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I agree, It's very realistic , excellent work there!

Lovely job George

They have re - upholstered some interiors (fresh carpet & seat covers) but think it has been CityGold coaches so far. Same design im afraid. Seeing as all the GC cars have been re-painted recently, i'd say it won't be long before they start doing the other stock..... unless they are leaving the re-sprays to the graffiti artists.....

I'm going to be broke....

The Ammonia's were cut up in Cork goods yard so you would presume IE owned them if they hired someone to scrap them. I remember when they were being cut up there were quite a few drivers who looked very pale when they saw how thin the tanks were..they were always under the impression that they were 'double layered'for extra strength/safety, when they saw they weren't I think they mighten have been 'in such a hurry' driving them!!!! I also remember the one without the 'skirt' going around with the other tankers. i was a gate keeper at Myrtlehill Level crossing for a year & a half so they passed me eveyday heading to & from Marino Point....if only I had taken photos back then.... it was a different tank alright, I presume it was bought afterwards 2nd hand from somewhere to make up capacity. Maybe someone on here will know for sure

Luv it!!! Brilliant work

And as for de clues, they are all over the place.

R

Gricers??

I forgot about the 121's, definitely need to get a 2nd job AND divorce the kids

Hopper Wagons,Cement Bubbles, now possibly Mark 3's? I'm gonna haft to get a 2nd job...or divorce the kids.... exciting times ahead, now if only someone would do an ICR......

Crop your pictures slightly, they'll be the right way up then, they're too big thats all

Dave, when I collect my winning ticket from Belmullet, i'll be giving you a call, Superb work there!

... 1 or 2 more Tom??

215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 229, 232, & 234 are all in Mark IV livery

206, 207, 208, 209, 227, 228 & 233 are all in Enterprise liveries

231 is currently in Mark IV colours but due to be converted to the new livery down the line.

Enterprise Locos can be used on Mark IV's but all the 'Intercity' Locos bar 231 can't be used up north as they don't have AWS or the radio equipment used by Translink

Fantastic work, so realistic & detailed. Well done

I'd believe it Noel, a rumour in the Railway was that after General Motors won the contract for the 201's a fleet of shiny new Opels were delivered to certain management shortly after the delivery of the first batch of Loco's

It's hard to imagine that a modern vehicle of any description could have faults like that. It sounds like the modern day farm tractor is built to a higher standard. Draughts entering the cab, and doors flying open shouldn't be accepted in this day and age. Not to mention a poor driving position, with all the focus there is these days on preventing workplace injuries and general workplace standards.

What's the procedure when someone accidentally sets off the alarm in the bog? Are you supposed to stop the train to attend to their needs?

It sets off an alarm & a warning on the screen & you can talk to them via an intercom (explaining that this button doesn't flush the toilet) if you have no host wait until the next station to re-set the button.

For the Mark IV Cab they sent over a prototype dash halway through the build & asked for our feedback. When we put a few suggestions to them we were told "oh it's too late to change things as the plans are all agreed & it would be too costly to alter it & would only delay the order" No such input in to the ICRs. A guy in an office who never drove a train in his life signs off on the order. The first thing we all said when we say the ICRs for the first time was that those fibreglass skirts won't last a week. Low & behold you would be doing well to find one with a complete skirt on both ends. It's only now that they are putting aluminum panels on the front but at what cost? Feedback from frontline staff & passengers is crucial to get an order right. It still baffles me to this day why modern Cabs have the heat coming from the ceiling.With draughts it renders them useless. Heat rises so heaters should be located on the floor near your legs. The old rolling stock (141/071/201)Loco's have their heaters there.I also agree that the seat padding for passengers is too thin.

ICR Cab were designed by midgets for midgets, dash/console is ridiculously low, which means if you have the seat in the correct position you are hunched at the controls which after a long trip to Dublin & back results in chronic back pain if you happen to be over 5ft 8" (i'm 6 1") if you lower the seat all the shocks & bumps travel up your spine. The amount of draughts that enter the Cab is ridiculous especially around your legs, Cab Doors have a habit of flying open at high speed, Air Con is non existant,non stop alarms or warnings going off, & lets not forget passengers setting off the emergency comm thinking its the button to flush the toilet. The only good thing about them is they are fast & have good brakes (which is handy as you can get the hell off the yokes sooner!) They are grand for branch line work but are a nightmare for main line work. Rant over.

Try driving the yokes......

Oh leslie, you are a tonic we'll try and release them on the 12th July especially for ya

 

But seriously, the bubble is ticking away nicely and I'm especially impressed with the modular chassis which suits both wagons.

 

Pricing for the bubble is likely to be similar than the current ballast. All currency dependent though as we are dealing in euro, sterling and dollar. We'll keep the community informed all the way.

 

Lastly, the success of the ballast feeds into the bubbles' manufacturer, which in turn enables us for other projects. We're doing this because we four believed in a crazy idea 18 months ago, and have a belief that we each are pretty tidy in our individual roles, to the point that none of the four of us get a shilling out of this,in fact, we're not even having a Christmas party

No Xmas Party? Ye need a Union!

No, of course not, but for the foreseeable future we will be focussing on the ballast and the bubble.

 

And though we have an internal wishlist for subsequent productions, none of the items on the list are available from any manufacturer at the moment.

 

What decisions are made a few thousand models down the road will be subject to consumer demand, cost, viability and a whole plethora of commercial reasons, rather than whether or not it's already produced.

 

Hope that clarifies things.

 

R.

Mark IV's are on the way lads

I'd love a weathered version or if it's too complicated/ unviable to do, then a 'lightly dusted' version.

Honestly though i'll buy whatever version ye put out as I've been waiting for someone to do a RTR cement wagon for ages.

Will ye be doing a weathered version by any chance? (like the photo below)

I paint the wheels black & immediately wipe it with a dry cloth. Gives a more realistic look I think.

Hi jhb, your photos are posting upside down because they are too large or wide. Crop a small bit off them before you post and they should come out the right way (Although I'mso used to looking at them upside down I think I'll miss them!!