Kingsbridge - old new layout

[Tullygrainey]

That is truly awful Noel. Sending my best wishes to you and your family as you deal with this.

[jhb171achill]

Awful, Noel, all our sympathies from this household to you and your family. A truly traumatic and dreadful thing to happen, but as long as life and limb are OK, that's the main thing.

Edited February 13 by jhb171achill

[ttc0169]

So sorry to hear of your misfortune,glad your loved ones are ok,

Best of luck for the future.

[Flying Snail]

Thats truly awful, but glad to hear you all escaped

Edited February 13 by Flying Snail

[Bob229]

Sorry to hear that, glad to hear you and your family are ok and best wishes in your recovery

[Mol_PMB]

That must have been a real blow - it's hard to imagine. My sympathies. Best wishes for the recovery and putting your life back together.

[derek]

So sorry to hear this terrible news, Noel. Truly shocking.  Just to echo what the lads have said above and to wish you and your family (and your furry family , not forgetting them) every good wish for the future. Concentrate on what you can manage going forward, and what makes you happy. 

Derek

[Noel]

Thanks Guys. Paramedics were fantastic, they got our little pet dog's heart restarted and got him breathing again. 4 days in an oxygen tent and he was well again TG. Fortunanetly I only needed hospital treatment for two days (smoke inhalation). So grateful that all whom I love were unharmed.

3 hours ago, BosKonay said:

Good lord! Sorry to hear that Noel!!

Thanks Stephen

[Mayner]

Noel:

Sorry to hear such devestating news, thankfully you, your family and pets are ok.

[StevieB]

So sorry to hear the news. I’ve suffered flooding but fire is a different thing altogether. It takes no prisoners but at least you and yours are ok.

Stephen

[DJ Dangerous]

19 hours ago, Noel said:

It's been a while since I posted here. Sad to report Kingsbridge layout is no more. Unfortunately our home was destroyed by a catastrophic house fire recently, but thank God all humans and animals were saved and safe. Stuff can be replaced but humans and pets cannot. Fortunately we managed to salvage some of the rolling stock that was stored elsewhere and our Gort model railway layout which was not in the house at the time is safe in storage.  At this stage with my limited mobility I cannot comprehend building those complex base boards again as I did when I was fit and well 30 years ago. Only one of the six main boards was stored in a separate shed. So once our home is rebuilt the focus may probably be on the expansion of Gort to including Tuam as a fiddle yard and/or even Ennis. Its all been a quite traumatic but we've been learning to breath once again and take life one inch at a time. So relived and grateful no loved ones were harmed. Time to pause and rebuild, once inch at a time. Take care.

Sorry to read this, @Noel. Glad that you, the family and furries are OK.

[EI747-100]

I'm so sorry to hear this Noel. Such a horrible thing to go through. Glad to hear all are safe. Thinking of you and your family.

Edward.

[GSR 800]

Terrible to hear Noel, must've been awful.

Good to hear everyone is okay and safe, which is the main thing. Well done to the paramedics getting your doggo back on his feet.

[Dempsey]

Very sorry to hear this news. Glad to hear everyone is safe. While I'm sure not high on the list of priorities but I've have a 141 I'd like to give you towards reclaiming what was lost hobby wise.

[Noel]

Thanks folks for your kind wishes and sympathetic comments. Fortunately a few months ago some rolling stock had been boxed up and stored in plastic crates so avoided water and smoke damage.  So not all was lost and the Gort layout was stored off-site so it's ok along with its exhibition rolling stock. I had 20 years fun running trains on Kingsbridge. Railway modelling will have to take a back seat for a year or so while we rebuild our home. We had extraordinary help from neighbours, friends and family. The sun is shining today for the first time after 36 days of continuous rain. Glad to be alive and unharmed, and more than anything that my loves ones are unharmed including our pets. Thanks guys. Take care.

[Colonel]

Only just picked this up and can only agree with all the other comments. Regardless of the time and effort we put into our models, it is loved ones who matter.

[Georgeconna]

Cripes shocked to read this Noel. At least your family is safe and you can hopefully get back to normal as soon as possible. 

 

[Fowler4f]

Devastating news, pleased to hear you are all ok including 4 legged friend.

[leslie10646]

Noel, I'm very glad to learn that you and yours have come through this truly terrifying experience. I hope and pray that your home and family rise ever stronger for the future. As you rightly say, "things" are replaceable, people and pets are not and are precious beyond price.

[Signal Post]

So sorry to hear your dreadful news Noel, but glad to hear that you and all your loved ones are ok. The photo of the paramedics working on your dog is wonderful, the care and compassion that they are applying to your furry friend comes across so clearly, we are all very lucky to have such caring people working in our emergency services.

I'm sure that model railways will be very far down your list of priorities for a long time but glad to hear that at least your wonderful Gort layout has survived. If I can be of any help to you at any stage feel free to get in touch (I live close to Dublin).