Information about the inspection car wanted
- Thread starter Andreas
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I think it is a 3ft Gauge x Bord na Móna railcar probably at Moyasta Junction on the preserved section of the West Clare Railway. Serching for BnM Railcar pictures should find quite a few, but drawing hmmmmmmm
idlemarvel
Neither idle nor a marvel
You couldn't be more precise could you? I mean, was it on a Wednesday in April or not?
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
I was going to say Irish 3 ft - the blue and yellow flag confused me just in case it was Swedish.
Try this
www.bordnamonalivinghistory.ie
Try this
Rail Car - Living History
A Window to Our Past and a Vision to Our Future
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Further insights into the West Clare Railway
Paul2727
Registered
This link may be of help to you.
Regards,
Paul.
irishrailwaymodeller.com
Regards,
Paul.
Modelling the Bord na Mona
Gday all, Live in Australia and fell in love with the bord na mona peat bog railways on a visit to my girlfriends home in Waterford last year. I have started modelling a layout 9 foot by 3 foot in On16 and need some help in getting a sense of scale for the models. If anyone has any plans or the a...
JimmyB
Now retired - trains and fishing
Closer to lunch time you will findI think you'll find it was a Thursday morning?
playmofire
Registered
It was on the opening day.You couldn't be more precise could you? I mean, was it on a Wednesday in April or not?
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Allegedly the only thing capable of running at the opening of the 'new' West Clare
Andreas
Registered
ha you are great,Closer to lunch time you will find
Do you have the exact time? - Then I could take my time machine. Look at everything and take pictures.
Thanks for your tips, some of it I already knew, some of it was new.
Maybe some drawings or an interior view will turn up somewhere.
Ah research research research tabled with an inane interest in all things Irish Narrow Gauge, sad or what? But you may be surprised to know that if I had teken ( spoke in Yorkshire) the picture, time, exact location would likely have not been recorded except unless it was on digi camera but the location would not be as I turn location features off to save battery!You couldn't be more precise could you? I mean, was it on a Wednesday in April or not?
Actually you could perhaps ask the Railway? After all it still exists.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
There might be some stuff in here - lots of dross to wade through, though
Modelling the Bord na Mona
A bit of Googling reveals photos of a further two identical railcars numbered 53 and 78. That indicates to me that quite a lot of these were built, probably to get the workers around to the peat cutting areas; so these are probably not railcars for railway work gangs, more likely they were transport for the labourers.