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  1. Thanks for the warning Steve. Tried to order this last week but their website blocked my order as it thought Ni was an international order with about 7 Euro extra for postage! No order placed. Sounds like a Del Boy production!
  2. Basic drawing of a standard BCDR 4-4-2T loco
  3. Irish layout by Dave in current issue of Hornby Railway magazine.
  4. 595 was kept to run with the hauled BUT NIR coaches
  5. There is a feature on the new Hornby coaches in the latest issue of the Hornby Railway magazine.
  6. Number 4 would allow them to offer the LMS/BR type 2-6-4T in the future as well.
  7. The photo I posted in another thread on this forum of CC1 beside 800 came from that Steam World article from March 1992. Try magazine exchange website
  8. There are some rare photos of CC1 in Steam World article in March 1992 issue.
  9. And Ballyboley Junction! Thanks David
  10. During the latter years of WW2 the Lough Swilly due to severe coal shortages used turf and even wood as they could not get coal for their steam locos.
  11. From Australia!
  12. This diagram as a starter
  13. Do they not do a County Donegal bus?
  14. Thanks John was wondering who had his collection as he took some rare photos of the Donegal and the Swilly in particular.
  15. Good guess then! Have picked up a few nice photos of 27 at York Road in 1965 recently. Thanks whatever I do they seem to go on a tilt! Nice view of the rear of a Class 5 loco and this was the first to go in 1940. Looks well in black!
  16. Agree Adelaide and have a photo from 1932cof Class 5 Letterkenny looking great in Black livery below.
  17. David any more details on the colour photo of Lough Erne beside a blue engine?
  18. The County Donegal csrried oil in tank wagons from the port in Derry to the fishing boats at Killybegs in particular.
  19. According to Journall 11 DNGR Locos 2,3,4 and 6 were moved from Dundalk to Sutton on April 13 1952. As No 1 had went to Adelaide and No 5 was scrapped already then they are all accounted for.
  20. 120 booked as of yesterday afternoon. Thanks
  21. My book took about a week to arrive as did some others posted to addresses in NI. Well worth waiting for.
  22. CDR Class 5 tank and/or LLSR No 15
  23. It does take a while to get through this new book. Find reading a chapter at a time helps. Which Donegal and Swilly kits do you have Colin?
  24. Usually PRONI record all talks and put them on their YouTube channel. Will be speaking to them on Monday so will check and let you and other IRM members know then. My contact in PRONI and we are working on an education project together seen my article in Backtrack and I was conscripted into this talk. Will.mention your comment Robert.
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