burnthebox Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hi all, anyone got any pics of any Irish shunters, dock or otherwise, or who know's where I would get some pics, thanks in advance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Are you looking for steam or diesel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Very often retired ex-mainline stock was used. Even in the early days, former main line 2-2-2's ended their days thus. However, in steam days there were indeed numerous classes of shutters on the big companies lines. In diesel days there were fewer, and after the demise of the E class almost thirty years ago, it's been "normal" locos. I suppose it depends on the location or era that you are modelling. Shutters have fared well in preservation. Downpatrick has two ex-sugar company steam locos and two CIE "E" class, as well as a "G". Two other "G" class are there two, courtesy of the ITG. Whitehead has the Derry shutter "Harvey", the Guinness engine and the rare Planet shutter from Irish Shell. Cultra has the Donegal narrow gauge "Phoenix", Derry no. 1, and an even narrower gauge Guinness diesel. Several 1ft 10 in gauge Guinness steam locos have survived too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 201bhoy Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 141s were used for a bit in Heuston and Connolly if that's any use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 UP6936 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 On NIR shunting is done by 111s and 201s these days, in the past hunslets shunted Adelaide, and before that the DH class were used for shunting and PW duties. "Rail Runabout" has some good photos of the DH class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I've a bit of old silent colour cine film of an E bumbling about Heuston station in 1977....must look for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hi guys and thanks, I should have said diesel, if there were any on Irish rail, I'm not thinking of any particular time, or region, thanks again, did anything like this run on Irish rail, [email=http://www.ebay.ie/itm/161107393088?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648]http://www.ebay.ie/itm/161107393088?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648[/email] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 No..... The closest would be a G class, but it's the vaguest possible resemblance; they didn't really look like this at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Eiretrains Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hi guys and thanks, I should have said diesel, if there were any on Irish rail, I'm not thinking of any particular time, or region, thanks again, did anything like this run on Irish rail, [email=http://www.ebay.ie/itm/161107393088?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648]http://www.ebay.ie/itm/161107393088?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648[/email] Wonder could you tweak it to make it look more like the NIR DH Class engines? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIR_1_Class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) hope this helps - D class.. E class.. E class (early type with exhaust cover, all cut up in 1984) G class.. Edited November 18, 2013 by heirflick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hi guys, don't know but I cannot get that link to open !! but yes Eiertrains that is what I'v got as of, Stillorgan, yesterday, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 sad to see most spent their last moments here in mullingar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 33lima Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 This thread might be of interest; http://irishrailmodel.com/showthread.php/1574-D301-Class ...also the drawing here: http://irishrailmodels.com/2012/01/25/d301-class-locomotive-drawings/ ...and Steve Johnson's modelling article in Issue 5 of 'Irish Lines', here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zgbbr6m6jvvi1cp/Irish%20Lines%20-%20Issue%205%20-%201993%20Winter.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Had a look at ITG pics and I think the E class and G class's are looking the nearest match, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Burnthebox, if you want to go to Downpatrick some time you can arrange to inspect a G and an E at close quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 HI & thanks jhb, I think I have it sussed, it'll all come to light soon, I hope, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi all, anyone got any pics of any Irish shunters, dock or otherwise, or who know's where I would get some pics, thanks in advance,
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