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Dolomite Ore Wagons 26612-26627 were built in 1970 & 26632-26635 Dolomite ore wagons at some point, I do not know when. Six of the dolomite Wagons were converted to Magnesite wagons in 1977 but I don't know which ones if applying numbers for a model post '77. They were out of use by at least 1987 probably due to cessation of traffic but I'm sure you're aware of the date. Otherwise as per Wrenn's/Glenderg's superb shot above. I presume this is the hopper being emptied through the grille below?

Richie, Email sent re magnesites K

The 1950s and 1960s has become a very interesting period for me in terms of the rolling stock, with a huge variety of pre CIE stock still in traffic or sidelined for more occasional use, especially in the 1950s. Unfortunately I arrived a decade or two too late for all of that:((

I'm in the same boat here, Patrick. I would have actually preferred the gypsum/dolomites. That said, I purchased as many of the ballasts as I could to try to ensure that this project did not fail at the first hurdle I always thought the magnesites were interesting due to the peculiar shape and I would be interested in those also, although something completely different (like the bubbles will be) would be good to add variety to the shape

It might not be a bad idea for someone to take recording from that & 461 and who knows maybe a J15 in time. I for one, have become much more interested in sound locos since the arrival of a Class 20 for my MIR Hunslet and my Apt-E (on which I had to turn the volume down, A LOT). My 071 is now a very quiet girl on the layout

2101 would fall into the GSR 2090 series composites and I think this system was continued by CIE. It's likely that one 4w van was the HLV behind B135 with a second 4w luggage van or hooded van.

The pre-production model is up on their site. They look well to me. Is the blue a shade dark? (they do refer to some color issues with their site so not sure if this photo can be judged accurately) http://www.ooworks.co.uk/news

Yes, minister, that makes a lot of sense actually and would explain the odd livery and time lapses Many thanks for that, BSGSV. I have the book and will look for it. Thanks for the info.

Thanks, Noel:tumbsup: Interesting fact

Came across this while browsing for 1950s stock and laminate coaches. B123 appears to have a silver tablet catcher seemingly a decade before any of the other photos in 1967 If anyone can shed some light on the brake behind her I would appreciate that, in particular the end windows and whether this was standard on some series or all, etc.

It's probably an emergency coupler since she needed a tow at that end coupled to 141 and couldn't be turned. There's a standard one on the trailing end

When I saw these coaches for the first time, the one out front is recognizable instantly as a Park Royal which usually had a rectangular and often an oval window adjacent to the doors. The other is obviously a PR also, but has a different arrangement of vents either side of the 7 passenger windows/side resembling more closely the 1429 series coaches. I have seen the latter (PR) in pictures from the BnT era but infrequently. Is one of these the suburban and the other the mainline? Thanks for any info. DC

+1:tumbsup: Are you located in the UK at the moment?

I could certainly see a market for prototypical Irish lineside products. There have been very few available to purchase except for the signal box, station and engine shed by Bachmann and a few others by smaller companies. It would probably be prudent to appeal to as wide a group of modelers as possible by producing line side products that were prevalent prototypically. I'm not sure if anyone has ever posted a thread looking at the architecture of line side structures of (for instance) the GSWR, that may have been built to a general design. The product, (say) a water tower, might appear prototypical at any one of several stations being modeled or just for general use.

That's a really nice job, Richard!

I know i've said this before but the Delaware & Hudson livery is a beauty, hints of the NIR bumblebee in there

Yes, they're available right now on eBay (for a markup)

40th Anniversary since that is not strictly any of the above

I believe that seller may have changed his eBay handle... one would need to draw one's own conclusions

Love photos from your layout, Patrick. Very Irish indeed=D

Have to agree,beautiful job, Dave! Good it'll be hard to part with after all that! Incidentally, how big is it and how does it travel, in sections like beneath the bow there?

=))=))Oh Lord! It just came flooding back!! Personally I thought it looked like the plastic gun from "In the Line of Fire" but those poor cattle, either way lmao:ROFL:

Ingenious little build, with entertaining blow by blow instructions! This should be a nice product when complete. Looking forward to it!

True, one at each end might have been the way to go on such an elite service

Good man, Kieran. Lovely effort!