Warbonnet Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Irish outline announcements have been coming thick and fast in recent months, and instead of slowing the pace down, we've decided to add another one to the pile with our latest all-new wagon announcement; the CIE fuel oil tanker on the Bulleid triangulated chassis. Prototype History With Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) rolling out a series of freight stock throughout the 1950s-1960s based on a standardised triangulated underframe developed by its then-Chief Mechanical Engineer, Oliver Bulleid, attention turned to transportation requirements for the company’s own diesel fuel oil supplies. A total of 21 tank wagons were constructed at Inchicore during 1956 to augment and replace older types then in use. These tankers, with an 11-ton capacity, were a common sight throughout the network, conveying diesel from the importation point at Dublin Port to locomotive depots of all sizes, as well as occupying sidings at stations to supply CIE’s fleet of road vehicles in those localities. The wagons were frequently transported to and from these locations within mixed goods trains of the time. These tank wagons provided the backbone for this traffic across three decades, but the move to continuously-braked goods trains and the associated improvement they offered to the safe handling of flammable liquids resulted in them being displaced by vacuum-braked tankers towards the end of the 1970s. It was not quite the end of their story, however, with the tank bodies and main underframe sections going on to find further use installed upon newer vacuum-braked wagons to convey water as part of the CIÉ/Irish Rail weedspray train, remaining in use until the early 2020s. The Model Tooled as part of our Bulleid triangulated underframe project, our CIE fuel oil tanker wagon is the third model of our latest wagon series and an essential part of both mixed goods trains of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Perfect for both mixed goods trains, fuel transfer trains and also any Irish locomotive depot or CIE bus or road haulage depot sidings, our high quality tooling features a wealth of etched metal and high quality injection moulded plastic construction. Easily convertible into 21mm gauge and complete with separate brake gear, intricate fuel filler cap detail, brass bearing cups for excellent running capabilities and sprung buffers, these wagons will be some of our most detailed wagons to date. Priced at €89.95 for a single triple pack, production delivery is slated for Q3 of 2024 with decorated samples due in the coming months. Production quantities will be limited, so make sure you get your pre-order in soon to avoid disappointment. Pre-order via the link below. Pre-Order Your CIE Fuel Oil Triple Pack By Clicking Here! View the full article 14 1 2 Quote
meathdane Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Amazing! I've just finished up plans for a fuel area for my layout yesterday evening. Great stuff lads! On a side note, is there only going to be one pack of running numbers? Thought you might do the usual 2-3 packs of different liveries (Wallet might not complain though) 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 21 Posted March 21 (edited) Sucking Hell, this will loosely-brake the bank, I'm oilready in the red! EDIT: How does one pre-order? Clicking the green doesn't do anything, and there's no black button as with previous pre-orders: Edited March 21 by DJ Dangerous Need To Buy Now! 2 3 1 Quote
meathdane Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Don't start with these pun based shenanigans again! Just say Tanks and move along 6 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 21 Posted March 21 1 minute ago, meathdane said: Don't start with these pun based shenanigans again! Just say Tanks and move along Don't be so rigid bodied, no need to put a filler cap on the puns just yet. That was a greasy one, sorry. Also woefully Esso-teric. 1 6 Quote
Niles Posted March 21 Posted March 21 I was thinking of adding another pun but I don't want to add fuel to the fire. 1 6 Quote
meathdane Posted March 21 Posted March 21 7 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Don't be so rigid bodied, no need to put a filler cap on the puns just yet. That was a greasy one, sorry. Also woefully Esso-teric. This isn't fair, you're much better at puns than me, I'm starting to feel a bit Bulleid. I'm only gonna be a Shell of my former self after this 1 4 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Finely-detailed responses, give yourselves a gold Texaco star for those two. 3 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Great stuff, fair dues IRM, just what I wanted. Quote
BosKonay Posted March 21 Posted March 21 33 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Sucking Hell, this will loosely-brake the bank, I'm oilready in the red! EDIT: How does one pre-order? Clicking the green doesn't do anything, and there's no black button as with previous pre-orders: `Seems ok? Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 21 Posted March 21 2 minutes ago, BosKonay said: `Seems ok? It appeared a few minutes later... Pretty "slick"... 1 2 Quote
217 RIVER FLESK Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Yeah, kind of surprised at just the one pack being offered - would like to have seen a version suitable for the late 90s - early 2000s, such as the three that hung around Limerick depot or the ones at Connolly Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 21 Posted March 21 2 minutes ago, 217 RIVER FLESK said: Yeah, kind of surprised at just the one pack being offered - would like to have seen a version suitable for the late 90s - early 2000s, such as the three that hung around Limerick depot or the ones at Connolly It sounds like that would require a newly tooled chassis: 1 hour ago, Warbonnet said: It was not quite the end of their story, however, with the tank bodies and main underframe sections going on to find further use installed upon newer vacuum-braked wagons to convey water as part of the CIÉ/Irish Rail weedspray train, remaining in use until the early 2020s. I'm sure we'll see them eventually. 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 (edited) Nice one lads….another useful addition to Tara junction.;and ordered Edited March 21 by ttc0169 1 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Very refined. Much better than the crude alternatives out there. Looking forward to drilling down into the detail. 1 3 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 21 Posted March 21 1 hour ago, murphaph said: Order placed. Lovely little model. Same here, ordered. Quote
