Garfield

Funnily enough, I've never had a problem selling unneeded loco bodies on eBay.

Good to see there's a supplier on this side of the pond, although I'm not sure if there'd be much of a saving by buying the parts separately.

You can have two powered bogies and 12-wheel pick-up with this option, Des (and the wheelbase is pretty much spot-on for the prototype, too)... http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/5080-Sulzer-Kit?p=81162&viewfull=1#post81162

Before you all go drilling holes through Heljan chassis... Frateschi produce an A1A-A1A model of EMD's G12 export design, which although marketed as being a HO scale model is actually more likely to be OO. Here's a photo of the G12 body (Bo-Bo chassis version) compared to a 1:76 drawing: (Photo courtesy of Donal Murray) I chatted with Glenderg, who sourced a drawing of an A1A-A1A G12 and scaled it to OO. Look how it compares to the Sulzer: The Frateschi locos can be bought online for around €80 including shipping. For example: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/HO-1-87-FRATESCHI-Locomotive-G-12-A1A-RFFSA-/272005336703?hash=item3f54c80e7f:g:KrcAAOSwDN1UPoo c Judging by this YouTube video, it's not a bad runner, either: I'm not sure if it's DCC ready, though, but for that price and the problem it would solve, hardwiring may be worth the effort. I have seen DCC'ed version on YouTube.. Edit: Testimonial from a friend who recently acquired a Bo-Bo version...

Same vintage...

A nice photo taken by a staff member at Cité du Train (France's national railway museum) in Mulhouse yesterday shows the master with his creation: Jacques Cooper, who designed the TGV prototype, with a first generation TGV Sud-Est power unit behind him.

I thought the track arrangement was simplified a few years back, no? Single track with a a 'Y' point at either end... Edit: Photo taken last year shows it's single track with check rails -

This company is based on North Wall Quay in Dublin and is an agency for an insurer specialising in collectibles (Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC): http://www.globalindemnity.ie/aboutus/insurance.aspx

Here's a link to the kit: http://agenoria0gauge.com/abante/index.php?rt=product/product&path=65&product_id=130 Looks like an exact match, alright. It's just a pity it's only available in O gauge.

That won't cut the mustard for an extensive collection as far as I know, JB. It's actually something I keep telling myself I should look into but never actually get around to... PS: Welcome aboard, Claretrainman!

It's not a correction... it's my opinion, legally held. Anyway, are you not in that category?

Collectors. It's a hobby...

What? They're limited edition brass models. Price is about right.

Yer only mad for a fight, Dave.

No one was complaining? My inbox says otherwise, Dave.

So, Claremorris as it would have looked in the early 1980s if it had retained its pre-1975 track plan and the Ballinrobe branch remained open? If you're using your modeller's licence to create that scene, surely you can also use it on a lone building?

Nice to see contributions from some of this forum's members, too.

Your last word for a week.

They were used by a few of the pre-grouping railways in France on some top link service and SNCF continued to use them in this role up until the 1950s, at which time it was decided they were too expensive to operate (I think their engines used a mix of petrol and alcohol rather than diesel). The lone survivor continued in departmental(!) use up until the 1970s or thereabouts. Anyway, sorry for dragging the topic away from Bren's quality workmanship...

A pretty revolutionary bogie for 1930s, too, JB... they were designed to carry the railcars at speeds of around 100mph, and be able to take tight curves without decelerating. There's an interesting page about them here: http://retours.eu/en/23-autorail-bugatti/# Saw the last surviving Bugatti autorail at Cité du Train in Mulhouse during the summer and it's certainly a sight to behold!

It's easy to blame the preservationist who've had to take those measures to slow its deterioration and keep it secure, but the real problem is the lack of support they get.

Hi JB, Having inspected this coach at its current location a couple of years ago, I can tell you that while it requires complete restoration, most of the timber appears to be structurally sound. The only issue is with one corner, which has suffered water damage (apparently there was a leak in the shed roof at Mallow where it was stored previously).

Then you need to encase the body within a corrugated structure: http://www.irishtractiongroup.com/103.html (see bottom right).

If you want to be able to run it alongside your GNR loco, then silver or green are your options...

Meanwhile, back at the discussion about the Sulzer kit...