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Girel, FR if I remember correctly. Not in US at the moment so I don't have any books in front of me

Good luck with it, JB. Looking forward to it!

Nice shots, JB and thanks for posting. I love these little oddities. Would make a great rake:tumbsup:

Presidential red tape? Is it still sitting there unused and unpreserved?

Does anybody have a copy of this that they would be willing to part with? Locomotives & Rolling Stock of Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Irish Railways, Doyle & Hirsch, 1st Edition (1979) Please PM Thanks Kevin

Nice job, Kieran! Look fantastic. Wish I had the skills:facepalm:

by other than the owner…..? I think they were copyrighted and locked on that site so you'd have to hack them, I think. You could alway click on report listing in eBay but eBay does not appear to be riding the moral high ground where sales fees are in the equation:facepalm:

I have just come across this thread after 2 years. This is an amazing collection of photos and great quality especially the B&Ws. Very interesting stuff from before my time. Great collection by Paul Johnson and well worth bookmarking for reference if you're not already aware of it.

It's a little stiff but does offer an insight into steam workings for those with not enough silver hairs

=))=)) Nice one, roxy

I can't open the attachments, not sure why

Hi MJ, Layout has matured magnificently since it began, and although present day is not my most loved era, this layout has grown on me a lot! Can I ask how most of the vehicles are powered and how you managed to wire the lights and beacons etc? thanks, K

Just in from work and just happened across this now. Well Done, Dave for posting this and Jim for the PDF. JB, I think this would be a great solution for any layout with gradients, especially a smaller layout where space may not be readily available to allow a long enough gradient even to get one track to climb over another even though this only requires a few inches. Great if this is done at the planning stage as you'd have to tear up sections of gradient to cure wheel slip otherwise. Tedious additional step to do this on a larger layout though if your were to do it, certainly would allow smaller engines to shunt longer trains

Hehe, slow and steady………….. waiting to see something going up that slope though:dig:

Welcome to the forum, Randall. If you can manage to digitize any of your dad's photos, these would be a great resource for modelers of late steam/early diesel which is an era somewhat less recorded prior to the explosion of AV recording devices.

Wow! That's a nice thing. Wasn't really aware of any many other steam kits from Des, certainly not this one. What chassis is under there? Also supplied by SSM? Some recent discussion on here about the length of time it takes a brass kit steamer to bed in, maybe 100 hours. Is there much mileage on the clock or it was sequestered in the attic before that occurred?

What does the locomotive have to accrue, depends on what has been refurbished/replaced? Presume this has to be done light engine or goods (if they existed) are allowed?

Milage accumulation? Mandatory number of test miles before passenger services after a major refit??

or Egyptian, maybe?

I notice you improved the look by filming 'at dusk' Good chance to get some skill improvement before the kit comes. Chassis will then find its real purpose. Post a lit photo if you get a chance. Located a Frateschi G12 for mine this week so will report back on that chassis

Keep the photos coming on these projects. Great inspiration for the rest of us. Which LEDs and resistors are you using and how is it to be powered, Eamonn? Photo of 'the works' would be great

Any more interest in this, or just myself and Kirley?

Can/does anyone post on the calendar? First time I ever visited I expected to see dates for shows, meets, releases etc. Nada

Probably Coventry after that then

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