Irish Royalty - Park Royal Coach Next For IRM

[Metrovik]

3 hours ago, derek said:

Is the guy in the third pic trying to race the train?

I feel like it's more poetic than that, it seems like he's looking at someone, possibly the person hanging out the window, as if they're saying goodbye, running along beside the train, looking at this person for what might be the last time if this train is bound for rosslare. To take it even further he's sprinting in a last ditch attempt at confessing his love before she leaves to work in the UK. He knows he's got one last chance, and this is it so he sprints, frantically shouting out over the sound of the engines before he runs out of platform and the train goes out of sight. He's left standing there, out of breath and on the platform edge, not knowing if she heard him or not, but knowing he'll have to wait at the station for the rest of the day, watching every train arrive, hoping and praying she's on it. 

 

Got a bit carried away there, probably just the wrong platform.

[DJ Dangerous]

5 hours ago, Metrovik said:

I feel like it's more poetic than that, it seems like he's looking at someone, possibly the person hanging out the window, as if they're saying goodbye, running along beside the train, looking at this person for what might be the last time if this train is bound for rosslare. To take it even further he's sprinting in a last ditch attempt at confessing his love before she leaves to work in the UK. He knows he's got one last chance, and this is it so he sprints, frantically shouting out over the sound of the engines before he runs out of platform and the train goes out of sight. He's left standing there, out of breath and on the platform edge, not knowing if she heard him or not, but knowing he'll have to wait at the station for the rest of the day, watching every train arrive, hoping and praying she's on it. 

 

Got a bit carried away there, probably just the wrong platform.

Maybe they stole his Tesco Luxury Italian Mixed Peel, who lnows?

[Galteemore]

You’re all wrong I’m afraid. He was simply trying to decide what shade of green it was 

[Mol_PMB]

3 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

You’re all wrong I’m afraid. He was simply trying to decide what shade of green it was 

Brilliant! 

[derek]

22 hours ago, GSR 800 said:

"Bollocks, wrong platform!"

Brilliant!

Edited May 23 by derek

[MOGUL]

On 23/5/2026 at 6:57 AM, Galteemore said:

You’re all wrong I’m afraid. He was simply trying to decide what shade of green it was 

The train or the Tesco Luxury mixed Italian peel?

[DJ Dangerous]

For anybody panicking over paying their orders, don’t worry, you’re not losing it, there is no option to pay via the A/S website.

Just email Support and they will email you a link to pay.

Try:

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I find that Andrew, Patrick and Stuart are usually quite prompt at replying,

Keep an eye on your own SPAM / junk / unwanted folder in case their reply ends up in there.

[Patrick Davey]

Looks like the PRs are nearly all sold out!

[Mol_PMB]

I can’t wait to get mine and start modifying them!

[Westcorkrailway]

2 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

I can’t wait to get mine and start modifying them!

Going to make transfers for the advertising slogan one???

[DJ Dangerous]

Park Royal order being picked!

[Mol_PMB]

3 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Park Royal order being picked!

Eeek!

[Horsetan]

35 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Park Royal order being picked!

*sits back and waits*

[Mol_PMB]

Since they should be arriving in close proximity I'm now idly wondering whether an NIR Hunslet ever hauled a train of Park Royals. Unlikely but not impossible.

[jhb171achill]

8 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

Since they should be arriving in close proximity I'm now idly wondering whether an NIR Hunslet ever hauled a train of Park Royals. Unlikely but not impossible.

No... I am pretty certain they never hauled any CIE coaches. 

Edited June 2 by jhb171achill

[Westcorkrailway]

15 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

No... I am pretty certain they never hauled any CIE coaches. 

Not even during ITG tours? 

[murphaph]

The Hunslets were air-braked were they not?

[Mol_PMB]

13 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Not even during ITG tours? 

I’m fairly sure a Hunslet hauled a Cravens set on part of an ITG tour. 
A Park Royal, either CIE or RPSI, would be possible on a railtour. 
 

1 minute ago, murphaph said:

The Hunslets were air-braked were they not?

True, but they had vac brakes as well. 
 

[jhb171achill]

2 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Not even during ITG tours? 

Nope, don't think so - certainly never a Park Royal.

 

Edited June 2 by jhb171achill

[DJ Dangerous]

6 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Eeek!

Jaysus, one order was enough for me!

