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  1. jhb171achill
    The miserable halt in Rosslare is an absolute disgrace in itself.
  2. jhb171achill
    Wrenn, what would you typically be charging for a black 141?
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    Excellent stuff, really outstanding!
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    Whaaaatttt!!!! That thing's a BEAST!!! VERY well done!
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    I always think accuracy of goods stock makes or breaks many a layout based in any era. Much is concentrated on locos and coaches, but all too frequently the goods stock is very much in the "repainted Hymek" league. Three is much information on here about the correct ways to depict non-passenger stock, and you've the likes of Provincial's (and others) wagons on sale now too. All good. Just avoid the black chassis and cream goods van balconies and ye are grand.....
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    Just a correction; copyright is Barry's. The photo is from "Rails Through the West".
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    Most tracks were removed in the 50s, though a few stretches can still be seen about Sandymount where the tarmac has worn away.
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    Aaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me being STUPID! Getting them mixed up - both uninspiring halts.....!
  9. jhb171achill
    Very misleading layout. A passenger - sorry, "customer" - will assume that a train can get you from Docklands to Pearse in two minutes.
  10. jhb171achill
    Just curiosity - is there a reason the trains cross on opposite sides to normal? There were a few rare examples in real life.
  11. jhb171achill
    Lovely. Brilliantly atmospheric. What a layout should be. I'm looking at that scene and thinking that if I can find 35p in my pocket, I can get a pint of Double Diamond and a packet of King Crisps in Foley's down the road, before the long drive back to Dublin through small towns and villages on narrow potholed roads in my Morris Minor. And there's the daily "E" class red and cream CIE bus in the square delivering bundles of the Irish Press to the newsagents....
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    Wow! That's quite a beast!
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    Twenty? So it's going to be out and about almost constantly? Fair play to the operators.
  14. jhb171achill
    Absolutely, totally right on all counts. Irish or not, nobody has any grounds at all to tell a company they ought not to provide a service to someone who wants to pay for it, nor to tell a potential customer that they shouldn't buy it - irrespective of the reason. If it's our thing, fine. If not, we move on and leave them to it. I wish them the very best - passengers and Belmond alike.
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    VERY nice.
  16. jhb171achill
    Not sure, OB, hadn't thought of that. Though, if the wrong brakes, nothing to stop Belmond paying to have dual braking fitted....
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    In theory at least, presumably the maroon RPSI one would do?
  18. jhb171achill
    Late reminder: Steam trains continue on Saturdays and Sundays until 11th September. If you want to travel behind steam on the DCDR before Hallowe'en, now's the time! Locomotive No. 1 is the planned loco, with carriages CIE 3223 and UTA 728.
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    True - another reason to have a spare! Maybe there's a long term plan for a spare...? No reason why they couldn't get any sort of British 2nd hand Mk3 bodyshell and put gennies in it....
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    Superb stuff! Never seen that one before....
  21. jhb171achill
    Absolutely superb and historic photos, Neil. is this the first time that a "proper" sleeping car has been used in Ireland ever, rather than a convertible day coach?
  22. jhb171achill
    There are in the older ones that the DCDR and RPSI have. But there can be instances of the whole car failing - many a time.
  23. jhb171achill
    Wow!!!!!!!!!!
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    So what will they actually do NOW if their genny fails????
  25. jhb171achill
    Saw the carriages in Killarney. Looked well, though cabins are smaller than I thought.
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