Niles

A real life kitbash.

While I won't wager money on it, a model O&K with accurate valve gear and motion would be a thing of beauty.

Curious that Waterford Manor and Tramore weren't of matching length, given I assume they were procured at the same time for the same locos?

It's obviously the measuring tape.

How was the loco turned in Belfast (Or did it work up with a 141/181 and split?).

I believe this continued to happen on occasion at Rosslare even into the early 2000s if one turned up on the Limerick/Waterford-Rosslare. The ITG journal records a few occasions.

Did the Waterford & Tramore have some perchance? Can't find my copy of Coakham's book, but it had a list of its stock...

The CB&SCR had a four wheeler, No.7, ex DN&GR. Later became a Signal dept van in GSR days.

now that does whet the appetite for the return of 7T.

Indeed, it's probably worth bearing in mind that even for GB-outline 6 wheel stock there wasn't a sufficient market to make specific tooling for each individual railway, as opposed to this generic type, much as I'd like some chunky MGWR 6 wheelers.

The real 850 was built using parts for an unbuilt Woolwich mogul, I wonder is there a kitbash to be had there...

Based on this lovely shot by Roger Joanes, 1077 appears to be the one of the 1964 tour (possibly one of the most well-travelled Irish carriages as such, widespread as they were I doubt many GSWR vehicles would have got to places like Ardee). Now you've given me an idea for a little headboard to go on my Woolwiches... if I only I knew the person who has the design for it though.

I was just going for some early green ones but I may have fell on the keyboard and accidently ordered the B&T one as well. I quite like those photos of it against a rake of bogies on the likes of the Grand Steam tour, I'm a sucker for 'wrong' liveries in a rake.

True, but it's still got a strong bout of anxiety from it.

Should be there at the end of each description, presuming '453' etc is the running number anyway.

Well I began today with a healthy debit card and now it's... less healthy. As for rescuing the real thing, DCDR have a six wheeler under restoration https://www.downrail.co.uk/rolling-stock/gswr-69/ and more on site. (seriously if anyone would like to help in some shape with these I can point you to the right people...)

Found these while doing a bit of scanning this evening, stored ferts at Portlaoise PW depot, 14th October 2006. They were out of use by then, while not a close up it might give some ideas for those looking to weather theirs, the random 'patches' of faded paintwork etc.

The numberwanger in me twigged that 174 and 191 had something in common (and 125 already done).

As one of the stallholders over the weekend, have to say we couldn't have asked for more. I know @Blaine & team were run off their feet but put on a top class show nonetheless. It was a great social event too, seemed to good vibes all round. Having worked in the Commercial Events sector, I can confirm that venues like RDS, Convention Centre etc are likely to be well out of reach of the budgets of most voluntary organisations these days (In fact, I know of Event companies that would struggle to justify their hire). Actually, I can think of at least one 'big business' that lost money on RDS events, and these would have had big sponsorship...

Or retro 071 with the modern green & orange logo...

I might scratch build some instead.

Don't worry give it a week and the scones will be commanding silly money on ebay.

MM even had a few Woolwiches and NCC Jintys for sale, the former are about 20 years old now, had to do a double take.

I thought 174 looked particularly yummy...

The miscreants will return that line any day now I'm sure...