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Came back to lunch with a lovely big box containing my order. Opened up one set to have a quick look at and they are stunning and delighted to see how free rolling they were. Well done lads, you've produced another first class product.

18 hours ago, Edo said:

i hope when folks see how well they look that the blacks and greens will be snapped up in due course........

Have to say I was and still am seriously tempted by the Green and Black samples they had at Blackrock...

I would also add my hat into the ring for more Bells 40's and 20s. 

Is there a full list of  layouts anywhere? The website leads you on in circles...

2 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said:

Not on pax though?  I should still get over and see them...

They do get turns on RPSI diesel tours during the year, April, May and October being the usual months.

1 hour ago, Edo said:

 

In my heart - Limerick to Foynes would be a fantastic heritage line - ideal - but it would cost loadza money and even more in political capital that simply isnt there. My head tells me that its a dead line sleeping - there is no population on the line beyond patrickswell - there is no freight - dont mind all that auld guff about feasibility studies looking at re-opening to Foynes Port - that is just political cover while Adare is bypassed and a proper national road is built off that bypass to Foynes that will connect to the new motorway between Cork and Limerick - thats whats really happening.

 

Political Cover by Irish politicians is one things but Limerick - Foynes is a designed Rail Trunk Route by the EU as part of the TTEN network of lines, so it is not up to CIE/NTA/TII/FFG to decide if Foynes reopens, its Brussels and they have given Ireland 10 years to get it up and running or face penalties 

Order going in Friday after payday! Can't wait to get my hands on them

2 hours ago, connollystn said:

Hi Peter,

The South Dublin Model Railway Club will be hosting this years exhibition in Blackrock College - Booterstown DART station is only a short distance away.

Details are on the SDMRC website.

Regards,

Gerard

For anyone planning to travel to the show this year, beware relying on the DART, no DARTs are running between Connolly and Dun Laoghaire on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October.

27 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

Exactly, it's to promote fair competition and provide better results for citizens. Very simple, nothing more. 

Exactly. It also allows IE Infrastructure as they are becoming, to piggyback off research and standards that other European railways have adapted and tweak them to suit their requirements. And as a member of the commitee and someone who writes specs and standards, it's vastly easier to tweak existing standards than draft standards from scratch. 

People seem to misunderstanding what the requirement for openess that EU requires.

Irish Rail Infrastructure must not display any favoritism towards any operator. If DB wanted to set up shop, it must meet the same requirements as Irish Rail Ops, RPSI, Rosenburgh & Translink Ops do. What the EU require is that Irish Rail Infrastructure cannot set up requirements that only Irish Rail Ops can achieve.

23 minutes ago, mphoey said:

forgot Belmond but not really  a public train per say but yes has an operators licence so theres the governments answer Ireland has been opened up

Not pre say. Irish Rail is still both operator and owner of Infrastructure. It hasn't officially spilt into two seprate companies. The revelant standards and such for operations have not be fully written, although are at an advanced stage.

34 minutes ago, mphoey said:

technically there are 3 operators in ireland doing passenger services already irish rail and translink for public trains and the rpsi for their own non timetabled public specails . in  reality how much room is there for new operators working on current routes

 

Four, you have Belmond and then on the PW side of things you have Rhomberg Sersa as an Infrastructure Operator.

Most certainly would be interested in a few IR/IE versions having joined the hobby after the their release.

Oh now that is the bees knees. My wallet is glad that I already preordered a liner rake!

On 5/27/2019 at 9:24 PM, Glenderg said:

It's an eminently sensible tender. Stock to work under the knitting, and be battery powered where no knitting exists, but the plan would be to electrify the routes highlighted in the tender, eventually. 

 

The routes in question electrification works are already out to tender with the wires to be in operation by 2025.

The rapidly becoming all familiar green boxes were awaiting me in work this morning. Have to say to say, from my brief look in the box, the bubbles are fantastic!

My IR and CIE vans arrived to work at the same time as me today! Lovely addition to the yellow fleet chaps!

Forgive the silly question but have only glanced at the models and paperwork, what the extra yellow bits for? And where do they go?

Electrification of the Maynooth and Kildare lines were always part of the overall DART expansion programme. There was no mention of DART underground, which was the way that the services were to be joined up. Does that imply electrification of the recently re-opened Heuston to Connolly line, DART overground!

 

Stephen

The plan is to electrify Hatch to Heuston with a depot at the Hatch end to allow services to begin operating until DART Underground and it's underground station at Heuston opens.