GSR 800

Absolutely fascinating! So these locomotives designed for freight workings? These would have been a very powerful locomotive at the time,possibly one of the largest in Europe? Such a shame they were all scrapped, they would have been a fascinating exhibit at Cultra! Would the 500s have been the first "successful" 4-6-0s? I have a feeling that the GWR will get involved in this conversation..

Should a new thread be started for the long toms and nicknames for other locos?

Sure I was trying to show you your mistake!

I'll buy at least six.. Then declare bankruptcy.

The vistiors were not pleased.. But the layout design is looking good! What era are you planning?

Ahh,well Kieran, I think the AECs are one of the most liked(maybe even loved!) railcars in Ireland, probably due to the character,comfort and various attractive liveries which they carried. I for one certainly like the AECs and I'm sure many do as well

Holy Sambo, these people are clearly a higher power, brought down from the heavens to show railway modellers how to weather properly:p( I think I'm goin a bit mental..must be all that glue and gloss varnish....)

It would almost defiantly have been on the Dublin Cork mainline, 2 reasons A=this was the mainline such an" exclusive coach" would usually be limited to the main lines example being the Pullmans, the furthest they ever got from the mainline was headford junction.B=the loco hauling the train is.. The 800 class which were restricted to the mainline, although being the flagship locos would have meant they would have showed up on advertising a fare bit in the early 50s

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Nope, clear out the vaults!

Woohoo Guru!. Was there only one "silver princess" in Ireland?

Well my point is now pointless..

People these days would simply expect a food service of some sort on trains,ships and planes. They do make a profit(usually) from selling food so..

Ah Janus isn't it awful isn't just awful, awful is the word no better word to describe it, do ye know what awful isn't the word at tall! Terrible terrible so the word, wouldn't it have been better if it had just been SCRAPPED( Twas quoting father ted(quite badly too!)

Imagine a bran new A class hauling a rake of them!

Pure brilliant JH! I'll have to number my house 800 so!

Thought this was free to a good home Pat?

Wow,that's very interesting. Maybe that's why the GNR considered a 4-6-0 around the same time. Were they inchicorised? Belpaire firebox,snap head rivets or were the neglected? Also how many were built? Sorry bout all the questions but I'm very interested in this. And I had thought the 400s we're the first Irish 4-6-0s

I was looking on the RPSI website and it says the address has PO box 461! Coincidence or what? I have fond memories of no. 4 as it was the first steam loco I had ever seen. I remember when she had reached Enfield i asked one of the members where the loco was going(she was going to run round the train. When I saw her coming back tail first,I asked him why she was "the wrong way around"! of course of was only a young in then, not to long ago! Anyway he told me there was nowhere for her to be turned. I went home thinking this fella didn't know much, that there was one at Mullingar, I didn't think, at the time that Mullingar was about 30 miles away!

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Ahh only joking John, But you! Painting coaches Innacuratly? Heresy! Ah no it's all good. The RPSI have been keeping steam in Ireland for half a century, some livery innacuracies can be accepted. As for Cultra...grrr:mad:

Hope it's not a serous problem. The RPSI have enough on their hands at the mo.. 171 and 131,and Johns multiple letters telling them that the shade of green on 461 isn't right. How many letters is that now JH?

hmm...interesting.. What I find more interesting however is the inside cylindered 4-6-0 if never heard of! What's goin on?

A mystery! To the Turf burner!