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Ah yes, the 1415 'Special'

And despite criticism of the lining (whether completely accurate or close enough to do in an otherwise very decent loco) it made STG420 which is 100 pounds over the original retail price !! Build them and the punters will come

Link deleted for clarity as it's not the correct Railcar Colin's looking for unless it's this which looks like a bus but actually they sort of all do on the CDRJC https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/6180277095/in/photolist-aqbeh5-aq8x4D-2fLCaGz-aqbbt9-aq8vtR-aq8ubH-aqbdi1-aq8vBZ-aq8vQB-aq8vSV-aq8uvx-aq8vmt-aq8x6a-aqbd8q-23Mzmxm-aq8uUx-aqbbJ1-aq8vJX-aq8wKk-aq8wg8

I suspect Richie & Jim are correct. The obvious issue is that the extra resistance created as each additional coach enters the curve especially with longer coaches versus 4w wagons. If extra weight fails to resolve for the 5 coaches you could flatten/eliminate the gradient within the curve, increase the gradient to more than 1:60 on the straight if you need the achieve a minimum rise over the total distance, increase the radius of the curve starting it earlier if necessary, consider a Cork tunnel style banking engine! as shorter rolling stock probably not an option in this scenario. I don't know if there is a rule of thumb for how much to add except that if you add enough balanced weight you should have greater traction. Adding more than necessary will add some strain to the gearing especially f the loco is running longer circuits. Let us know how much weight you had to add when you can. TIA

And to think this thread started off with 4X4s

Can someone enlighten me about the two channels in the containers for the tines of the forklift? As you can see from the photos above, they exist on some containers , not on others and a bit of both on the model. Were the containers modified at some point in time or were there batches of each from the outset? The ability to unload the flat wagon without an overhead crane was obviously necessary at some (more remote?) locations? TIA

But still waiting on these to be sent on for the last year now Please email or PM @David

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/33727296728/in/photolist-ie9CQg-auxoxs-9K8S3a-eXTCAU-9K8PeM-Tondh1-Vc4zVQ-UxJmW6-rkc2ka/ Hard to tell from the B&W photos but the color photo definitely shows the Irish weather at work (link is to the original photo above)

Most notable by the fact that the E&B R officially changed its name but never actually reached Sligo, the SLNCR prevailing with its route instead. I doubt any were produced in advance of an extension that was not built unless they were used on the original before the sligo portion was abandoned?

Any options on the loads?

Even at the back it would be a 'driving' wheel so 0-1-0, (although before they were motored maybe a 0-0-0?). Of course, there is no tender so would it be a 0-1-0T or a 0-1-0TDiesel although I don't think they top speed would have been very high. I suppose if they're diesels they could be a 'sea' class albeit confined to the Grand Canal and other inland waterways. Still no Land Rover and no sign of that book either ...

Old thread from the site

Seems like a wheel or two short on the mechanical horses there, Porky? Does this CIE random stuff need to have any wheels at all or would a single tiller do?

Oh, that's right, forgot. Thanks Fran!

Is de-engined 6111 still in Inchicore or what happened to it?

Sad to see the T&D in such a derelict state last time I was there for the model rail exhibition. One of the Road Freight Services trucks from the RTE archives

I always find it hard to see a wonderful layout being dismantled but recycling certainly accelerates the time to complete the next building and limits cost on duplicate items. The control panel is a nice touch and the double slip is definitely the way to go. Who knew they were use on the MGW (maybe others, I didn't, thanks John as always). Very nice layout, coming along nicely, love the board gauge as always, wish so much there was a purchase option rather than a scratch build for track work. Looking forward to further updates!

I agree but then I'd be hoping for TWO more locos without the A being on the shelves yet (not that I expect them to linger there for very long!)

CIE used some Bedford trucks for Road Freight Services which looked very much like the old Nat Ross styles trucks with a forward 'attic' over the cab. There were different styles and some were apparently even used for horses on occasion. I'm not sure how large the fleet was but some numbers included BV-28 and BV-103

I'm definitely planning a rake of the CIE containers even before I'd buy the Bells and B&I's (blasphemous, I know) and one good thing about Fran's original photo (after my chest pains eased) is that it prompted a lot of great shots being posted above. I don't really want to have to weather every container immediately on arrival so I'm glad to see the later photo which is probably as light as I ever remember these thing in the yard. Very eye catching photos though, they really look well with the container loads only. Really nice job!!

Kinda like the closure of the West Clare or the T&D ( I don't recall which exactly, someone will correct) where the 'last' train was cancelled!

I sort of knew someone was going to say that, Leslie, either way would be fine I suppose. But yes, the intermediates would have a lot of uses being hauled by anything before the end of CIE steam and could be produced as separate items I would hope Lots of livery options here although not as much as the A class. The railcars also became part of the push/pull sets (in this case you'd not need a powered loco at the other end) and as regular demotorised carriages in BnT I had the same thoughts as you with the B & C except the the B ran in far smaller numbers and the C is similar in many ways to the A that at little variety would probably be preferable in my view. I'd love to see that CIE set and with extra laminate coaches. IRM has done a fantastic job of producing models which are running or preserved but they seem to have a good eye for scaling photographs which are fairly plentiful for these options. If you look at the British outline, particularly steam, I'm not sure how many preserved examples remain of the plethora of coaches and engines produced by larger manufacturers (no offense to IRM for the comparison)

Well, obviously the next vowel is E so I’m with JB on that being an option and the intermediates for those have plenty of uses...