Colin_McLeod

Paul this is an excellent thread and your history of the spoil wagons is both fascinating and very informative. In their latter years as ballast hoppers they became prone to derailment and this resulted in a number of operational restrictions such as speed and loading.

Welcome to the forum.

Now you can see why NIR purchased second hand tried and tested coaches instead of more experiments at high index linked prices, with a delivery date of God knows when.

Congratulations

@amdaley Robert French was my Great Great Grandfather, his Granddaughter Natalie Marion French being my Father's Stepmother. I have a very interesting album of his photos taken in various towns around Ireland.

Surely you mean trains for teenage girls. They are the ones who thought it was cool

Agree. For example by the time I had discovered IRM, all the orange cement bubbles were gone. They are now even more rare than hens' teeth and when they do appear expect to pay c €100 per wagon. My solution: buy IRM bubbles of any colour, a tin of paint and some transfers from Model Irish Railways who trade on eBay with the username sylvimcnall-0

Our buy any colour of IRM bubble, a tin of CIE orange paint and some transfers from Model Irish Railways, (trading on e bay with the username sylvimcnall-0

Early trials before going into service on the main lines.

I was very impressed with that Polish layout. The long run with buildings etc at realistic distances apart and the rolling stock. There is a very definite eastern European look about it.

Remember you have limited time to pay the VAT or the parcel is returned to sender. You can pay VAT on line at www.anpost.ie

Excellent news. I'm looking forward to this model.

Looking forward to this show and to meeting the IRM people tomorrow.

They have arrived