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I’ll refrain from commenting, as I’d be banned from the internet if I was to suggest what I would like to see happening to the perpetrators. Suffice to say, it would make exceptionally bloodthirsty reading. They’ve apprehended one, aged 16. Let us hope they don’t just give him a slap on the wrist due to his youth. Great sympathies to the DCDR folks in facing yet ANOTHER disaster.

They were separate and could thus be articulated... I had one of those kits for years (never got around to making it up, though, and I sold it a long time ago).

I’ve an idea for a bus shelter. It can hold 4-5 bikes, and I can organise the whole thing delivered, no questions asked, for a specially discounted price for IRM readers. Tarmac included, thanks to an irresistible cash offer from my colleague in Co Limerick. I can do this for you good folks (but keep it quiet; not the general public), for let’s say €650k. Cash preferable. My colleagues, Ahern Drumcondra Agencies can supply cash envelopes (brown only) for €50 each. 3D printed using best materials available. PM me with orders, and I can do this in Z, N or 00 gauge. EM, 0, 1 or G gauge €12.40 extra. 3.5 inch gauge €16 extra.

Can’t see the same EU money tree growing these days, especially with Ireland’s currently good financial position…

We seem to have a “quorum”; I will contact Allen and report back here when I get an answer.

Ah sure them yokes from Dunleer and Laytown tore ‘em all down.

In all reality, that’s a nonsensical idea via the M1……. I very much hope to be proved utterly wrong on this, but the more I see of this “review”, the more rooted I believe it is in Cloud Cuckoo Land - or most of it.

As long as the ends aren’t curved in, like British MR or many GWR types. While this was common in Britain, only the WLWR had that feature here, and they only had about half a dozen bogie coaches which in other terms were unlike these. So, for Irish layouts, flat ends.

True, and the elliptical-roofed ones are vaguely DSER like. The clerestorey ones are as close as makes no odds to GSWR designs. The panelling on the LNWR ones is inappropriate to anything Irish bar the DNGR. None of the Hattons ones or these, unfortunately, are remotely like the BCDR or GNR, but the ncccis well enough catered for by repaints of quite a number of standard British LMS (not so much MR) designs.

Bredins, Laminates or Park Royals You’re still being asked for £29 per coach? They’re asking £34 on my invoice!

VERY much a retrograde step - downright ridiculous, as are the lack of glider* and bus connections in the city. Very bad planning indeed. Have they learned nothing since 1976? (* “Glider” = wannabe luas)

Methinks they speak tag-along…..!

I ordered one but they’ve lost it! It’s not in my order.

Now, here goes... The following is a telephonic exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service in China ...... Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees." Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service." Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???" Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs." Room Service: "Ow ulai den?" Guest: ".....What??" Room Service: "Ow ulai den?!?... Pryed, boyud, pochd?" Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please." Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse?" Guest: "Crisp will be fine." Room Service: "Hokay. An sahn toes?" Guest: "What?" Room Service: "An toes. ulai sahn toes?" Guest: "I.... Don't think so.." RoomService: "No? Udo wan sahn toes???" Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means." RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Uoo don wan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter?" Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine." RoomService: "We botter?" Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side." RoomService: "Wad?!?" Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side." RoomService: "Copy?" Guest: "Excuse me?" RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?" Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything." RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye ??" Guest: "Whatever you say." RoomService: "Tanjooberrymutts." Guest: "You're welcome" Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' ... Clearly the same call centre as Eircom and the Bank of Ireland…..

If anyone else weighs in and we get a tentative six, I will approach Allen and see what the craic is. I wonder what wheels / motor etc would be involved..... I think if I was starting all over again, I'd forget about diesels and just model an accurate part of the Achill loine, and get all six D16s, 530-5!

I had ordered a BnT one too - but it doesn't appear within my order.

They would have just done a run of their existing body shapes in Irish liveries…

Lough Neagh would be green now, with heavy agricultural pollution!

My understanding is that there won’t be a second run, unfortunately.

Most interesting recollections and certainly I can corroborate…..

Can’t see it….. link?

Yes. Theres’s another tomorrow, but it might be a bus. Or something.

This one’s a big ask. If Allen needs a minimum of six kits, I’d go for two ex-MGWR “D-bogies” (D16 - Achill Bogie). That would leave him with four to sell. Plus, neither my eyesight nor slightly arthritic fingers are conducive to kit-making. So, if four buyers and a kit maker can be assembled, let’s talk?

Dark grey. Nothing was black in GSR or early CIE times.

Superb! Captures the atmosphere perfectly!