Westcorkrailway Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) For those who feared that ireland would be “mark 3 free” executive coach number 7161 is heading for newcastle west for a resteraunt coach there…..as captured by Andrew goodman I must say…..Depite the fact it has 2 snails for some reason….this is a truly excellent peice of preservation Edited August 9, 2022 by Westcorkrailway 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Great to see it restored- well done all round! Should have left it it's original colour though- never mess with a classic !!! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Rob said: Great to see it restored- well done all round! Should have left it it's original colour though- never mess with a classic !!! When a preservation society rescues it number 90 style in 20 years time….then you can have yer orange 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Wow! Interesting…… Probably a cheaper option than building an actual building of the same floor area…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 5 hours ago, jhb171achill said: Wow! Interesting…… Probably a cheaper option than building an actual building of the same floor area…. My dad said my generation will be living in container homes…. I wonder in 20 years times will I be living in a mark 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Can’t see you in a Mk 4, WCR. Think you’re a bit more retro…. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I think that looks lovely in the CIE green - would love to see a whole rake of them like that. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Galteemore said: Can’t see you in a Mk 4, WCR. Think you’re a bit more retro…. There is a man out west here who lives in a railway coach, couldn’t tell you where it came from though ill buy those CMDR coaches off the dungarvan greenway, and sink money into em like there is no tommorow 8 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: I think that looks lovely in the CIE green - would love to see a whole rake of them like that. I know CIE are against putting any passenger stock in orangeagain as that associates with the “old” image green however….well that’s a whole other story Edited August 12, 2022 by Westcorkrailway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 45 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said: I know CIE are against putting any passenger stock in green again as that associates with the “old” image Like the 29000's? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 7 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Like the 29000's? Changed it to orange…like I was meant to say nah those 29000s will stay in that livery as long as people are willing to complain about it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) The perfect compromise (it was taken on a Nokia C3-01 so excuse the quality, an alleged 'hybrid' smart/normal phone, remember them?) 8 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: I think that looks lovely in the CIE green - would love to see a whole rake of them like that. I agree, I like to think in another universe there's one going around like that on charter work... Edited August 12, 2022 by Niles 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 12 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said: My dad said my generation will be living in container homes…. I wonder in 20 years times will I be living in a mark 4 People lived in Ford Motor Company boxes at one point, and old buses and railway coaches. 'Glamping' before that term was invented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 And there were camping coaches at one time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camping_coach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxy_guy10 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 It looks rather splendid in that retro green. Imagine a 201 in a retro silver livery pulling a rake of them. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, roxy_guy10 said: It looks rather splendid in that retro green. Imagine a 201 in a retro silver livery pulling a rake of them. Time to Re-spray the cravens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush and Lusk Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Looks really attractive in that retro green livery - another "station" for a bite to eat for anyone even vaguely interested in trains - I wish the new owner well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
228RiverOwenboy Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Does anyone know where it's currently located? Or would anybody have a photo of it's current resting place? I can't find anything about 7161, yet some have told me that it's already been moved and situated at Newcastle West on static display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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