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  1. Garfield
    Fantastic photos, Ernie. I'm curious to know what the box on the end of the six-wheeler is - the one to the left, just under the lower step.
  2. Garfield
    I thought it was a kennel, but I stand to be corrected on that.
  3. Garfield
    Probably best to stop washing your pants with kerosene, Eoin.
  4. Garfield
    BR brake vans had stoves of a similar size: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_railway_brake_van#/media/File:Brake_van_(interior)_(9131593638).jpg Quite small - just about enough room on top to plonk a billycan on. You'd need to have those wee stoves glowing red in order to heat the compartment on a cold night, and it would all be in vain anyway as the wind would start whistling in between the planking once underway. Shoving bits of newspaper into the gaps would've kept the guard almost as busy as performing his braking duties...
  5. Garfield
    Wouldn't say it's a hit and run - both ends look undamaged. You'd expect buffers to fail and some crumpling there before the main frame would give way.
  6. Garfield
    With IE staff appealing to enthusiasts for photos of the loco taken in recent times, I'm guessing they'd like to know what happened to her, too! She does look quite bent.
  7. Garfield
    Presumably the cab refurbishment which saw the two central rear windows being plated over?
  8. Garfield
    It almost looks like I know what I'm doing in that photo... As Fran has said, The Downpatrick & County Down Railway are good friends of IRM and without their vital assistance, along with that of the Irish Traction Group, it would have been far more difficult to bring projects such as the A Class to fruition.
  9. Garfield
    'Phoenix' is a diesel loco. It only received that name on the CDR after being rebuilt.
  10. Garfield
    Can't say I ever recall hearing that theory. It was a power rating, with A being 1200hp+, so the MetroVick As would have remained As and the 071s would have been As, too, if the system had been retained. It's interesting to note that as the big GMs arrived around the same time as the transition to the new numbering system, they were placed into the same series as the MetroVicks (001-060 and 071-088), rather than being placed into another category altogether (e.g. 901).
  11. Garfield
    The Flying Snail, like the London Transport logo, has stood the test of time well. Maybe one day things will come full circle and we'll see it adorning modern stock at some point. It's certainly a cut above the current logo, which is a horrible design. And also adopted by the municipal transport authority in the Belgian town of Arnhem. I seem to recall reading somewhere (possibly a poorly translated Belgian forum topic) that they got the idea for the logo after seeing it on Irish buses during a visit.
  12. Garfield
    As pointed out by Fran in the original post, the IR logo is actually too big.
  13. Garfield
    Hi Ironroad, That's because this product is being developed independently by Mayner; IRM's involvement in this project is purely to facilitate development and manufacture of the product on behalf of JM Design. Hope that clarifies things. Personally speaking, I think this is a brave and exciting move into uncharted territory for Irish RTR by JM, and I look forward to buying some of these wagons for my own use in due course.
  14. Garfield
    Well, it's the right way up for a start...
  15. Garfield
    Very strange. What brand of static grass are you using? Have you tried other brands with it?
  16. Garfield
    Hmm. Is there any indication that the applicator is taking power from the battery (e.g. a small LED that lights up when switched on)?
  17. Garfield
    In the second photo, the pin/nail at the end of the wire linked to the applicator is not pushed into the surface adjacent to where you're laying the grass. This could be the problem. If you move onto a different area, you will need to take out the pin and insert it into the surface of the new location you are working on. Also, this may sound like a daft question, but... is the battery charged?
  18. Garfield
    Fantastic work, Eoin. Can't be long now until the first test run?
  19. Garfield
    This drawing pre-dates the construction of 1000 and 1001 (B113 and B114), which apparently got underway in 1949, so it's likely this is an artist's impression of what these locos would look like when complete, rather than having anything to do with the proposed twin-engined locos. I recall seeing an outline drawing of what the twin-engined Sulzers were supposed to look like some time ago. From what I remember, they would essentially have been 'stretched' versions of the first two prototypes, but possibly would have had tri-axle bogies.
  20. Garfield
    I came back to add it, but you beat me to it!
  21. Garfield
    Hmm... Giant's Causeway Tramway New & Bessbrook Tramway Cork Electric Tramway Belfast Corporation Tramway Dublin & Lucan Tramway Does the DUTC system count because it was 5 ft 2 3⁄16 in, not 5ft 3in? Or are you including the Luas?
  22. Garfield
    I'd have settled for an MGWR E/J26.
  23. Garfield
    Thanks for sharing those images, @David Holman; I remember seeing that RM article about the High Weald Light Railway back in the '90s. Superb modelling!
  24. Garfield
    Edenderry had a two-road engine shed. It did have a turntable, however. In fact, due to limited space it was used in lieu of a set of points to allow the loco access to the loop from the platform road in order to run around its train... Track plan here: https://bit.ly/2xVqei2
  25. Garfield
    @jhb171achill - here's a crudely enhanced version your photo just to make the scene appear a little brighter and easier to appreciate. Done rather quickly and roughly on a phone app rather than PhotoShop, so not as good as it could be... Looks like there's a cement bubble sitting just beyond the end of the platform...
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