Genuine Railwayana

[jhb171achill]

  On 27/5/2024 at 11:06 AM, Westcorkrailway said:

It was even suggested that muskerry and CBPR were to be linked cork city railways style by the tram network. Not sure if anything was ever moved in this way though 

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That was certainly considered, but never put into effect.

[minister_for_hardship]

Genuine but usual Irish auctioneer calling something "Victorian" or "19th century" when they don't have a clue.

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  On 8/6/2024 at 9:14 AM, minister_for_hardship said:

Genuine but usual Irish auctioneer calling something "Victorian" or "19th century" when they don't have a clue.

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Sold for €260

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Now here's something unusual from Victor Mee. 

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/9514b102bd93ff0af21cd04b98c5d836/86cba608b14f7dda2f72c6f5ebdaa66a/the-david-hughes-guinness-collection-other-important-lot-1231/

 

There's also this wagon plate in the GCR auction

 

 

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/70db05958d8cdc377c46792b42ebf8d3/1f1638c9faeb7c2641b7b1e9c67628d0/auction-of-general-railwayana-a-wide-selection-someth-lot-657/

[jhb171achill]

  On 8/6/2024 at 9:14 AM, minister_for_hardship said:

Genuine but usual Irish auctioneer calling something "Victorian" or "19th century" when they don't have a clue.

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Do those idiots not do even the tiniest bit of elementary research? The buyer was had.

[Horsetan]

  On 14/6/2024 at 12:24 AM, jhb171achill said:

Do those idiots not do even the tiniest bit of elementary research? The buyer was had.

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Why bother, when the punters may be equally clueless? As we all know, people believe lies if they're repeated often enough....

[minister_for_hardship]

  On 13/6/2024 at 11:57 PM, bufferstop said:

Now here's something unusual from Victor Mee. 

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/9514b102bd93ff0af21cd04b98c5d836/86cba608b14f7dda2f72c6f5ebdaa66a/the-david-hughes-guinness-collection-other-important-lot-1231/

 

There's also this wagon plate in the GCR auction

 

 

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/70db05958d8cdc377c46792b42ebf8d3/1f1638c9faeb7c2641b7b1e9c67628d0/auction-of-general-railwayana-a-wide-selection-someth-lot-657/

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Wouldn't be trustful of Irish auctions and the posters they offer. Could well be a laserjet printoff stuck in a cheap frame.

I see that there's a producer of replica vintage Irish travel posters now, these could well be passed off as the real thing.

  On 13/6/2024 at 11:51 PM, bufferstop said:

Sold for €260

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Ridiculous price.

IE cast these for bridges a few years back, not such a good idea as they're all disappearing now!

[Andy Cundick]

  On 1/3/2024 at 1:21 AM, WRENNEIRE said:

Any idea if this is Railway related?

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Bit late to the party its an underbonnet car heater used in the days before antifreeze ,light it up and leave it overnight best not to forget in the morning.I've got one just loke it hanging up in the garage. Andy. though

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I wouldn't be giving out too much, about the auction houses, they basically don't have a clue about railways. They sell a load of absolute shite. Buyer beware.

I've bought a lot of non railway stuff from the South Dublin auctions. They're completely legit, great to deal with, clueless about railways, so a lot of junk, but pearls amongst the swine.

Victor Mee is the same, that LYR poster about Bray looks legit though, upon close up.

This is 100% genuine, bought from South Dublin, like I said, pearl amongst swine. 

 

[WRENNEIRE]

Latest foray into a shed!
Went to sell him some trains and ended up with this haul!
His uncle was a railway man

 

Opposite side

 

 

Opposite side

 

 

 

 

 

This one obviously meant something to him
Staff is for Drumkeen/Limerick Junction

 

 

You cant beat a good day rooting in a fellas shed

 

[Westcorkrailway]

Very jealous!

[minister_for_hardship]

The Tipp - Kilmallock (sic.) one is a nice example of staff "recycling".

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Did he work in the junction?

[BSGSV]

  On 21/6/2024 at 2:58 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

The Tipp - Kilmallock (sic.) one is a nice example of staff "recycling".

