Colin R

A few weeks ago I had a reply from Roger about doing some new Irish based kits, if anyone has any ideas then please contact him. I do have a few of his kits which will make it on to a layout at some point. Colin

I think a steam cleaner would be useful right now, I wouldn't give up on the batteries either, I would suggest that they are take them off the power unit and check them over electrical wise, if no water got in to them, then a long slow change may just restore them back to life. It may be worth contacting a battery manufacture to ask for help in carrying out any refurbishment's too them, if they are lead acid then, it might be possible to replace the old sulphuric acid and distilled water with a fresh supply (just as long as the batteries have not dried out). This may not be the long term result, but trying to buy or replace the number of these size batteries now at this moment in time may just buy you the time to get things back up and running next year. Of course all the above may be a waste of time if the Batteries themselves have become damaged or have shorted out across the terminals. Someone that might be able to help is the GWR company as they took over vivarail who start to build new Battery powered Railcars Good luck

Wow just shows you can't take anything for granted, I would not have though Downpatrick could have suffered from such a flood. Just where did all that water come from? did a local river burst its banks or something? Colin Rainsbury

Hi Martin good luck I came across it more by chance than anything else Colin

Hi Guys I am not the seller but I have just seen this if anyone is interested:- https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/excaliburauctions/catalogue-id-excali10090/lot-45f23bde-76ce-4fe9-9975-b0b6012beb0a Regards

How about these:- eBay item number:126146077005 eBay item number:126168296950 eBay item number:126168295602 eBay item number:126146078089 eBay item number:126168296393 I am nmot selling any of them but came across them in another eBay search

Leslie can you tell me when theses vans came in to service please, I am interested if they fit my 1945-1960's period Thanks Colin Rainsbury

Dear all, I am putting this on here for a friend to see if anyone can help hime out I do not have any connection to him on a business level. From Simon I hope to print some railway crests soon. Could someone please confirm sizes for the Donegal roundel, Great Southern garter crest and IOM logo? The artwork is almost ready to go, but the photos I have been working from do not have a scale alongside! Regards, Simon.

its a pity there isn't I love it button for the above photos

Thank you just got to wait to the end of the month to see how much I can spend on these coaches, I would like to have the rake of coaches that appeared in the quite man film. Colin

Hi Guys can someone remind me which came first the light or the dark green livery, I am trying for the 1940 -1960's period. Regards Colin R

Hi Guys for some reason I was unable to see these videos in the UK any help to see them would be welcome

Hi Guys No pressure but is there a track plan for the site from the good old days, I am trying to think what it was like back then.

Wow looking so good. Can't wait to see the trackbed in front of the signal cabin laid out as it should be, you are doing great work.

The starfighter is a fantastic jet, my first encounter with this plane was as the result of a number of them falling out of the sky's over Germany they got the nickname widow maker, but my understanding was this was due to the changes that the modern Luftwaffe wanted from the plane design at the time.

Thanks guys Colin

Hi Guys I am in the process of building some freelanced OOn3 bogies coaches. So the question is where can I buy the right shade of green for CIE era green? I am mot sure what the shade of green as was used on the old Cork, Blackrock and Passage coaching stock so any suggestions will be welcome. Regards Colin Rainsbury

I guess the trouble is that a lot of it is taken up by what rolling stock you have on site

You guys are doing a fine job can't wait to hear when you start to run the railway. Out of interest just how long is the standard gauge track now?

Hi John thanks for putting this up on here, over on the narrow gauge modelling forum we have discussed this and other 00n3 layouts in some depth, I think there is a generational thing going on here as it appears that certain layouts have had an influance over many of us in the past. As for me I think my love of big narrow guage steam locos is the key, the first book I got out of my local public library was Dr Pattersons book on the Swilly Railway and that has been my draw ever since, that said of course who could resist the big red locos of its neighbour on the Donegal? I often dream of what may have happen if the Donegal and the Swilly had been taken over and merged into one big railway operation, there was of course a plan to do just that, but sadly nothing came of it. It is however very interesting to find that even up to the 1920's and 1930's there were still proposals being made to expand both the Donegal and the Swilly Railways in all directions.

Hi Patrick taking on an NCC 3ft gauge S class is a major challenge in my book. A lot of people take one look at them and then give up, one day I will try it myself, but until then I have a load of other 00n3 locos and rolling stock to build, plus a layout as well at some point. They are a lovely locos and it is a pity that a basic etch has not been done for them, As I am sure they would be popular in all three versions:- ie as build: as modified with a rear coal bunker and finally as the monster 2-4-4 S2 version. Regards Colin

If this was done in OOn3 the biggest challenge would be to manufacture a working chassis for the locos. That said I am investigating an 4wheeled chassis for the wagonmaster kit https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2019/07/commission-hunslet-wagonmaster.html Also an 009 version of the turf wagon https://www.chiversfinelines.co.uk/shop/p/rc815-009-bogie-steel-peat-wagon-kit

Hi JHB, I can tell you that any records from the Bristol W&C were lost during the war due to a fire in the archive building, which is very sad. The only source we have come across, so far, is if the railway concerned had asked for drawings or after the railway closed the local council run heritage centre was given them to archive. The same also goes for the Cork and Muskerry Rolling stock, again not much information is still about that line as well. Colin

Thanks Guys the photo above was not what i was expecting, does anyone know if there was a van compartment in the 27ft coaches that was also matchboarded finished?

Hi All Following on from my Cork Blackrock and Passage thread, I am also trying to find any photos and or extra details about the original 27ft coaches, mainly the brake 3rds, I am told there are no early photos available, but I do find that hard to believe with all the different photographers that visited the line back then.