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Those little men in orange will be well capable of doing all those jobs!

Love the IE livery on that!

When you do, purple, let us know in advance and you'll be made very welcome.

Could someone fix my tumble drier?

A lot of cattle trucks, when in traffic, were decidedly shook looking!

Absolutely top class stuff. CIE carriages in the guise of West Cork (double "snail", pre-1955 green and no lining - first time I've seen that in model form).. The wagons look amazing. The maroon is right for both NCC and GSR. If the latter, they would be ex-WLWR, as this was the only Irish railway to have curved-ended coaches. Ends maroon in GSR days, black in CIE days.

It's amazing, though, to see how much has happened at Downpatrick since that was filmed (I think it was about 5 or 6 years ago). Carriages are now in (mostly) authentic liveries, two main line diesels have arrived, and a third will follow; a very welcome influx of younger members is replacing the oul wans (including me!), and the track you see in that film has in many places been entirely relaid and to an ever-improving standard. The Carriage Gallery has opened and a new loco shed had been built behind the Maghera Shed. Much is happening. Much will continue to happen. Several posters here are active members - come and have a look if you've never been, or haven't been for a few years. I should add that every effort will be made to accommodate modellers who want to measure or photograph. If you want to do this (and several here already have), either PM me or make yourself known to whoever is the person in charge (at Downpatrick station rather than Inch Abbey) on any day that the railway is open. Apart from the May bank holidays, the line will operate every Saturday and Sunday from 21st June to mid September. Trains leave Downpatrick on each operating say at 1400, 1445, 1530, 1615 and 1700. Departures from Inch Abbey (where you can also park) are at 1420, 1505, 1550, 1635 and 1720. Planned haulage this summer is O & K No. 1, but diesels may stand in occasionally or by special request. Available (currently) are G617, 146 and A39.

An oldie but a goodie!

They're easier to look after too.

Beautifully painted too - very realistic!

Mine's fine, though I did have trouble on a single occasion. I was able to edit a post at one stage which I had originally made many months previously. I wrote a lengthy tome on some subject or other about a week ago and managed to delete the the lot while editing. Uncharitable comments about iPads were uttered.

Based on Arigna Town, a terminus type of thing of broadly similar dimensions could be made of the D & B's Terenure terminus, or Courtmacsherry.... Achill and Clifden would require a bit more space to look accurate.

Yes PLEASE! All grey GSR for me..... I've sent you a PM.

BR never appealed to me either, but recent first-time forays to Keighley, Swanage, East Lancs, North Norfolk and the Isle of Wight have forced me to rethink..... A junction station at a fictitious LMS / GWR, or GWR / SR location might interest me..... But for now, CIE and GSR!

That's a very nice little project, David. I like the idea of the cards allocated to each wagon for shunting. My own preference was always for a layout on which the locos and stock seem to be "doing something" rather than chasing their tails. I look forward to whatever ideas you come up with... I am sure you will not be lacking in ideas. Once I get a lengthy and convoluted house move over with, I'm torn between a rural terminus in the "black'n'tan" seventies, a similar terminus based on Achill or Clifden in the early 30s, or Austrian narrow gauge 009.... it will depend on what room I have once all the other container loads of stuff which constitute my study are installed. When you started posting details of Arigna Town, I happened to be reading a new book about the Blessington Tramway, another SLNCR-type quirky one-off, more railway than tramway, and like the SLNCR running steam, plus due to lack of money, a hotchpotch of small railbuses and a railcar. I often thought that would make a fascinating project.

Hello all The following NEW items are being offered for sale: 6 x Tenmille point levers, cost £19.20 sterling. 2 x pair of couplings (like larger Hornby style) 2 x packs of Dees Cork Ballast (very old, but unopened) Bag of several dozen G scale rail joiners plus a few odds and ends, parts of a buffer stop. Packets opened, but all new and unused. 2 x packs of 10 ref. RSA 16 Brandbright brass door grab handles Pair of white metal vacuum bags plus a selection of handrails, also white metal. Parts for 2 brandbright bogies; one with plastic wheels and one with metal. Selection of carriage / wagon couplings: 3 x traditional working "chopper"; 2 x dummy "chopper", 2 x dummy centre buffer, 3 x USA-style "knuckle". 8 x packs each containing one pair of "Ivydale" authentic working chopper couplings 3 x small bags of side chains and hooks to accompany above 7 small axle bearings (plastic) 2 scaled down wagon plates, same scale size and shape as normal CIE cast wagon plates, but inscribed: "F.C.M. 1887" Along with this lot are several envelopes full of plastic sheet suitable for modelling - various bits of various thicknesses, a few replica cap badges and the body of a Playcraft goods van, which could be adapted to resemble something acceptable. I'm happy to sell bits and pieces individually but would prefer to offload the lot for, say, £20 / €25.

Wowwwww! excellent as always. Good to see the typical rust appearing on the metal bits - very prototypical!

My apologies, Father Wrenneire!

Folks - to all of you who replied, very many thanks. I now have homes for all. Those of you who PM'd me, I'll reply tomorrow or Tuesday when I can find out what postage costs. If any of you are intending to travel on any part f the RPSI May Tour, I'll be on it Thursday - Monday inclusive. Thanks again.i may have more stuff; will post as and when.

Anthony, PM me your details.

It's off cattle pen 076 in Cabra cattle yards - yes? (Runs..)

I am trying to sell, on behalf of a friend of mine, some drawings which originated in York Road. They are general outline drawings, but contain much peripheral information such as engine size, modifications, etc. I reckon they would be invaluable to modellers of the UTA / NIR scene 1954-84. They are actually perfect fodder for modelling, including side and end profiles. On most, livery details such as location, size and shape of logos is evident. The drawings are as follows: MED power cars 6 & 7 MED power cars 14, 16, 18, 20 & 22 MPD power cars 63, 64 & 65 70 Class power cars 71-8 Driving Trailers 711 & 712 NIR Railbus RB3 Hunslet Locomotives 101-3 GM Class 110* Locomotives 111-3 (* Contrary to popular descriptions, including within NIR, they originally called them class 110, not class 111!) These are being offered for £4 / €5 each plus postage. Obviously, a buyer who takes the lot will pay a great deal less in postage... I'd have to put them in tubes to post. I'm giving first option to IRM readers because I suspect they are of far greater use, as well as interest, in a forum like this. If there aren't any takers, they will be offered for sale (probably at a slightly higher price) on the RPSI May Tour. The drawings are typically about 12 inches high X 15-20 inches long. PM me if interested.

cg - that's fantastic stuff, looks really well. Small point, in a constructive spirit - GNR goods stock would have body-colour metal strapping etc, ie grey... Don't be fooled by "Ivan" at whitehead! Well done.... and incidentally the LMS a toon you have on the 6 wheeler does indeed look about right.

Perfect, josefstadt, perfect! ;-) The mental image of a spoil train taking a smug self-absorbed John Lennon and a grumpy pair of Gallaghers to throw into Belfast Lough is an, ehh, interesting one! They could use them in the foundations of a wonderwall. ;-)

The colour you have chosen, Leslie, is to my memory as exact as you'll get. I never saw a pristine one myself, but have seen good quality colour pics (somewhere), and my own efforts to rub dirt off the side of one at one time would also bear this out. The "some lot from Liverpool" you mention were called the "Woodlice" or "Insects" or something, and were an Oasis tribute band - for me, a Stones fan, no better at their craft than the grumpy Gallagher brothers......