Clogherhead - A GNR(I) Seaside Terminus

[Patrick Davey]

On 20/8/2025 at 12:04 PM, Tullygrainey said:

Great pics Patrick. Shows off the fleet, but also the location, to perfection. Bet that lot make a merry racket!

More rackets than Wimbledon

[Patrick Davey]

Hi everyone - I’ve just uploaded a new video to my ‘Brookhall Mill’ YouTube channel, entitled ‘A Class Act’.

It’s an appreciation (not a review) of the IRM A Class models which were released back in 2021.

I’ve put a good bit more effort into this video than was the case for previous videos, so I’d be very grateful for any comments and also any corrections!!  It’s centred on my Clogherhead DCC layout and has lots of sound effects and a newly-composed soundtrack too.

Lots of people helped me with this video and also with my A Class ‘journey’ to date - all are credited at the end!

Thanks for watching and I hope you all enjoy!!

Patrick 

 

https://youtu.be/J5QyaovuGIo?si=b3tPdTyVQ6NXpmoV

[Tullygrainey]

35 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Hi everyone - I’ve just uploaded a new video to my ‘Brookhall Mill’ YouTube channel, entitled ‘A Class Act’.

It’s an appreciation (not a review) of the IRM A Class models which were released back in 2021.

I’ve put a good bit more effort into this video than was the case for previous videos, so I’d be very grateful for any comments and also any corrections!!  It’s centred on my Clogherhead DCC layout and has lots of sound effects and a newly-composed soundtrack too.

Lots of people helped me with this video and also with my A Class ‘journey’ to date - all are credited at the end!

Thanks for watching and I hope you all enjoy!!

Patrick 

 

https://youtu.be/J5QyaovuGIo?si=b3tPdTyVQ6NXpmoV

Lovely work Patrick and a great tribute to the models.

[Galteemore]

Fab work Patrick. Great tribute. And a great backdrop/soundtrack! 

[Louth]

Great production Patrick. Very professional and shows your layout and the locomotives to their very best. I assume you played the background music.

[jhb171achill]

On 25/8/2025 at 9:08 AM, Patrick Davey said:

Hi everyone - I’ve just uploaded a new video to my ‘Brookhall Mill’ YouTube channel, entitled ‘A Class Act’.

It’s an appreciation (not a review) of the IRM A Class models which were released back in 2021.

I’ve put a good bit more effort into this video than was the case for previous videos, so I’d be very grateful for any comments and also any corrections!!  It’s centred on my Clogherhead DCC layout and has lots of sound effects and a newly-composed soundtrack too.

Lots of people helped me with this video and also with my A Class ‘journey’ to date - all are credited at the end!

Thanks for watching and I hope you all enjoy!!

Patrick 

 

https://youtu.be/J5QyaovuGIo?si=b3tPdTyVQ6NXpmoV

This has got to be the best video relating to a model railway subject that I have ever seen! Love the specially composed music too - all in all, utter genius, both the layout, the video production and the music!

[Patrick Davey]

21 hours ago, Louth said:

Great production Patrick. Very professional and shows your layout and the locomotives to their very best. I assume you played the background music.

Thanks Kevin, very kind!  And yes, guilty as charged re. the music!

6 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

This has got to be the best video relating to a model railway subject that I have ever seen! Love the specially composed music too - all in all, utter genius, both the layout, the video production and the music!

Thanks a mil JB - very kind words!  I thought you would approve of the ‘instant’ unboxing!

On 25/8/2025 at 9:50 AM, Galteemore said:

Fab work Patrick. Great tribute. And a great backdrop/soundtrack! 

Thanks David!

On 25/8/2025 at 9:44 AM, Tullygrainey said:

Lovely work Patrick and a great tribute to the models.

On 25/8/2025 at 9:44 AM, Tullygrainey said:

Lovely work Patrick and a great tribute to the models.

Thanks Alan!

[jhb171achill]

3 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

 

Thanks a mil JB - very kind words!  I thought you would approve of the ‘instant’ unboxing!

 

Yup!

For the least interesting, as opposed to your MOST interesting, we gave several choices.

1.  Watching paint dry

2. Watching grass grow

3. Watching a video of an over-talkative railway enthusiast spending an hour and a half, ninety mind-numbing boring minutes, opening a box, taking the wagon out of it, setting it on a table and walking around it, still wittering on about some inane nonsense…..!

Of these, (1) and (2) are preferable…..

Edited Thursday at 10:15 by jhb171achill

[DJ Dangerous]

On 25/8/2025 at 9:08 AM, Patrick Davey said:

Hi everyone - I’ve just uploaded a new video to my ‘Brookhall Mill’ YouTube channel, entitled ‘A Class Act’.

It’s an appreciation (not a review) of the IRM A Class models which were released back in 2021.

I’ve put a good bit more effort into this video than was the case for previous videos, so I’d be very grateful for any comments and also any corrections!!  It’s centred on my Clogherhead DCC layout and has lots of sound effects and a newly-composed soundtrack too.

Lots of people helped me with this video and also with my A Class ‘journey’ to date - all are credited at the end!

Thanks for watching and I hope you all enjoy!!

Patrick 

 

https://youtu.be/J5QyaovuGIo?si=b3tPdTyVQ6NXpmoV

Just found your video on YouTube, @Patrick Davey. Very well put together, hopping between model and prototype seamlessly.

Also functions as a great guide for anybody new to the hobby.

Great videography, if that’s a real word.

Only suggestion is that it needs more cowbell.

 

 

[Patrick Davey]

17 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

Only suggestion is that it needs more cowbell.

 

Well I did use iMOOvie

[Signal Post]

Wow Patrick,

That is a wonderful video, would do credit to any professional documentary maker, mind you not too many documentaries have specially commissioned theme music.....

In answer to the question that you asked in the video regarding the white marker lights being extinguished when the cab lights come on the short answer is no, you are not doing anything wrong. I have had a look at my own and using A3R with a standard IRM A class EMD decoder the white marker lights remain illuminated regardless of whether the cab lights are on or off, similarly with A55 with an IRM Crossley decoder.  Figuring out what the problem is will take a little bit of work, so I'll begin by asking a few questions:

Q1. Is it a standard IRM A class Loksound decoder?

Q2. Has there been any changes made (intentionally or otherwise) to any of the CV settings on this decoder (other than assigning a new loco address)?

Q3. Does the fault occur with the opposite direction of travel selected (on the video it is shown happening at the No.1 cab end (fan), if the other direction of travel is selected does the same thing happen at the No.2 end?

Q4. If red (tail) marker lights are also selected on (F11 ON, on standard decoder) do they remain illuminated when cab lights are selected on?

I would suggest swapping the decoders for a test ie put the sound decoder in A15 and the non-sound decoder in A3R. If the problem transfers onto A15 then it would indicate an anomaly with the sound decoder, however if the lights continue to work normally on A15 whilst the marker lights extinguish on A3R whilst using the non-sound decoder then this would indicate some form of problem with the loco....

Let me know how you get on with the above and then I'll probably have some more questions!

[Patrick Davey]

@Signal Post thank you for those kind words!

As far as I recall I believe I tried swapping decoders between locos and the problem matched the decoders, and all of my sound decoders had the same issue, 1 EMD and 2 Crossley.

But I will try it again to make sure.  Updates tomorrow and thanks for offering to help!