Patricks Layout

[patrick]

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

Every detail of that layout represents what we must all aspire to - from concept, to historical accuracy, to technical brilliance, to layout, to scenic splendour...... keep it coming!

All you need to complete it is a small blue mini car with a "VIM" registration on a platform, with a youthful Barry Carse taking pictures for a future book 40 years into the future!

What a great idea!

[Galteemore]

Also a bar with a young JHB inside, glass in hand, holding forth….

[jhb171achill]

9 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Also a bar with a young JHB inside, glass in hand, holding forth….

It has indeed been known to happen! Almost missed a train from Galway back to Dublin while on a "runabout" ticket in the late 70s due to that reason............

[patrick]

On a number of occasions I unintentionally explored the extremities of the Berlin U ban and S ban lines in the early hours of the morning while living there in the 80's and 90's!

Edited June 24, 2022 by patrick

[Rush and Lusk]

Superbly detailed atmospheric modelling Patrick - congratulations.

I spotted your placement of the "more sporty" or "premium" versions of cars - the cream/white & green striped Cortina - was the livery of the special "lotus" version, while the orange Austin 1300 (guessing here) has the sports wheels and special colour of the better versions. Lovely memories  - (I also like older cars !).

George  

[Noel]

On 22/6/2022 at 11:57 PM, patrick said:

What Kadee  works with the mags? 

Kadee NEM No 18s but you will have to superglue them to the underside of the NEM pockets rather than plug them in, if you wish to have them at the correct heights for interoperability with other Kadee fitted stock and if you wish to use kadee uncoupling magnets. I did this with the IRM ballast and cement wagons no problem as they share the same chassis as the mags and the ploughs. There was an argument just to correct the height at each  end of a rake using the NEM pockets for the wagons within a rake, but I could not stomach the lack of interoperability.

 

Some pics below of Ballasts with Kadee no 18s fitted

Correct height below. Tongs of NEM super glued to underside of NEM pocket is perfect height for Kadee matching its specified height gauge.

[patrick]

A Cork to Waterford goods passes Grange in September 1974. Today's train has has a block of empty opens which will be dropped off at Glen More in anticipation of the upcoming beet season.

[patrick]

The Waterford and Cork staging yards set up for a 1974 operating session. 

[jhb171achill]

That’s a seriously impressive collection of wagons!

[David Holman]

Also puts more than a few of our railway rooms to shame, in terms of overall presentation too - mine included!

[patrick]

Cork bound goods leaves Glen More 1968.

[fishplate7]

On 29/6/2022 at 7:18 PM, patrick said:

A Cork to Waterford goods passes Grange in September 1974. Today's train has has a block of empty opens which will be dropped off at Glen More in anticipation of the upcoming beet season.

That is just stunning Patrick!

[patrick]

Very little modeling was done over the summer months but the arrival of fall weather has led to a resurgence of activity in the wagon shop. Work is progressing on two ex GS wooden bodied vans and Dapol Prestwin underframe is being modified to better represent a CIE container flat for an IRM container. 

[jhb171achill]

That horizontal-planked GSR van is crying out to have a model made…. a kit, even.

A handful of them were in traffic JUST about long enough to get the brown livery after 1970/1…..

[flange lubricator]

On 28/9/2022 at 4:59 PM, patrick said:

7 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

That horizontal-planked GSR van is crying out to have a model made…. a kit, even.

 

This is a JM Designs planked covered wagon 

Nice job on the wagons Patrick 

Edited October 1, 2022 by flange lubricator

[jhb171achill]

42 minutes ago, flange lubricator said:

This is a JM Designs planked covered wagon 

Nice job on the wagons Patrick 

Another highly valuable addition to the growing range….

[Mayner]

On 29/9/2022 at 4:59 AM, patrick said:

Very little modeling was done over the summer months but the arrival of fall weather has led to a resurgence of activity in the wagon shop. Work is progressing on two ex GS wooden bodied vans and Dapol Prestwin underframe is being modified to better represent a CIE container flat for an IRM container. 

