Genuine Railwayana

[jhb171achill]

4 minutes ago, derek said:

Those replies are really enlightening lads. Thanks

In reality, all WTTs are confidential to this day. Since many train movements are not public passenger trains, it was always considered unhelpful to allow public access to such things. The public issues list passenger services only, not goods or light engine movements, or empty stock. At various times in the past, security was deemed to be another reason to keep train movements other than passenger-carrying ones as confidential.

[Mol_PMB]

The red confidential branding seems to have been a 1960s/early 1970s thing, though the later WTTs have an equivalent statement that is perhaps less obvious. 
For what it’s worth, these are the ones I have (and arguably should not have, if they are confidential!):

[Mol_PMB]

Probably not legible on the pic, I have just realised. I have:

- CIE summer 1961

- CIE summer 1967

- CIE winter 1968

- CIE summer 1973

- CIE winter 1975

- CIE summer 1978

- CIE Dublin Suburban summer 1983

- CIE winter 1985

- CIE winter 1986

- IR summer 1990

 

- NIR summer 1976

Happy to scan specific bits for others. 

[Haulier]

Lads,

Are these PUBLIC/WTT's for sale ?

[Mol_PMB]

39 minutes ago, Haulier said:

Lads,

Are these PUBLIC/WTT's for sale ?

Mine aren't for sale, I use them for reference. Others can be found on eBay quite often, both public and WTT.

[Westcorkrailway]

16 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Very nice collection indeed. I remember that 1967 diagrammatic one coming out. Even then I thought it was weird. Some of what you have are very rare beasts indeed, especially the Macroom one and the Parknasilla booklet.

Yes it is EXTREMLY weird. Especially around the Dublin area, and the fact they needed an entirely different one for Sunday 

38 minutes ago, Haulier said:

Lads,

Are these PUBLIC/WTT's for sale ?

Differently not my own unfortunately. Infact if anything I’m looking to expand same as yourself! (CBSCR and GSR particularly) If you’re willing to pay steep eBay prices. You can get public ones for slightly cheaper via abe books usually

[Westcorkrailway]

my 3 hand lamps. I find the modern version fascinating, a completely arbitrary battery and an expectation date! Where as the old bardic (with modifications) works perfect 40 odd years later. I have no idea how to make a burner work on the CIE hand lamps so I just threw a candle in there to show the principe 

[minister_for_hardship]

On 1/7/2025 at 9:16 AM, Westcorkrailway said:

my 3 hand lamps. I find the modern version fascinating, a completely arbitrary battery and an expectation date! Where as the old bardic (with modifications) works perfect 40 odd years later. I have no idea how to make a burner work on the CIE hand lamps so I just threw a candle in there to show the principe 

Your GSR Appendix has a section on lamp lighting. Just check your reservoir for pin holes or you could have a mess on your hands.

[airfixfan]

On 30/6/2024 at 12:55 PM, Broithe said:

Working on it now...

This will be on auction as from the Victorian period by April.2026

[DERAILED]

Nice piece of genuine railway art coming up at Ross's (Belfast) on Wednesday 13th August.

https://www.rosss.com/auction/irish-paintings/864/?SearchString=&ArtistID=14327&PriceRange=&OrderBy=&sold=a&offset=0

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, DERAILED said:

Nice piece of genuine railway art coming up at Ross's (Belfast) on Wednesday 13th August.

https://www.rosss.com/auction/irish-paintings/864/?SearchString=&ArtistID=14327&PriceRange=&OrderBy=&sold=a&offset=0

David's stuff is outstandingly good. Nice guy, too, he used to volunteer with me at the DCDR. I must get him to do one for me!

[DERAILED]

Another quality work from David Briggs in Ross's up-coming sale on the 10th September

https://www.rosss.com/auction/irish-paintings/880/

 

[Mol_PMB]

On 4/9/2025 at 10:08 AM, DERAILED said:

Another quality work from David Briggs in Ross's up-coming sale on the 10th September

https://www.rosss.com/auction/irish-paintings/880/

 

Super! Now if IRM were to produce one of those I couldn’t help myself. It pretty much fits the class 37 chassis… 

[bufferstop]

I never saw this example before. I think it went for €150 last week. I had it bookmarked but forgot about it

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/856728524323a318e260aadf4d109e6a/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/mechanical-music-radio-technical-apparatus-and-much-m-lot-143/

This went for €120, a good bargain

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/fbf4f43fb96027be6fd0999c46092064/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/mechanical-music-radio-technical-apparatus-and-much-m-lot-205/

[cheesy_peas]

On 6/9/2025 at 10:21 PM, bufferstop said:

I never saw this example before. I think it went for €150 last week. I had it bookmarked but forgot about it

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/856728524323a318e260aadf4d109e6a/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/mechanical-music-radio-technical-apparatus-and-much-m-lot-143/

This went for €120, a good bargain

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/fbf4f43fb96027be6fd0999c46092064/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/mechanical-music-radio-technical-apparatus-and-much-m-lot-205/

Maybe not so much a bargain. The first one looks like an enlarged modern print of a booklet or leaflet front page than a poster.

Currently there are repros of posters being sold online which may be passed off knowingly or unknowingly as originals, buyer beware. The only way one can tell is by close inspection by someone who knows what to look for in terms of paper quality and telling old from modern print methods. Old Imperial poster sizes will differ from modern.

Edited September 26 by cheesy_peas

[leslie10646]

On 4/9/2025 at 10:08 AM, DERAILED said:

Another quality work from David Briggs in Ross's up-coming sale on the 10th September

https://www.rosss.com/auction/irish-paintings/880/

 

This didn't sell and I forgot to bid, but my offer was accepted, so it's in Belfast waiting to be picked up en route to Blackrock.

It's for my son who is named for the Blessed OLIVER, but if he doesn't want it, it will end up in the iRRS HQ in Dublin after I go to answer for my many sins.