GSR 800

I'd take a J18/19, a D16 Achill Bogie and a J26 in 4mm I'd take a J5 too

The DDs have a bad rep from their unreliability a year or two back, alongside the preference toward using ICRs for late autumn/early winter. Part of it is just the fact of life of loco hauled v railcars. A railcar with an engine (or two) down can limp home, a loco down and the train needs to be rescued and a loco found at short notice to do so. This was less of an issue when there was locos all around the system, that is not true today. Many a time a 29 is used to haul a Dart up to Fairview! In terms of comfort, DDs are miles ahead. If the ICRs had seating as comfortable it'd be the cherry on top of what is otherwise IMO an excellent, reliable class. It's agony trying to get comfortable in them!

one can only hope the buildings on the down Galway platform at Mullingar will eventually get similar treatment, though I highly doubt it. The roof of the canopy is beginning to cave in.

Enterprising, presumably.

Mayner previously mentioned that Anthony Burges described the MGWR branch to Cavan as a "mouldering branch line" Such a description is surely apt here too with these wonderful photos.

I think 1-2 a day will be NIR CAFs Vast majority DDs-ICRs 29s only as a backup AFAIK

There was an update due 7 weeks ago

Anything on the Park Royals?

It continues to amaze how many walk straight past illuminated boards telling train time and platform number, to ask anyone with a hi-vis whether x train is on y platform

Truly magnificent!

Don't get cross

Always love a good Mullingar picture. Plenty of freight in the yard!

It can be worked from the DVT of course, but whether they'd have to be keyed in or not I do not know

Doors are operated from drivers cab on DDs iirc. Would it be that hard to rig them with it? Getting tight enough with increasing services.

same reason the Irish Rail logo is blacked out on the 6-piece ICRs on the Enterprise, I presume..

There's also 400 drawings floating around. I'd imagine 402 would be the standard choice, with the flush footplate, though the split footplate was a characteristic of the rest of the class post rebuild (apart from when fitted with the caprotti vg).

Still cant get over the backhead detail! Truly wonderful!

00 gauge 3d printed 800 class (cat not included)

An effective marketing strategy perhaps..

the rolling initiation for hourly Enterprise services starts around the same time so it would make sense.

I hope Connolly's trainsheds get similar treatment to Pearse's. Dark, gloomy and with no proper ventilation to allow fumes out. 29ks roaring exhaust smoke in there

It is possible it was one of the few parts of the locomotive taken off as scrapping began before sense prevailed. Her cab side windows and the brass frames disappeared and reappeared a few times on her. When in storage in Thurles in 1960, she had them. By 61 they were gone. She was still without when end to end with Macha in Inchicore in 63. She was returned to full order when sent up north, as seen when she was in storage at Adelaide in 64. Possible they were removed to prevent any sticky hands from getting a hold of them.

500 class cab Someone's after nicking the right handle wheel

The 29s are hard work is why I'm sure theres no loved lost for locals with the 201s idling outside Connolly shed all morning!

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