GSR 800

I have been reading through this thread a couple of times, one thing that interests me, from the Milne Report, to scrap the 800 500s and 400s and build 50 mixed traffic locomotives. This really was a bit surprising, considering the 800s were only a few years old along with the 400s having only been rebuilt, both had massive investment from the rail companies and also the reliability of the 500s to simply scrap them after so much money being poured in seems a bit pointless. And 50? There was already a surplus of reasonably modern mixed traffic engines, the woolwiches, the j15a's and B's also the more modern D's and the cattle engines It had already become clear that rail traffic was decreasing by the 1930s so I can't really see how 50 locomotives could be justified. 20-30 at the most, but then you would also have the problem of the glanmire road tunnel, which double or even triple heading was sometimes required. This was one of the reasons the 800s were built by being able to climb it unassisted.

Could you post pics of the GSR stuff and the track?

Imagine it on the curves of the Sligo line!

I have some of the same problems with mine, although the jerkyniss was solved by a bit of lubrication on the bearings and on the crank pins. I will probably need to add a bit of weight to the tender. My layout has some tight bends and it doesn't always agree with them.

John, does the livery on mine look alright?

I suppose mocking is catching....

I'm turning into John! Upside down photos! If you can see her , it's not finished, and nothing compared to johns

if I don't have a cup of tea every hour I go a bit crazy...good for modelling though.. I'm going to put the kettle on..

I went to see the railways of the Guinness factory a while back..must have got lost...

For you see my love for battleships has paid off... My weapon of choice..

Breaking news, Ireland's largest steam locomotive, CIE class B1a no.800 Meadbh has been stolen from the museum in Cultra, the locomotive is now on the Dublin Belfast line, at high speeds. We join Aengus mc Grainne in the newsroom. "Coughs" "fixes tie and suit" "mumbles"......WHAT? The men on board the locomotive were heard saying "bejasus there goes the Boyne viaduct" and "Do any of yez know where the IRRS is? Hi and welcome back to Genuinly Miriam, now I'm sure we've all heard about the big train on the Belfast line, Luckily my house isn't near there..GENUINLY!

John are ye still at the IRRS? I have her steamed up! We're going over the Boyne viaduct! Anyway here's the real question Barry's or Lyons?

There's only one way to settle this Kev...

Ah that makes sense. Thanks lads:tumbsup:

The 121 came to Pearse, as Connolly was damaged and heuston was overrun with Blackntans!

Wonder why they chose the U class? The S class is arguably the more popular locomotive.

Here's which ones were under CIE and Uta control CIE UTA 197 196 198 200 199 201 203 202 204 205

Right ye asked for it! The U class: Built by Beyer peacock in 1915' No.196-200' Second batch Built by Beyer peacock in 1947' No.201-205 The original U's were going to be painted in lined green, but this never happened due to Glovers "don't decorate ANYTHING" era

I thought the priestly ones were very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very VERY dark blue? Jasus I'm out of steam( pun intended ) after all of the very's, I'm going to have a cup of Tea

Aye, ye might get caught out with that. I remember, I needed some black apostrophes but when I got them they were actually a very very very very dark blue:p..

The UG's were never in given the blue livery, although they certainly would have been a sight if they were!

Not really, as when they looked like that they would have been in the grey livery. In the green livery and black livery(which they were modelled in) they would have been "inchicorised" with new riveted smoke boxes and new smoke box doors, along with various other modifications.

Straight from Wikipedia!

Remember how the GNR used to classify some classes of locos? Ps5'6", and the Ps 6'6". The GNR T'was a great company sure it t'was.