Blaine

9 hours ago, PH0NER said:

Just dropping by in 2025 to say it's a shame that all day direct service on the M3 Parkway spur didn't remain. Now, direct trains only run during peak hours on weekdays between M3 and Docklands. All other times, it's a shuttle service to Clonsilla.

 

I hope that changes in the future. I'd really like to see consistent all-day direct service, especially options on the weekends.

No need for it, it is a full on commuter line and a terminus (for now), so only busy at peak times

14 hours ago, GSWR 90 said:

I assume that means that they had air loco brakes, which would have been a handy addition to the 611s

Almost sure they had no train brake equipment at all, slow speeds and loose coupled trains along with the skills of the crew. Wasn't until the late 70's/early 80's that CIE started introducing air braked stock, the bogie cements and MK3 coaches were first, well after the G's were gone. But lets not divert the thread

On 29/4/2025 at 12:47 AM, GSWR 90 said:

The below details are for G611s. If you're making a model, remember to add the exhaust whistle (video of whistle in action) and the small electric horn at the top of the front of the cab as well as the obligatory can of easy start. If you want any measurements, please let me know and I can do it in person on G61

 

They had electric horns, similar to what you would find on a car (beep beep), the air horns are a more recent addition in DCDR days. Less said about the whistle the better

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

A friend from AAFB, the Mallorcan preservation / railway historical society, told me that spares for these were still very readily available (well, in 1993 anyway). Exact same engine, apparently, as G611-7.

They were an off the shelf design, so parts availability was quite easy. Deutz as a company still survive, but no longer making railway equipment

On 14/7/2022 at 8:42 AM, TractorHead said:

Does anyone remember 'Allmodels' shop on Bride.St ,Dublin? I used walk past it every day on my way up to Kevin.St college. Way back in June'1982 I purchased an MFA Yamamoto rc trainer plane & OS.40max engine from the owner. Then some weeks later I drove out to Bray on a Honda70 & spent my life's savings on a Multiplex RC radio set. As Willie Owen's came out with the radio box i looked to my left & who was leaning on the counter right next to me -none other than the owner of  Allmodels Rc shop with a perplexed curious look on his face & I remember turning red!

Peter Schweppe was the guy, still going strong. He later opened the Model Shop on Capel Street which sold trains, but later retired and taken over by a new owner, which closed down a few years ago

5 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

They had a secondhand sale at the start of March - announced on their Facebook page. So this could be a continuation of that.

They don't really put much of their secondhand stock up on the website, but every so often they'll put pictures up on Facebook. So its no harm to keep an eye there too:

https://www.facebook.com/MarksModels

Time and in most cases you are better to inspect items in person, not everything is 'Mint in Box'

21 hours ago, DERAILED said:

What about this from Adverts.ie and there seems to be two of them - one apparently already sold by a seller with no feedback https://www.adverts.ie/member/3203065/ads to a buyer with no feedback.

 

You can almost see the bits of talcum powder/baking soda used in the 'ageing/weathering' process. Plus 'line of tramway' makes no sense, doubt the Hill of Howth tramway had such signs, as I dont think the Fintona branch was considered a tramway - just a lightly used and short line. 

Fake people buying fake signs....

2 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

This was an early Sulzer diesel loco from 1939, which has some family resemblance (curved cab front, 3 windows) to the Sulzer-engined locos built by BRCW for British Railways (e.g. Class 33) but nothing much in common with the Irish Sulzers (even though the B101s were also built by BRCW) so trying to infer a styling or appearance from contemporaries may be a flawed approach.

 

That's a Swiss Railways BM4/4 II class diesel https://www.trainsdepot.org/en/vehicle/589/bm-4-4ii-18451-18452

Irrelevant to make any Irish comparisons aside from the Sulzer engines

Dont forget Oliver Bulleid was pushing for American locos in the early 1950's having seen what was happening on American Railroads even before WW2, Irish Beef Exports to the UK were one of the factors that prevented this from happening - initially at least, so when CIE needed more diesels after the A/C class debacle the order went to EMD. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened if he was allowed to go to EMD in the early 1950's and if the GNR had proceeded with their diesel locomotive plans - they wanted electrification too and if this happened in the 1950's it all would have been sourced from Continental Europe, not the UK

40 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

I believe (but am open to correction) that Marks Models here in Ireland also purchase collections - they certainly sell secondhand stock.

