GSR 800

Can't say I'm surprised, considering how horrendously understaffed An Bord Pleanala are.....

I think the 800s are looked upon with the hindsight of the postwar years with little to show for themselves. Had they been given the opportunity, I'm sure that discussion would not have been had. Equally, significant expense had already gone toward rebuilding the 400s, they decided after looking at the expense of 402s rebuild to cut costs where possible. Interestingly, the 400s didn't compare particularly favourably to William Goulding, which could work at a similar pressure. I have yet to see a single photo of that locomotive, other than a three-quarter rear view of (what is apparently) her as a stationary boiler at Inchicore. One of the 500s met a similar fate.

Eyesight improving in the span of 7(!) years isn't a bad thing... Whatever the hell it is, it's still out in the field, though I haven't inspected it in a good long time. An old H van isn't far from it, though riddled with shot at either end... practising for crows, apparently.

In no particular hurry, since it apparently took seven hours to get to Bundoran...

Likely a regular train rather than the Enterprise, as Galteemore says All except the Enterprise, customs were checked at Amiens Street and GVS so it could run nonstop.

It was a BUT railcar set on the Enterprise after the VS class, so doubt that. Did see a video in the early 1960s of a Jeep replacing two 141s on a Belfast bound train

I think the 22000s were a pretty solid choice, some of the larger sets perhaps but they are the J15 or AEC railcar of the modern era, can't have a layout without them. Part of me is almost hoping the IRM steam loco is not an 800, me SSM one has just had the chassis finished! The other part of me has a list done out of all the things that need to be perfect...

List them out, the price you want, and post photos of them.

BUT railcars, most were withdrawn in the 1970s.

Are they adding cocaine buns to the menu? That'd certainly make the train rides interesting

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/step-forward-in-redevelopment-of-ceannt-station-as-a-major-transport-hub/ News to me, only read about it when I got the IRRS journal this morning, from 2 platforms to 5. The new overall roof is akin to the original!

in inflation alone from 2007 or 2008 (think it was the latter when they were released but I was a child, so I don't remember) it'd be up to between 170-180 euro

https://railsofsheffield.com/products/pre-owned-irish-rail-class-181-cie-black-b188-diesel-locomotive not 750 euro so i guess this is a bargain...

Jaysus Foster and Allen transcend time itself...Mick has some explaining to do next time I see him.. "Balloons Weaver, Balloons, that's all I can tell you. The rest is classified." "Balloons?? Go down the road to the circus if you're looking for those...ya feckin clown"

I've seen worse for the woolwiches. Bunch of 121s have popped up https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275677629258?hash=item402faacb4a:g:R7wAAOSw~tNj5fR8&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoMTSj3SF54p7RJdZBKVjKzin8oj1eBtRRcTfSP7bSw%2BpTz4jSdaf%2FNZh6jtK%2BT8GISty9LFGwXyA37x63KD4O3Auzq2WWm5CQiXgdWs6fKSHjF9%2BL64Ttj561IxPUPatJVscO19hdSWyOEfUU5MONAM1vVjwvEK27EBjTzD87Lja0stk0ATEyifKuSqF9GYTRCr3Xt05R2hgjqovyFj9RM0%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8CLw7HJYQ

It seems like he thought 3D printing would evolve differently. I know someone who does prints of Warhammer 40k stuff, and he buys and downloads designs and prints them off. No reason something similar couldn't be done here?

I can certainly vouch for suppliers here like yourself and Killian. I think the quality of 3D printing these days can be excellent. Really a shame poorer quality prints turn a lot of people off an aspect of modelling I think has huge potential now and in the future as printers continue to improve. Shame the quality is poor considering the width of his offerings.

Seeing the site of GVS back to something of its former glory will be good to see, current station is pretty drab. Much more central location than 'Central' station, or is that why they started calling it Lanyon place so everyone would stop laughing.... ..I suppose theres a larger discussion on the new station to be had, for another thread. I like Queens bridge, it reminds me somewhat of Liffey Junction, being primarily for goods. Liffey Junction was an interchange for a while, and you'd better hope the connection was coming, because there was no way off the island platform! Unless you were brave/stupid.. Looking forward to see the model progress!

I wonder how IRMs magnetic types will hold up in the longterm..

Which is a very good thing indeed..

neither really gets it, 800 has a long sleek nose and the 170 looks frumpy and squat. We dont have to worry about either now we're getting the proper job

Those have begun to pop up ever since IRMs announcement they were producing them. Sell them off before they tank the price with highly accurate models.

the .xyz should really be a giveaway...

Big Old Boats is another youtube channel with a lot of good videos on ship sinkings, usually focused on Great Lakers. Gordon Lightfoot has many good songs, including some more rail related, including Canadian Railroad Trilogy and Steel Rail Blues.

Aye the 800s, along with the 400s and 500s were regulars during the brief period of the Cork Enterprise. Generally used the CIE platforms. Shame it only lasted a few years, but I suppose it took so bloody long...then again the Bundoran express took a similar time for less distance..