IRM 1960s wish list

[Noel]

Would love if some day in the future IRM decided to produce any of the following. Wishful thinking I know but no harm in asking. Now that I have so much IRM stock I'm restless to have the same quality for old coaching stock and older goods wagons.    No harm in just asking. 

• CIE Park Royal mainline coaches
• CIE Laminate/Bredin coaches
• CIE AEC 2600 class DMU (I know I know a DMU  but its old and ran in the 50s and 60s and 70s)
• CIE ex-2600 Push pull suburban sets
• BR mk1 GSV
• CIE 20/30 ton brake vans

IFM IR/IE Park Royal Resin RTR in later tippex livery - can only imagine one done to IRM's amazing specs

IFM CIE Laminate Resin model RTR

CIE 20 Ton brake Van RTR 3D

BR Mk1 GSV (BSK or BCK variant) - Only Silverfox RTR available at the moment.

IRM have raised the bar so high they are making us hungry for more Irish stock to their hyper standards. 

[gm171 kk]

I'd say an Mk1 GSV is in the pipeline considering the rest of the modern weedspray rake is to be produced. High up on my wishlist also. 

Edited February 23, 2020 by gm171 kk

[NIRCLASS80]

MK1 GSV please.

[jhb171achill]

As far as RTR is concerned:

2 or 3 varieties of laminates / 1950s CIE coaches

AEC cars in GNR (UTA, NIR) styles, and CIE styles.

Palvan

Outside-panelled GSR / CIE goods van

K15 coach (GNR brown, GNR navy / cream, CIE green, black'n'tan, UTA green, NIR maroon / grey)

"C" class

NCC "Jeep".

80 class railcar set, at least in original and "wasp lining" liveries

MPD railcar 

[DART8118]

All of what's on Noel's wish list and don't forget lighting and passengers.

8118

[StevieB]

I’m up for everything that both Noel and JHB have suggested. Probably top of my list would be C/201’s, AEC railcars and palvans.

Stephen

[mphoey]

the mk1 van is a definate but which type as theres 2 different ones pleanty of liveries  available for them as well.

i would agree that people are a main thing missing as in pacific irish people that you cant get 

plus i would love to see irm do an emu and a steam loco 

[DiveController]

2 or 3 varieties of laminates / 1950s CIE coaches

AEC cars in GNR and CIE styles

2548/2549- full luggage/parcels

Early CIE TPO w BnT without equipment for 70s version(yea, I know, don't say it)

 I'd take steam to go with the AECs and ooworks J15s and Cs if they came. Hoping for a little variety from 70s freights (but fully understand P42 in terms of models and finances) 

[Broithe]

For anybody wanting a small shunting layout.

This would be fairly easy to scale down to 1/76 and shove a motor in.

Picking up power from the rails would be an issue, but it could be battery powered and radio controlled.

The recharging port could be hidden by the tail.

The aerial could be hidden in the reins.

It wouldn't need to be re-gaugeable for 21mm.

Tractive effort could be an issue. It would need to be as heavy as possible, or perhaps magnets in the hooves, and running on a steel sheet hidden by ground cover material?

Uncoupling might still need to be manual.

It is going to be difficult, though, to sort out a small enough speaker with sufficient bass response.

The technology could then move on into cattle, and possibly even sheep.

Poultry could be possible eventually, with only two legs to deal with, but fowl and flying birds in general will be a good few years away yet.

But, we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched (that would be a difficult feature to incorporate).

Probably not reasonable to expect this much before 2028.

[Mol_PMB]

Very nice, is there an stl file download? 

 

 

[Horsetan]

On 11/4/2026 at 12:04 PM, Broithe said:

For anybody wanting a small shunting layout.

This would be fairly easy to scale down to 1/76 and shove a motor in.

Picking up power from the rails would be an issue, but it could be battery powered and radio controlled.

The recharging port could be hidden by the tail.

The aerial could be hidden in the reins.

It wouldn't need to be re-gaugeable for 21mm.

Tractive effort could be an issue. It would need to be as heavy as possible, or perhaps magnets in the hooves, and running on a steel sheet hidden by ground cover material?

Uncoupling might still need to be manual.

It is going to be difficult, though, to sort out a small enough speaker with sufficient bass response.

The technology could then move on into cattle, and possibly even sheep.

