Tara Junction.

[ttc0169]

Early Sunday morning we see the operator of the hi-ab crane drop some oxy acetylene bottles off the permanent way train to the worksite. 
 

[Bob229]

Great scene so much detail and the 747 in the background 

[ttc0169]

4 hours ago, Bob229 said:

Great scene so much detail and the 747 in the background 

Thanks Bob

[ttc0169]

A box arrived from Silver fox a few weeks ago-it contained an Dutch EGV resin kit,

I finished this EGV-4603 during last week,and added it to the IRM Mk2 a/b set….

This gives me two sets of Mk2 a/bs on Tara junction. 
 

[ttc0169]

As the dark evenings move in we see the interior lighting on the superb IRM Mk2 a/b coaches to good effect here as the evening Galway-Dublin Heuston service at the platform on Tara junction. 
 

[MOGUL]

13 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

As the dark evenings move in we see the interior lighting on the superb IRM Mk2 a/b coaches to good effect here as the evening Galway-Dublin Heuston service at the platform on Tara junction. 
 

Very atmospheric shots Noel, all that’s missing is the condensation fogging up the windows, with a few smiley faces drawn in it and a patch where someone has wiped with their sleeve to see what station they are at as the PA is indecipherable 

[John-r]

Superb Noel, the lighting effects are something else

[Bob229]

Great station scene can feel the cold evening, fantastic coaches the detail and interior lighting 

[JasonB]

On 16/10/2024 at 7:55 PM, ttc0169 said:

As the dark evenings move in we see the interior lighting on the superb IRM Mk2 a/b coaches to good effect here as the evening Galway-Dublin Heuston service at the platform on Tara junction. 
 

Brilliant stuff, Noel. The more I look at these coaches, the more there is to love about them. 

I really like the lighting on the underside of the canopy. It lights up the area perfectly. 

[ttc0169]

Time for a video…under the lights…

056 has been uncoupled from the two axle ballast hopper train in the siding and is seen here making its way to Lakeview freight yard to work the BELL liner to Sligo,

208 has charge of a Belfast Central-Dublin Connolly Mk2 set

085 works the Waterford-Dublin Heuston Mk2 a/b set,

121+135 work a Sligo-Northwall BELL liner 

017 works a Dublin Heuston-Limerick Mk2D set 

048 works a Platin-Westport two axle pallet cement liner. 

007 works a Dublin Heuston-Ballina Cravens set,

175+129 work another Cravens set from Tralee-Dublin Heuston. 
 

 

[Bob229]

Excellent video of a huge layout and train movements under the lights

[ttc0169]

On 26/10/2024 at 11:26 AM, Bob229 said:

Excellent video of a huge layout and train movements under the lights

Thanks Bob229

[ttc0169]

NIR 112 undergoes load bank testing under the watchful eyes of Mr C…

 

[ttc0169]

Having recently taken advantage of the flash sale of the IRM Mk2 a/b coaches we see the final coach 4112 arrive into the Lakeview freight yard on a low loader,

The next selection of photos show the unloading and shunting process, as there is no EGV attached to the four coaches-they don’t have lights working-the last few photos see the final shunt movement taking place where the Shunter couples up the jumper cables and power is restored to the full set. 
locomotive 085 was used for the shunting movements.  

[NIRCLASS80]

Out of interest what couplers are you using on the IRM Mk2?

[ttc0169]

3 hours ago, NIRCLASS80 said:

Out of interest what couplers are you using on the IRM Mk2?

They are the supplied IRM magnetic close couplings-a great job…thanks Gareth

[NIRCLASS80]

24 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

They are the supplied IRM magnetic close couplings-a great job…thanks Gareth

Thanks Noel. They look great

[ttc0169]

Back in the early 1990s an auxiliary passenger train operated on Sundays only from Claremorris to Dublin Heuston station departing at 16:45-this was to relieve the 17:45 Westport -Heuston 9 piece Mk3 set  

It usually comprised of MK2 a/b stock or Mk3 hauled push pull stock,

On this occasion we see locomotive 085 hauling the 16:45 Claremorris-Dublin Heuston 9 MK2 a/bs through Tara junction station-the interior lighting shown to good effect. 

 

[ttc0169]

Road rail machinery make their way towards the worksite where an overnight possession is taking place. 
 

[jhb171achill]

SO realistic!!!

[JasonB]

The Junction is busy, as always! 

[ttc0169]

4 hours ago, JasonB said:

The Junction is busy, as always! 

Thanks Jason

[DJ Dangerous]

Great stuff, @ttc0169! Just been catching up on the last couple of posts, and TJ is in top form, always!

[ttc0169]

Former Belmond locomotive 216 shunts a track panel train at the riverside permanent way depot as 072 prepares to depart with a HOBS set,

082 is the spare locomotive at the depot. 
 

[ttc0169]

Tara junction. 

Pioneer A class locomotive 001 is seen here arriving into the Lakeview freight yard-it will shunt some empty two axle bubble cement wagons out of the cement silo road ready for departure to Limerick cement factory.

