leslie10646 Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Irish layouts include - O'Connell Street Tramway (now even longer!) is at B44 Valencia Harbour B45 Schull B46 Stanfording is "0" Gauge and is separate at D45 You'll find me on Stand B33, just round the corner from the others - Irish Railway Record Society - right opposite the refreshment area! I will be displaying my next two wagons so come along and have a look. The kits will be available within weeks and I can take orders. Also, come and see the treasures of the IRRS Archive which my friend Richard McLachlan has been digitising - Great Northern (others later) locos, coaches, wagons and buildings. We will also have a stock of Irish railway books for sale, including the latest publications. At least drop by and say "Hallo" - or if you're not a member of The Society - COME AND JOIN!!!! Leslie Edited November 23, 2015 by leslie10646 Quote
Weshty Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Good man Leslie. Ah Warley, must head there sometime... Quote
Horsetan Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 ..... Ah Warley, must head there sometime... I did. Once. Terrible overcrowding. Never again. Quote
Blaine Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 I did. Once. Terrible overcrowding. Never again. Go on Sunday to avoid the the crowds Will be heading over in the early hours of Thursday morning with O'Connell Street, lets see if we return with a Trophy.... Quote
leslie10646 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Posted November 24, 2015 I did. Once. Terrible overcrowding. Never again. Aw, come on, Ivan. I agree that it can be crowded at some layouts / traders - you couldn't get near the Cup-winning MRSI layout two years ago - but you simply go and look at another and come back when it's quieter. Never any problem seeing layouts on the Sunday (as Blaine has just beaten me to say), or late afternoon Saturday. Quote
Horsetan Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Aw, come on, Ivan. I agree that it can be crowded at some layouts / traders - you couldn't get near the Cup-winning MRSI layout two years ago - but you simply go and look at another and come back when it's quieter. ..... I'm afraid that my one and only visit to Warley in 2001 put me off for life. The sheer crush of people was as bad as travelling on the London Underground, coupled with scenes of barely-contained acquisitive savagery at the Bachmann trade stand. It was the show at which the notorious Dapol Virgin Pendolino set became available, so there was extra savagery there. Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 The smell of the great unwashed will remain with me till my dying day Actually worse than the front row at "Live at Three" if you can believe that. Quote
Broithe Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 I went once, on a Sunday, having won some free tickets - it was an ordeal and I doubt I'll do it again soon. Stafford is on at the start of February and is a lot more civilised. Quote
Horsetan Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 The smell of the great unwashed will remain with me till my dying day..... ...and that's up against pretty stiff competition from other, more local, shows - the now defunct Watford Finescale, and St. Albans, being two aromatic examples. Quote
Blaine Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 I'm afraid that my one and only visit to Warley in 2001 put me off for life. The sheer crush of people was as bad as travelling on the London Underground, coupled with scenes of barely-contained acquisitive savagery at the Bachmann trade stand. It was the show at which the notorious Dapol Virgin Pendolino set became available, so there was extra savagery there. That was my 1st Warley. Still managed to enjoy it Quote
DiveController Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Will be heading over in the early hours of Thursday morning with O'Connell Street, lets see if we return with a Trophy.... Have never seen your layout in the flesh except limited views on 2013 SDMRC thread. Looks very impressive. Good luck with it! Quote
Blaine Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 Have never seen your layout in the flesh except limited views on 2013 SDMRC thread. Looks very impressive. Good luck with it! Thank You, hardly 'my' layout as a team of 20 people contributed to it. Will have plenty of photos and video footage by the end of the weekend too Quote
The Derry Road Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Hope to see Blaine and the gang there at the weekend TDR Will post up some pictures of the warley show on my return Edited November 25, 2015 by The Derry Road Quote
Georgeconna Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 Love to be going there. Fingers crossed there's Tea n coffee there for you lads. Quote
ttc0169 Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 I attended the Warley exhibition today and I wasn't disappointed, Nice to see O'Connell street flying the flag Lots and lots to entertain and great bargains, Warren lane container depot was one of my favourite layouts and I spent quite a bit of time watching its operation, Quote
