ttc0169 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Lights,camera-action….. With the darker evenings drawing in I have commenced fitting interior lights to my coaching stock fleet, The CIE Mk3 set has already been successfully fitted with lights so attention has turned to the Cravens sets-the lights have really made a difference to the coaches I just need to work on the steam heating effect…. Some passengers have been fitted and more will be added over the coming weeks. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 What lighting kits are you using, @ttc0169? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 7 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: What lighting kits are you using, @ttc0169? Train tech lights-battery/motion operated lighting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 13 hours ago, ttc0169 said: Train tech lights-battery/motion operated lighting. They look the business!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 7 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: They look the business!!! They sure are DJ…..they really capture the look of the interior-just as I remember them in service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 Friday night on Tara junction,Cravens coach 1523 bring back memories of nights seeing the real thing on the Ballina branch,here we see passengers enjoying the comfort of the coach as the steam heat oozes from the pipes between coaches…. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bufferstop Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 39 minutes ago, ttc0169 said: Friday night on Tara junction,Cravens coach 1523 bring back memories of nights seeing the real thing on the Ballina branch,here we see passengers enjoying the comfort of the coach as the steam heat oozes from the pipes between coaches…. Dem were the days...Can't clear the section signal, the Ballina boys are running late' "Hmm, must have been delayed.… again..." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 And the CIE Cravens…… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Lovely shots, TTC, just WOW! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 10 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Lovely shots, TTC, just WOW! 10 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Lovely shots, TTC, just WOW! Thanks DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 An early morning start at the Lakeview MPD as 121/141/181 locomotives are prepared for liner train duty on Tara junction. 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 36 minutes ago, ttc0169 said: This shot! Holy crap! Guy running away from you looks a bit sus but still, wow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, ttc0169 said: An early morning start at the Lakeview MPD as 121/141/181 locomotives are prepared for liner train duty on Tara junction. Wow! That depot itself is a masterpiece in its own right! The fact that its creator is a lifetime professional railwayman shows through in bucketloads….. Edited September 2, 2023 by jhb171achill 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 That's just brilliant modelling, fair dues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 11:11 AM, jhb171achill said: Wow! That depot itself is a masterpiece in its own right! The fact that its creator is a lifetime professional railwayman shows through in bucketloads….. Thank you Jonathan-much appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Busy depot, great detail can smell the oil 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 A wheelchair user boards Arrow railcar 2601 at the bay platform on Tara junction. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 30 minutes ago, ttc0169 said: A wheelchair user boards Arrow railcar 2601 at the bay platform on Tara junction. Fabulous stuff, TTC, but they're in for a shock when they get to the doors! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 2 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Fabulous stuff, TTC, but they're in for a shock when they get to the doors! Issue with the doors was quickly resolved 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) A rare sight was seen passing through Tara junction station this morning when locomotive 133 operated bonnet first while working a Guinness transfer liner to the Lakeview freight yard, The train consisted of four MX two axle wagons. (MX wagons please if possible IRM) Edited September 16, 2023 by ttc0169 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Stunning 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 And some bagged cement wagons Please IRM 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 Friday night operating session on Tara junction we see; CIE liveried locomotive 086 work a Tralee-Dublin Heuston Cravens service, Fresh from the paint shop sporting IR white stripe livery is locomotive 080 hauling the Dublin Heuston-Ballina FO Cravens set. Locomotive 220 hauling the refurbished Mk2 set working a Galway-Dublin Heuston service. 161+132 have been a late substitute for a failed 084 hauling the Mk3 set from Waterford-Dublin Heuston. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Busy Friday night at the junction, great sound of GM locos 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 The track level and platform level shots are sublime, TTC! Just out of curiosity, after watching 161 and 132, is there (and was there back then) redundancy built into the rail network? Is there a spare loco on standby, or does launching a rescue mission require cancelling something else? If there is redundancy, where would the spare tend to be lurking? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Recognise a couple of coaches there Noel 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: The track level and platform level shots are sublime, TTC! Just out of curiosity, after watching 161 and 132, is there (and was there back then) redundancy built into the rail network? Is there a spare loco on standby, or does launching a rescue mission require cancelling something else? If there is redundancy, where would the spare tend to be lurking? There is a Class 201 on standby duty in Cork 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 23/9/2023 at 1:36 PM, DJ Dangerous said: The track level and platform level shots are sublime, TTC! Just out of curiosity, after watching 161 and 132, is there (and was there back then) redundancy built into the rail network? Is there a spare loco on standby, or does launching a rescue mission require cancelling something else? If there is redundancy, where would the spare tend to be lurking? Back in the day-locomotives would be taken off freight or permanent way trains for failure situations-as locomotives were more numerous around the network then, Rescue locomotives nowadays would come from Inchicore,Cork,Limerick,Portlaoise or Drogheda. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 A nighttime permanent way possession of Tara junction has now been implemented in order to facilitate the operation of the track cleaning coach around the hard to reach areas of the layout. The crew of locomotive 201 prepare to start the cleaning process which forms an essential part of any model railway operations. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Love it, TTC, have always wondered about track cleaning on such a large and spectacular layout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 4 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Love it, TTC, have always wondered about track cleaning on such a large and spectacular layout. Thanks DJ- I also used a gauge master track rubber for the east to reach areas of the layout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 If Carlsberg did rail cleaners Probably the best rail cleaner around Uses a chemical to clean so no scratching with rubbers etc 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Small world. I've been to Essex Junction several times for a previous employer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Over 800,000 views! Remarkable, well done. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 2 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said: If Carlsberg did rail cleaners Probably the best rail cleaner around Uses a chemical to clean so no scratching with rubbers etc Thanks for the heads up, David. Every time I've looked at it it appears to be out of stock everywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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