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It wouldn't be viable to supply lids by themselves, I'm afraid.
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Yep, the lid on the right is the second lid type. Seems they were introduced slowly as the originals expired - similar to how the newer 'peaked' type of lid is being rolled out over time. The difference between the two bogies is most noticeable at the ends - over the springs.
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Looks like remnants of the blue livery with some brown patch-painting to me? CIE/IR weren't as fussy about maintaining the exteriors of these wagons back then, and the ore took its toll on the paintwork so at that point the majority may have been bare metal with quite a bit of road dirt, ore dust and general grime. The corrosive nature of the ore is also the reason why the lids have been replaced over time... Also of interest - this wagon has had a set of shale/cement wagon bogies fitted instead of the regular Y33s. Wonder if it was a test or if they were fitted while its regular set received attention?
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If I recall correctly, the change in colour occurred around the turn of the millennium and the 'second gen' lids were added around the same time. A third type of lid is gradually replacing that type (and has been for at least the past five years) as they wear out. It's the second lid style that's present on the IRM Tara wagons. The last B&T locos received the Supertrain livery around 1975 so unfortunately none were around to power Tara traffic in its early days.
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That news item is from March 2018 and the DMU refurbishment programme mooted in it (for the stored 2700s) has not gone ahead. The stories in the first post relating to the Kildare line and Luas expansions are from 2020...
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Irish Railway Model Enthusiasts - facebook page
Garfield replied to Bumble_Bee's topic in General Chat
Hi Bumble Bee, Would the best place to discuss these topics not be this very forum, as Bosko suggests above? Facebook is littered with countless groups which means conversations get diluted and lost rather quickly. And here on the forum you already have the facility to host a neutral/non-biased discussion while also having a direct line to a manufacturer. -
This might come in useful, too...
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Looks like you might have yourself the cover of a turntable's central pivot point...
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It's a standard EMD loco key, so would work with all those types. Like carriage keys, you need a good reason to be entrusted with one so they're not easy to get hold of.
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I was getting a distinct feeling of deja vu reading that, then I checked the date on the story and realised it's over four years old!
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The Great Southern Railway converted quite a few locomotives to burn oil during 'The Emergency', but they were converted back to coal afterwards. You can identify these locomotives in photographs as they had rectangular oil tanks fitted onto the tenders and a white/pale yellow circle on the side of the tender to identify them as oil-burners. Here's a public domain pic (via Wikipedia) of a K4 converted to burn oil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS%26WR_Class_368#/media/File:CIE_no._360_(32520107288).jpg
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It's quite likely they would have had to visit Dundalk for the loco to run around if ballasting south of Newry. Just a note on the wagons themselves - they were Walruses, not Sealions/Seacows.
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Not sure about Mallow, but I think most were sidelined upon the introduction of the vacuum-braked 'double decker' beet wagons and the arrival of ex-CIÉ G Class locos to CSE sites in the late 1970s.
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Warehouse collection = click & collect, JB...
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The Cravens would usually be placed on the far side of the generator van from the main set. They'd be locked to prevent access, and obviously couldn't draw light or heat.
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Cheers, @leslie10646! A year down in deepest Westmeath and a wedding in nine weeks' time - a year full of lockdowns has flown by! As always, the wheels are turning on some exciting new projects, and of course we now have the A Class in production, so lots to look forward to in 2021!
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Yes, shouldn't be an issue!
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Not sure where that rumour originated from, but it's false. Wheel sets are made from turned metal, not casting, and the wheels, axle, and insulators are all separate components. The wheels can be moved outwards by using a wheel pullers such as this one: https://www.fohrmann.com/en/model-railway-wheel-puller-h0.html
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Maybe their website just removes items that are out of stock? Such products are generally produced in batches so it may just be a case of waiting until Silver Fox produce their next batch...
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Having seen this layout at the Great Electric Train Show last year, I can confirm it is indeed stunning in the flesh!
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Milk how was it transported around Ireland in the 1940's to 1960's?
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I remember boxes of chicks being regularly unloaded from Mk2 generator vans in Longford up until the early '00s. -
Yep, we have photographic proof. This wagon was moved to the gypsum pool after dolomite traffic ceased in the 1980s.
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Yes, but was originally preserved with the 'Plug & Socket' logos...
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That's very odd. You emailed at 1.02pm on November 12th, and I responded to you at 1.10pm. Then you emailed later that night at 9.42pm, and I responded to you at 9.47pm. We receive a lot of emails every day and have had no other reports of problems, so I wonder if there might be a technical issue with your email account?
