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@ttc0169 not everyone's wish list is the same. IRM have to make a judgement call on what to manufacture.

My own painting of the event.

With the delivery of the IRM Hunslets getting closer, I thought it would be of interest to share this 1980 article from the Belfast Telegraph 45 years ago, about the kits by MIR and featuring a younger Yours Truly. The MIR team consisted of Ian McNally, Edgar O'Donnell, Colin McLeod, Brian Dorrian and Gerry Healey. The availiblity of MIR kits encouraged an increasing interest in modelling Irish prototypes. The growing base of Irish models encouraged Murphy Models and later Irish Railway Models, to produce high quality RTR locomotives and rolling stock. Ian McNally still sells MIR transfers etc on ebay.

08:00 to Dublin and 08:10 to Derry/Londonderry waiting to depart from Belfast Grand Central Station. Guess the year LOL

Well - was it??

Two IR trains in Lisburn and a loco on its own, probably running round its train suggests the line was blocked between Lisburn and Belfast by a bomb scare or similar.

I have a friend who suffers from CDO. It's like OCD but with the letters in the correct order.

So do I. Also at Lisburn station along with blue ex GNR(I) 4-4-0 tender locos.

Jonathan, I have very clear menories of my Father taking me to Lisburn station to see the new 'express diesel' hauling the Dublin train. On multiple occassions we saw a grey 121 class hauling the train. Sometimes bonnet leading but then more often cab leading. It's these memories that prompted me to get the RPSI grey version in OO.

LOL,but it wont fit in Phoenix Park! Ireland is 300 miles long and Phoenix Park is 2.6 miles (measured along Chesterfiield Avenue)

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.

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.