[Horsetan]

Just now, DJ Dangerous said:

Jaysus, one order was enough for me!

I managed two for the preserved Park Royals. The Hunslet is the third one....

[Mol_PMB]

1 minute ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Jaysus, one order was enough for me!

I’m sure I would have got better value if I’d ordered them all together. But my interests have evolved over the years that these have been in gestation and I’ve kept adding dribs and drabs. 

[Horsetan]

25 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

I’m sure I would have got better value if I’d ordered them all together. But my interests have evolved over the years that these have been in gestation and I’ve kept adding dribs and drabs. 

I think it's more a case of "ah, now that could be useful later", but repeated at different intervals 

[Mol_PMB]

2 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

I think it's more a case of "ah, now that could be useful later", but repeated at different intervals 

Absolutely. Some of mine are destined to have new bodies etc. 

[Flying Snail]

2 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Absolutely. Some of mine are destined to have new bodies etc. 

oh, interesting ... what do you have planned?

[Mol_PMB]

8 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

oh, interesting ... what do you have planned?

I'm going to develop my plans once they have arrived and I've taken one apart - at present I don't know how easy that will be. Things like whether the roof is integral with the sides, how easy it is to extract the window glazing etc.

Some of my work will just be changing details, swapping bits around and partial/full repaints.

I have an idea to draw some etched sides and ends for alternative bodies that could go on the same chassis. The laminate seconds built immediately after the Park Royals are an obvious candidate because their interior layout was identical to the Park Royals, so the interior could be re-used too. Another option would be one of the 1953 composites of traditional construction built just before the Park Royals, but those would only use the bogies, underframe and some detail parts. It would be great if those could be made available separately.

I don't know whether IRM themselves have any other carriage projects in gestation that would use the same chassis/bogies. There are plenty of prototype options but few lasted beyond the early 1980s, and some were extensively modified during their lives. I suspect most types would be a bit too niche, and there are higher priorities like a BGSV. But maybe they'll surprise us.

 

[Flying Snail]

It'll be interesting to see what you get up to. You never know, IRM made the Y33 bogies available - so they might do something here too if there's enough interest.

[ttc0169]

On 26/5/2026 at 6:46 PM, Mol_PMB said:

I can’t wait to get mine and start modifying them!

The only thing I’ll be doing with coaches is putting them behind an A class and fitting the appropriate era tail lamps to complete the train.  

[Mol_PMB]

14 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

The only thing I’ll be doing with coaches is putting them behind an A class and fitting the appropriate era tail lamps to complete the train.  

That's a very good approach - and they look like excellent models.

At the very least I need to regauge mine before I can run them. But I always like to make my models a bit different, even if it's just renumbering, adding class designations etc. 

[jhb171achill]

3 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

The only thing I’ll be doing with coaches is putting them behind an A class and fitting the appropriate era tail lamps to complete the train.  

A scratch-built “tin van” is worth the effort for that! 

[Mol_PMB]

This looks tasty…

 

Just the one arrived today. 

[Mol_PMB]

There are three parts diagrams in the booklet, here are two of them:

 

The bodyshell and roof are a single moulding, but with separate doors except on the snack car.

For those wanting to get inside, the body clips in place at 4 locations along each side, it seems to come free by inserting a fingernail or guitar pick. A neat design. 

The underframe is a work of art crying out for some more body options!

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Mol_PMB said:

This looks tasty…

 

Just the one arrived today. 

That's the one that's been sent out first to me. The green one follows after that and, hopefully, there'll be a payment reminder for the Hunslet soon.

13 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

There are three parts diagrams in the booklet, here are two of them:

 

The bodyshell and roof are a single moulding, but with separate doors except on the snack car.

For those wanting to get inside, the body clips in place at 4 locations along each side, it seems to come free by inserting a fingernail or guitar pick. A neat design. 

The underframe is a work of art crying out for some more body options!

I suspect parts 42, 43 and 61 will be much in demand for 21mm gauge rewheeling and other types of coach....

[Mol_PMB]

A better-lit photo and comparison with a MM Cravens:

Very nice. Well done IRM - worth the wait!

[Mol_PMB]

2 hours ago, Horsetan said:

That's the one that's been sent out first to me. The green one follows after that and, hopefully, there'll be a payment reminder for the Hunslet soon.

I've just had a shipment notification for 101, 1383 and 1387.