spudfan

Any idea of the times that the Tara formation heads along Alexandra Road. Would like to get there next time I go to Dublin.

When GM were working on the class 59, one of the early external design drawings presented to Foster Yeoman featured a loco that looks very similar to the IR 201 GM class loco. This was rejected by Foster Yeoman. Looks like the design was kept on file and presented IR when they went shopping to GM for the 201 class. Will post a photo if anyone wants to see it. From the book Foster Yeoman, The Rail Story. 75 years of aggregate by rail.By Colin J. Marsden.

They were big Lima stockist.Bought lots from them in the early eighties. Kieran (or Ciaran) was on counter duty a lot. My father used to walk over with the dog from Drimnagh.The dog used to get a bowl of water in the shop before the trek back home.They were big into kit building including Irish locos to order. You could get an 00 121 class on a Bachmann chassis. I remember being shown drawings for some 0 gauge GM diesels that were to be built. They also had a cabinet with Lima n gauge stuff in it.Counter was on the left as you went in and the Lima n gauge was straight on and to the right as you went in the door. Always had second hand 00 and ho stock. Did'nt take much to crowd out the shop! Used to test run your loco on a piece of straight track on a shelf behind the counter. Always enjoyed going there. Used to cycle from Drimnagh to save enough money to buy stuff! Anyway the shop, my father and the dog are now no more but happy memories remain.

Will take some photos and put them up.

I was just checking the data base and there is no mention of the green Lima "flying snail" CIE coaches produced in the early-mid 1980's. I've three running behind one of Paddy's black and tan 141's. I bought them when they came out and they stayed boxed until the 141 arrived to haul them.The coaches cost £4.99 each full price.