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Hi guys, Just discovered this post today and, despite my age, wasn't aware that diesel railcars had been so widely used prior to the arrival of the 22Ks. This has been a very informative thread and I enjoyed reading it. Keep up the good work guys. Gerard

Hi Railer, I remember the latter days of locomotive hauled trains on the Sligo line. The former 1st class coaches had been converted to standard class. If my memory serves me correctly some of the composite coaches were first/standard class, again, all converted to standard class. I recall there being two restaurant coaches running in a set - largely due to the lack of availability of passenger stock. Regards, ConnollyStn

Sorry Warbonnet, got distracted by the Belgium v. Japan game. The price for each locomotive is €140

I have the following HAG 281 series (SBB Re 460 werbeloks) model locomotives for sale: ADtranz, Ascom, Ciba (blue) x2, Danzas, Relax, SBB Cargo (green) All the above were purchased in the early to mid noughties and have little running and spent little time out of their' boxes. €120 each. Dublin area.

While not surprised at this news I was sad to read about Fleischmann's decision to quit production of HO models. Was thinking of this while going through my Fleischmann collection and it reminded me of why I chose to operate these models. They are smooth running and the quality and finish is second to none. I am really impressed with their close coupling mechanism which was another selling point for me, however, I don't think that Fleischmann were moving with the times. They were producing electric and diesel locomotives with moulded handrails and wipers while their competitors were applying these separately. Being produced in Germany they were disadvantaged too as other companies moved production to counties where labour costs are cheaper. I have several HAG model locomotives [Re 460] which I purchased in the early/mid noughties but I started to concentrate on my Fleischmann collection and those locomotives became redundant quite quickly. It was my intention to get rolling stock to operate with them but I decided to focus on my DB AG collection. I still take them out of their' boxes to look at them but, I know, one of these days I'll have to off load them.

Sold!

One IR 143 unopened for sale. Collection Dublin City centre only. €100.

Did anyone test the 141/181s produced for Murphy Models? I may have been contaminated while I was admiring the great details and the wonderful smooth running qualities of that loco. How did we get to here? I thought this was about 'Fleischmann applying for insolvency'?

Looks like 600 into 33 just doesn't go.

It's good news from a business sense but, in reality, Fleischmann exists in name form only. Like most manufacturers, models are produced in countries where labour costs are must lower and so it the quality of the product.

Sad news indeed but, for me, the demise of Fleischmann began back in 2008 when it became part of Modelleisenbahn GmbH. Most of the models I've bought, and continue to do so, are pre-2008. There's so much competition in the market for German model trains that someone was always going to lose out. I'm sorry that it had to be Fleischmann. Luckily for me, I've managed to build a collection big enough to keep me going. There will always be the few models that got away but, that's how it goes in this business.

Hi guys, all locomotives have been sold. Regards, Gerard

I have the following for sale. All are in perfect condition, some have never been taken out of their' boxes and two of them were only used for display purposes only and had very little, if any, running. 1. 143 IR - 100 Euro [sale agreed] 2. 143 IR - 100 Euro [sale agreed] 3. 156 IR - 100 Euro [sale agreed] 4. 156 IR - 100 Euro 5. 177 IE weathered - 100 Euro 6. 177 IE weathered - 100 Euro 7. 177 IE weathered - 100 Euro [sale agreed] 8. 183 IR weathered - 100 Euro [sale agreed] 9. 183 IR weathered - 100 Euro [sale agreed] 10. 187 IE - 100 Euro 11. 192 IR - 100 Euro Items will not be posted - collection in Dublin city only. Regards, Gerard

For Sale: OO scale LIMA CIE locomotive (with roof detail) and three coaches in good condition. Locomotive is a BR Class 33 in CIE orange and black and the coaches are BR Mark 1 coaches with the orange, black and white livery €150 - Pick up only Dublin City (item will not be posted). Regards, Gerard

Hi Iarnrod, I'm still in the process of selling the locos. I'll let you know the state of play as soon as I can.

Hi Guys, I've replied to all of you who contacted me about my 141/181 locos. Just to let you know that they are all in perfect condition, some of them haven't even been run. The locos are €80 each. Thanks for replying to my ad and I'll keep you all updated. Regards, Gerard

Hi guys, I'll be moving to a new abode in October and due to the lack of space I have to sell some of my Murphy Models 141/181 class locomotives. There are 8 locos in total, 4 IR & 4 IÉ liveried models (different running numbers). The locos are in excellent condition. €80 each. Regards, Gerard PS. I'll be away until 22nd September so will not be able to reply to any e-mails until my return.

I was at the MRSI model show in Dún Laoighre and the 071s look fantastic. It was certainly worth going to see them alone. They look far better in the flesh (plastic) than they do in photos. I can't wait to get my hands on some.

Does it really matter who produces the 071? I'm very happy with the quality of the 141/181 models I have, they're little beauties and run very smoothly. Like some of you, I'd have concerns about the quality of the product I'm buying, however, I've two left hands and I'm only too delighted that there are ready to run models of Irish rolling stock for me to purchase.

It's hard to know how well the 071s will sell, €175 (SRP) is a lot of money in the current climate. I think the sales of the 071s will determine whether or not the 121s will be produced.

Yep! The 121s are lovely locomotives but the 071s are my favourite. I'm not a fan of the 201s so I didn't get any so I've been patiently waiting for the 071s to come along. Can't wait to get my hands on them. Also, I've noticed that there's a yellow band around the top of the Silver and Black liveried 071s, is that just a stripe or a strip of metal which has some function?

I'll be buying at least six, most of them in the IÉ Black & Silver freight livery. Can't wait 'til pictures of that version are posted on the MM website.

As bad as the weathering on the 141s was they're still my favourite of all the locos I have. The weathering really enhances the details, however, I think that I'll leave that job to the professionals and get the Model Shop to weather some of the 071s for me.

I've a couple of IÉ 141s which I'd be willing to sell. I've never liked that logo on the 121/141/181/071 locos.

I had a look at the pre-production class071 in Mark's Models. At this stage it doesn't matter to me what livery it has, I just want to get my hands on one.