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@Noel and others use Kadees a lot. I’m trying to remember but maybe #19 or one of each to make up the correct closest coupling distance its already on a thread somewhere on Noel’s workbench I’d say maybe here

If you’re lucky you can run wires to the ‘oil lamps’ instead of to the headlight in the re-engined As, maybe use the same CV on DCC, or maybe from the marker lights? Maybe one for the DCC forum

Iirc passenger workings would have operated with 2 white front lamps fitted on the buffer beam although the As as delivered did not have an integral headlight

B107 above is at Cork, in silver I would think. Snatchers very rare on the B101s, I don't think I've ever seen photos of any others, as for in person, that's before my time. I don't know id they were fitted in green livery or black but certainly not in Supertrain

Computers operate to a protocol as they're basically a dumb binary system of electrical pulses, whereas the fine minds that work this taxation system .................. more drink!

Don't disagree, I was thrown by the roof shadows and door and thought there was five on there, good location info by the NI lads I'm guessing that would be a WT then?

About 1988. The driving trailer and following coaches have received the NIR version of tippex stripes in the newer NIR IC blue. Might be a 5-coach winter timetabled Enterprise service propelled by the Hunslet at an intermediate stop I suppose

Ah yea, I knew I had seen a picture of this somewhere without the yellow background. Should have looked in Ernies Archive first, lol

Killarney early 60s Black/White/Black post with white stripe on red semaphore arm, spectacle plate surrounds white, ladder black. Black on top for contrast with arm I think. Reverse: Black stripe on white arm Reverse Tralee 1964 Lamp Holder Black Base of arm also black (although not universal) Boyle 1961 Slight curvature to base of red Also seen at Athlone (also MGWR) 1969, attachments to the post also contrasted against black Cork Late 60s Silver round galvanized Metal but semaphore is white and red Waterford Reverse side of metal gantry, base and tops still black as at Cork Then there's an oddball somersault thingy at Askeaton, second signal appears to be the same

That'd almost be a scale 400,000 miles! I wonder if the Crossley engined As would be up to the task Anyone know how many miles the average A class would have put up in 35-40 odd years? Might have been more than that 100 miles/day x300 day x 30 years adds up!

Absolutely. The barytes wagons may also have been used for shale prior to the introduction of the later open top bogie shale wagons https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/50905134803/in/photolist-2kyj84Z-dWcz2K

A totally modern station with no personnel, Wifi, Chargers or Toilets!

These are Barytes Wagons with side doors that drop flat to become access ramps for a bulldozer to empty them out the other side https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/51030510502/in/photolist-2k4krku-ronnKi-2kKoGTY-2iG6h8s-2iG7LHc-2iG6gWA-dWibNq-qHtymH-24ejU7L-2kwbLLk-pEtTHF-pWE8Vg-2kwbLF5-2kwfseA/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/40188564632/in/photolist-2k4krku-ronnKi-2kKoGTY-2iG6h8s-2iG7LHc-2iG6gWA-dWibNq-qHtymH-24ejU7L-2kwbLLk-pEtTHF-pWE8Vg-2kwbLF5-2kwfseA/

GO have a pint and watch the offspring run the rails

This is the world as it is now, empowerment of the gombeen without culpability or recourse. Revolutions have occurred for less

I was wondering the same?

The entire train is 1950s stock including the converted brake genie if I'm not mistaken, seen here late 70s. They persisted in BnT for quite some time

You'd think it would be a little bigger than Z scale....

Thanks for the info on the cars. Before my time, maybe more my parents era but used to hear my dad talk about them. I often wish there was a forum on Irish cars so that we could find appropriate vehicles to go with older layouts in particular (even if most of them will have British plate on.

True, the only difference being that stops had to be requested at a Halt iirc. Hopefully you don't need to hitch a ride from the approaching train. A lot of platform looks almost enough for a 12 car set as I cannot see the near side. Tweets don't seem to universally support it (even longer journey times)

Well it's a Void Meter of course (slight typo in the post)

Used by PW to detect a 'void' under the rail in need of ballast, amount depending on the amount of deflection of the needle as the traffic passes over the rail. Would have no use now with such heavily ballasted track and more modern electronic assessment of rail/ballast integrity I would think.

That has been said repeatedly about the models and I'd say IRM's success has more than once proven that point. However, it's not going to happen with an assessment of there being 'handful' of interested 21mm gauge modelers that are seemingly those more adept at modeling. In that train of thought, they rest of us would benefit having rtr 21mm track. It's a shame really that Irish modeling will for the majority remain stuck on British outline track but I suppose that's life.

Noel, is there a series of these intended on different lines and if so which ones and over the same time period?

1972.... Incontrovertible evidence of red springs in Mk2s in as delivered condition https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/49629548148/in/faves-77496544@N07/ @Lough Erne If you have any photos of the Cravens plea share and thanks for your post above