ttc0169 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 A nice modelling project to do would be this IE inspection car seen here at Castlerea station siding during the week..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 It would make a nice little kit and the front windows look very like a 201 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Did ED have a thead to something like this on the last forum? Remember something like this and I think ED posted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I think it might have been a different type of inspection car Dave but I can't be sure to be sure:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Train model Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 It's a wonder Sean Browne didn't try to put in hells kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Gareth of the Belfast Model Shop did a model of one of these. Maybe he'll put up a pic of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I think it might have been a different type of inspection car Dave but I can't be sure to be sure:) Was it this one? It's made from the Bachmann Amtrak/Union Pacific inspection car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Yes that's the one but its different to 721 in the above picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Was it this one? It's made from the Bachmann Amtrak/Union Pacific inspection car. That's my model of EM50 no' 700 which is based on IE's track recording car,721 is an inspection car used by per-way inspectors to check conditions of level crossings,fencing,cuttings and embankments along all lines, 721 is the only one of its type and was built in 1993 by Hugh Philips-the only other inspections cars are no's 722 and 723 which are a different type and were built in 1994 by Matisa- I haven't see 722 or 723 for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Any photos of the other inspection cars Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 There was this thread - http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/topic/50/Track-inspection-vehicles?page=1 - on the last forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Managed to catch 721 running around Kildare a few months back, start of this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Was one of these inspection cars called Jess?. I like the EM50 model Noel,as she was on the Ballinacourty branch in 1990 with the last ever movement over that line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Was one of these inspection cars called Jess?. I'm sure that somebody put a picture of 'Jess' up recently, but I can't find a reference... Maybe it was in the 'Photographic Websites' bit..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 I'm sure that somebody put a picture of 'Jess' up recently, but I can't find a reference... Maybe it was in the 'Photographic Websites' bit..? 721 is named Jess-the nameplate is halfway on the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 How much rolling stock actually carries a name on the IE network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 How much rolling stock actually carries a name on the IE network Anthony-no rolling stock nowadays carry any names, The last rolling stock in the IE era to carry a name were the Mk3a coaches and they were named "Cu na Mara", They worked on the Heuston-Galway route from 1994 to 2006 until they transferred over to the Westport route for approximately one year until withdrawal in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Anthony-no rolling stock nowadays carry any names,The last rolling stock in the IE era to carry a name were the Mk3a coaches and they were named "Cu na Mara", They worked on the Heuston-Galway route from 1994 to 2006 until they transferred over to the Westport route for approximately one year until withdrawal in 2007. What about locos Noel. IE ain't really renowned for naming their locos like other railway companies any ideas why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 What about locos Noel. IE ain't really renowned for naming their locos like other railway companies any ideas why. And yet some city stations got named, perhaps because there were several in some places. There seems to be much less of a desire to name things than there is in the UK - army units, hospitals, schools, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 And yet some city stations got named, perhaps because there were several in some places. There seems to be much less of a desire to name things than there is in the UK - army units, hospitals, schools, etc.. Yes NIR do the same naming a lot of their locos and stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Yes NIR do the same naming a lot of their locos and stock All the 201s are named, as is 082(?) and wasn't 150 named at the Inchicore 150th too? I think naming locos is a very UKcentric thing, while some French, German and US CSX locos get names (that I can think of off hand), it doesn't really seem to be the done thing on railways in other countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Yes Fran I agree that the 201's were really the first complete class of diesels to be named but I am more interested in why the likes of the older diesels like the A/C class and Sulzer/121/141/181/071 never received the same treatment. As for a UKcentric thing when you look back at the history of Irish railways and see that it they originally came from UK companies building a major trading route to the British empires 2nd city at the time (Dublin) I surprised the practice of naming locos never really took on this side of the Irish sea. It would be interesting to see if the rest of the British colonies kept up this practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20C/Connolly/slides/Connolly_20080523_040_CC_JA.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warb Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 model of jess class 721 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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