Colin R

could well be as I saw it on the defuncted BCDR website

Yes I am aware of the Ulster & Connaught from Clifden to Greenore as that one appears in the old H Fayle book on Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. I think we have already discussed the proposed routes in Donegal to be run by either the Donegal or the Swilly. Just to complete the picture I now need to find a map showing all of the Donegal bus and transport routes.

David, I know that itch and it is so hard not to scratch it, but to take your concept a bit further have to looked at the road haulage map of the old Swilly Railway Co? If you have, you will have seen so many possible lines to all these places in that part of Donegal. I often wonder what LetterKenny would have looked like if all those road haulage routes had been Railways? and what about independence? I have this vision of a new line coming into Letterkenny direct from Stranorlar and the Donegal. But as a final twist how about this, I think I read somewhere that around 1923 there was a proposal to merge both the Donegal and the Swilly into one company with over 400miles of 3ft gauge railways. But that is not all, I don't know if it was true, but I am sure there was a proposal (beside your model) to built a 3ft gauge line to link the Donegal, the Cavan and Leitrim, the SLNCR and the GNR(I) all at one location. I don't know the geography of the area to see if it was even possible, but I think it was Jhb that told me there were more proposed Railway's in Ireland than the rest of the UK and boy did we end up with some crackpot schemes.

Beside the CIE livery ones, I have pre ordered the Midland and BR version crimson coaches to represent the old B&NCR stock, there will be a bit of respraying to be done, I have a photo somewhere of 14 B&NCR 6 wheelers heading down towards Ballynahinch Junction behind a large Baltic Tank, another photo I have seen has 7 coaches behind the same class of loco. Sadly I have missed out on the GNR version to represent the GNR(I) as they have all been sold, but I think they may make another appearance at some time, I am not sure just how much this little lot is going to cost me, but I won't be short of 6 wheel coaches. Wasn't the old Dublin and South Eastern carriage livery Crimson/ Maroon as well?

I wonder what sort of run numbers do you think they would have to do for each model, I can see that most of the Irish (CIE) models going to people on here. Which begs the question I wonder if they might do a second run with different numbers?

Anybody know of a decent bank rate loan? I think this has just become very expensive. How many are in the range?

All the best wishes to you all and enjoy yourselves over this period Colin

A couple of links which I hope work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS%26WR_Class_362#Sources https://ia600509.us.archive.org/19/items/locomotivesof19000lake/locomotivesof19000lake.pdf

Is it just me or could this be taken as the direction of travel for a steam loco?

Hi Guys for some of you this will be to late but I have just come across The first great train robbery which is now on BBC 2 21/12/22 Colin Rainsbury

Hi all, I think this has been said before, but are the two Gents who produced the carriage book still about or are known to anyone on this forum? I am just wondering if they would be prepared to do the book again for those of us who missed out last time, I am sure it would sell Thanks Colin Rainsbury

I also have a pair of these awaiting the day for a layout of 21mm so a K1 and a K1a might have to be be made I was under the impression that the Bachman body shell were plastic?

This is beginning to sound like a modelling challenge coming up

if you look on eBay you can pick one up for around £50.00 https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=BACHMANN+OO+Scale+N+class+&_sacat=0

Hi Leslie, I can go along with this as I had forgotten about my pair Woolwich Moguls which are still in their boxes since I brought them, I guess we are spoiled in the UK with all the loco drawings which are available, yet while there are some Irish drawings about, it has been for me at least harder to tack down these drawing .

Hi John Do you happen to have a list of the Irish locos Q Kits produced? I think they ended up in the MTK range, but they appear to be currently missing. Regards Colin Rainsbury

Two UK base companies which have called time are Eileen's Emporium the best supplier for all those small parts one needs and Coopercraft. This second company has already been broken up with Cambrian Models taking over the Cooper Craft wagon Range. What is going to happen to Eileen's Emporium stock no one know for sure, but if anyone know of a similar supplier please let us all know. I guess what is needed for the Scratch/Kit builder is an extension of the Terry Mc Dermott (TMD & SSM Kits) range. on the lines of something like Worsley Works. I don't know for sure how many kits John has been able to sell from New Zealand, but ONe company from Aussie (Outback Models) have had to stop the production and selling of their 4mm scale Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Station kit range, due to the high cost of shipping. As things stand right now I can't see myself or the Bank Account, accepting any more models for the next few months. Colin Rainsbury

The problem will come, once all the current Irish Railway locos, carriage and good stock have been made available, where do you go to? sure popular modelling has alway followed what is currently out there on the mainline as it reminds us of what is out there to be seen. Purley as a suggestion you understand, but you could then go back and visit all the heritage sites, Cultra, Whitehead and Downpatrick to start with, to see what they have. However going back to the days of steam, I am at more of a disadvantage that most of you guys are In Ireland since I live over the waters in Kent, England. That said my interest has alway been the Donegal (why? I don't think I could give you a sensible answer etc that I happen to like big red steam locos), but the more research I do the more interest I get in the general Irish rail scene. So much so that if I had the space something based on Strabane could be considered for a model, having both gauges of 12mm and 21mm on it. Colin Rainsbury

shame

I bet someone will add and extra £50 to that total before it is sold.

These would be nice in RTR Colin

Seeing all this wonderful stuff I was wondering if any one has tried to nudge Herbie Richards/Brendan Pender to produce their book again on GSWR Carriage Diagrams, I am sure there would be a bigger market for them now.

Thanks Jon for some reason or other and I have yet to go for a visit and that is the old Derry Road, may be it has a linked to the Donegal railway which is why I hope to model a little bit of it, just need to buy enough 21mm stock to operate some sort of typical day in the life of the Derry Road, set in the late 1940's to the early 1960's period.

Thanks Leslie I will be in touch and thanks Jon for the information about the cross boarder train sets. I take it for the longer length of train it would be more of H and GNR vans, Also what was a typical length of a cattle train special? Colin