glad to help rich. got the 'railways in ireland 1834-1984' there and very helpful they were too! 2 great pics in it....a full side view othe CIE experimental turf burner and the second is a classic- military police stand guard as a RAF shackelton aircraft awaits clearence for take off at Ballykelly...while a belfast-derry train crosses the runway! where else would you see that?
found this little shop called 'Buffer Books' which deals in second hand and of print railway books , and they have a section dedicated to irish railways. might be of use to someone out there! heres the link
http://www.bufferbooks.com
sentinel.....https://railsofsheffield.com/bachmann-32-101-class-08-d3729-br-green-diesel-shunter-32-117-JJJA6002.aspx away you go now and get one! shes not hornby but im nearly sure the side boxes can be removed. for the price id chance it anyway!
shes very drab looking - that livery wouldnt do much for me! still - i wonder will paddy produce one? it wont be that hard do a respray anyway! thanks for the vid deutschbahn:tumbsup:
steven, she is far from perfect, the cab doors (which can be left open on this model) are to far from the cad face, but it will do me nicely! hattons are selling 08's for 49 quid at the moment......go on - get one....you know you want too!!!!