 

The timber frames GSR Vans appear to be a double-skinned or insulated version of the standard IRCH Covered Wagon intended for "perishable" traffic such as bacon or butter traffic.

16586 is basically a doubled skinned version of 15903 also a GSR built van

A possible traffic from the Glenmore Co-Op?

These vans appear to have been in traffic up to the Mid 70s until replaced by Insulated containers or the traffic was lost to rail

 

[Patrick Davey]

Such a fantastic layout - really love the updates!

[patrick]

Almost ready for the paint shop. The IRM and C Rail containers have easily removable floors allowing them to sit on the Dapol floor avoiding the need to remove the base for the silos. The white plasticard was added for stability and strength and thee cent coins were added for weight. The buffers are from Dart Castings. 

Edited October 2, 2022 by patrick

[Patrick Davey]

Lovely stuff!  They should run very smoothly!

[jhb171achill]

On 2/10/2022 at 5:09 AM, Mayner said:

The timber frames GSR Vans 

These vans appear to have been in traffic up to the Mid 70s until replaced by Insulated containers or the traffic was lost to rail

Indeed. There was a cull of them in the early 70s - they were commonplace up to then, but a few did survive in use. I saw one in use in Kilkenny I think in 1976.

Same with wooden opens and, indeed, other wooden vans - quite a few 1970/2, but no wooden opens at all after that, and few if any wooden vans like ex-GNR ones, for example.

[Mayner]

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

Indeed. There was a cull of them in the early 70s - they were commonplace up to then, but a few did survive in use. I saw one in use in Kilkenny I think in 1976.

Same with wooden opens and, indeed, other wooden vans - quite a few 1970/2, but no wooden opens at all after that, and few if any wooden vans like ex-GNR ones, for example.

I saw one grey (double skinned) van apparently in service in Westport Good Yard in 1975. Was on holidays with my parents and did not get a chance to check out the station or yard.

The IRCH Standard Wooden vans like the ex GNR seem to have gone by the early 70s, quite a few grounded bodies floating around on farms and factories.

The remaining GSWR/GSR steel framed planked version of the H Van seem to have ended up in Departmental service by the mid 70s at least one a long term resident at the Sheriff Street crossing end of the Dardanelle Sidings, the vans in Departmental service had a small window in the end.

[WRENNEIRE]

Sligo in the early 80's
Housing estate now built where they were with no sign of them anywhere





 

 

 

Double skin to finish.

 

[patrick]

After a week of rain today is warm and dry so I took the opportunity to do some painting in the garage. Shown are the Dapol Prestwin container flat conversion, an ex GN 12 ton van built from a Parkside kit, a Provincial Wagons ex GN van and scratchbuilt ex GS insulated van.

[jhb171achill]

Love the G S van! Kits of these badly needed - though pretty easy to scratchbuild!

 

[patrick]

6 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Love the G S van! Kits of these badly needed - though pretty easy to scratchbuild!

 

6 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Yes! A GS van and a palvan kit would be great.

[jhb171achill]

20 minutes ago, patrick said:

 

I'm getting senile in me oul age!

[flange lubricator]

The wagons look great Patrick top marks, love the insulated van.

[patrick]

A Cork Waterford loose coupled goods passes Keilys Cross in early October 1974.

[patrick]

A comparison between a 1974 Cork Waterford goods and its 1967 counterpart which shows some of the recently built grey vans.

[the Bandon tank]

I love the comparison between the two. Excellent.

[jhb171achill]

Absolutely stunning - as always.

[patrick]

Passenger and goods trains around Glen More 1966. These images were inspired by Tony Prices films of the Mallow Waterford line in its last year.

Edited October 15, 2022 by patrick

[John-r]

Really lovely layout, just captures the era so well, great work Patrick.

[leslie10646]

I agree with the others - great layout!

Great rolling stock collection too (but then I would say that as they've come from me!). I did like the PALVan (not mine, I didn't get the response to my "would you like...." requests, but hey, who knows?).

You're an inspiration.