Tara Junction.

[David Holman]

See that Tara Junction has just reached another milestone with 900 000 views. Didn't seem that long ago it was 800k and all this in 12 years!

[cudf]

Hi @Ironroad Looking for advice, I recently purchased a pack and I'm wondering am I meant to force two LR41 batteries in on top of each other.  It just seems too tight and I didn't want to force it, so thought better to ask.  I also don't see how to switch the LED on and off without a wand?

[DJ Dangerous]

1 hour ago, cudf said:

Hi @Ironroad Looking for advice, I recently purchased a pack and I'm wondering am I meant to force two LR41 batteries in on top of each other.  It just seems too tight and I didn't want to force it, so thought better to ask.  I also don't see how to switch the LED on and off without a wand?

 

Can't help with the batteries, but you can probably figure it out if it's one battery, or two, required to match the voltage marked.

My understanding is that the lights stay on permanently once wired, and the wand is the only way to switch them off without removing the batteries.

[ttc0169]

1 hour ago, cudf said:

Hi @Ironroad Looking for advice, I recently purchased a pack and I'm wondering am I meant to force two LR41 batteries in on top of each other.  It just seems too tight and I didn't want to force it, so thought better to ask.  I also don't see how to switch the LED on and off without a wand?

Both batteries have to be stacked on top on each other-the magnetic wand is the only way to switch on and off the red lights. 

[ttc0169]

It looks like the unofficial Christmas party is about to take place in the mess van…..

 

[DJ Dangerous]

16 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

It looks like the unofficial Christmas party is about to take place in the mess van…..

 

 

Any "morning after" photos of the resulting fender benders in the yard?

[JasonB]

5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Any "morning after" photos of the resulting fender benders in the yard?

They're probably still in there   

[jhb171achill]

23 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

It looks like the unofficial Christmas party is about to take place in the mess van…..

 

I heard about that. Several of the Dugort Harbour PW gang attended, with a few bottles of holy water from yer man out beyond No. 2 gates…..

[ttc0169]

Happy Christmas

To all fellow modellers-happy Christmas from the management and staff of Tara junction.

The Christmas rush is on…..

007 worked the 12:05 Dublin Heuston-Tralee 10 piece Cravens set

017 worked the 12:30 Dublin Connolly-Sligo Mk2D set

208 worked the 09:00 Belfast-Dublin Connolly Mk2 set

174+127 worked the 08:00 Galway-Dublin Heuston Mk2 a/b set

054 worked the 15:15 Dublin Connolly-Galway mail train  

 

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The 22:40 Limerick-Cork laden bogie bulk cement train passes through Tara junction.hauled by locomotive 080
The wagons have had their bogies replaced with new IRM bogies and have working tail lamps. 

 

[ttc0169]

Happy new year to all followers of Tara junction,

054 leads the 15:05 Cork-Dublin Heuston passenger/mail through Tara junction composed of a BR GSV, two TPOs,two Park Royal coaches and a Dundalk GSV. 
 

[ttc0169]

It’s a busy scene at the Lakeview freight yard where Guinness empty and laden kegs are loaded unloaded after the Christmas/New year period,

Fastrack parcels traffic is back too after the break-thanks to Geoff J for the truck to complement the scene.  
 

[ttc0169]

After a few years together -it was time to separate the twins…..134 was weathered to give that work stained look effect-with 124 to follow. 
 

[DJ Dangerous]

On 3/1/2025 at 2:44 PM, ttc0169 said:

 

 

Love the DAF in orange again!

i stripped one down but the whole cab, including glazing, was one moulded piece.

How did you manage to protect the windows so well when respraying?

[MOGUL]

On 17/12/2024 at 4:37 PM, cudf said:

Hi @Ironroad Looking for advice, I recently purchased a pack and I'm wondering am I meant to force two LR41 batteries in on top of each other.  It just seems too tight and I didn't want to force it, so thought better to ask.  I also don't see how to switch the LED on and off without a wand?

Sorry, a comprehensive guide to the tail lights has been on our to do list for a while in Irm towers( it’s a long list!)

