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56 minutes ago, raymurph said:

I would LOVE a few C Class locos. In silver, black with orange roundel , black n tan. Great looking little diesel.

I would too! I suspect there are plenty here would as well.

Plenty of different liveries to choose from, just like the A class

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On 19/1/2024 at 2:48 PM, mphoey said:

if looking at speculation 

 

the only area that irm is still to break into is the emu area and nothing in the post says it will happen but maybe in a couple of years a dart or a luas tram will appear

No, they're waiting for IR to order their electric locos for the newly electrified Cork - Dublin - Belfast lines, so that they are "hot off the press". then they'll do the EMUs (I thought that they were birds?).

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6 hours ago, skinner75 said:

I would too! I suspect there are plenty here would as well.

Plenty of different liveries to choose from, just like the A class

Eleven (not nine as I initially posted) livery variations, in fact!

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On 7/1/2024 at 6:41 PM, jhb171achill said:

 

1.   00 Works GNR 4.4.0 ✅ 

2.  00 Works GNR 0.6.0 ✅ 

3.  00 Works CBSCR 0.6.0T ✅ 

4.  NCC Jinty

      18 ✅   19 ✅  O gauge ✅ 

5.  Bachmann "Woolwiches" in several liveries 

      ✅ ✅ ✅ 

6.  00 Works J15s (2 varieties) 

      ✅ ✅ 

 7.   IRM Steam Loco?   ….. ⏰

8.   IRM Second  Steam prompted by renewed

      interest in Steam ……. ⏰ 

9.   IRM 800 class ……. ⏰ ⏰ ⏰ 

 

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My priority wish list if anybody from IRM reads this:

GSVs to go with the Cravens and Park Royals, BR vans perferably but would accept an unrebuilt DEW van as an alternative

Either a 20 ton or 30 ton brake van to go with all the Bulleid stock now on order.

A re-engined C class

The footbridge that we were already promised

My origonal intention was to only buy what ran in the 1980's but the recent offerings have reset this to 1970's and 1980's

I know I will probably buy whatever is produced but the layout is filling up. 10 years ago I did not think I could ever be in this situation

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I wonder if a Dutch van would fit the IRM modular approach better than a Mk1 GSV.

A Mk1 GSV would overlap with the UK Mk1's, though.

A Dutch van could run with such a variety of coaching stock, Craven's, RPSI Mk2's, IRM's very own Mk2's and Park Royals.

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On 28/3/2024 at 2:28 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

I wonder if a Dutch van would fit the IRM modular approach better than a Mk1 GSV.

A Mk1 GSV would overlap with the UK Mk1's, though.

A Dutch van could run with such a variety of coaching stock, Craven's, RPSI Mk2's, IRM's very own Mk2's and Park Royals.

I wonder if an accessory pack with the refurb ends could be included as a snap on piece to knock two birds with one stone (Not the prettiest solution but probably depends on viability of making separate models)

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On 28/3/2024 at 2:28 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

I wonder if a Dutch van would fit the IRM modular approach better than a Mk1 GSV.

A Mk1 GSV would overlap with the UK Mk1's, though.

A Dutch van could run with such a variety of coaching stock, Craven's, RPSI Mk2's, IRM's very own Mk2's and Park Royals.

Either would be good, actually, as both ran with Cravens, Park Royals, every single type of laminate, even the very last few Bredins, and the RPSI stuff.

And not forgetting the BR van at Downpatrick, which has seen service on passenger trains too…

Both types of vans could also be seen on mail trains in the 70s & 80s…..

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