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On 12/10/2020 at 1:14 PM, Westcorkrailway said:

i emailed them too! over potential CIE variant of the genesis coach. 6 wheeler's  to my knowledge were plentiful in west cork being used to the very end even in railcar sets! so it would be a good idea especially with hattons great record when it comes to models

what's Dave Mylett email address?

interesting, thanks hexagon789

Has a C class ever been observed/documented hauling Mk2 a/c stock, even a transfer move of stock?

Thanks jhb, the pics could be of pre production models so wasn't sure which was correct. 

also, is 132 Supertrain or IE?

hello,

B125 shows with handrails and B131 without in the description but photos show it the other way around, which is correct?

is that a Sulzer or A class around 6.10 with a C class in tow?

Its a pity the ITG flogged them off and didn't keep one 

as the buses were a massive success, I'm already looking forward to the next bus release !!!

Great videos, so the 37s are still a familiar sight?  Any other older diesel locos still in active duty like the 20s, 31s or 47s?

........and a bus stop pack

I'd be interested if another run of blue Cravens are released, something for 134 to haul

6 hours ago, Old Blarney said:

Strange Coaches -  "Silver Princess"

By accident - I found this image in The Father Brown Collection. Have I found a photograph of The Budd Car in use with CIÉ?

 

This unusual coach (by UK standards) was built in 1947 by the Budd Company of America, and took to the rails in Britian, and for a time Ireland, to demonstrate constructional features new to British practice. Named "Silver Princess", it was 63ft long. 9ft 2ins wide and weighed 29 tons, was of all-steel construction and distinguished by corrugated side and roof panels. The outer skin was of stainless steel and the coach was originally unpainted. As built it was composite with first class in side compartments and third class in an open saloon with twin reclining and rotating seats.

 

It ran experimentally on both the LMS and LNER and, with 5ft 3ins bogies, on the CIE in Ireland. Later it was allocated to the London Midland Region of BR and upgraded to full first. Still later, the first class compartments were replaced by a lounge bar. The coach was given standard BR carmine & cream livery, presumably when alloced to the LMR and the only insignia carried while in this livery was M7585M and figure 1's on all doors. There were plain flat sections on the corrugated lower sides intended to accommodate insignia. The doors were not corrugated.

 

Bogies were standard LMS 9ft welded type while corridor connections were of the standard British type (not pullman) but with pointed tops. There were seven roof vents of a unique flat type. The body may have been self-supporting although there does appear to be some trussing under the centre of the coach ala BR Mk. I style, however, this may have been purely a support for the dynamo, battery boxes and ancillary fittings.

Info and observations from 'Railway Carriage Album' by G M Kitchenside (IA 1966)

On 8/16/2020 at 8:10 PM, Mayner said:

 

A 2 car 2600/2800 set or DART or 3 Car IRC and an oval of track would be an excellent start for as a first serious train set for a pre-teen or teenager entering the hobby for the first time. 

 

I think a current ICR or DART train set would bring a lot more newbies into the hobby 

Short piece on Irelands SLIP operations about 3/4 of the way through the video

On 6/3/2020 at 4:25 AM, skinner75 said:

Does anyone here know if there is a diecast version of the Van Hool D class planned/upcoming? 

When I was on Facebook, I was member of an Irish Model bus group, a member of which put together a small run of the KD, and old Leyland Atlantean, which were fantastic. Since leaving Facebook, I now have no way of knowing if he is doing a new run or not, and I would hate to miss out if he did the Van Hool D - my favorite Irish bus of all time.

DB Green Van Hool D class i believe up first,  hopefully before Christmas

Read this on wiki;-

Bord na Móna has an extensive network and is larger than the main network (passenger and freight) operated by Iarnród Éireann.^{[citation needed]} Bord na Móna has one of the largest industrial railways in Europe

I wonder is there much 3ft rolling stock still in service?

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

I think so. Lovely as it would be, I suspect that bringing such a beast back to life would be a wasted effort given the paucity of 3’ trackage in Ireland it could actually use - you’d need an Irish equivalent of the Festiniog/Welsh Highland to justify it.

could it not be loaned to the Waterford Suir Valley for use?

would there be a new passenger train station?

The chassis appears to have cracked under the #2(?) end of the engine above the battery box?

Pity its a duplicate number as we already have IE 134

1 hour ago, mphoey said:

if 3 more standards were to be done it would be 1506 , 1523 and 1541 the only 3 coaches to have carried both the dublin livery and the corporate livery

would look great

Preserved B134 + 6 RPSI cravens + orange steam van 

Love the C class, was the engine room windows plated over when NIR re powered it with a motor out of an MED dmu? lol

If an IE starter set was available, there would than be a market for " add on's"  like more stock to add etc. 

very nice, i'll be getting one if some more RPSI Cravens are released for it to haul

Just curious,

would a run of a current IE train, like the 22000 class ( or even a DART)  in a box with oval track and transformer bring a lot more newbies into the hobby?

right now, if someone wanted a starter set, it would be a UK train