Poultry could be possible eventually, with only two legs to deal with, but fowl and flying birds in general will be a good few years away yet.

But, we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched (that would be a difficult feature to incorporate).

Probably not reasonable to expect this much before 2028.

Nanotechnology potentially makes this possible 

[jhb171achill]

On 11/4/2026 at 12:04 PM, Broithe said:

For anybody wanting a small shunting layout.

This would be fairly easy to scale down to 1/76 and shove a motor in.

Picking up power from the rails would be an issue, but it could be battery powered and radio controlled.

The recharging port could be hidden by the tail.

The aerial could be hidden in the reins.

It wouldn't need to be re-gaugeable for 21mm.

Tractive effort could be an issue. It would need to be as heavy as possible, or perhaps magnets in the hooves, and running on a steel sheet hidden by ground cover material?

Uncoupling might still need to be manual.

It is going to be difficult, though, to sort out a small enough speaker with sufficient bass response.

The technology could then move on into cattle, and possibly even sheep.

Poultry could be possible eventually, with only two legs to deal with, but fowl and flying birds in general will be a good few years away yet.

But, we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched (that would be a difficult feature to incorporate).

Probably not reasonable to expect this much before 2028.

IRM told me only fifteen days ago that their model of it (with REAL hair) will be on sale next month. It can be bought on its own, DC or DCC, with extra options - 

1. With a Douglas Horse Tram

2. With real hay

3. With a Fintona Horse Tram.

Hooves can be supplied to scale 3ft or 5 fut 3 gauges.

The accurascale version has 4’8.5” hooves.

[airfixfan]

Available again on April 1 2027 only!

[leslie10646]

The working model of "Dick" the horse, had better come with:

a) Tram

b) little boy as driver (see below)

c) Class PP and suitable train for diorama background.

1957 view by Lance King, copyright IRRS.

[Broithe]

30 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

The working model of "Dick" the horse, had better come with:

a) Tram

b) little boy as driver (see below)

c) Class PP and suitable train for diorama background.

1957 view by Lance King, copyright IRRS.

Dick does look to have a black chassis in that picture.

Is there an official record of the livery details?

[Mol_PMB]

6 hours ago, Broithe said:

Dick does look to have a black chassis in that picture.

Is there an official record of the livery details?

I believe that the chassis details were inappropriate for a horse of that name?

[Tullygrainey]

10 hours ago, Broithe said:

Is there an official record of the livery details?

The only livery details available pertain to the size of the stall, and the quantity of hay provided each week. 

Edited April 17 by Tullygrainey
typo

[Broithe]

3 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

I believe that the chassis details were inappropriate for a horse of that name?

I wonder if some unnecessary parts were removed? Possibly for use elsewhere or as spares.

 

On 11/4/2026 at 12:14 PM, Mol_PMB said:

Very nice, is there an stl file download? 

I'm not aware of an stl, but there's a good chance that somebody on here has an sti.

[Mol_PMB]

As far as I’m aware, Dick was a mare, and therefore the details of the coupling equipment on the chassis would have been different. 

[leslie10646]

4 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

I believe that the chassis details were inappropriate for a horse of that name?

Despite the name, apparently these Gee gees were always MARES!!!!

So tube arrangements might be more complicated?

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Broithe said:

...I'm not aware of an stl, but there's a good chance that somebody on here has an sti.

The name's O'Rea. Gon O'Rea.

[west_clare_wanderer]

On 17/4/2026 at 11:17 AM, Mol_PMB said:

As far as I’m aware, Dick was a mare, and therefore the details of the coupling equipment on the chassis would have been different. 

I challenge you to be the first to adapt the IRM Dick to 21mm gauge

[murphaph]

6 hours ago, west_clare_wanderer said:

I challenge you to be the first to adapt the IRM Dick to 21mm gauge

Nobody wants a 21mm.....horse

[west_clare_wanderer]

4 hours ago, murphaph said:

Nobody wants a 21mm.....horse

Unfortunately, that's life....

[mfjoc]

I though I would bump this thread over six years on as the Park Royals and Hunslets are on the way, leaving only the ICRs and the 800 class outstanding of announced models.

Maybe changing the title to 1960's to 1990's might be more appropriate as this is where I believe most peoples interest lies.

