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On 21/12/2021 at 10:44 AM, jhb171achill said:

Someone told me that the GSR's "Bri Cualann"* is a tragically incorrect translation, but CIE's "Bré" is even worse!

(* excuse missing fadas etc)

Not a scholar on the derivation Of Irish place names or anything but to be fair to the GSR, the term Bri Cualann was in usage by a Irish scholars of the time for several decades prior to this, the term Cuala being an ancient regional territory added to Bri in an attempt to counter the anglicization of local place names. Seemingly Bre, Bree or Brea can be traced back to at least the 13th century in state and church records so CIE’s bilingual place names may not have been too far off the rails after all 

Many happy returns to you and yours. 

On 20/12/2021 at 12:17 PM, K801 said:

Who sets the crazy ebay postage? 

The Global Shipping Program completely ruined eBay. It’s easier for the seller not to have to worry about shipping Internationally. They just ship it to a UK address and GSP then makes a huge markup sending it abroad. In addition eBay will charge VAT when the item is for export. GSP ‘handle’ the “import charges” and all that upon arrival at the destination country (there are none for US). Of course some sellers just set the shipping themselves as a little sweetener for the trouble of sending it abroad. ‘If you need it you can pay for it’

On 20/12/2021 at 12:12 PM, murphaph said:

I was wondering when the first A46 might appear on eBay and for how much. I think this is it:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154758738098

225GBP the guy is looking for if any of you missed it. Dear compared to retail but I suspect they will only get dearer.

You can get them from the usual secondary UK retailers for far less than than without the additional eBay charges. A46 available last time I enquired but that was a a few weeks back I suppose. 

It's the 4w TPO/Sorting Van that  I'm having a hard time finding, mThe older type TPOs were in lined green for sure but the 2962 series vans should have been after the silver livery they had

I was just wondering, Ken, if this is the same wagon at Cork in 1960, some differences but seems remarkably similar although I'm not a DSER aficionado

The HLV and Hooded(LV) vans were in green for sure from photographs. The TPOs were rarer and I think yes but don't rely on that unless I revert having seen a photo. I think JB is saying all three types did but some within each type may have skipped a livery direct to BnT 

Someone is, certain member of this parish did very well on a sale of a MM 071 recently

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133955138337?nma=true&si=efY1JuCzv24Yr1b%2Bm%2FQIZy%2BPSMk%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Run up to Christmas, all our spouses are paying top dollar for our under the tree gifts, ……

2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Definitely snipers, then.....

Neapolitan snipers don’t use camo, the home decorated graffiti suit is the order of the day ……

Not sure about snipers in Inchicore, maybe urban camo or would hi-viz jackets be needed for working graffiti marks? 

Just trying to remember what the various Y33 colour bogies would be suitable for?

Obviously  42' flats, black on ammonia? What else had y33s?

Ken, not at all surprised given the comments on your workbench that you're now in this section

7 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

This one is the worst out of the lot, Look at the rate on the Transformer!!! How they get awa sticking this crap into a set is beyond me
 

 

THe transformer on that put out half an amp. Most DCC chips will handle put to 1A at least and that's because the loco may pull that much amperage under certain conditions. 

57 minutes ago, Geeb said:

Thank you for the warm welcome Phil. i dont mind buying a new controller tbh if i need to, this was just a temporary Christmas display which after Christmas will be broken down and incorporated into a 100% fictional large layout i have planned broken down in a spring agri/industrial section, a summer cityfun and beach section and close it off with a winter wonderland , so technically for the temporary display for Christmas  i could just leave the murphy 121 and the 3 coaches i have for it parked up at the platform and worry about getting them working on the proper layout in the new year as my coca-cola back to back set works fine on the same track and the santas express set will be run separate to the main lines, but hopefully when the new code 100 track arrives this week the model might work fine with less connections. it was basically an 8x4 loop layout made up of many many short and long sections. my ignorance to the hobby has been and still is quite astonishing tbh but i am learning more everyday.  

I'm torn on weather to run it as dc or as a dcc from the get go. What would the professionals advise is best to start with if i mean to do this right from the get go

I'm completely with Phil, go DCC from the start. Many more options on anything you'll buy, smoother running as the loco is on full current all the time (the pulse frequency is adjusted to determine how fast he loco runs), loco lighting options, sound when you can afford to buy those. You don't need to get too fancy for DCC. I have a quick Bachmann EZ track just for testing locos and new sound chips, running in new locos and the like and even that will run fine with a DCC controller. You can start adding droppers and all that business later

I even got some, the shame. Thoroughly too modern but I actually liked them when they arrived despite the yellow garishness

I was also going to suggest the controller but Georgeconna was associated with Marks Models so he would have a lot of perspective on that.

what about the Coca Cola 0-4-0s Will a single controller  power one of them? Both of them?

On 29/11/2021 at 4:55 PM, Adrian said:

Looking to acquire a class 071 Murphy Model, ideally in orange and black livery but will consider other liveries for respraying. I know they're rare but trying my luck here anyway

Have you spoken to The Train Man @WRENNEIRE

On 19/11/2021 at 6:21 AM, jhb171achill said:

Aaaarrrrggghh me too. I was waiting for Santa Claus….

Its time to email Santa Claus.

Alan Hyland from IRRS emailed me yesterday to say that they have acquired additional stock of the book so don't say you all have not been given another bite of the Christmas pudding... @StevieB

membership@irrs.ie

19 hours ago, flange lubricator said:

Some out of the box

 

THat's a lovely shot for someone wanting to produce a three pack pallet van 

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My money's on the Top 'n' Tails 

10 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

I'm sure that one of the lads posted that one of the 13 is going to be a unit... DART, 22000, 29000, 2600, 2700, who knows?

I'd suspect that one will be road vehicles, one will be a new large wagon, one will be an expansion of the Mk2B/C coach range, and one will be a P42 re-run. People lost their minds for Container Liners, Keg Liners and Ferts, they have to be on the burner!

BUT, I hear you say ...... and some AEC (CIE & GNR), might stretch for an Arrow liveried 2600. Lost my mind only after purchasing them all, should have put the credit card on the burner 

8 hours ago, JasonB said:

Not a big fan of DMU's generally, but a 2600 would be something special. I've a soft spot for them. 

Same here in the Arrow

8 hours ago, BEANO3005 said:

I would put my money on a Nir 101 class or a DART. 

Ammonia tanks and 20ft flats for containers, beer.

 

Aye you could do worse that the 101, nigh, so you could

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I'vs also had a couple of rapid transit maybe 5 days from Ireland. You may be right about them not having the infrastructure. Houston is only the 4th largest US city . Anyway, it di make it by Wed 24th which was also my initial estimate but it did get to Houston where it is now 'On Hold' again with a delivery exception. This is the first time it went through Brussels. Usually it heads to East Midlands and then Miami or Chicago. Sometime goes through Heathrow this time LHR, Brussels, Miami and NY to Houston.

Stephen was pretty helpful with the last one that was delay, took about three weeks to come most of which was sitting in Miami because there were not truck drivers, then I got hit with another $45 handling/processing for the privilege. Anyway, I'm just going to wait longer and see when it comes, hopefully on Monday. Clearing out space for the boxes