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Sadly, yes, a donkey iirc, a long time ago and hopefully an isolated event never to be repeated. @minister_for_hardship Quite right minister, I'm sure old compo professionals are alive and 'well'

Quite honestly, I don't see the problem here. It's a railway line, stay the off of it, common sense, no matter how uncommon. I think there is a attitudinal issue here .. in continental Europe people are used to this and stay out of the way, yet in other parts we have an issues with pedestrians, cyclists, motorists doing their damned best to get run over despite signs, bells, barriers, fences, that being the case, you're not going to stop them no matter how much you do. Just clean up the mess and try to get back on schedule. I don't have a lot of sympathy for this degree of stupidity except where animals and children are involved, keep them at a distance, put brakes on your strollers (or your hands for that matter) and stop tying poor animals to the tracks at the top of the Glanmire tunnel! Thank God we're in the letting off steam section , I suppose. I don't like a lot of the modern stuff but I do admire a well built efficient transit system, nice video Ernie

Very nice! Love the old style smokebox double doors

Unfortunately too modern for me again but I can see that this might fit in nicely for modern era modelers. I do actually like buses but far earlier and the only ones I don't collect are modern Dublin bus etc. Still, I can see these being snapped up to be honest even by those that don't model trains!

From a modeler's (or potential modeler's) point of view it's little frustrating to have thing sell out so quickly. On the up side, they are available from other retails such as Marks Models and other retailer. Looking back at emails I guess I purchased 6 or 7 Class 071s from them several years ago so I prefer to give my business there rather than to GB retailers. I'm sure Hattons have some too. I prefer the IRM's website for automatic VAT deduction etc at the time of purchase (one and done) Marks will do this for overseas but it involves an email and check the refund has been done. It would be nice if the preorder models had an indicator of remaining supplies. IRM know how many 121 models they are selling (since they are sold out of some obviously)

Yes, the 42' are technically 42'9", and iirc 62' and 47' might also have a spare 9" available for use

Even so, if there is appropriate DCC control and sound (including ability to notch down and mute) it might work

That's all very interesting for those of us with a poorer knowledge of this circuitry. I would do a thread in the DCC section and reference it at the end of this thread for continuity when you get around to it. Thanks for the input.

Might be able to take harvest some handrails from a hand-railed BnT 121 and take it back a year to when it didn't have any I suppose

Yes, I noticed that and I wonder if they have different numbers of each model. 504 of each may have been produced but not all of those are destined for IRM obviously. It doesn't sort for most popular either insofar as sod out should be top of the list

Moved this over from the weed sprayer packs thread; I seem to remember noting that a tank wagon run might be possible after the weedsprayer but had forgotten. I would be interested in the earlier tank before the reinforcements in CIE for Fuel Oil as above. Some also carried bitumen. There was an older type for Irish Shell & BP, and Mex, might be one at Whitehead now that I think of it. The CIE reinforced tanks also carries molasses in IR times as well as fuel oil. The whole history of Irish tank wagon sis very interesting and somewhat confusing tbh

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Great shot. That would be more to my modeling interest actually

Model looks very nice but way too modern for me. Tempted to get some but with the 121s and As in the way, I'll have to pass even on the collectors front.

Funny, I was thinking there's enough to start a war... and keep it going

Ah, jeez! You need to set the brake. There has been the occasional engineer over the years who thought exactly that (with dire consequences in same cases)

Thanks. @BosKonay And with regard to IRM ordering can I order any of these liveries above in one order? and then what to do with the versions to be delivered at a later date like the IE? Sorry if this wasn't clear to me

Trying to stay with the evolving program here but since the IE 121s are delayed due to the paint issue, which models are coming first? Can I pre-order whatever is available at this point or do they have to be pre-ordered in batches or how it that supposed to be working now?

Something old and grey, I hope Looks very good even without the final touches, John @Mayner Definitely a gap filled

I'd say that is a trick of the light or they're in undercoat on a trial as they were turned out in '64 If you look at this B&W and put a sheet of paper over the lower part of the tanks you can convince yourself they're in ivory too Sorry Noel, I started to watch the video , then posted, then read your post later but yes we're thinking along the same lines about the turntable here (if someone can verify, please)

OMG! The turntable at Amiens street was vacuum operated? The vacuum line of the engine is hooked up to what seems to be the turntable and no sign of any manual labor happening that I can see. Did I get that right?

Felt like it, really with no real health issues, this was very unexpected. Thanks! Thanks, Mark! In a way I'm surprised about 121 selling out so quickly unless fewer models were produced

Oh well that's a shame. There's no real stock warning on preorders, I suppose. 124 & 134 are not really my era but would have liked to get one of each. Maybe Marks. Haven't been on here in a couple of weeks. I'm just happy to be alive after a recent health issue so I'll live with it in the literal sense

They just look so much better on the correct gauge track! Some lovely layouts there

All the same, it apparently did about 300,000 miles on the CVR and was still going strong when the line closed in 1941/2