A few items from Malahide

[murrayec]

Here are a few photos of the one I worked on, these photos are of the models before the conservation work was done, unfortunately I cannot locate the work done photos;-

Eoin

[Midland Man]

Thanks @murrayec.

Do you have any of the ford rail car?

[murrayec]

1 hour ago, Midland Man said:

Thanks @murrayec.

Do you have any of the ford rail car?

No I don't have that.

Eoin

 

[Midland Man]

Thanks 

I am giving good though on building a micro layout on the D&B. Going to contact the IRRS to sea if they have anything. I looking for pics of this.......….

 

 

 

[jhb171achill]

Here’s another of that loco at Templeogue - date unknown.
 

 

 Side buffers are interesting....

 

[Midland Man]

Seen that photo jhb.

I think the date is 1920.

[murrayec]

@Midland Man

Between these two photos- yours and JHB's above, also if a backend one can be found, one would have enough info to set up a model;-

Eoin

 

[Midland Man]

I think the engine was bought of the DSER.

[minister_for_hardship]

2 hours ago, Midland Man said:

I think the engine was bought of the DSER.

Purchased from the GSWR, ex Waterford & Wexford Railway "Cambria", built by Hunslet in 1894, withdrawn 1928.

The DSER purchase was the engine bit of a steam railmotor, proven to be unsuitable and had a short career with the D&BST.

Edited May 13, 2020 by minister_for_hardship

[Midland Man]

Thanks Minister

I plan the layout to be quite micro at being about 5ft by 1ft long. Does any one know if Fry made any models of the tramways wagons as well as the diesel shunter in this pic? Not the ford rail car a firm favorite rail car of mine. The building on the left of it will be used as an idea for probally my Nexted project.

MM

 

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Midland Man said:

Thanks Minister

I plan the layout to be quite micro at being about 5ft by 1ft long. Does any one know if Fry made any models of the tramways wagons as well as the diesel shunter in this pic? Not the ford rail car a firm favorite rail car of mine. The building on the left of it will be used as an idea for probally my Nexted project.

MM

 

He didn't make any of the type of wagon shown, but he DID make models of some DBST wagons. You'll see them in Malahide when it reopens!

[Midland Man]

Thanks all for all your help.

 All I have to do is plan the micro layout

[Mayner]

Does anyone remember Dublin & Blessington layout/diorama in the window of the Dublin Tourism O'Connell Street office about 20 years ago?

It was a working O Gauge diorama of the tram with a double ended locomotive and double deck coach running through a street scene based on Tallagh Village

It was a simple oval of track with a short section of street running through a village with the tram disappearing behind a backscene. The tram seem to run continuously so must have put up a lot of milage when the display was in operation.

Another one for Midland Man,  I knew one of the Hudson family from Crooksling who operated a business about 40 years ago delivering sand and gravel to building site in Dublin.

He told me that before the line closed they often borrowed the local mileman's trolley to scoot down the hill to Brittas or possibly Embankment or Jobestown to go to dances in the local Dance Halls and country houses.

The flange on one of the wheels on the trolley was damaged and it used to kick up a racket, he didn't say how they got home the following morning though it was probably the last thing on their mind when they set out the night before.

The tram approaching Crooksling summit, Hudson's on the right.

[Galteemore]

14 hours ago, murrayec said:

@Midland Man

Between these two photos- yours and JHB's above, also if a backend one can be found, one would have enough info to set up a model;-

 

 

Eoin

 

 

 

here you go! courtesy of the Chasewater Railway blog....https://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2010/12/

I think the Model Railway Journal series on building ‘Shannon’ may assist, as the locos are of a similar size with straight framing - you might get some basic construction tips. I know Mr Holman of this parish has experience of that project. Image from Wikipedia.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wantage_Tramway#/media/File%3AShannon_%40_Didcot.jpg

Edited May 14, 2020 by Galteemore

[DART8118]

If you are including a pub in the layout will it be the Morgue in Templeogue and its story?

8118

[Midland Man]

Thanks all

Just now, DART8118 said:

If you are including a pub in the layout will it be the Morgue in Templeogue and its story?

8118

For this layout there will be no pub or are you talking about the Dublin tourism office one?

[DART8118]

A Pity there'll be no pub.  The Morgue in Templeogue was central to the life of the Dublin and Blessington Steam Tram and it's still known as the Morgue.  Perhaps some of this parish could share a detailed account.  Maybe something for the good railway story thread?

[Midland Man]

Maybe for that tread.

 The model will show a imaginary part o the line so it may just be a straight line. The track will be 21mm so i need to find out where to get some....

stay safe

MM

[airfixfan]

MM have you come across the book on the DBST by Aidan Curtis? It has lots of photos and some great stories about this long lost railway/tramway.

[Midland Man]

No but I will keep it in mind.

I have been looking at the Osi maps and have seen that the stations on the line were more like halts. There are a few with loops but they are not common. So I am going to build the model as just a straight line to make it look realistic. As for stock I am going to have to get into contact with the IRRS.

[Midland Man]

Is this one of the D and B rail car re gauged?

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2020 by Midland Man

[Galteemore]

No it’s the old Tralee and Dingle inspection railcar.

[jhb171achill]

21 minutes ago, Midland Man said:

Is this one of the D and B rail car re gauged?

 

 

 

 

No, not at all - this is the T & D's inspection car, which later went to the West Clare. It is pictured at Ennis after the line closed during demolition. Regrettably it was scrapped.

[airfixfan]

4 hours ago, Midland Man said:

No but I will keep it in mind.

I have been looking at the Osi maps and have seen that the stations on the line were more like halts. There are a few with loops but they are not common. So I am going to build the model as just a straight line to make it look realistic. As for stock I am going to have to get into contact with the IRRS.

Published in 2009 with 96 pages of good photos and interesting detail about the DBST. Will help with your research for sure.

[Midland Man]

What does the front cover look like.

[murrayec]

The IRRS have this online

http://irishrailarchives.ie/index.php/2019/05/03/dublin-blessington-tramway-archive-photo-feature/

MM you should start a new thread and ask the mods to move all this DB tram stuff to it

Eoin

[Midland Man]

will do

MM

[jhb171achill]

“Maedb” was out of its glass case today for photographing.

A few shots of detail, also showing what CIE loco green looks like in direct sunlight….

A few of the wall display items too….

Edited June 20, 2022 by jhb171achill

[Westcorkrailway]

I was there back in April. Such a great resource to models in the Dublin area 

[jhb171achill]

The loco numberplate off LLSR No. 6 has the correct LLSR green on it, by the way.

[David Holman]

Lovely stuff. Shame the rest of Swilly No 6 isn't still with us - or a section of the railway too for that matter!

[airfixfan]

This is the nearest I have seen to what the large Swilly locos must have been like!