Dugort Harbour

[jhb171achill]

More excellent weathering by Dempsey of this forum…. More will be unveiled in the coming days.

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”…it says three crates on the docket. Where’s the other one? And there was supposed to be a load of timber for the boatyard too….”

[jhb171achill]

More weathering…..

[Rob]

They look really excellent, very realistic and very impressive

[jhb171achill]

 

It’s not often that a “Woolwich” manages to get to Dugort Harbour, but the Crossley “A” has failed and awaits towing back to Cork for attention. The 2.6.0 has been taken off the Tralee goods to haul the afternoon passenger train.

Edited May 22, 2022 by jhb171achill

[jhb171achill]

“….well, what I’d like to know is how he can afford to buy a CAR, sure that’s nearly three hundred pounds, an’ he’s on the same money as Charlie and me….”

[David Holman]

Really good to see quality models brought to life like this.

[jhb171achill]

Another masterpiece of weathering by “Dempsey”, A23R arrives with the morning local one day in May 1972.

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A23R again, later in the day with the mixed train. 

[jhb171achill]

Back to the excellent work of Mr Dempsey: 

Edited May 24, 2022 by jhb171achill

[jhb171achill]

“…..greyhounds, yes. I won eleven shillings on that race…. Jack is breeding them now….. gimme a hand with these sacks….”
 

 

Summer 1968, and B188 shunts before leaving on the afternoon local with one of the last carriages still to be seen in green.

Edited May 24, 2022 by jhb171achill

[jhb171achill]

 

On another evening, the same loco shunts empty wagons at the harbour….

Edited May 24, 2022 by jhb171achill

[jhb171achill]

“….so why is Charlie getting promoted to driver instead of yer man, especially after that business at Farranfore….?”

Edited May 31, 2022 by jhb171achill

[Sean]

I am being slowly converted over to the idea of weathering after seeing how much it can highlight all the panelwork on the side of a GM.

 

in the past i havent cared for it.

[jhb171achill]

47 minutes ago, Sean said:

I am being slowly converted over to the idea of weathering after seeing how much it can highlight all the panelwork on the side of a GM.

in the past i havent cared for it.

I think it was other posts here which converted ME to it. Not everyone’s taste of course (few things are!) but it does indeed highlight certain details. My goal is the closest that can be got to photo-perfect realism, thus weathering of some sort - however slight - becomes as good as mandatory….

Edited May 25, 2022 by jhb171achill

[2996 Victor]

13 hours ago, Sean said:

I am being slowly converted over to the idea of weathering after seeing how much it can highlight all the panelwork on the side of a GM.

 

in the past i havent cared for it.

12 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

I think it was other posts here which converted ME to it. Not everyone’s taste of course (few things are!) but it does indeed highlight certain details. My goal is the closest that can be got to photo-perfect realism, thus weathering of some sort - however slight - becomes as good as mandatory….

Close observation seems to be the key with a subtle approach. And not over-doing it - less is definitely more in my humble opinion!

Cheers,
Mark

[jhb171achill]

3 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

Close observation seems to be the key with a subtle approach. And not over-doing it - less is definitely more in my humble opinion!

Cheers,
Mark

I tend to supply photos of a real one weathered to whoever is doing the work…..

[Dempsey]

34 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

I tend to supply photos of a real one weathered to whoever is doing the work…..

Very beneficial to give the closest representation 

[jhb171achill]

The goods arrives and shunts at Dugort Harbour, 1966.

[jhb171achill]

In 1956, the branch loco brings a crew van into Dugort Harbour. This will be used by the lifting crew for the nearby Drumbane branch, which was closed in 1947.

[jhb171achill]

“That fella doesn’t THINK. Brake van in the MIDDLE of this lot. Always takes twice as long to shunt when he’s been anywhere near the place….”

 

“…….just before Sragh cutting. Hot box again. Time that oul van was put out of its misery, sure the roof leaks like a sieve too…..”

Edited May 25, 2022 by jhb171achill

[jhb171achill]

Finally, the 1966 goods seen shunting earlier departs….. 

[Patrick Davey]

Love the track level view in the cutting JB!

Did I hear a rumour that there's a consignment on the way from Brookhall Mill?

[jhb171achill]

1 minute ago, Patrick Davey said:

Love the track level view in the cutting JB!

Did I hear a rumour that there's a consignment on the way from Brookhall Mill?

There is - several vans of linen, the guy in the station tells me, due in on the goods tomorrow. So I’ll head down to the station to photograph the goods, as there are bound to be GNR wagons in it….

[David Holman]

Great fun, as always.

[the Bandon tank]

That track level shot looks so real.

[Patrick Davey]

1955: A special consignment of linen being made ready for its journey via North Wall in Dublin, to join the Cork goods for eventual delivery to Dugort Harbour.

 

[jhb171achill]

Interesting that you got a picture of that van leaving Brookhall, Paddy…. I was about Dugort the following day and I saw it arrive - a pristine cream wagon quickly getting covered in smuts from a J15 with dirty coal, as it was shunted into position for unloading. There must have been a big consignment, as there were two other GNR vans too…

[jhb171achill]

Brookhall Mill was still sending linen to Dugort in the 1960s and 70s. Just before it went to containers, here’s another lot being shunted into position at its destination.

 

 

“It’s to go to McBrides Tailors in town. He’s sending his cart to get it. I think it’s rolls of cloth from the north, but there’s oil stains on it - inside of that van is filthy. Think they’ll notice it?”

“NOTICE it? It’s material to make wedding dresses, and there’s OIL on it and the best man is PJ’s son! There’s going to be WAR over this!….”

Edited May 26, 2022 by jhb171achill

[Patrick Davey]

Another coincidence JB: I managed to capture the same vehicle on a date in the late 1960s, might have been the very same working?

 

[Rush and Lusk]

lovely story telling - that low level shot in the cutting is fabulous. 

[jhb171achill]

13 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Another coincidence JB: I managed to capture the same vehicle on a date in the late 1960s, might have been the very same working?

 

Well, it’s the very same wagon, so looks like it!

[jhb171achill]

The next stage progresses. Dugort Harbour is a Valentia-like extension of a long straggling line, like Cork - Bantry or the South Kerry line, which ends after a meandering two-hour journey from Cork at the fictitious large town of Castletown West.

Once the entire layout is complete, it will be the existing Dugort branch terminus to C West, then on by the “main line” to Cork (or maybe Mallow) - in reality, a fiddle yard.

Work proceeded today, courtesy of my Learned Friend in all matters DCC, and track laying between Dugort & Castletown has now started.

The following pics give an idea. The train will be a typical “main line” Cork train; in this case about 1968….

 

[popeye]

This will be a nice addition and A12 looks well.  

[David Holman]

Full of promise.

 

[Sean]

Where did you get the mounts for the servos JB? looking very good

[Mike 84C]

Full of promise and much more story telling. I shall look forward to the tales from Dugort Harbour. I can hear waves lapping against a quay already.