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13 hours ago, murrayec said:
Another project back on the workbench after a modelling brake looking after family and the house;-
First layer of weathering added to the chassis, this coach is the heavy weathered one, the other three will be lightly done.
Wheels on, the wheel sets are held in place by a .5mm brass wire epoxied on.
Partitions and seats installed.
Roof gas supply pipe installed.
The four coaches are now ready for final weathering and lacquering, then the windows and door handles will be installed........
Nearly complete!!
Eoin.
luverly stuff altogether
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26 minutes ago, hurricanemk1c said:
Passenger numbers are back to near pre-Covid levels particularly on Intercity routes, so think you're mistaken there. If the lack of catering was such an issue that would not have happened
Quite. I regularly travel on a route that still hasn't regained catering and it can be difficult finding a seat at times.
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I gave into temptation by the model devil who possessed me and added the P class to my cart. Always had a penchant for the smaller Terrier-esque locos.
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On enquiring, Rails have advised me that there's no need to do anything, "the orders will be transferred automatically as they are" so sounds like a nice hassle free experience, kudos to Hattons and Rails for looking after the customer.
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No.325 sold out already? Must be a record.
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Just now, Mike 84C said:
Mike Beckett; I do not understand the politics of Irish preservation. If its not too contentious, please explain the joy over the collapse of Moyasta and from where?
If you look on certain Facebook groups, there are a few who seem to love posting about the ITG/Moyasta's alleged failings without offering anything positive to help.
"It's too far to volunteer at Carrick/Downpatrick" - but will drive to Moyasta to take pictures they can post up and moan about.
One actually blatantly admitted to wishing he'd stolen bits off an A class... some "enthusiast".
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2 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:
Plus what experience and facilities do the W&SV have to look after it? A steam loco is for "life", a long term commitment, not just for Xmas.
Everyone has to start somewhere. W&SVR have put a lot of effort into getting where they are today (20 years+ operating Ireland's longest heritage line 7 days a week over the summer), I don't doubt their ability to develop steam loco maintenance procedures too.
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27 minutes ago, K801 said:
its a previous issued model available cheaper on ebay
Whoever thought that day would come?
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8 hours ago, jhb171achill said:
Original - so, yes, the mix is available in model form. I see a few of Leslie's Provincial "H" vans in tere too, in this case probably to carry beet pulp. There's another brake van in the middle, so gawwd knows what's going on - was my first thought. But:
The then Wexford - Waterford goods had a guard's van at each end to save switching one from one end of the train to the other when it reversed at Rosslare strand. And the ferts have just ended up being added on somewhere.
At a guess maybe the ferts came down from Arklow on another service and were added in Wexford?
(Unless of course they're empties going back for Albatross in New Ross and were tripped from Waterford?).
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35 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:
Well done Niles for posting this. We always need a bit of evidence of what was done "at some time" in the past.
It saves us saying "It's my railway and I'll do what I want on it!"
Both work for me
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22 minutes ago, Colin R said:
Wow just shows you can't take anything for granted, I would not have though Downpatrick could have suffered from such a flood. Just where did all that water come from? did a local river burst its banks or something?
Colin Rainsbury
Late Oct/early Nov saw a rainstorm and unprecedented flooding levels at Downpatrick, with many businesses in the town horrendously affected along with the railway. Unfortunately the town lies on a flood plain, though flooding to this extent has not been seen in the railway’s time.
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Further to @GSWR 90's post, and for those of you not on Facebook:
QuoteOn inspecting the battery boxes of our 80 class 'Thumper' Power Car No.90 after the flooding, we found that considerable (and rapid) corrosion had developed on the batteries. We are sorry to say that this is to the point that are no longer usable, and have had to be removed. As you can imagine, their replacement will not come cheap, and this is considerable set back in the return to service of this classic vehicle (we had originally hoped it would have made a cameo appearance at our now-cancelled Diesel Gala).
If you would like to help towards our flood recovery, please consider donating to our appeal at https://www.downrail.co.uk/appeal/- 4
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Second one looks like the Docklands Pioneer tour on 31st March 2007, 152+190 worked Connolly-Limerick Junction via Kilkenny and Waterford. Oddly both locos ended up in the ITG fleet.
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28 minutes ago, Ironroad said:
The MM versions were supplied with a smokebox wheel, it was in the bag of add on bits.
I must check, I never copped that in over 20 years of having one.
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Also on the GSR motive power front, a Bachmann N painted in GSR grey as a Woolwich wouldn't be the most complicated of repaints either... ideally would need a smokebox door wheel to finish it off but that's the case for the MM CIE versions too.
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2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:
Question to our learned friends here: Hattons report very healthy interest in the CIE-livery coaches.
Doubtless many here (meself included) have pre-ordered some.
Would anyone be interested in a GSR-liveried range?
Obviously, when CIE took over not everything had green paint slapped over it that very second. As we’ve seen with the 29 class railcars, it took over ten years for the last of them to become “green goddesses”.
There was one C & L coach still in GSR maroon (albeit badly faded) as late as 1956. Thus, any early CIE layout could have a mix of newly-CIE’d coaches, and others still maroon…..
So, for a layout of 1933-45 + a bit after…..? Thoughts?
I'd go for a few certainly...
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6 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:
ITG "Docklands Pioneer" tour date was 31st March 2007.
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19 hours ago, leslie10646 said:
If there's the demand (Speak up!), another Wheel with a different number will follow. I like the two colour Broken Wheel (which Claire in The Studio at Dapol got so nicely), so I won't need too much persuading.
Also an a Bauxite body / roof version when I dig out the photos.
This is me speaking up
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As of now we have just 4 combined bus/gala tickets left https://www.tailtetours.com/event-details/downpatrick-diesel-gala-6th-jan-2024-including-bus-transfer-from-dublin
For those making their own way to Downpatrick, there are gala only tickets available here https://www.downrail.co.uk/event/dieselgala/
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Interesting that they've gone with the UTA livery, the Murphy-Bachmann collab was NCC.
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Picked up one of each today, lovely pieces, prompting one of my Táilte coconspirators to invest in a set too.
Excellent initiative @leslie10646
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IRM Is Sucking Diesel As Fuel Oil Tank Wagon Announced
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I was thinking of adding another pun but I don't want to add fuel to the fire.