Irish Royalty - Park Royal Coach Next For IRM

[Bob229]

Any chance of Mk 4 coaches and DVT

[Mol_PMB]

Good question, Fran!

For the green era, there are many coaches that could re-use the Park Royal underframe and bogies. There have also been calls for coaches that could be hauled by an 800. One type ticks both those boxes and that’s the 1953-built corridor composites (with traditional body construction). They would also be useful to add some first class seating to a train of Park Royals.

For a long-lived and very necessary vehicle suitable for the 1970s to the present day, the priority ought to be a BR BGSV. You have the broad gauge B5 bogies and a lot of Mk1 CAD and detail parts already. 

I’ll leave those modelling the modern scene to clamour for Mk4s or DeDietrichs! 

[Horsetan]

40 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

... thoughts must now turn to our next IRM coach project. Any suggestions?...

GSR Bredins?

CIE Laminates?

[Flying Snail]

1 hour ago, Warbonnet said:

We’re delighted with how they’ve gone, and thoughts must now turn to our next IRM coach project. Any suggestions?

Sure if you're ever cooking up up a few Mk3's for our friends on the big isle, would you stick a few on the pan for us too?   

(or is the market for Mk3's already too well taken care of over there?)

[BosKonay]

6 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

Sure if you're ever cooking up up a few Mk3's for our friends on the big isle, would you stick a few on the pan for us too?   

(or is the market for Mk3's already too well taken care of over there?)

That might indeed be on the roadmap 

[GSR 800]

1 hour ago, Mol_PMB said:

Good question, Fran!

For the green era, there are many coaches that could re-use the Park Royal underframe and bogies. There have also been calls for coaches that could be hauled by an 800. One type ticks both those boxes and that’s the 1953-built corridor composites (with traditional body construction). They would also be useful to add some first class seating to a train of Park Royals.

For a long-lived and very necessary vehicle suitable for the 1970s to the present day, the priority ought to be a BR BGSV. You have the broad gauge B5 bogies and a lot of Mk1 CAD and detail parts already. 

I’ll leave those modelling the modern scene to clamour for Mk4s or DeDietrichs! 

the early 50s coaches or laminates would be very nice indeed. I'd buy a few of each. The real gap in 50s rolling stock with no representation at all is of course, gswr and mgwr bogie stock, your tea car will be the first to give some much needed coverage!

I would like a DD set, completely out of my usual era but close to me regardless! They will be the last loco hauled Enterprise other than steam specials.

Edited 3 hours ago by GSR 800

[Flying Snail]

26 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

That might indeed be on the roadmap 

[west_clare_wanderer]

Although not a coach per se, it would be great to see a tin van/HLV etc. Quintessentially Irish and mandatory for any layout. 

[Signal Post]

Tin vans,

Tin vans,

Tin vans...

And some BGSVs too.

 

[John-r]

All of the above,  with a Dutch van thrown in as a surprise.

[west_clare_wanderer]

25 minutes ago, west_clare_wanderer said:

Although not a coach per se, it would be great to see a tin van/HLV etc. Quintessentially Irish and mandatory for any layout. 

 

6 minutes ago, Signal Post said:

Tin vans,

Tin vans,

Tin vans...

And some BGSVs too.

 

 

1 minute ago, John-r said:

All of the above,  with a Dutch van thrown in as a surprise.

 

That's three sales for IRM already

[flange lubricator]

3 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Good question, Fran!

For the green era, there are many coaches that could re-use the Park Royal underframe and bogies. There have also been calls for coaches that could be hauled by an 800. One type ticks both those boxes and that’s the 1953-built corridor composites (with traditional body construction). They would also be useful to add some first class seating to a train of Park Royals.

 

This would certainly tick a number of boxes to utilise the tri angulated underframes and 8'0" Commonwealth bogies on the Park Royals and run behind  the 800 class my suggestion would be the 1372-1378 standard class side corridors and the 2137-2161(1633 survives at Dunsandle station)  side corridors built in 1954 and would have possibly run behind the 800's on occasion and a brake standard to go with them would be 1904-1908  built 1953/54 of which 1906 and 1907 had commonwealth bogies or 1909-1913 brake standards bult 1959 . If a Buffet car was needed 2420-2422 built 1956( 2421 is at Maam Cross and 2422 is in Whitehead) .

1909-1913 brake standard behind the loco

Edited 55 minutes ago by flange lubricator

[Tractionman]

3 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

the priority ought to be a BR BGSV

Yes please