Noel

Yes 10-10-20 was a favourite with farmers

Just wondering are there likely to be many more 201 model variants released? They don't seem to be the hottest selling GMs, had been well covered since the Lima MMs, and there seems to be very little RTR stock available in the market for them to haul (i.e. passenger stock mk3, mk4, DD, etc).

Wow owning ten 071s is a serious investment. Nice photo.

Looks like a helicopter photo of a depot - real. Makes you just itch to play with those locos.

I don't thing 'crime' was the issue that scared some farmers, it was 'public liability' exposure and gates left carelessly open by folk who stray off the paths. This photo was taken very near the old Fenit track bed.

I was wondering the same thing! If it was 071 on the 40th anniversary of the large GMs I'd get it but don't get the significance of 161 & 171.

Some really nice pics there. The pics in Banagher, Athlone and the peat bridge down stream of Shannonbridge bring back happy memories. Past under all three bridges many times by boat. I remember when the rail bridge near Jamestown was raised some years back giving more air draft for leisure vessels during periods of winter flooding.

There is validity to both sides of the argument. Greenways on a former railway bed that will never be used again for rail transport make a lot of sense. However if the land was sold to farmers they could have valid concerns about security, trespass and liability, which may or may not be addressable. Many urban folk simply don't comprehend the potential issues which is understandable. A train passing through a farm poses little risk as the humans are contained, however folk walking and cycling may pose risks unless restricted to the greenway route. In principle I am in favour of greenways for Ireland inc, as they can be a wonderful local and tourist amenity. Providing however that they are not being built on former lines that could be reopened in the future as viable extensions to the transport system (e.g. parts of the western rail corridor). Some closed railway lines are still owned by the state and others not. The 'hiker' recently awarded €40k compensation in the high court has put the "cat amongst the pigeons" as regards liability arising out of public land access, and also famers who have facilitated access on some non right-of-way routes across private farm lands. All solvable with a good dose of common sense, but that is rarely applied when the "fear" card is unleashed.

A bit confused. Are they planning to upgrade the green southside luas line to heavier metro specs, and if so how would it cope with some of the steep inclines and sharp bends? Does anybody know what the operating specs of metro is? Is it just a bigger tram or full size commuter rail?

Very interesting video. Different times. Hardly a hi-vis jacket nor a hard hat in sight, folk walking under unsecured jacks, etc. But one heck of a logistical achievement getting 201 onto Irish Rails via air and road. Shame 201 is rotting away prematurely in a siding at Inchicore along with other 201s that never achieved their targeted service lives. Capital assets that certainly were not 'sweated' along with mk3s, unlike the 071s still in service today.

Hi Daryl Just to clarify, did you paint a white coat first, then place a piece of masking tape over the white where each strip should be, then paint the black and tan above and below the mask, and then pull the mask off to reveal the white stripe? Or paint the black and tan first, then mask either side of the stripe location, and finally spray white along the two parallel masked tapes? From reading your answer to JM I just wasn't sure which. Cheers Noel

071 going for a good price http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Murphy-Models-Class-071-IE-Black-Silver-MM0071-/121953890445?hash=item1c6504b08d:g:XZAAAOSwiylXDQB1

071 via screws is much easier to get the body off than the 141/181. Mind you I've found wooden ice cream sticks especially good at prizing baby GM body's away from the model, and without needing to take the hand rails off.

Glad nobody was hurt, and it was right that the culprit was jailed.

I think the ruling covers somebody on a forum such as this, posting a link to somebody else's image on another web site (e.g. photobucket, flickr, smugmug, Facebook, etc). An embedded image here using IMG bb tags would be covered as it is a 'link' to externally published material (i.e. not a copy). What would be in breech is a link to a copy, or an attachment here of an image that was copied from another copyright holder. Personally I think it is 'good practice' to acknowledge sources or external content owners while not strictly necessary legally.

This ruling seems logical and applies good common sense. Once the internet published material is displayed or accessed via a link the source and copyright holder is by inference acknowledged and not hidden, nor has it been 'copied'.

Class model

Great series of photos. It was a great idea to use "076" for the fortieth anniversary since 1976.

The cab reminds me of 'hobby electronics' magazine in the 1970s

Very impressive Daryl. On the pic above is it the light or were you testing two different shades of 'tan'?

Lovely atmospheric pic. A real train with an engine and carriages and 'facilities'

Yes just noisy Tram buses on rails!

Well call me Captain Buzzkill, but these superb cad drawings of the upcoming model, may well convert me to a liking for the prototype I had never experienced. Resistance might be futile! Top class guys

Wonder if they are DCC ready?

Nice - looking forward to the ongoing evolution of this amazing layout