Laying out my own cards, if it ran on tracks in Ireland in the 1980's then I will buy for my layout, but not to sit on the mantlepiece. 

I really wish to support the manufacture of Irish railway models but my budget is not unlimited and so will not be buying the ICRs, 800's or Darts.

Of Noel's original list only the Park Royals have been announced and almost delivered.

In addition project Bulleid has delivered a large range of wagon stock including H vans, Palvans, opens, grain vans,flats and oil tanks.

We have also received the Hejan Esso oil tank wagons.

IRM have hinted that the next new announcement in October will be a C class which would be very logical and I think would sell very well. it could be produced in a large variety of liveries for both CIE and NIR.

Hopefully the mainline Park Royals be produced.

After than I think an 80 class could be on the cards as I also think this would sell well. Some of the developement costs should already be covered by the mark 2 range.

Next in line would be a BR mk1 GSV. From the mid 70's on, every train of Cravens or Park royals needed a GSV and again the developements costs could be shared if accurascale produce their own range of Mk1s.

It looks like the Murphy family are continuing with the production of the mk 3's so hopefully they will come out sometime before I die.

Enda's 30 ton printed brake van solves the problem of what to run at the end of a train of Bulleids, maybe IRM will produce a 20 ton van?

I think we can ignore the idea of a working model of Dick.

After these I am struggling to see what else would sell in sufficient numbers to justify developement costs. Apparently a carriage costs nearly as much as a locomotive to develop and produce, but sells for a fraction of the price.

I would love to see a model of a 2400 class buffet car as almost all non AC mainline trains had one in their consists. It would go well with the Cravens and Park Royals but as most trains only had one would it sell well enough to justify production?

Would an AEC, railcar set sell well? Yes it could be produced in GNR and CIE versions but could it be sold unpowered as a model of the push pulls?

Maybe  a full train of GSR coaches to go behind Meadhbh?

On the freight side maybe a pallet cement wagon, bogie bulk cement wagon or ammonia tanker as some running gear is already produced.

Other alternative would be one of the preserved steam locos to pull the RPSI stock.

 

 

[Mol_PMB]

Interesting to revisit this after 6 years, and some of the projects now being delivered have been nearly as long in gestation. 

I agree that the C class, 80 Class, BGSV and AEC railcars / push-pulls should be high on the list with wide appeal.

With the Park Royal snack cars we do at least have some sort of catering car, though they were fairly short-lived in that form. The same underframe and bogies could be used as the basis for the third batch of CIE buffet cars. 

For wagons, the 3D printed developments initially by John and now by Enda are expanding the possibilities greatly. 
I had thought that the 20’ wagons not yet produced by IRM (pallet cement, container flats, double beets, zinc, barytes etc.) would be a natural family for IRM to do next, but some of those are now already in Enda’s range and it may only be a matter of time before more are added. 
 

Other locos?
Well Accurascale have said that no range is complete without a shunter*. I think a G611 or an E421 are the more likely options, on the basis that some still exist. 
For any future steam loco it would make sense to choose a preserved class in the RPSI or DCDR fleet as that would suit both historic and modern modellers. J15, Jeep, or GNR 4-4-0? 

 

*in their publicity for the class 08 model

[DJ Dangerous]

Ah here now, 1960’s can get to the back of the queue, behind the O Gauge 071, the radio controlled B&I ferry, the HOBS Autoballasters, the Ammonia wagons, the 47’ Flats, the CPW Container Pocket Wagons, the new container ranges, the Mk3 coaches and the Hino trucks.

[Mol_PMB]

4 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Ah here now, 1960’s can get to the back of the queue, behind the O Gauge 071, the radio controlled B&I ferry, the HOBS Autoballasters, the Ammonia wagons, the 47’ Flats, the CPW Container Pocket Wagons, the new container ranges, the Mk3 coaches and the Hino trucks.

I like the ferry idea. I’ve sailed across the Irish Sea on at least two train ferries, but both were the wrong gauge for Ireland. 

[Broithe]

23 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

I like the ferry idea. I’ve sailed across the Irish Sea on at least two train ferries, but both were the wrong gauge for Ireland. 

It would surely be a simple enough matter to fit the model with dual-gauge track - like where it changes over from 4' 8 1/2" to 5' 3" on the Boyne Viaduct?