Georgeconna Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Barrel of laughs this, Still have Dapol / Whesty brass ones to make but they would be crude compared to these. 1 1 Quote
MOGUL Posted March 21 Posted March 21 The IRM modular approach reaping the benefits, take tank barrels from weed spray set and stick them on the Bulleid chassis for a whole new model! There is some lovely footage of an E shunting these on Horgans quay in cork that was shown in an IRRS slideshow a few years back 2 Quote
Georgeconna Posted March 21 Posted March 21 (edited) Quick Question I expect these are Engineering Samples with a lot of detail to be included just yet? so just wondering before the final cut is made will the 'plate' in between the support cradle be to the top of the supports where the red line is and the supports slimmed down? The Leaf springs seem a bit Curvy too? Not compressed so load inside? Also the ladder seem to be over the that support plate when in the real examples they are to the left of it? or are there subtle differences between some wagons? All me books are packed away at the minute so just going by the photos you supplied. Edited March 21 by Georgeconna 4 3 Quote
Noel Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Great idea, makes sense to make use of the same chassis tooling as for the beet wagons. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Brilliant, just what I need for my loco depot thats under development. Quote
DB JOE Posted March 21 Posted March 21 5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Sucking Hell, this will loosely-brake the bank, I'm oilready in the red! EDIT: How does one pre-order? Clicking the green doesn't do anything, and there's no black button as with previous pre-orders: Having the same issue as DJ when I try to pre-order. No pre-order black button! 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 21 Posted March 21 2 minutes ago, DB JOE said: Having the same issue as DJ when I try to pre-order. No pre-order black button! Just keep refreshing the page. It will load eventually. It's like a plug-in or pop-up or one of those widget things, appears after the other ones like the chat and rewards have loaded. 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 53 minutes ago, Georgeconna said: Quick Question I expect these are Engineering Samples with a lot of detail to be included just yet? so just wondering before the final cut is made will the 'plate' in between the support cradle be to the top of the supports where the red line is and the supports slimmed down? The Leaf springs seem a bit Curvy too? Not compressed so load inside? Also the ladder seem to be over the that support plate when in the real examples they are to the left of it? or are there subtle differences between some wagons? All me books are packed away at the minute so just going by the photos you supplied. Hi George, You bring up some good points and have identified some of the areas that will be improved on the finished production models. These will be corrected on the finished models. Cheers! Fran 4 1 1 Quote
Bob229 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: It appeared a few minutes later... Pretty "slick"... A well oiled machine Quote
DB JOE Posted March 21 Posted March 21 33 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Just keep refreshing the page. It will load eventually. It's like a plug-in or pop-up or one of those widget things, appears after the other ones like the chat and rewards have loaded. tried that DJ still no joy 1 Quote
BosKonay Posted March 21 Posted March 21 1 hour ago, DB JOE said: tried that DJ still no joy make sure your browser is not blocking cookies? Quote
Leyny Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Great addition to the range. Surprised to read there were only 21 of these, as there always seems to be one or two lurking around somewhere in the background of any photo of practically any large engine shed or goods yard in the 60s or 70s. I'll be ordering a set for sure. Quote
Wexford70 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Would these be different to the ones on the siding at Limerick station? The support plate between the tank and body looked different. Great looking model guys. Quote
murphaph Posted March 21 Posted March 21 12 minutes ago, Leyny said: Great addition to the range. Surprised to read there were only 21 of these, as there always seems to be one or two lurking around somewhere in the background of any photo of practically any large engine shed or goods yard in the 60s or 70s. I'll be ordering a set for sure. 21 is a great number for IRM: 6 more triple pack re-runs down the line to look forward too 4 Quote
217 RIVER FLESK Posted March 21 Posted March 21 8 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: It sounds like that would require a newly tooled chassis: I'm sure we'll see them eventually. That'll teach me for rushing to type a post when thinking through the fog of work 1 Quote
DB JOE Posted March 21 Posted March 21 2 hours ago, BosKonay said: make sure your browser is not blocking cookies? works when I use Edge but not Firefox which is my normal browser which worked fine until now Quote
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