. Phew! The B&I and Bell containers are of course the C Rail intermodal containers, which are excellent in both finish and fidelity, while the CIE 20ft containers are new tooling from ourselves. We're delighted to say that we will have pre-production samples of both C Rail container liveries on our stand at Raheny this weekend for you to see. While Bell containers have been done before, they have not been done on this pattern of container, which is earlier than other C Rail Bell containers giving them an operating spehere of 70s-90s. They also new numbers unique to us. The B&I containers have never been done before, and of course the CIE containers are uniquely Irish and all new tooling. Cost per pack is €100, with a rake deal in place for CIE, Bell and B&I trains of four packs for €375. Delivery is Q1 2019. Since the production numbers of these is quite small, (half the size of other production runs like bubbles and smaller than the taras) they will sell out pretty fast. So, dont miss out on them. They will be available to pre-order from our stand and online from Saturday morning at 11am. View the full article

The 'Standard' Buffer stop listed here: https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/rawie-bufferstop/products/rawie-friction-bufferstop-standard is a match for the top type, and the bottom type has a 'bolted on' extension plate