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I think they looked great in this livery, not sure how well that might have weathered though! Shows the snail to great effect on the bonnet. I think it not just the single cab which makes it look a little odd (at least to our minds, having seen the double cabbed GMs for so long) but also the height of he cab which looks a little awkward even now. Obviously it was this tall to allow it to run bonnet first. I think this is taller than the coaches it pulls. I wonder if the US loading gauge is taller in general the in Ireland. Any US outline enthusiasts?

I think you are right, Tony. It certainly looks that way from the above.

Actually Dave has likely found a mint box for them and they're unlikely to be seen again

Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to install a DCC decoder in an Irish outline DMU like the Bachmann 2700 class (30-051) with proper control of the directional marker lights and cab lights (I am not certain that it has the latter as I don't have one yet) I did not see anything in our new DCC sub forum and was wondering if anyone has done this. I had a look online at RMweb and the main solutions seem to be 1. A single motor control chip in the power car and a two-function second chip in the non-powered car to control lighting 2. A chip in each car (fortunately only two cars in this DMU) so they effectively run as 'a consist' (although one is unpowered). I believe the advantage of the latter method is to circumvent some issues the chip in the unpowered car would encounter working out direction of motion. DESIRABLE 3. If possible it would be nice to separate the cars as required for storage or servicing, which is why I didn't want to send several long wires to the lighting on the unpowered car. 4. At some point in the (probably distant) future I would likely wish to light the passenger compartment of the cars and it would be good to future proof them rather than binning everything and starting from scratch. Any comments appreciated. Thanks, Kevin

Please PM me if you have one to sell (or even the set 30-051, but would prefer pack as set is bulky to ship) Thanks, Kevin

Can anyone elaborate on the Turfburner a little bit as I didn't find this info going back through the thread. Obviously it ran on turf which doesn't have very concentrated hydrocarbons like coal or anthracite. Was this the sole fuel? How long did it take to get this thing started in the morning? Did the boiler operate at the same pressure? what was performance like? Was it the only one? Did it see service or mainly experimental? Thanks, Kevin

Sure, Dave, I realized that, and they were in IE in the Lima packs before. It's just odd that one wouldn't choose unique numbers for anything produced before, like MM0071 and MM7071 for example

Dave, this is exactly the photo I was thinking of when I posted in #16. Are they Weshty's kits? I thought I read before they were commissioned

Oh fantastic, as if it wasn't unstable enough already

Some beautiful shots there, Jim. Magnificent vessels. The only problem with them is when you need to get off (no, not want to get off). The Carnival Triumph still docks nearby but let's not bring that up again! I do appreciate your reference to the intergalactic shopping trolley though:ROFL: The Grand Princess is still a a beauty though

Aaaah! Some beautiful vessels there, Tom. These are moderate size cruise ships more suited to the The British Isles These are some of the bad boys (gals) that frequent the Gulf Coast They're about 950' long and draft about 25-27 feet each DISNEY MAGIC [/ATTACH] CARNIVAL MAGIC RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS

Sure they lifted every rail for the scrap , every sleeper to fill a gap and sold the permanent way so the local farmer could have more briars on the ditch. The stone is right there, why wouldn't they quarry it! Eejits:mad:

If I'm reading correctly between the lines of your understated remarks, then, you're not really concerned about any deficiency in leadership…..

Oh, that would be the problem then, almost no cruise ships drafting less than 20-23 feet. Cobh is maintained at about 37 feet at the dockside by dredging but deeper at the mouth of the harbour.

I noticed the similarity and wondered. Sorry to hear about the lack of vision. A similar story to Aer Lingus in the early years wanting to expand trans-Atlantic services to the USA only to be shut down by the then Taoiseach/minister ("another ambitious scheme, we prefer mediocrity!"). Boats are not my thing but having come in contact with a number of cruise vessels in the Caribbean recently I thought they only drafted about 40 ft? Had a quick look online to confirm this and Royal Caribbean's, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas draft 30 ft each. Only one I found more than that was RMS QM2 at 33ft. How deep is DL harbor?

The TO run for Mriya is just under 10,000ft at Max TOW, 9,800, I think. Rwy 24 at SNN is only 9110ft (as I landed there several times in another life), so she could not go FULLY laden. No more than Ruslan due to increased wing area and 6 engines. The landing roll is even longer than the TO requirement if laden

Well this is very successful Space Needle, Seattle WA

Shame to see the catamarans go when the price of fuel is dropping. Does Irish Ferries still operate a high speed service?

Put me down for three.... The kit looks great but too complex for me having never done brass. The cost of someone doing it for me was multiples of the cost of the item, again since there's probably a fair amount of work involved. Beautiful when she's done though

Yes, these would all sell in large numbers if they were produced rtr at any reasonable cost

Understood. Thanks very much:tumbsup: Actually I have a number of the grey Dapol wagons with snails and some of the old Lima and Hornby CIE broken wheel wagons. Not sure how prototypical they are of anything. Trip to the resource section needed I think:)

And this is in your living room, did you say?....... Very impressive indeed:-bd

Is that basically more than a new similar sized wagon if there was one? Big chunk of change

JHB, what's a H van? Heard it used many times on here but not sure exactly what distinguishes it..........