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Care to share the ambulance train shots, Tony? Very few to be found as you say

Maybe start the ball rolling by throwing up your photo? Ambulance train arriving in Omagh on May 1st 1915 (from the net ....)

Lights often switchable too, ON or "nobody's home". Is she able to work in consist or single headed only?

Can she communicate with the controller well? Is there a decoder fitted?

Haha! I didn't want to bring that up for fear of causing offense

Post a pic of the coach in question. Lots of stuff online for different coaches , roof removal etc

Not quite sure why you wouldn’t use the existing tooling to provide more 42 foot flat but that information is very much appreciated

Anyone know of nay way to view it in the US? The video above was deleted

What are the possibilities of more flats with earlier/different containers or supplied with no containers?

Full width detailed CIE-built early 50's rolling stock would be massive and do wonders to open up this era to modelers. Most of this wooden stock lasted at least the next 20 years right up until Supertrain, or at least over 50% of the IRM A class liveries

This is a very nice little model. Looks really impressive with all the track clamps (dynamic train safety system or whatever is the correct term). Unfortunately too modern for me but I would definitely like to see more authentic Irish line side models. Very tasty

Not to worry. I'll be taking one in black with yellow panel. They fit a very specific period but as has been said many times before, the liveries didn't change overnight when new ones were introduced. Essential if you're modelling the 60s

Thanks, Arran. So has anyone fitted your c-Rail container on IRM flat yet?

Hi Richie, Thanks for that explanation which is all understood. I mentioned EM and P4 for clarity and no more. That's a very neat conversion and leaves me (others?) with a very simple 21mm conversion indeed. I know you've worked very hard on this and frankly I'm amazed at how many variations you've managed to CAD. I'm sure all will be addressed and the website will be improved upon and if I created the impression that IRM's efforts were lacking in any way that was not intended and other than the green livery discussion I haven't brought up wipers, absent wipers, single wipers, rivets, visible fuel gauges, train heating connectors, hose pipe colors, fuel tank sizes etc. I think I'll leave that to the experts. Anyway they're a beautiful set of models that cater to everyone and I'm looking forward to purchasing several of them from silver through Black/yellow, maybe Supertrain. Best, K

Barry Carse's Irish Metro-Vicks Diesels is for me one of the best references on the As (&Cs). The Cs definitely had high and low waistbands but I'll see if I can check details on the As when I get home (since I posted above about waistbands before an adequate supply of coffee)

That's exactly what I was wondering, JB. I know the silver didn't last that long but wasn't sure when the green started. So after the intro silver livery, it was light green, lined or not, from '59 onwards and then A42 in dark green lined only repainted in '63 until late 60s somewhere. I presume it want to a Black or B'n'T livery after that before the introduction of supertrain livery after c 1972. The only point of confusion in my mind is Glover's (your) quote regarding A10, 11,15,24,25,34,45,51,54,57,59 &60 being dark green with waistband by late 1959, one loco us in light green (A46). Typo with A10, 11,15,24,25,34,45,51,54,57,59 &60 being the first into light green by late 1959 and A46 remaining in silver until dark green post 1963. Would that be right?

Thanks, class I hadn't noticed that and it does seem to order them in chronological order of the prototype rather than the order the CAD files were uploaded. Thanks for that, Stephen PROVISION FOR REGAUGING TO 21MM I did not fully understand the complexities of reguaging previous IRM products such as the ballasts, orange bubbles and ploughs (personal inexperience in that arena). I understand that this will be a is a much simpler process on the ferts, blue Taras and (I presume) the container liner, with 21mm Em or P4 wheel sets that can simply be dropped into the bogie without modification? Specifically, what would be required in regard to take the A class locos from 16mm to EM or P4 spec? Changing the RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to 21mm gauge means I would need to replace wheel sets only? What would be required on the motored bogie? Will any modification be required to the plastic body/bogies themselves to facilitate this? Thanks in advance

Is it wide enough to do 21mm track if regauged and do you know if it can be easily regained easily?

The C-rail containers are 'flat' and need holes drilled into the base of the container a the appropriate spacing to hold on the IRM 42' flats, correct?

There re so many variations of the A class, it might be helpful to show these in chronological order on the website and maybe include some data on the years that model wold be most appropriate to e.g. "last model to wear dark green into the late 1960s", "One of only several locos repainted with high sided waistband BnT after rebuilt" etc

So, prior (and during) the accident in 1963 what was A42 liveried in? Also dark green which was restored or something else e.g. light green? Certainly that would be the loco to have in dark green for anyone modeling the later 1960s but depending what it wore before that would it also appropriate to 1955-1963 also? if so, a must for sure.

I think several were in the darker green but unlined, correct?

Nice little buses. Are they 1:76 or 1:64 scale?

Quite correct, Fran. .....and for getting the right answer you can have an extra hour in bed tonight! I think after that April Fools thing, folks may have disregarded this for a minute I can't remember now who started that thread

Thank Christ! .... and thank you guys. These are going to be like the 141s I’m certain.