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From the MURPHY MODELS site "We are please to advise that the first batch of 121 locos are in transit to Dublin and will become available in stockists by mid September. We will update as soon as more information becomes available. Images are available here." No definite date but roughly what IRM have been intimating.

Damn cows..then there's all of that methane too.

017 date stopped 29 09 93 027 09 06 92 A46 21 04 79 A23 30 10 91 A30 09 02 93 048 24 05 94 007 14 10 90 A42 09 10 92 056 29 10 92

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Story goes that when the 071 class were introduced here British Rail were very impressed with the reliabilty and day to day performance of the class. So much so that they wanted to purchase them for UK operations. Seems politics intervened and they were not allowed to purchase them.

P.S. It is rumoured that they are travelling overland in batches under their own power utilising the multiple unit control facility. Seems there is a delay due to bogie changes to accommodate different gauges

That clears that up.

I signed up with a supplier to be notified by email when it arrives in stock. No email as of yet.

Short notice. Taking Pictures TV tonight . Tue 25 Aug 20 18:50 IWM: Shunter Blacks Night Off (1941) 1941. produced by Sydney Box. WW2 dramatised short 'based on a true' story of a shunter in a marshalling yard and his actions to save the yard and keep the trains running. Directed by Max Munden

If you sign up to IRM, Rails of Sheffield or any supplier you will be notified when they come into stock. Just because you get notified does not mean you have to buy it. I am sure once IRM get stock in you will read about it here. There is not much point in getting possible dates as things can change. For instance Rails of Sheffield have colour photos up of B121 (GREY),B125(BnT),130(IR),134 (IR) and B135 (GREY) which probably means they are the first versions they or anyone else will get. I know dates can be important from a budgeting point of view but until they land in stock I do not think anyone can give a definite date. They can give you estimates but that is not what you want.

Would you play golf with someone and allow them to mark your score card as you progress through the game if they cannot count how many people there are at a table?

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So it'll be a 270 km trip down to Marks Models to have a look at one....

Having a good look at 135 and I see it has the sand filler high up on the front of the nose. One thing I am not taken with are the high level hand rails along the side. They look very "plasticky", might be just the photo perspective. Also the body looks to be coloured plastic and not spray painted. Probably wrong but that is the impression I get. I will need to see one in the flesh to give it a proper examination.

Got an e-mail from Hattons with photos of the 121's as painted samples. They expect the silver/yellow in August 2020 with the rest to follow later.

Hope the link works. https://www.railwaygazette.com/luas-extension-consultation-as-dublins-trams-get-longer/57100.article?utm_source=MRnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Story 1&utm_campaign=MRnewsletter- 20200805 Here is the text just incase the link does not work. IRELAND: Public consultation has begun on the Luas Finglas proposal to extend Dublin’s Green light rail line by 3·9 km from the current terminus at Broombridge. This would add four stops at St Helena’s, Finglas Village, Mellowes Park and a 600-space park-and-ride site beside the junction of the M50 and N2 at Charlestown The National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have invited comments on the preferred route for Luas Finglas, which would mostly use grassed track and would include a cycle and pedestrian path alongside much of the alignment. ‘The extension of the Luas to Finglas is a clear example of the kind of progress we are making in planning to invest in ambitious and exciting sustainable transport’, said Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority. ‘I believe that Luas has the potential to be transformative for this part of the city and that it will further enhance the area for people who live here, work here, or want to run a business here Meanwhile, the first of eight new 55 m long Alstom Citadis trams has entered passenger service, with all expected to be in operation by early 2021. ‘Dublin was one of the first cities in the world to adopt Citadis trams and now passengers rely on them in over 50 cities worldwide’, said Nick Crossfield, Managing Director of Alstom in Ireland and the UK, on July 28. ‘With this brand new 55 m tram, the longest we have ever built, Dublin is leading the world again.’ Work to extend 26 of the existing 44 m trams to 55 m is also well underway, with 13 of the extended trams now in passenger service. The 55 m trams can carry around 100 more passengers than the shorter version. The Luas fleet will reach a total of 81 trams by early 2021, with 41 being 55 m long, increasing capacity on the busiest sections of the network by nearly 30%.

Yes and some funny looking "yokes" in it!!!

I was shifting some hazardous material today and I had a bit of a mishap. Luckily the clean up team were not far away. The wife has me quarantined in the shed

Doubtful. The wife is a vintage item and there is not much interest in her.

So probably not much use for this now...

There are some good photos and descriptions of both the shale wagon and the Tara mines wagons in the very informative "Locomotives and Rolling Stock of Irish Rail and Northern Ireland Railways"

Here is another shot which shows just how cramped the yard is. I presume land was sold off.