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David, There is a picture of the cab of the LLSR No. 12, the big 4-8-0, on the Irish Railway section of the transportsofdelights.smugmug.com website. It might be of interest. Paul

I’ve spotted something different in each of the two GNRI photos. The M1 van, (looks like 453), at Dungannon has had its lower beading renewed with flat strip instead of half round. To the right of the image of K3, No.12, there is a K15. This is one of the first built, as it has a Truss Rod underframe, instead of the LMS style angle iron framing, which all later builds had. Paul

Looks to be the Class M3, which had 3 sliding doors per side. I cannot recall the number. Paul

Interesting vehicles in the background of this photo, on the right. There is a DNGR Full Brake, a Clerestory, (which may be a composite vehicle), and 6 wheeler complete with Guards Ducket. Looking more closely it could be a W1 Full Brake. Looking to the left, the coach most visible in platform three, has large windows and a high roof line. Paul

The D14 has been updated. Belpaire firebox, new cab and rebuilt footplate. It then becomes a lovely curiosity due to the very old tender. Paul

Hello, Lovely image of Donegal Town, but May I point out, the train is arriving from Ballyshannon. The signal is still ‘Off’ in the background. There are eleven carriages in the train. A lot of work ahead to get over the Barnesmore Gap. Paul

David, I maybe wrong, but I’m sure the livery you’ve applied matches the CDR Lorry Fleet. It certainly looks the part. Paul

Hello Colin, I do have a GA for the large Sir Henry class 0-6-4t. I believe Richard McLachlan scanned a similar drawing for the IRRS collection. I haven’t done anything with this CAD related yet. As David Holman has commented the wheels are nearly touching. Kind regards Paul

Model makers take note, Take a close look at No. 91 at Inchicore. There are cloths draped over the steam supply pipe adjacent to the Safety Valves, perhaps a small leak, which had effected forward vision. Also, note the interesting angle of the front spring. How many of us have stressed about getting theses nicely squared up!!! Paul

Always nice to see a Class 114 DMU. Well done. Paul

Thank you for the details. This confirms the presence of the B5 Dining Car in the train. Paul

Looking at the third picture in the latest post, my eyes fell on the second carriage. It appears to be a GNRI vehicle. Does anyone have details of the carriages in the train? It makes me think it is the B5 Dining Car, but I need to check. Paul

This is the first time I’ve seen a photo of a Goods train at Narrowater Castle. Passenger trains must have been more popular with Photographers? Paul

The rear bench seat of Railcar 20 has been upholstered with a different pattern moquette. Paul

As Galteemore has just mentioned, The GNRI J Class 4-4-0 locomotive drawings are available. I also have drawings for the GNRI outside framed 1700 gallon tender. Paul

David, May I suggest a quicker solution. Take a piece of Springy wire and use it instead of a thick brass pivot arm. The wire could be looped around the screw holding the Keeper Plate in position and the other end pushed through a small hole in the Stretcher of the Bogie. It should help steer the locomotive better through the curves. Paul

David, Don’t bother other than on locomotives. The safety chains were even a pain in the rear in 15mm scale, (when I used to dabble in that scale). Love the look of the open wagon by the way. Paul

Airfixfan, Does the CDR diagram book contain details of locomotives, carriages and wagons? Has the Museum ever considered having it copied digitally? Paul

As requested, I have created a Word document listing what is available as CAD drawings. Drawing List 09022024.docx There are two sample drawings as PDF’s. These are not to scale, but are provided to show a basic drawing in my collection against a full detailed diagram. As I progress, drawings will be adjusted to the fully detailed versions. On the list, fully detailed drawings are indicated by the # symbol after the class identifier. L2 Not to Scale Sample.PDF M2 CBM021 Not to scale sample.PDF As mentioned above, pricing is currently in Sterling, but I will look at options, probably by PayPal or Bank Transfer. Kind regards Paul

I’m currently having the same problem. I am attempting to log in from the Laptop, but the password isn’t recognized. Tried to reset, but it says my security doesn’t match? It maybe slow internet??? Currently, the account is locked for 15 minutes. Pity as I have a list of drawings and samples to upload on my Drawing thread! Paul

Thank you for the encouragement. I do not currently have anything drawn for the BCDR. However, I do have GA’s for some of the locomotives and I do have details of the 6 wheel carriages sold by the GNRI. I’m half way through compiling the list, which is dominated by the GNRI and CDJRC. In the background, I have information for the LLSR and some GSR locomotives, plus I have an entire folder with Beyer Peacock information I need to refresh myself on. Kind regards Paul

Appears to be some kind of Scissor Lift platform. Is it at Lansdowne Road? Paul

David, Nice compromise with the couplings. Paul

Dear All, Thank you for your responses. The diagrams I create are in the style of drawings found in Model Railway magazines. Initially, they were for my own benefit, but I have realised after nearly 20 years, I have quite a collection. Consequently, I’m slowly going back through them to add more details. I have copies of Isinglass drawings, (for the LNER), in my collection and use these as inspiration. My work is not duplicating what Richard and his team have produced, in fact if I hadn’t come into contact with him and Leslie several years ago at the Warley show, I wouldn’t know as much as I do now. In fact at some point I need to acquire the disks for the other companies rolling stock. With regard to sizes and prices, initially I was intending supply drawings as PDF documents for a purchaser to print off. I live out in Romania with my family and concluded this was the easiest method. I can rescale drawings to any of the common scales and supply files accordingly to fit A4 sheets. I could supply printed drawings, but packaging and postal charges are currently unknown, plus I need to locate a Print shop near to my location, should sizes larger than A4 be required. As an example, a year ago I resized the diagram for the GNRI class A to 7mm scale for Galteemore. If I recall correctly, this ended up on three or four A4 sheets of paper. As for prices, I was considering £7.50 for a locomotive, (with tender, as appropriate), and £6.00 for a carriage, scaled to 4mm / 1 Foot. Please let me know if this is reasonable? JHB, if you have any details, I would greatly appreciate them. I have also received information from Seagoebox, with some more promised. It’s a shame Steve Rafferty has passed on, he may have liked what I have done and maybe helped with some details, especially Dining Cars. Finally, give me a little time to get the list reasonable, so that is easier to read through and I’ll see if I can attach a carriage drawing without breaking the upload limit. Once again, thank you for your reactions. Kind regards Paul p.s. Galteemore, I do have a works GA for a J class and a very basic CAD file.

Hello everyone, I have been working for some years now, creating drawings of various CDRJC, GNRI, locomotives and carriages. I have collected numerous original diagrams and work from these and photographs to produce my work. Currently, I’m updating my diagrams for the PP 4-4-0. Initial basic diagrams are now being updated to include as much detail as possible, (where I have the information). I have collected material for several other Irish companies and over time hope to produce detailed drawings for some of these too. Would members of this forum, be interested in purchasing PDF files of my work? Kind regards Paul