Preserved mark 3 coach in….CIE GREEN?!?!

[Westcorkrailway]

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

[Rob]

Great to see it restored- well done all round!

Should have left it it's original colour though-   never mess with a classic !!!

[Westcorkrailway]

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

[jhb171achill]

Wow! Interesting……

Probably a cheaper option than building an actual building of the same floor area….

[Westcorkrailway]

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

[Galteemore]

Can’t see you in a Mk 4, WCR. Think you’re a bit more retro….

[DJ Dangerous]

I think that looks lovely in the CIE green - would love to see a whole rake of them like that.

[Westcorkrailway]

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

[DJ Dangerous]

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?

[Westcorkrailway]

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 

[Niles]

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

[minister_for_hardship]

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.

[Broithe]

And there were camping coaches at one time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camping_coach

 

[roxy_guy10]

It looks rather splendid in that retro green. Imagine a 201 in a retro silver livery pulling a rake of them.

[Westcorkrailway]

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

[Rush and Lusk]

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. 

[228RiverOwenboy]

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.