You will need two batteries, one of top of the other.. It is a tight fit, but once you get a knack for it it’s easily done..

Just a tip for anyone that wants to add some to a 42ft flat, the dapol containers have removable floors, which makes fitting and threading the wires for the lights even easier.. I secured the light fittings to the sidewall of my container with double sided tape(€1.50 a roll in deals when I was buying the batteries) so they weren’t moving around in the container and the wires getting tangled.. 

Edited January 6, 2025 by MOGUL

[ttc0169]

4 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Love the DAF in orange again!

i stripped one down but the whole cab, including glazing, was one moulded piece.

How did you manage to protect the windows so well when respraying?

Masking tape done the trick DJ

[ttc0169]

220 works a evening service from Galway to Dublin Heuston

128+174 work the laden ammonia from Marino point to Shelton abbey 

054 works a passenger/mail train from Cork-Dublin Connolly  

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Thank Tara it's Friday-ish...

[ttc0169]

On 11/1/2025 at 4:49 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Thank Tara it's Friday-ish...

It was ……on a Saturday evening…

[DJ Dangerous]

1 hour ago, ttc0169 said:

It was ……on a Saturday evening…

I'm a bit slow, you see.

[ttc0169]

Stores and ESSO oil trains on Tara junction. 
018 hauls the laden stores oil wagons towards the MPD to discharge their contents-these wagons were recently weathered 

Later on 018 is allocated to the ESSO oil tank liner train forming the 14:50 empty oil from Sligo to Northwall seen here at the station awaiting a crew change. 
 

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Servicing of locomotive is taking place on a busy Saturday evening at the MPD

 

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The empty oil train from Claremorris to Northwall approaches Tara junction hauled by 018 
 

[DJ Dangerous]

The illuminated MPD is fabulous!

[DJ Dangerous]

Is that an Isuzu or a Hino or what?

[ttc0169]

50 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Is that an Isuzu or a Hino or what?

Isuzu truck DJ…..

[ttc0169]

 

The Medcalfe low relief warehouse was recently constructed and slotted in nicely behind the MPD on Tara junction-it now houses the CME department offices on the upper level and machine shops underneath-a lovely card kit to build. 

Interior lights will be fitted in due course. 

[ttc0169]

Thanks to @Past-Avenuefor supplying the MX two axle wagons….seen here in Lakeview freight yard shortly after arriving and prior to going out on trial-just need to allocate a locomotive to it. 
 

[Fowler4f]

32 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

Thanks to @Past-Avenuefor supplying the MX two axle wagons….seen here in Lakeview freight yard shortly after arriving and prior to going out on trial-just need to allocate a locomotive to it. 
 

Noel, Do they need weights for running unloaded ?

[ttc0169]

23 hours ago, Fowler4f said:

Noel, Do they need weights for running unloaded ?

Hi Charley,

No-I had no issues so far….

[ttc0169]

New Infinity DCC control for future operations on Tara junction 

Edited February 22, 2025 by ttc0169

[ttc0169]

177+129 work the Belfast-Dublin Connolly Enterprise NIR Mk2 set service after the 110 class locomotive was deemed a failure,

124 works a Dublin -Connolly-Sligo service in place of the regular Mk2D set,

018 works the empty Sligo oil train over the crossovers and into the Lakeview freight yard. 
 

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The Northwall-Sligo H van liner has been diverted to operate via Mullingar-Athlone-Claremorris,- Swinford,-Tubbercurry -Colooney (aka the Burma road) as there is a bridge being replaced outside Longford-it is seen here being hauled through Tara junction by locomotive 188. 
Well done IRM..

 

[ttc0169]

 

Having being inspired by a recent slideshow presentation by Colm O’Callaghan at the Irish railway record society last week-I recreated a photo of two brand new 201 class locomotives being hauled by a 141 class from Northwall to Inchicore on Tara junction. 

143 is seen here hauling 220 and 221 through Tara junction complete with a guards van,

The real 220 was introduced to traffic on the 04/03/1995 with 221 on 16/03/1995.

[Mol_PMB]

Very nice! It was a great talk with lots of interesting photos from that transitional era.