GSR 800

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!

210 sold

Extend the Dart to Mullingar and you'd have plenty of space! Maybe in a century

Drogheda and Inchicore will be used, 29ks that arent sent to Limerick will be moved to Connolly where they'll be maintained as a backup for any failure of Dart + sets

ICRs are generally referred to as 'Sets' whereas 29ks are referred to as 'Units' in the railway. The more inventive nicknames for the 29ks can be easily imagined!

For sale. MM 201 class no. 210 River Erne in New Black and Yellow livery. Excellent condition. Box vgc with full accessories 220 euro + postage. SOLD MM 201 class no. 8208 River Lagan in New Enteprise green livery. Very good condition. Box vgc, lacks papers and plastic wrap for loco. accessories bag opened. 200 euro + postage.

No better man for the job!

Interesting regarding the replacement to the DDs Meanwhile, tenders have been called for a new fleet of eight eight-car trainsets, with aim of introducing a modern fleet on the route from 2029. The next generation Enterprise trains were initially described as tri-modes, but Railway Gazette International understands that they will primarily be electro-diesel multiple-units, fitted with small traction batteries to reduce emissions at stations and depots. The trains will remain largely dependent on their diesel powerpacks in the early years, pending a firm decision on how or whether to electrify more of the route between the two cities.

four Howden Meredith wheels and he would have been flying along! Beats the packed Luas anyway..

Excellent! Wonderful to see her brought to life for the first time, she fits the chassis nicely