The Derry Road Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Noel, wish I knew you'd been attending, could had said Hi, I will be there again tomorrow for some pictures and purchase's. TDR Quote
ttc0169 Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Noel' date=' wish I knew you'd been attending, could had said Hi, I will be there again tomorrow for some pictures and purchase's. TDR[/quote'] Sorry to have missed you Raymond,I'm back on Irish soil since 21:00. Quote
The Derry Road Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Noel, another time maybe, looking forward to tomorrow for a second innings,TDR Quote
Weshty Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Warren lane container depot was one of my favourite layouts and I spent quite a bit of time watching its operation, [ATTACH]21311[/ATTACH] Damn, that is fine looking , reminds me of the old Dysart Road layout Quote
The Derry Road Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Warley Exhibition 2015 Some pictures I took of the Warley exhibition 2015. I attended both days and was not disappointed, although Saturday was the busiest. Thanks to everyone whom made the effort and took time to talk and discuss any queries I had. I agree with Noel in that “Warren lane” was the layout to see. It continually kept your interest with the gantries lifting and laying continuously when trains weren’t passing, a great layout The home land was well represented by four layouts, Standfording GNRi in 7mm, O’Connell’s St Trams, Schull OOn30 and Valencia Harbour 4mm, all demonstrating different themes and aspects. Well done to one and all A great weekend, The Derry Road Thanks for looking in TDR Quote
Garfield Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Great photos, TDR. Valencia Harbour looks great... it really captures the desolation of the wild Atlantic coastline. Quote
Mike 84C Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Those are some fine photographs TDR thanks for posting. Quote
murrayec Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Hi Lovely layouts, them all, great to see the photos Eoin Quote
Kirley Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks for sharing Raymond, great photos Quote
StevieB Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 I manage to go to the Warley Show at the NEC every year - this year was particularly enjoyable for a number of reasons - it seemed to be not so busy on the Sunday, good for the visitors' point of view if not the organisers - a varied selection of Irish stands from Marks Models, through IRRS to four, I believe it was, layouts. I saw Valencia Harbour in Cheltenham at the end of October and it was just as enjoyable second time around. Some of the detail on O'Connell Street was quite remarkable, in particular the cyclist with moving legs! Almost unbelievable in 4mm. There was also a most enjoyable lecture by Tony Wright on making the prototype fit the available space, he who has a shed 30' x 12' in his back garden! Stephen Quote
ttc0169 Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Like our own 071 class celebrating 40 years in traffic next year,the HST is the same....this for me was a great line up of the various liveries from the beginning-all OO gauge. Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Gotta love the HSTs. Been on a few and it's always a pleasure. I do miss the Valenta scream mind you. Quote
Horsetan Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Like our own 071 class celebrating 40 years in traffic next year,the HST is the same....this for me was a great line up of the various liveries from the beginning-all OO gauge. [ATTACH]21470[/ATTACH] Were there any FGW-liveried HSTs? Or are they now too valuable to put on public display? Quote
ttc0169 Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Were there any FGW-liveried HSTs? Or are they now too valuable to put on public display? Yes there was-on another table..... Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Hornby R2812? Hattons have a second hand one for £380 (€540) Edited December 1, 2015 by WRENNEIRE Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 East Coast Mark III trailers worth a bob or 20 this weather too. Rapido's model of the prototype HST will be fabulous too I'm sure. Quote
Noel Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Like our own 071 class celebrating 40 years in traffic next year,the HST is the same....this for me was a great line up of the various liveries from the beginning-all OO gauge. Fab collection of 125 sets. The 1st time I saw a 125 was in Bath around 1976. I remember being well impressed and it sounded great. Quote
steventrain Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Hornby R2812? Hattons have a second hand one for £380 (€540) R3478 same livery in Hornby 2016 plan. http://www.hornby.com/uk-en/fgw-western-region-the-corps-of-royal-electrical-and-mechanical-engineers-class-43-hst.html Quote
Blaine Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The MRSI video of Warley 2015 and O'Connell Street Tramway 1949 Quote
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