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That's actually a great shot @flange lubricator a second before pickup with the camera panning with the train motion. Its a good view of the netting extended and the receiving apparatus on the ground albeit it doesn't look like a bag was dropped. Interestingly, all the P&T backgrounds are in a lighter color than the coach also seen in this O' Dea shot from 1962 when 2974 would have been in a green livery. I'm not 100% convince that P&T logo wasn't orange on an eau de nil background. One more thing was the number of skylights on the roof presumably due to the lack of windows on one side of the TPO http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000305952

Well seven wagons but at least 4 are ventilated cover H vans, another covered that I can't make out properly, the corrugated open (beet) wagon and the one that is perplexing me (but yes it would be nice to have some rtr purchase options)

I wanted to post a pic of the TPO in the earlier condition with some of the mechanical mechanical equipment (without the netting) and the doors still in place. It occurred to me that even though this must be repainted in to 'original' condition, the P&T logo on 2978 at the RPSI is faded so badly to 'orange' that it might be mistaken for a faded red?

The open wagon appear to be a 6-wheeler unless my eyes are playing tricks?

Unfortunately it means that the vehicle has been recommended for scrapping, one step before 'X' (scrapping has been authorised). For the occasional few there was maybe one other route if someone sprayed RPSI on the side @popeye Sister coach to 2414 above; CIE 2419-2422 series 2422 (1956) CIE Green with snail at RPSI, Whitehead (most of the buffet coaches turned out were built to run with the newly introduced AEC railcars of the 1950s)

CIE 1449-1496 series Open Standard Laminate 1461 (1958) seen at Inchicore in 1988! CIE 1429-1443 Open Standard Laminate 1432 Connolly sidings 1988 (7 windows, lavs both ends, also available in silver in 1956 )

Two years ago I expressed the hope that since both companies are owned by your good selves some accommodation might be possible with the manufacturer, so whatever has changed I applaud that and many here will be happy with the increased variety and availability of Irish stock. Send them from wherever you like!

Did CIE have any SIX-wheel cut-down open wagons in the 1960s? I saw a photo somewhere recently (and I'll try to locate it) but I recall a grey open wagon with white snail with the planking cut down like a Courtaulds wagon

There has been so much on this thread I just thought I'd actually stick a laminate from Flickr up here and leave it at that. It's quite a nice photo of a buffet car (1953). Sorry that platform obscures the underframe (it sat on B4 bogies)

Is everything shipping from the UK now and why? Accurascale has become the larger market and everything has been centralized outside the EU (GB)?

I assumed the max rated tonnage would be for a near horizontal jib so in addition to better control I can certainly see the need for working in tandem now! I didn't notice and lateral jacks/stabilizers extending from the sides of the crane and they seem to work with the jib close to the center of the rails.

Nice comparison of the Inchicore crane on the left and the Athlone crane on the right working together. Interesting to see the differences including the jibs, The Inchicore 35T crane 295A would lift most bogie coaches alone except for maybe some of the full kitchen cars and GSVs. An E class however comes in at 38.5 - 42tons plus fuel http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000306336 From the O' Dea collection The 10T CBSCR crane at Inchicore April 1960 http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000304938 Broadstone Crane 2M laying waste to the Harcourt Street line 1959 http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000304525

A wealth of information as always John. When you say CIE Bredins you are referring to the early 1950s CIE traditional build wooden coaches versus the original GSR Bredins of the mid 1930s? So for the 2979- series depicted above the original GSR chassis has been retained in addition to the (modified) bogies? 2980 has that riveted under frame and turnbuckle tensioners or this was changed during the modifications? Sorry triangulated underframes etc. is still a bit of an enigma!

Offside of the 2979 series for completeness (no evidence of mail exchange doors/nets, GSR style bogies and bosca litreach pretty much to one end of the coach, both sides)

Is were any way that I can mark a forum as read instead of the entire site? After some recent merging of threads on BEVs et al. the respective fora remain 'unread' even if there is not a single electron of new content in there

Well maybe actually out of stock now, I just hexed it didn't I? Still waste of a thread

It's a waste of time publicizing this as another member kindly informed that its available in store at STG170 DC kits I believe

No pressure, Eoin. Thanks for the update. Just didn't want to miss out.

Incidentally it must have been unusual to see two TPOs as opposed to a TPO and an adjacent luggage brake van 15.00 Cork - Dublin Heuston mail with two TPOs and passenger coach , 1989 https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/27007784518/in/photolist-G7JqUX-dWH5WT-2g7pGZX-2g7pH5r-2gkPYUH-Q8PzsB-2hRQ8bd-oHYbdU-7eTrcU-9ujJnW-kuukAn-dHnJXx-DdRxvb-8nrYmi-EyDfZ6-eWSTkJ-9xFsRd-WKyVBY-nK4B47-H9zXpd-24cFmo7-25o55NT-2and6uS-2hFtuDg-CCXnAi-7GRxp2-bsonac/

Any update on the availability of the CW bogies? @murrayec

It's really coming along nicely now!

Lovely mix of containers @NIRCLASS80 and the MK2a with the rebuilt Dutch van

I hear you @jhb171achill. Should be more like this. I don't know if it the photograph, this appears yellow on almost black but usually was more of a grey or dark green maybe? EDIT: Another view, both would be 2972-8 series TPOs Still a decent model in the absence of anything else @Noel I must have a look at mine. I don't recall the red/white logos. ReEDIT: Yes, they're there but not as conspicuous as the model is moderately weathered.

Only about three years late to this thread but some nice photos of TPOs still in service in 1986 so I thought I'd post CIE TPO 2972-2978 (1958) 2973 on standard 61'6" post 1953 chassis with commonwealth bogies (10' 5.5" wide) ) CIE TPO 2979-2981series (1968) converted from 60' GSR coaching stock from 1935 and still on GSR bogies, Dublin (Connolly), 1986 (only 9' wide and no evidence of the redundant mail exchange doors) Offside of the 2972 series TPO (where the work happened, but note that it could exchange mail bags on BOTH sides the in use originally)

It's true, huskies can be a little more unpredictable than your average lap dog