Blaine

or just poor maintenance...

Hi Jonathan, huge fan of your photos, useful and inspiring I helped out with the research for this model, and given I wasn't even 5 years old when they stopped regularly running on the Enterprise most of the info was gleaned from research both online and talking to people Past 1984 they were not common on the Enterprise at all - they were not as reliable then, plus I'm not sure if non-CAWS fitted locos were allowed south of Malahide then (which was the furthest that CAWS reached on the Belfast line then, was there special permission needed, loco inspector in the cab etc). I'm sure lack of maintenance etc ended push-pull operation, given the 111's didnt use it Coach lamp irons - I know BR MK2's had two, one high, one low, IR ones were both lower down, as long as there was a lamp iron there it was sufficient, later the two rule came into place. Hunslets only had one lamp iron, be it for a tail lamp, the GNRI white square to mark the rear of the train or occasionally a tour headboard. It was well out of gauge too The great irony of it all is that the Hunslets shared plenty of parts with the BR Class 20 and Portuguese CP 1400 locos, both of which are renowned for reliability and yet their NIR cousins didnt even last 15 years on the frontline

Happened for real frequently before TPWS days on NIR

Fantastic Cancellations, Well Done to All Concerned

Never South of Inchicore or Lansdowne Road. Thats as far as they got Thats the only lamp iron they had, and way out of gauge at that If Hunslets were regular visitors south of Dundalk after the Mid 1980's they would have had a second lamp iron fitted - this was down to the rulebook change after the Cherryville Junction crash - every Irish Rail train had to have 2 lamps fitted and not just one

Finally some movement https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/news/plans-for-new-navan-railway-published https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0524/1574920-navan-railine/

No, Inchicore and Lansdowne Road are the furthest they got

Date: October 24,25th,26th 2026 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) Opening Times: 11:00 to 17:00 each day Venue - Mount Temple Comprehensive School, Malahide Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 DX79 The Model Railway Society of Ireland are proud to announce their next bi-annual Dublin show - to be held in Mount Temple School in Clontarf Lots more information to follow, and quite a few new layouts are expected to attend, many of which have not been seen in public before. This post will be edited as more information becomes available This show will see a return of the MRSI's Loughrea layout after some years off the show scene Lots more to be announced - show invites will be sent out shortly

Just ring them, not a huge operation and you will speak to someone quickly and directly by picking up the telephone, whereas emails may not be able to be replied to as promptly

Funeral details etc have now been released https://rip.ie/death-notice/padraig-paddy-murphy-dublin-rathfarnham-623457

You mean the line from Tara Junction to Kingscourt thats been entirely lifted and turned into a greenway?

If its not brand new it is 'sold as seen'. Not everyone in the scene is friendly or trustworthy, been proven several times now 'Caveat Emptor'

Mostly transportation costs as it migrated around the place slowly dissolving....

The MK3 buffet 6402 (ex BR HST 40513) has been sold back to the UK. 227 is scrap, think ITG want the bogies/axles as strategic spares, probably the only useable parts. Its been in scrap condition for over 2 decades now. A lost cause 015, could be cosmetically restored, its been left outside for a while now, and it was the spares box for 003/039 for years. Where would you put it never mind run it 6105 and the push pull intermediate coach (6305(??)) would be saveable if you are brave and have money to burn. 6105 has significance as the last coach to be built in Inchicore. Again, preservation (especially in Ireland) is about realism. I'm sure Santie had good intentions, but alas too many obstacles. Buying stuff is the easy bit

So why bother even replying?