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Indeed - always thought those "fisher price" interiors spoiled the appearance of an otherwise excellent coach. The upholstery in those was for most of their lives a sort of very dark grey or black. Floors and table edges were mid grey, and interior walls were either a "mock wood" brown finish, or a small checked design of light grey and white.

An appeal here for information. Amongst the material gathered over the years at Malahide Castle is a large-scale (probably 5" gauge - I need to measure it) 0.6.2T locomotive. It has a name "Sentul" which is the name of a place in Malaysia, but I'm pretty sure it's a "standard" generic design of loco, perhaps built from some of those sets of plans that would be published in model engineering magazines, designed specifically for outdoor ralways by the likes of Martin Evans. I'm pretty certain that it is not even remotely like anything that ever ran either in Malaysia, or even here. It is painted an olive green colour. It is not part of Cyril Fry's material, but appeared at some stage in Malahide Castle, when there was the large layout in there. It was probably donated by someone - but we don't know if, or when, or by who. Its registered owner, Fingal Co Council, is keen to establish more information about it. It was placed (by me) on display in the upstairs window of the Model Railway Museum during last week, pending the provision of a better display cabinet. I have been in touch with the model engineers at Marlay Park, and they suggest that it might at one stage have operated in Herbert Park, but certainly never did at Marlay Park (I spoke to a highly knowledgeable gentleman who has been a member of that society for 72 years!). I will post a few images of it, but I had to take them aganist a background of bright sunlight, so they're not good images - but I'll get better views during the week.

I have emailed many sellers of this sort of fake stuff to point out that they need to advertise them as "replica". To be fair, a few of them have done, but most ignore. n

I've read the above posts with interest. Me too; in terms of scam texts, delayed delivfery, catastrophic mistakes, inefficiency and so on with An Post....etc. What I do now is buy locally when I can - in person (Mark's Models). Not everyone can do that, of course, but they can post within Ireland. Odds and ends from mainland Europe, despite all being in the EU, seem to be subject to longer delivery times than before. Much, of course, of what we all buy is in Brexitstan, so I have them delivered to an esteemed friend who lives within UK borders.

A bit more of the railcar: … I’ve also a particular liking for this loco:

Took these yesterday….. It’s also of interest to show the GSR livery.

Ok - though - first, the one I’m primarily thinking of (Baldoyle - Malahide) is parallel to the road, therefore ultra-safe; and (second) straighter, quicker and (albeit marginally) shorter, WAY safer ……. When I see the Lycra Taliban on THAT road………..hmmmm Daughter-the-middle had a row with some of them one evening. They accused her of “taking over the road”. I WISH I had been with her. My comments would not have been best reported here……….. Thankfully, she suggested various private places where they might park their bikes …….. permanently; irrespective of potential physical lack of comfort…… AND their Lycra shorts, helmets - and - ye get the idea. Rant over (for the moment) and goodnight.

No - rounded ends, continental-looking. Fry’s model was built “off-plan”; I’ll get pics of it when I’m in the museum later on. He very possibly got the plans from my grandfather, who was involved in the bodywork design!

I’ll get you more pics of it tomorrow. I’ll be in there most of the afternoon.

Local authorities put in cycleways and cycle lanes, often at significant cost, often at the behest of cycling groups / cyclists. THEN, once they’re built, these people insist on STILL cycling on the road! WHY!!???

Just the remaining Bord na Mona ones, if you’re quick! And rather than “freight”, they only carry turf and spent ash. If anyone wants a copy of this I have a spare one, for the cost of the postage.

That one's easy, 228, as 836 is preserved at Downpatrick, and the RPSI has 837! You can visit Downpatrick and take pictures and measurements as much as you like. A coach like this was very common obviously on the GSWR prior to the 1925 amalgamation, but further afield all over the GSR after that. As you can see from above, all but one of this variant saw service into the 1960s. With 838 having survived until 1965, it is possible (though I cannot be certain) that it survived long enough to receive the black'n'tan livery. There were, however, many slight variants of this type of design - this was a sort of generic "house style" of carriages on the GSWR between about 1900 and about 1915. So, while there were just ten of this EXACT type, there were many other minor variations on the same theme, maybe with lightly different internal seating layout or the like. How do you plan to build this - plastic, brass? Coaches like this are perfect for just about ANY era of layout pre-1965.

Re. the shot of B113, I never noticed the Sulzer makers plate beside the cab door before. Also, looks like that loco has got a wallop of some sort!

I’ve always been fascinated with brake vans, so here are a few of the very diverse range of narrow gauge ones which ran here - plus some Donegal and other beauties. As an aside, a Midland six-wheeler in maroon livery (1918-25). Despite the vast, overwhelming majority of MGWR passenger stock remaining brown from the dawn of time to 1918, before the gradual livery change to maroon, and the fact that the blue and white livery was both very short-lived indeed, and only ever applied to a fraction of their stock, all of Cyril Fry’s MGWR models are either blue and white, Midland maroon, or GSR maroon. Maybe he just didn’t care for the lined brown….

Indeed - it’s seems that Foynes antelope typewriter walking dog food Egyptology although.

Excellent tutorial! The results are spectacular.

“Why’s there a coach on the goods train?” ”It’s the IRRS group. They’ll get a bus on to Killarney later….”

Early afternoon, so this must be the connection from the morning Dublin train arriving. It’s 1957…..

Actually, the little model photographer looks very good as a model figure. What make is it?

Absolutely BRILLIANT stuff! Superb realism.

Agreed!!

This is a fascinating little layout. An excellent, original and unusual concept for such a thing. Like others, I am struck by the realism of the scenery. The whitewashed building with tin roof, and paint peeling off to show bare brick, with damp at the lower part of the walls, is particularly good. Also, the distressed look on anything wooden, be it buildings, supports for things outdoors, or rolling stock. How did you do that whitewashed brick building? The oul rusty portable diesel / oil engine? What's the origin of that?

“See he’s got that hair oil stuff - Brylcreem - an’ them pointy shoes, an’ goin’ on about showbands and record players an’ the Beatles an’ hippies on the wireless….. I dunno what the world’s comin’ to, Pat” ”A spell on the Tralee goods would sort him out! Three in the morning in an oul guards van with a leaky roof! I tell ye, there’s no work in them young wans. Oh, ye hear yer man Churchill’s dead in England?” ”Ah, sure it’s him sent the Tans in forty odd years ago…..” Just a few C class & 6-wheelers to go, and I’ve about a dozen Provincial kits to make up still. Yes, I’m pleased with the collection so far…..