GNRi1959

Working from the original GNRi Engineers drawings of Omagh, the Goods Yard building has a 4mm scale footprint of 760mm x 280mm. Thats a lot of building on a small layout. I am sure its quite acceptable to use some modellers licence to make it work better.

I have to take my hat off to everyone flying the flag at Warley for the sake of Irish Railway Modelling. Thank you for the superb selection of photographs and reviews of the layouts on display. For me, it is David Holman and Andy Cundicks modelling skill that inspires me to go on.

I don't think you meant anything but I did interpret the post as being blunt. No harm done.

The tone of this comment has meant I haven't posted until today.

Garfield, I'll try that, thanks

To be honest, I am alarmed that every time I do a 'google' on subjects relating to 'Omagh' or 'GNRi' this forum and my postings come up. I'm not happy with the lack of privacy.

I was there from 10.30am -12.30 taking the train out from belfast. Stayed in the Hilton last night, still not home.

From another post you may have read that I was in possession of the 1910 photo album that featured the original shot above and many more that I shared with Charles. Included pictures if troops leaving Omagh station for the battle lines of WW1, jammed into carriages like sardines.

JB, I'm so sorry we didn't arrange to meet Tony

It was nice to meet and speak to both Andy and Nelson today in Cultra. Fantastic layouts.

Charles Friel gave a very interesting talk last night on the Irish Ambulance trains. The talk took place to mark the end of WW1 and was held in Enniskillen Presbyterian Church Hall. The event was very well supported and certainly well worth the trip. I would be interested in any photographs anyone would have of any of the movements of these trains and indeed any written information. I provided Charles with pictures of the train arriving in Omagh and would dearly love to see more of its movements around Ireland. Can anyone help?

How can you build such elegant models and watch a game of football at the same time! Pure class.

I'm sorry for only getting back tonight but I've been having the delight of scanning a photo album from 1910-1921 featuring the Norman Holland Collection, a local photographer who managed to capture the railways pre-WW1 and after in Omagh. The album was loaned to me and I scanned at very high-res all that was of interest to me. You can see many of these if you're in Enniskillen this Thursday night, given copies to Charles Friel to use for his talk on the 'Ambulance Trains' of Ireland during the period. Furthermore, here is that much talked about Class G 2-4-0 No.50 at Omagh c. 1910

I'm staying in Belfast on Friday night and attending next day. Hopefully I can say hello to as many IRM members as possible. Change of plan for Friday 9th night - Christy Dignam and Joey Jewel of Aslan acoustic show in Ardhowen, Enniskillen Colm, I spoke to Ian at the show in Methodist College, Belfast earlier in the year and he's a really nice man.

Leslie, I've edited my last post - sorry for confusing the issue

I think the beauty and thrill of seeing a GNR(i) U class or UG loco can only be captured at close quarter in a small layout - in this case an end to end layout with hidden storage and fiddle yard - rather than a continuous circuit of track.

I am sorry for this unusual announcement. I simply couldn't commit to landscaping an entire layout in a shed that would never see the light of day. Having the layout take up all four walls of my shed meant I couldn't do anything else. I had no work area. I also like the idea of having a layout that I could exhibit at some point and that is where my focus is now. I do apologise for the way I broke the news, I'll be back on 'track' soon.

The lifting train has been and gone.........

Derry Road Runabout is no more

I have formed the opening flap for the shed now and am using 4 x 25mm brass screws to solder my rails to make the break. I've tinned the underside of the rails that will cross the screw heads and I have liquid flux at the ready too. Is it best to solder the outside of the rails only or can I solder inside also?

Although I have a photograph of a GNRi G Class taken at Omagh c. 1910, I know little about them as they didn't seem to feature in many other photographs. The photograph was taken by local man Norman Holland and a small collection of his pre-1st WW pictures came up for auction many years and my good friend Norman Johnston managed to get copies of the purchaser. He in turn let me produce negatives of the same prints - back in the day before scanners!

Leslie, the coaches are of no interest to me but I have some nice pictures of GN PP Class No.42 at Omagh on an IRRS Special. Is this a scratch build or kit built model of yours? Looks fantastic.

Of course they will...... I just hope that nobody notices the extra white stripe!

Noel, I appreciate your response and indeed everybody who has ever come to the rescue in my efforts. With every post comes a price, with every response comes a heavier price. If it comes anywhere close I'll settle for second best and if second best still provides some fun along the way, then, so be it.

Looking forward to receiving both Murphy Models MM1508 Irish buffet coach/snack car and Murphy Models MM1521 Irish open coach. I intend using them with my Class 141 diesel. What other coaches should I be looking out for to replicate a Lough Derg train from Dublin c. 1963-64.