Colin R

If there is as much detail in the book as I suspect, then the kit manufactures will have a field day ( we live in hope that a glute of Irish locomotive kits will come from this). Colin Rainsbury

A good choice only 1000 have been printed so I am told, it appears a lot of them are going to people on this forum, may be someone in the IRRS should buy one for the library

Its on its way

Have just been contacted by the publisher, now to sort out the Paypal bit and the book will be on its way

I have contacted the publisher today so I hope I will get a response soon, then I can add it to the growing list of Irish Railway books, the next two items I need are a win on the euro lottery and secondly a bigger house for the book and model railway collections . Colin

Thanks, sadly I can't get over to see it right now and at this rate I don't have a clue as to when that will be, but thanks for the heads up guys. I can see another book for you JHB, the proposed railways of Ireland, I would buy a copy if you included typical designs of building by the proposed railway company it would appeal to modellers I am sure. From the research I have done on the Donegal, I have come to the conclusion that there were four different design periods of the railway line from Donegal to Killysbeg and the Ballyshannon lines have different architecture, the main line as I call it from Strabane to Stranorlar had a more robust design and both the Letterkenny and the Glenties branches also had different but typical Irish narrow gauge designs based on typical department of works designs. I am thinking it would be possible to come up with a generic station building which could be used for Irish Modellers, A brick version for anyone who wants a GNR(I) style building, a stone version for mostly anywhere else and possibly a rendered version for some of the more important stations around Ireland, this could be done on the same basis as the many way Peco station kit, the big difference for Irish station buildings is the use of arched windows, I know this is a very simplistic view of station buildings but if you have the basics you can modify them to your hearts content. Colin R

Hi guys, I know it is a wonderful thing to be able to just sit back and look through the pile of model railway magazines and books if you are looking for that one piece of information, but I am now thinking that it could be on line somewhere. The information I am seeking is the proposed extensions to both the Donegal and Swilly lines to help relive the congestion of the North West part of Ireland, after the potato faming in the 1880’s. I am sure I have seen a map and a drawing of all the proposals for the area somewhere but can I recall it? No. Thanks once again for any help given. Colin Rainsbury

Sounds like a new Donegal book is in the making for both railways, it appears that these railways are finding there feet when it comes to publicity, the modelling charm of both Donegal railways does not fade and any new photo albums that come along with photos about both lines I have not seen before, will alway be welcome. Colin R

Hi Guys to kick this one of we already have The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, I will follow this up with the First Great Train Robbery with Sean Connery. However I am not sure what locos and rolling stock was used in that film and if any of it still survives? A third film with even less information was the one based on the West Clare Railway, All I know was that one of the steam locos got an unsual livery for its appearance in the film that in fact saved it from the scrap man. Does anyone know the name of the film and what it was all about? A forth film I recalling seeing once had Spencer Tracy in it, I think it was black and white he play the role of a priest I think chasing a villian around Ireland after he had murdered someone, the Sci fi effects for the time where very good, the closing bit of the film had the villian struck down by a thunderbolt or hand of god after Spencer Trancy denounced him as a murderer, all good stuff. I am sure there are other films showing Irish Railways but I don't know the names of them, any help would be appricated with the films and rolling stock that can be seen in them. Colin Rainsbury

I recall there is somewhere on here a thread about this book and as it turned out, it is not as usefull as we had hoped, it is good for the basic dimensions but that is about it. In the new year I will purchase a copy of the IRRS CD of coach drawings, what exactly is on the CD i don't know but I am told there are a lot of drawings which I will find to be useful. Colin R

Hi Yes I have heard about that one and I think it has a number of excellent drawings which are suitable for kits Colin

If anyone has drawings of any rolling stock they want it done as a set of basic brass etch parts then Worsley works can do that for you.

Hi Guys the man whos kits they are has said if we can give him any drawings of the sides and other details he is willing to look at doing some etch sides for us, that is if we want him to? Drawings anyone? Colin

Would add to the fun of the kit bash I think. Colin Hi here is a bit more infomation about them https://caley.com/assets/pdfs/Grampian.pdf I will see if I can find some photos of the kits for you. Colin

Hi Guys Following this up with the new Cale 0-6-0 from Rails of Sheffield, I came across these coach kits:- https://caley.com/grampian.php I was wondering if they could be made in to the GSWR Express coaches? What do you think? Colin Rainsbury

Give it time as I am sure a BR Black version will be along soon, so that won't be so bad. Colin R

Thanks a lot Wrenneire you got a bunch of guys on here about to turn blue and there breathing again

Haltwhistle ain't that served by a 2ft gauge railway now? could explain the delay and you may have to wait for the santa speical to run Colin

Thank you there is a lot more on this site I did not know about. Colin R

Galteemore can you send me the website link please, I did have these photos years ago but I lost them, I had plans to build the Parke building at one stage for the 00n3 layout, if it is the same website there was a fantasic looking creamary on there as well, but can I recall how I found them? no I can't. Colin R

I wonder if some of these shops might open a branch in Ireland to get over the boarder controls and still deal with in europe? Colin

Too late I already knew what that meant, just don't ask how I know as I found out from a Nurse I had been working with in A&E the night before, trouble is now I have that vision back in my head again. As this is a family forum I will leave it at that, however it did get me into a fit of giggles which when the subject comes ups starts me off again Colin R

No problem with that, its great to hear the old stories from a lifetime long ago, its these things which make memories and can be passed on. Colin

Thanks guys I had wondered, since as I understand it a lot of produce was used locally so it wouldn't have even got to the railway for transport, thanks for that. Colin

Hi all Here is a question from a friend of mine, he is proposing to build a freelanced Irish narrow gauge line based around the Cavan and Leitrim area, what he would like to know is if any narrow gauge (or any gauge for that matter) railway transport milk in churns or did it all go by road in a tanker to a dairy for processing and distribution to local towns and cities? If anyone has the full story about how milk was transported around Ireland at any time this would be most welcome. Colin R