They do, but only at the Rathcoole shop

52 minutes ago, Garfield said:

To be honest you would probably be better off getting in touch with one of the retailers who buy collections and sell secondhand stock. Rails of Sheffield and Ellis Clark are two which come to mind, but there are others.

Auctions can be unpredictable, and unless there's something special about a particular model it may have to be listed with little or no reserve, meaning you may end up getting next to nothing for the item if it does sell.

All of this ^^^ Nowhere in Ireland, have attended auctions in Ireland and its usually antiques auctioneers running it along the lines of 'its old, so its valuable'. Not always the case and there is no specialist model auctioneer in Ireland, no market for such a thing, unlike Vectis, Astons or M+M in the UK. Plus auction houses have many fees, you wont get the hammer price at the end

1 hour ago, T.Benton said:

It would be way too much hassle selling them from home or at a show. 

A show is the best way of selling - 2-3 days of captive market, you might end up with less than you wanted, but its gone and to a happy home

2 hours ago, Edo said:

Hi guys

 

just noticed that the Park Royals are gone up to 90 quid each on the website ...........is this right? 

 

Will the price I booked them at over the last year or so be honoured?

 

thanks 

 

Ed

Yes it will

Keep in mind these are at the very cutting edge of whats available now, decades ahead of any kit or other 'RTR' version of the Park Royal coach

13 hours ago, murrayec said:

OO is 1:76 so your scale factor from 1:1 is .0131

Eoin

1:76.2 - that Point 2 is occasionally skipped and the results show

Its already been announced and the poster was on display at the Clontarf exhibition. And the date was on it too!

October 25/26/27 2025

On 21/12/2024 at 10:43 AM, jhb171achill said:

The NIR publicity pic at the container yard looks very futuristic!

Its a drawing of a Hunslet overlaid onto a photo of the former Adelaide yard

Another train has been added https://www.downrail.co.uk/event/christmastea/

On 14/12/2024 at 12:29 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

Wrenneire will Probably have some at non-gouger prices

Had some 

Proof again that you cant hang around for most new releases, 'Ah shur Ill get it again', 'Ill do it later' are national traits at this stage. Not to mention those who were not even aware of their existence 

Already sold out, got in early 

2 hours ago, Darius43 said:

 

I have always been fascinated by the RTC fleet of locomotives, coaches and wagons.  When Rails announced that they had commissioned Bachmann to produce Test Unit Gemini, I duly placed an order.

The unit is nicely finished but a major issue is that the standard diesel traction undergibbons remain beneath the units as per the standard Bachmann Derby Lightweight unit where there should be the batteries that give rise to the unit’s BEMU description.

 

There are more undergibbon bits to fit and the motor coach needs a replacement bogie frame - I have a spare one from a GWR railcar somewhere.

Cheers

Darius

Thats nice, surprised they did it as the BEMU and not the 2 car 'Ultrasonic Test Train' which was diesel powered with the ultrasonic trolley under the trailer car. Bachmann tooled a few variants of the Derby Lightweight too so the 'green' livery was the correct one to use for the Ultrasonic one. Im sure one of the 3D printing firms will make the parts for Gemini in time, or Rails will heavily discount it as it is not selling......

On 13/12/2020 at 4:43 PM, K801 said:

I wonder why 106 been the last serviced was not saved instead of 103

It was used for buffer impact testing somewhere, so probably was a bit bent afterwards, back then diesel preservation wasnt a thing in Ireland

They were an off the shelf design - the English Electric Stephenson Class, the NIR locos not having a centrally mounted cab compared to some that were built for industrial use.

A rare example of an unreliable English Electric loco - the 104 class brought into replace them were slightly older.....

On 27/10/2024 at 12:07 PM, gibbo675 said:

Does anyone know if the locomotives were tested on BR before despatch to Preston and also were the locomotives moved between Doncaster and Preston by rail ?

Never on the mainline, maybe in the works yard to ensure everything worked, but no more - the Hunslets were build to the Irish loading gauge which is taller and wider than the UK. The scaling of the IRM model is bang on, so they tower over Mk2 coaches

Third and Final day is tomorrow 11-5pm

5 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Please note - this is NOT the final version

4 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

Well done to the lads for doing that. As the man says less stress driving about! 17 spaces?

Is this the Entrance?

 

No, its around the corner on the Malahide Road - literally across the road from each other