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Given Kilmallock should not have needed a single line staff, that one is odd. I guess there could have been temporary single line working, but that usually is associated with bridge renewal.

[minister_for_hardship]

  On 24/6/2024 at 12:37 PM, BSGSV said:

Given Kilmallock should not have needed a single line staff, that one is odd. I guess there could have been temporary single line working, but that usually is associated with bridge renewal.

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A staff to release the frame in a sub cabin. Kilmallock once had two cabins.

[DERAILED]

South Dublin Auctions have another bridge plate in their timed sale ending Sunday 7th July. Est: €200/400.

 

[minister_for_hardship]

Freshly robbed from an IE bridge!

[jhb171achill]

  On 24/6/2024 at 4:52 PM, DERAILED said:

South Dublin Auctions have another bridge plate in their timed sale ending Sunday 7th July. Est: €200/400.

 

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Yes, likely stolen property!

[BSGSV]

  On 24/6/2024 at 1:59 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

A staff to release the frame in a sub cabin. Kilmallock once had two cabins.

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Perhaps, but I would have expected "B" box to be released by an Annett's Key and not a staff machine.

[minister_for_hardship]

  On 25/6/2024 at 12:44 PM, BSGSV said:

Perhaps, but I would have expected "B" box to be released by an Annett's Key and not a staff machine.

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Some of these were just ground frames in a glorified garden shed. Maam cross has a ground frame with a mini staff release.

[BSGSV]

  On 25/6/2024 at 2:13 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

Some of these were just ground frames in a glorified garden shed. Maam cross has a ground frame with a mini staff release.

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Looked at the wonderful IRRS Photographic archive. Not an Annett's key either, but control levers between "A" and "B". "B" would have been a small ground level cabin of the same design as Birr or Charleville "B".

I'd still like to know what the staff was for though...

Edited June 26, 2024 by BSGSV
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[jhb171achill]

  On 25/6/2024 at 2:13 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

Some of these were just ground frames in a glorified garden shed. Maam cross has a ground frame with a mini staff release.

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Similar can be seen in use at Inch Abbey and Downpatrick 

[minister_for_hardship]

Ordinary junk "upgraded" with bogus lettering and that old offender, the Indian made candle lights.

[jhb171achill]

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

[Broithe]

  On 30/6/2024 at 11:42 AM, jhb171achill said:

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

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Working on it now...

[jhb171achill]

  On 30/6/2024 at 11:55 AM, Broithe said:

Working on it now...

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It needs to be in authentic livery….

[Broithe]

  On 30/6/2024 at 12:20 PM, jhb171achill said:

It needs to be in authentic livery….

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Yes, I got distracted and accidentally did the chassis in black.

[minister_for_hardship]

  On 30/6/2024 at 11:42 AM, jhb171achill said:

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

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Not really.

The specialist UK railwayana auctions, on the other hand, will remove anything reported as a replica as their reputations matter. 

[DERAILED]

  On 30/6/2024 at 11:42 AM, jhb171achill said:

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

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In fairness, anybody caught by this sort stuff deserves what they get. Can't blame the auctioneers in this case and there's lots of genuinely interesting items in the sale.

[minister_for_hardship]

It's a bit rich of the antiques trade advising people to invest in antiques on the sunday newspaper supplements when they knowingly flog so many duds.

[airfixfan]

For sale the Fintona Tram Horse only one owner!

[WRENNEIRE]

Whats the feeling on this plate?
Is it kosher?
I have a brass one but this is made from a white metal, would it be Aluminium? 

 

[minister_for_hardship]

I think the aluminium alloy ones were replicas cast by the ITG in the 1990s(?) and sold to raise funds. 

Edited July 5, 2024 by minister_for_hardship

[jhb171achill]

  On 5/7/2024 at 5:22 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

I think the aluminium alloy ones were replicas cast by the ITG in the 1990s(?) and sold to raise funds. 

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Doubtless this is correct. I’m pretty certain none had aluminium plates in real life.

[exciecoachbuilder]

Brass, end of story.