Noel Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: A batch of them arrived in Las Canarias yesterday, too. Presumably via Las Palmas de Gran Canaria! I once tried to catch a train for Puerto Mogan to Claremorris but the only arrival that day was a yellow submarine! 10 minutes ago, ttc0169 said: New arrivals via Dublin Port...ready to load on the next liner departure. Nice Volvo Trucks too. 2 Quote
ttc0169 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Posted February 25, 2021 Late night shunting at Lakeview freight yard,CIE 121 class locomotives have shunted four bogie wagons into position for loading-out of sight B131 is shunting two axle bulk cement wagons to the rear of the liner ready for the 23:00 departure to Sligo. 5 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Posted March 1, 2021 134+124 hauling the relay/panel train returning from the worksite are looped at Tara junction station to allow a following train overtake. 8 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Posted March 5, 2021 The passengers on board the branch set enjoy the comforts of the Park Royal coaches which are being hauled by 130+133 in a recreation of the Ballina branch set of the early 1990s. 11 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 7, 2021 Author Posted March 7, 2021 Welcome on board-A recent driver training run on locomotive 129 sees 130+133 follow us while hauling the branch passenger train which is formed by two Park Royal coaches and an ex BR GSV. 13 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 So awesome! The 121 driver got a bit angry with you towards the end. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, ttc0169 said: Welcome on board-A recent driver training run on locomotive 129 sees 130+133 follow us while hauling the branch passenger train which is formed by two Park Royal coaches and an ex BR GSV. Superb!!!!!! 1 Quote
JasonB Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 Enjoyed that Noel. I've always been curious as to what lay beyond both bridges. 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 126+132 work the Lakeview freight yard-Sligo liner train through Tara junction station. 9 Quote
JasonB Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Great stuff Noel. Nice to see the Bubbles out and about. 1 Quote
RedRich Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Excellent and enjoyable as ever Noel. There is so much going on that sometimes the eye gets taken away from the actual train that is running to see what else is happening. Rich, 1 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 14, 2021 Posted March 14, 2021 Were some of your Bubble chassis donated by selfless orange Bubbles? 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Posted March 14, 2021 15 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Were some of your Bubble chassis donated by selfless orange Bubbles? No-the orange set of bubbles are part of another set. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 14, 2021 Posted March 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, ttc0169 said: No-the orange set of bubbles are part of another set. How come some of your white / ivory Bubbles have light grey chassis like the Orange ones? 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said: How come some of your white / ivory Bubbles have light grey chassis like the Orange ones? They got a dusting of weathering powder..... 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Posted March 19, 2021 Early morning at the Lakeview servicing point we see locomotives 148 and 127 in for fuelling and examination, This deport provides the motive power for the nearby freight yard-so it is kept busy all day.... 10 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Posted March 26, 2021 Friday morning freight departures are ready to roll at the Lakeview freight yard .. 8 3 Quote
Noel Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 I never tire of seeing wonderful scenes like this from Tara Junction. Love the three double header consists, those baby GMs are so versatile they can do everything in consist from heavy freight to mainline passenger rail, expresses, and in singles local branch trains, routes to smaller towns like Galway, Waterford, and shunting, pilot duties and light goods trains. 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Posted March 26, 2021 With the increase in the container business at the Lakeview freight yard, an investment has been made in an additional reach-stacker which arrived at the freight yard earlier, After unloading it was immediately put to work alongside the existing reach stacker.... Thank you to gentleman Ray of Die-cast models 4u shop in Galway for supplying the model-along with many others, Well worth a visit-when lockdown is lifted 9 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Posted March 28, 2021 Sunday night at the Tara junction MPD We see retro liveried locomotives 071 & 073 undergo fuelling and servicing 7 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 2:25 PM, ttc0169 said: Both upper and lower levels are connected by a single track-no room for a helix/ Are Lakeview and Riverside on the lower level, with Tara Junction and the bus depot on the upper level? Any chance, some day, of a cab-ride around one level, then down the connection and around the other level? The last driver training video was fabulous! 3 Quote
ttc0169 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Posted March 29, 2021 15 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Are Lakeview and Riverside on the lower level, with Tara Junction and the bus depot on the upper level? Any chance, some day, of a cab-ride around one level, then down the connection and around the other level? The last driver training video was fabulous! Riverside is on the lower level with everything else up top.... Yes anything is possible....I’ll put the wheels in motion.... 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 29, 2021 Posted March 29, 2021 1 minute ago, ttc0169 said: Riverside is on the lower level with everything else up top.... Yes anything is possible....I’ll put the wheels in motion.... Excellent, I can't wait!!! How do you film the cab view? A GoPro stuck to an IRM 42' Flat? 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 2, 2021 Author Posted April 2, 2021 On 29/3/2021 at 4:02 PM, DJ Dangerous said: Excellent, I can't wait!!! How do you film the cab view? A GoPro stuck to an IRM 42' Flat? Forward facing cameras are being fitted to a few locomotives.... 2 Quote
JasonB Posted April 2, 2021 Posted April 2, 2021 On 19/3/2021 at 9:01 AM, ttc0169 said: Love the lighting in the pit. Brings the scene to life, and highlights all of those little details that would probably be missed otherwise. 1 1 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Posted April 11, 2021 Reeling in the years-mid 1980s to be precise...a black and white image of 152+132 running around the BELL liner at the Lakeview freight yard. 9 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Classic stuff. Looks really well against that scenic backdrop. 1 Quote
RedRich Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Excellent Noel, again. A 141 and 121 double headed does it for me Rich, 2 1 Quote
JasonB Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Echo the comment above by Rich. I've always liked the look of a 141/181 double heading with the 121. Great stuff as always from the Junction. 1 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Posted April 17, 2021 Some early morning photos of the MPD at Tara junction,with various types of locomotives under going servicing and on standby. 126 has arrived with the weekly oil train transfer. 10 1 Quote
RedRich Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 That's a very busy TMD Noel. Plenty of OT for the fitters and mechanics. Rich, 1 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted April 22, 2021 Author Posted April 22, 2021 On 22/4/2012 at 8:10 PM, ttc0169 said: That sure was a quick nine years....Tara junction has certainly evolved through that time from a learning curve with DCC to the present day and the purchase of an ESU lokprogrammer to add even more variety to the sound chipped locomotives....Thank you to everyone that has commented on the layout during that time and to IRM and Murphy models for the fantastic models ....it has been an interesting journey 13 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted April 22, 2021 Posted April 22, 2021 Free grey 071's for the first three likes? 5 1 Quote
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