rebelred

Fantastic news, well done guys!

Some of the track needed tidying up a bit.

 

& it's a 100mph through there.....

Excellent job, well done guys, can't wait for them to arrive. Fantastic model!

You couldn't tell with the all the dirt & grime on the roofs...

Fantastic as usual Noel!

..... & all the 201 liveries, Orange, Intercity Green, & Enterprise (Grey) 121,141,181 & 071 with the white stripes were the main units as 201's were seeing to be too 'powerful' for them but did work them. Also if the train had more than 5 coaches it was usually 'Double Headed' as a single yank struggled on steep gradients.

Full Rake Ordered, was waiting a long time for someone to do a run of these, great job lads, can't wait for them. Here's hoping ye do some bulk cements in future runs pleeeeeeease!

That's the one

I agree. The Cabin is already gone. It was a wooden structure situated in the middle of Platform 5 & jutted out of the wall on the 'Loop side' of the building.it was used as offices until recently. It was painted white with steps leading up to it & the glass was tinted. I don't have a photo of it I'm afraid.

They are wrecking the look of the station between that, the glass barriers, the staff messrooms & the horrid yoke that replaced the canopy on Platforms 1 & 2..

Lovely Noel, they look fab. Is that weathering I see......

It's the old Cabin that was on Platform 5/ The Loop. It's already gone & is suppose to be put back once the work is complete. Cork Cabin is going nowhere in the short term.

So we are all agreed then - pull lever = brakes applying

I think people are mixing up air and vacumn brakes , even Rebelred is,

 

My job is to drive the train, not to explain quantum physics!!!! (Just kidding!) It was a very technical question with quite a few queries which I tried to explain as best I could in layman's language. Basically Vacuum braking relies on a suction of air or 'Vacuum' to release the blocks from the wheels, any leak or break in the hoses will cause the brakes to apply again which was a fail safe system, however the vacuum brake was slow to apply & slow to come off. Air brakes are a lot faster to apply & release as it is air being 'forced' rather than suction being used to apply brakes. As opposed to the technical aspect of it, you explained it quite well (I think!) Anyway, here's a photo of the brake lever layout on a 201 Loco, Same set up for all locos...

Was the 'Blended Brake' a form of dynamic braking?

Dynamic brakes would be standard on US locos, but they would be of little on Irish rails.....

Yes, I think it was designed for really long freight trains which we don't have here hence why it is permanently disabled/isolated.

Thanks Railer, this is very interesting. Did the brake pads on locos apply physical friction pressure to the wheel surfaces or to separate axle brake discs? Did this configuration change with later models such as the 071 or 201s?

That's correct Noel, Loco brakes are blocks that apply to the rim of the wheels. Mark 3's, 4's & all DMUS are Disk brakes

That's fab! Great collection you have there!

I drove vacuum trains so will try & answer some of your queries. The 2 handles are the Loco Brake (red) which only applies brakes to the Loco & the train brake (Black) which applies brakes throughout the train including Loco. The 'auto release' doesn't serve any purpose & is the most forward position of the Loco Brake & is in 201's also. In regards to the train brake you have 3 marked positions - release (5 bar of pressure), full service (3.5 bar) & Emergency (0 bar) which empties the cylinders of air. In between release & full service you can put the brake in to various positions which apply different amounts of 'grip' or brake. If you move the train brake a small bit down from release towards full service, that is what we called the 'lip' which is a slight rub of the brakes. The same thing applies for air brakes but the difference being air brakes come on & off faster so there is a bit more skill needed to drive a vacuum train.

There was a 'Blended Brake' fitted to the 201's when they were built but is permanently disabled which maybe similar to your 'Bailoff' function but I'm not 100% sure. Also the Amp/Power metre was fitted to the 071's but is disabled permanently also. Hope this helps, it's much easier explaining this to someone with the controls in front of you!!

Wow, fantastic! I love the weathering on the last Ammonia wagon. Mine are just gathering dust in a drawer still in 'flat pack' mode!! I'll probably need to 'outsource' them if they are ever to be completed..... or out source the kids... & wife....& job...

I knew it Warbonnet - Those 2700's are winning by a landslide!!!!!

I'm definitely in favour of a heavily weathered model, they would look too 'toy like' in pristine condition IMO & as was stated, they spent most of their working life caked in dust,grime & mud.

Where's the 'love it' button for here 😉

Did they sell off-forum? I never had a reply to my PM

Same here Bos, not a great way to do your business IMO

I was about to ask the same thing! Did you do the repainting yourself also??