Colin_McLeod

Great layout and a fast build. I've been years at mine and still not got continuous running operational.

Wrong thread

Happy Birthday IRM.

80 class with at least eight liveries not to mention the variations of the chevrons at the front. Blue and maroon Light grey and maroon Ditto with IR logo Suburban Intercity Corporate Translink Sandite That's enough wishlists. Currently I am enjoying the announcement of the mk2b maroon and blue coaches.

Two snails are faster than one.

RIP David.

Thanks DJ I used MIR paint. "NIR Maroon" and "NIR Dark Blue" These were colour matched to NIR paint by Precision Paints in the 80s.

Unused Hornby eLink and Railmaster software, boxed and still in original unused condition. Software unopened. Price €50 including postage within Ireland.

Is there an MIR item in the video?

Without waiting, here is an IRM Mk2b that I repainted, hauled by an MIR kit built Hunslet.

I believe the rolling stock tender went to Murphy Models lol

Thanks for that interesting information @Horsetan and @GSR 800. Can anyone from IRM confirm which models have what arrangement? I would like the preserved version with the two horizontal handrails only.

The preserved 800 has two (I think) horizontal handrails on the smokebox door. The IRM pictures show some vertical handrails as well. Can anyone please advise which model versions have the horizontal handrails only?

Very neat wiring Tony. Not a piece of spaghetti to be seen.

I hope the sound file for the 'as preserved' version makes a few more sounds than the prototype, which sits in the museum making no sound at all.

JHB I stand corrected.

Tony, you will need one heck of a helix for through running of trains.

The DSER was known locally as the "Dublin Slow and Easy Railway".

Well some of it is lol

Drew explainwd the term 'boxes' as meaning 'boxes of coal'. The longer the journey or the heavier the train, then more boxes of coal were required.

Interesting observation. How is this information obtained?

Colour is difficult to get right. I thought the blue of the IRM Mk2b NIR blue and grey coaches was too dark. Upon investigation I realise that it perfectly matches the MIR 'NIR light blue' paint which was professionally colour matched to actual NIR paint in the early 1980s. Despite this it still looks darker than my recollection. Photographs don't help as there you will find a whole range of blue shades. For my own interest I repainted two IRM coaches. One with a lighter blue stripe, and the other in NIR maroon and dark blue. This is the result. I think the repaint is closer to my memory but maybe a bit light, so further experimentation will follow. The MM GM also looks on the light side and I may repaint that if I can get the shade right.

Have you considered two separate layouts at different heights but not connected by track. My main layout is at 3ft above the floor, with a Hornby Dublo 3rail shelf layout at 5ft. The 2ft separation works, especially as I have 'plain wall' between the two.

Reading this thread it's not surprising that the road between Belfast and Dublin has so many cars on it.

And the electric train service would be know as the CART lol