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With David Holman's "Arigna Road" in mind, the Waterford and Tramore at one time proposed a branch from about three miles out of Waterford to Dunmore East, a small fishing port. A layout based on three termini, Waterford (Manor), Dunmore East and Tramore would make a very do-able project for those who like me are short of space.

Ah! Ok.... I've a few bits for you too, Garfield, want me to post them?

S O L D (Within a minute of me putting it up!) Thanks!

Those were 071-skis.

€10 euro for this, including postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. I'm selling this because I find out that I have two! It's an absolute gem showing all the locos and coaches and wagons - bogie and four wheel - which were rattling about in the late 70s to mid 80s. Laminates, Cravens, Park Royals, Mk 2 and (new) Mk 3 coaches side by side with Ahasi, beet, containers, you name it. Locos then were Hunslets, 071s, NIR "C" class, 121, 141, 181..... AEC push pull CAFs, darts.....

I'm offering these to a good home - no charge, but I would ask for postal costs to be covered, whatever they might be.

Being such an oddball thing, with a great many more operational difficulties than you'd think, they would at least be condemned to sidelining once spare parts - inevitably being at least expensive, at worst unavailable - would be needed. Another 2 or 3 years of steam would have seen the same locos in normal traffic just stretched out a bit more, like they were in mainland Europe or the UK (or the Larne line!).

My own early layout experiences mirror Mayners, with a Tri-ang* oval of coarse looking "super 4" track, a battery powered controller, an outline 0.4.0T "Polly", an open wagon, closed van and brake van. That was it. I was fascinated! However, with jhb171senior a railway employee, thankfully railways weren't quite as dirty a word in household conversation! 13th and 14th birthdays saw the arrival of two BR Mk 1s and class 31 diesel. I bought another second hand from my school friend's older brother for ten shillings. A lot of money (50p). But a new one was £3 - out of the question. (* Now there's a once very common name now long gone. Will the Hornby name go the same way or survive as an online virtual train app?)

The majority of the RPSI heritage coaches are still in existence, but no longer allowed on the main line.

.....and mine....

Superb! Dealing with people on a daily basis from the U S and A, yes, that's what they're like. Very nice people, not at all like stereotypes (but then, nor are we), but a very, very different sense of humour to us..... Their sense of humour is simplistic, cautious and conservative for the most part. And greatly tempered with their obsession with the "PC" culture of ensuring you don't offend anyone, no matter how wacko their ideas and sensitivities, before you get out of bed in the morning.....

Absolutely top class work

Relaying half way to Killala possible? :-)

I suppose it's possible that the copyright owner has advertised them themselves.

Can't wait to see that one finished - a stunning model indeed.

I think Old Blarney's comments above are absolutely spot on. All have different levels of skills, different interests - some based on absolute accuracy and some based on what to all intents and purposes is a fantasy - a piece of art we create or admire ourselves. I've always felt that the overall tenor here is supportive to all. We can all exchange views here in a fun and informal, but informative way. There is much very valuable information here, but entertainment as well. Long may it continue. At exhibitions, though, I've seen what Old Blarney mentions.

Always loved that railcar, and the original having survived is a miracle - due of course to the CDR's Henry Forbes. On the CVR the railcar (their No. 1) was mid brown, with gold lettering and a white roof. The "Unit" thing, according to Patterson was grey; eyewitnesses I spoke to don't remember definitively, though I've no reason to doubt Patterson. There were two distinct green liveries for CVR locos, and No. 3 ended up in lined maroon. Carriages were maroon, and a sample of actual paint can be seen as the background to the crest hung in the Headhunters Railway Museum in Enniskillen. Initially carrying the full crests, carriages latterly had an attractive gold monogram. I can't wait to see the CVR given the Arigna Road treatment!

That old model is broadly based on a generic GSWR 0.6.0 like a J15. The upside down ones are 51J's.

Love their hashtag... Hopefully the driver will be sacked and banned from driving for the max time possible. Roads are bad enough without morons like that.

Well done!

I have recently come across several misleading or incorrectly described photos for sale on the internet and have challenged their sellers....

Yes, Garfield. We heard ALL about that...

Orange door! The black'n'tan era isn't over yet..... I wonder how many 071s there are with orange window frames, wipers or cab doors? Actually, how many are now grey and how many silver/black?

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White on the edge, Joe, but a yellow line about 18ins "inland", with warnings about staying behind the line.