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I think a 141 is an obvious "go-to" for a first RTR "0" gauge liesel. For steam, probably a J15. In both cases they cover the widest area possible, numerically large classes, the longest timescale and the greatest number of uses from shunting to goods to beet to branch lines to main line passenger.

Superb! Can you do an ICR like that?

“Uncle Mick! What’s in them boxes?”

“It’s a J, must be 115, yer man O’Neill from Tralee was driving. She’s across the loop points at Glengarriff, so we need to unload this lot outta the van and send it by road….” ”What, the whole way in a lorry?” ”No, Ned drives it up to Rathmore and loads it on the up goods…. line won’t be open till they get the Cork breakdown crane….”

Now, Leslie, the kids that are on here wouldn't know who Ted Heath and Gerry Fitt were...... sure those lads wiould remember the Fintona branch! A wise choice for bystanders... More to Combe?

Out of curiosity what’s a typical winter temp and also high summer, and does it drop much at night?

My second place of abode in adult life was what was a new-build in 1995. It had oil central heating and also an open fireplace in the living room, which had a back boiler. One a single occasion we had a power cut, which stopped the oil heating working, and we fired up a great big wood, coal and turf (ah! Memories!) fire. Plenty of hot water as a result for taps, amnd baths for three children. On the other hand, that house would not be A or B rated today - possibly D. Having said that I now live in a house which is 100% electric, and I do feel vulnerable. An open fire would scarcely be used in this household, as nobody ever sits long enough in one place to apprexciate the benefit of it - but it would be good to have. I still have a little turf left and can get more......

Did he lick it clean?

Presumably they have locals from Dundalk stopping at it. I doubt it’s remotely worth the extra expense to have the electrics go further until the day comes (1st October 7018) when they electrify the whole Belfast route.

I have it, but don’t tell them.

I can only pin it down to several tenths of a second…..

I’m speechless; this is truly outstanding work.

No, the earlier “G”s never carried a “snail” either in silver OR green. The green livery of G611 at Downpatrick is fictitious in three ways - 1. Only the G601s ever ran in green, never the 611s. 2. Even if they had, G611 has black side frames (should be green) 3. The snail and small number on the cabside is entirely wrong; should be large number and no logo. When first in traffic the G611 series were black’n’tan. The tan band disappeared on SOME of them (not all) a few years later. When the last three were in use in the mid / late 70s, 611 & 616 had no tan band, but 613 did.

Happenings the other day…. The photo is of the forerunner to the GSR’s “Woolwich” K class - the South Eastern & Chatham Rly’s N class in England. It’s personally signed by Maunsell (bottom right).

I'll fish them out today and PM you both.

I may have a couple of brass kits of Bredin coaches here to sell if that's any good. I would just want whatever they cost me in the first place (from Studio Scale Models) which i'd have to look up.

Very sad news, but as WRENNEIRE said, it was known that this was coming. Nothing I can add to what's been said above, other than re-emphasising that he truly is the "grandfather" of modern Irish railway modelling. Without him, we'd probably still be painting British class 47s and French electric locos in orange and black.... I very much enjoyed the all-too-few conversations I had with him. Rest in Peace, Paddy.

Ya will boy!

Great to meet up again last night, Mol! We must do it again soon.

Pronunced Jones. A very approachable, deeply knowledgable and thoroughly decent guy!

Are those white roofs on the maroon omnes or pale grey?

That was a carefully-pushed publicity photo. It includes a railcar set in a fairly random-looking consist very likely because these were the very first things painted in this livery.

That’s correct, yes. It looked odd on some older stock when the split between the black and (technically incorrectly described) “golden brown” seemed to look as if it was in the wrong place! Latterly, it tended to be at a level more suited to the contours of the individual vehicle. Also, in earlier experiments with this livery in 1962, the white band above the windows was thicker.

While close up they’re not remotely like anything that ran here, the black’n’tan livery is so striking that these will look very credible in it. An excellent budget job. Make sure you paint the roofs black as well, rather than grey, whether in green or black’n’tan.

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