patrick Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 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! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Also a bar with a young JHB inside, glass in hand, holding forth…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 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............ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush and Lusk Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 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. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 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. 20220629_140719.mp4 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 The Waterford and Cork staging yards set up for a 1974 operating session. 11 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 That’s a seriously impressive collection of wagons! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Also puts more than a few of our railway rooms to shame, in terms of overall presentation too - mine included! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 Cork bound goods leaves Glen More 1968. 20220803_145031.mp4 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplate7 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 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. 20220629_140719.mp4 That is just stunning Patrick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 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. 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 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….. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 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 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 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…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 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 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Such a fantastic layout - really love the updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 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 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Lovely stuff! They should run very smoothly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Sligo in the early 80's Housing estate now built where they were with no sign of them anywhere Double skin to finish. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 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. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Love the G S van! Kits of these badly needed - though pretty easy to scratchbuild! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, patrick said: I'm getting senile in me oul age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 The wagons look great Patrick top marks, love the insulated van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 A Cork Waterford loose coupled goods passes Keilys Cross in early October 1974. 20221007_140429.mp4 20221007_140026.mp4 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 A comparison between a 1974 Cork Waterford goods and its 1967 counterpart which shows some of the recently built grey vans. 12 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Bandon tank Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I love the comparison between the two. Excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Absolutely stunning - as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) 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 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-r Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Really lovely layout, just captures the era so well, great work Patrick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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