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  3. Railway related Modelling

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    4. Aviation & Maritime Modelling

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  4. Non Irish Railway Modelling

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  5. Shops, Manufacturers & Services

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      Official stockists in Ireland of Irish Railway Models and related items.

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    • Absolute utter mess, presided over by the NTA - who, if murmerings from those in the know are to be believed, are as anti-rail as the 19450s UTA. UTA / NTA. One also hears that the car parking and provate bus lobby don't want any railways anywhere near any airport; an unfortunate relation to the idea of Dublin Port wanting all trains well away from the place. Can we EVER get ANYTHING right? In China, this would be built in a week, with CPOs slapped on every carpark in the way.
    • The proposed Metrolink will go from Charlemont (Ranelagh) to Swords with connections to the Irish Rail system at Tara Street and Glasnevin only (not Connolly or Heuston). It will be built to a different gauge to Irish Rail so integration can never be achieved. Consequently rail travellers from most parts of the country will face a convoluted journey getting to the airport.  For example, those on the northern line will in effect pass close to the airport travelling into Dublin, transfer to the metro at Tara St and then have to go all the way back north on the metro. At the Bord Pleanala hearing, Duncan Stewart advocated an extension of the DART to the airport as the best solution.  This has recently been recommended by Jim Meade of Irish Rail who said it could be completed in 5 years. In the 1970s, CIE proposed a branch off the Belfast line running through Swords and the airport, then into Dublin. If the planners had made provision for this even 10-15 years ago in land-use planning, it could have been built for a fraction of the cost of Metrolink. Ireland seems to adopt very expensive infrastructure projects that are badly thought through and offer poor value for money (the Children's Hospital comes to mind).   Sometimes we get what we deserve and only have ourselves to blame!
    • Alphagraphix do the County Down 2-4-0 in 7mm scale and the MGWR G2 as well. The photo on the website of the latter is the one I built. Did a GER E4 2-4-0 as well, back in the day. Nowhere near as challenging as a 4-4-0, because they are not much different to an 0-6-0. Bit of side play and springing on the front wheels and Robert is your father's brother!  Well, mostly...
    • Quite a prospect. Sweeping curves, varying levels - so much to like!
    • And he didn’t paint his engines either! 
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