 

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The safety manager at Tara junction has undertaken a programme of fitting working red tail lamps on freight trains departing from Lakeview freight yard,

At present the BELL,Ammonia,oil and bogie cement liners have been fitted,

It really has made a huge difference to the rear of the liners-which also have detailed couplings added. 

Thanks to Irish Railway Models who have produced this useful item.

056 leads the 15:00 Northwall-Waterford BELL liner through Tara junction.as 121+135 work the 10:30 Waterford-Northwall BELL liner.

[Bob229]

Working tail lamps nice finishing touch on the Bell liner

[JasonB]

They look the business, Noel. Was fixing the battery pack straight forward? 

[ttc0169]

9 hours ago, JasonB said:

They look the business, Noel. Was fixing the battery pack straight forward? 

Yes-easy enough for the BELL liners,cement and barrier wagon for the oil train-a little bit more tricky for the ammonia barrier wagon-where I had to cut a small section from underneath the water tank to fit the battery packs,

Bogie timber wagon shouldn’t be a problem -  the IRM fertiliser wagons will need a fair bit of surgery to accommodate/concealed the battery packs. 

[Rob]

Looks brilliant

[ttc0169]

11 hours ago, Rob said:

Looks brilliant

Thanks Rob

[ttc0169]

Bogie bulk cement wagon and BELL liners with working tail lamps and detailed pipes and coupling added. 
 

[DJ Dangerous]

On 8/12/2024 at 9:05 AM, ttc0169 said:

Yes-easy enough for the BELL liners,cement and barrier wagon for the oil train-a little bit more tricky for the ammonia barrier wagon-where I had to cut a small section from underneath the water tank to fit the battery packs,

Bogie timber wagon shouldn’t be a problem -  the IRM fertiliser wagons will need a fair bit of surgery to accommodate/concealed the battery packs. 

 

Have you tried installing them on an empty 42' flat?

[Ironroad]

Hi Noel, I purchased  just one pack of these tail lamps recently with a view to establishing how they might be fitted to various pieces of rolling stock, so your success with them is interesting.  In the absence of any information or suggestions on the IRM website (the support page, a note in the pack directs us to, does not exist), may I ask if  you can be a bit more specific as to where you are locating the battery/control unit,  I'm assuming that you are utilising the interiors of containers etc to the best extent possible?          As regards the fertiliser wagons, while I have yet to attempt this, it seems to me they can be fitted with minimal surgery limited to removing a piece of the cross bracing inside one of the double stacked pallets,  and simply pushing the battery/control unit inside and threading  the wire and lamp through a small hole in the floor of the wagon beneath that pallet.                  The question Dave is asking about an unladen 42' bogie wagon was the first one that came to mind when I had these lamps in hand so I'd also be interested in your thoughts on that.  thank you Tom

[ttc0169]

10 minutes ago, Ironroad said:

Hi Noel, I purchased  just one pack of these tail lamps recently with a view to establishing how they might be fitted to various pieces of rolling stock, so your success with them is interesting.  In the absence of any information or suggestions on the IRM website (the support page, a note in the pack directs us to, does not exist), may I ask if  you can be a bit more specific as to where you are locating the battery/control unit,  I'm assuming that you are utilising the interiors of containers etc to the best extent possible?          As regards the fertiliser wagons, while I have yet to attempt this, it seems to me they can be fitted with minimal surgery limited to removing a piece of the cross bracing inside one of the double stacked pallets,  and simply pushing the battery/control unit inside and threading  the wire and lamp through a small hole in the floor of the wagon beneath that pallet.                  The question Dave is asking about an unladen 42' bogie wagon was the first one that came to mind when I had these lamps in hand so I'd also be interested in your thoughts on that.  thank you Tom

Hi Tom,

Thank you, The BELL liners were easy-I cut out a small section of the floor of each of the containers and blu tacked the battery pack to the floor, then threaded the lamps above the bogies and glued them onto the buffer beam,

The two axle barrier oil wagon was done in a similar manner,

The bogie cement wagon is an MIR kit and again as the tank is hollow-it was only a matter of blu tacking the battery pack on to the inside. 

The ammonia barrier-(I’ll take photos over the next few days) was a little more difficult -I had to cut out a section of the tank underneath to accommodate both battery packs-they sit on the wagon chassis and are covered by the tank-it works…!!

The fertiliser wagon would need some holes drilled in the base in order for the lamps to be pushed through-the battery packs can then be covered by a pallet of fertiliser 

I am using the magnetic wand supplied with the Mk2 coaches-but unfortunately in the case of the BELL liners it doesn’t work with the containers covering the battery pack -so they have to be removed each time the lights need to be switched on, bear in mind each battery pack needs two LR41 batteries to work the lamp,

I don’t think they will be suitable for passenger trains-simply because the wand won’t be able to switch the lights on through the roof-however I will attempt to put a set in the EGV of the Mk2 a/bs and see how I get on  

And yes -I was unable to find that support page on the website  

@DJ Dangerous-there isn’t much room on the chassis underneath to fit the battery packs without major surgery which I won’t be doing on that fine model.