John-r Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Brilliant as always,great stories great layout. John Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 Brilliant as always' date='great stories great layout. John[/quote'] Thank you John-r, Another Sunday afternoon in the busy MPD sees three Mk2 air braked coaches being shunted into the shed by loco 201 for their annual brake test and examination, The shed foreman instructs the forklift driver to drop the pallet load of brake blocks at each bogie so make things easier for the depot staff on Monday morning. Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 Supertrain Sunday sees 087 pass 084 with a down express, 152 is the carriage pilot loco, Over on the left 085 has charge of the pallet cement liner and 181+166 wait with the ammonia in the loop to allow an up Mk3 passenger overtake. Transfers are from the Railtec range. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Very nice Noel.Great activity at the works as well. Quote
Kirley Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Your 'inside' knowledge brings to life the everyday workings, long may it continue. Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Friday night freight on Tara junction sees from the right 7071 haul the DFDS CPW liner,7077 haul the IWT liner, 7078 the empty timber and 7080 operating light engine to collect the HOBS train, On the left in the distance at the MPD 7076 is getting fuel,oil and water-it will be sent out on a trial run in the morning and if all goes well I'll allocate it to the Sperry train for a few days. Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Very impressive line-up Noel,always great to see the operations happening on Tara Junction. Quote
Kirley Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 A few shades of Grey there Noel, busy busy Junction as always. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 All four grey 071s look great lined up like that. Quote
Railer Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Ok I'll bite, Noel, being one for accuracy when to comes to liveries has 080 become the newest member of the slate club for real? Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 Ok I'll bite, Noel, being one for accuracy when to comes to liveries has 080 become the newest member of the slate club for real? Yes Railer-the real 080 has received the bodywork overhaul and is soon to enter the paint shop at Inchicore for the slate grey livery to be applied, Thanks Andy,Kieran and Eamonn Quote
Railer Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Cheers TTC. Not only do you put on a great show and tell with the layout, you also keep up to the cutting edge. Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Posted March 29, 2015 Cheers TTC. Not only do you put on a great show and tell with the layout' date=' you also keep up to the cutting edge.[/quote'] Thanks Railer-much appreciated.... Here is one from tonight.. 7076 works the solitary Sperry wagon through Tara Jctn station en route to Limerick wagon works for its annual brake exam. Quote
heirflick Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 superb scene Noel.....your freight operations manager must never get sleep!! Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Afternoon gentlemen, I see its three years ago today since I started this thread about Tara junction, Time flies when your having fun... Thank you to all who have contributed to this thread.... I'm after moving house and getting married...!!! I'm delighted to say that herself granted planning permission for the NEW model railway room which is 14'x10' Work has been taken place over the last few weeks building baseboards etc and moving Tara jctn to its new home, As I've increased space it has really given me lots of options including a new lower level which I initially plan to have some storage yards and ultimately a small end to end branch line beneath the main layout-both levels will be connected, The upper level will have a variation of Claremorris station at one side-(with some minor alterations),a MPD at another side,a DMU and carriage depot opposite that and of course a small freight terminal, Like Tara jct.-I aim to be able to operate four trains at the one time while being able to shunt freight/passenger coaches in the various sidings, Having been bitten by the DCC bug-it will be operated by that system, As I said above its early days and of course I'll be posting updates as work progresses. Quote
Garfield Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Congratulations, Noel! Looking forward to seeing how Tara Junction Mk2 progresses. Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Congratulations' date=' Noel! Looking forward to seeing how Tara Junction Mk2 progresses. [/quote'] Thanks Pat..... Just taken this photo....track has not been pinned down yet and is only just for test purposes. The"proposed"MPD. Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Thanks Pat..... Just taken this photo....track has not been pinned down yet and is only just for test purposes. <img src="http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18784"/> The"proposed"MPD. And Claremorris station...platforms are capable of holding six Cravens/Mk2 coaches Again it's just a mock up for the time being. Quote
Glenderg Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Oh wow, seriously looking forward to this. Very impressive progress, and while I wouldn't be mad about the wobbly platform, I can see a snaking rake of dirty mk2's pulling out of it! R Quote
Warbonnet Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Afternoon gentlemen,I see its three years ago today since I started this thread about Tara junction, Time flies when your having fun... Thank you to all who have contributed to this thread.... I'm after moving house and getting married...!!! I'm delighted to say that herself granted planning permission for the NEW model railway room which is 14'x10' Work has been taken place over the last few weeks building baseboards etc and moving Tara jctn to its new home, As I've increased space it has really given me lots of options including a new lower level which I initially plan to have some storage yards and ultimately a small end to end branch line beneath the main layout-both levels will be connected, The upper level will have a variation of Claremorris station at one side-(with some minor alterations),a MPD at another side,a DMU and carriage depot opposite that and of course a small freight terminal, Like Tara jct.-I aim to be able to operate four trains at the one time while being able to shunt freight/passenger coaches in the various sidings, Having been bitten by the DCC bug-it will be operated by that system, As I said above its early days and of course I'll be posting updates as work progresses. Congrats Noel! Best of luck with the new build. Wait till the new lady see's the bill for all those DCC chips though! Quote
Noel Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]18519[/ATTACH] superb scene Noel.....your freight operations manager must never get sleep!! Wow what an enormous collection of MM locos. Looks amazing. Best of luck with the new project. Quote
Kirley Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Looking forward to watching this build progress, are you keeping the same name for this layout Noel? Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Looking forward to watching this build progress' date=' are you keeping the same name for this layout Noel?[/quote'] Hi Kieran,yes I think I will as there are more "junctions"in this layout than the former Thanks lads. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Best of luck Noel with the new Tara Junction. And as I saw Tara Junction in the flesh, I will be sad to see it's demise.However your plans for Tara 2 sound great.So many options with Claremorris Station, Burma road etc. Quote
burnthebox Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Jesus ttc, you'er working on your second layout, bloody hell, what do's a man have to do to get started, Move House, Get Married, well done so far, btw, pardon my ignorance in these matters, but what's MPD, Quote
rebelred Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Best of luck with it TTC, i always loved looking at your posts on your wonderful layout, im sure the next one will be even better! Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Jesus ttc, you'er working on your second layout, bloody hell, what do's a man have to do to get started, Move House, Get Married, well done so far, btw, pardon my ignorance in these matters, but what's MPD, Motive Power Depot Might be able to sort out your wheelchair for you? Shed - locos -Coaches- Bray Sunday? Quote
josefstadt Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Best of luck on all fronts Noel. As rebelred said, I'm sure TJ2 will be even better. Quote
aclass007 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Congrats to you and Mrs. ttc! Good luck with the new build! Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 3 Years of Tara Junction,the updates and cameo scenes have been great and an enjoyable thread to follow.Already the new Mk2 version looks like it is going to be something special,looking forward to your progress with this Noel. Quote
The Derry Road Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Really enjoyed following Tara junction. Look forward to mk2, good luck building, please keep the updates and accompanying stories coming TDR Quote
irishthump Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Congratulations and the best of luck with the new layout, 14x10 is a nice amount of space! Quote
ttc0169 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Posted May 1, 2015 Good morning gentlemen, A progress report from the new Tara jctn, All track has been connected and currently I have a six coach CIE super train Mk2 set and an Enterprise EGV conducting gauge clearance work I expect to have power connected over the weekend and have some loco hauled movements early next week. Quote
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