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    • This is my first attempt at weathering vans, using various dilute acrylic washes.  I may have gone a bit overboard, but after looking at some prototype material, it’s clear that some of these vehicles were truly filthy in their final years.  The recent offerings from Provincial Wagons are solid and great runners, but the black chassis needs repainting to match the wagon body, so I’ve done that before toning it all down with weathering.  My problem now is that these will be running behind pristine ex-works locomotives…… not sure I’m brave enough yet to tackle that!!! Two of Leslie McAllister’s excellent recent offerings, both have had their black chassis painted grey, but only the one on the right has been fully weathered.   Various vans here from Provincial Wagons and JM Designs.
    • Most coaches can be mixed and matched,  the main thing to remember is the very early MK11's (not MK2a onwards) were vacuum braked only i think??    Also MK1's were mostly vacuum braked some I think being dual braked. MK3's there are two versions, the loco hauled and the HST  main difference the HST MK3s had 3 phase electrical systems and no buffers. On your layout if in doubt just apply rule 1    Some good information in these PDF books. https://archive.rcts.org.uk/product-category/coaching-stock-books/
    • interesting suggestions. The big hole seems that one cannot get off a dart or intercity train at connolly, go down an escalator to a basement platform and get a dart underground direct to the platforms at heuston or direct to terminals 1&2 at dublin airport and indeed terminal 3 which seems inevitable in the future (Ie air travel will eventually decarbonise)   ps. As ferries likely to replace low cost air travel in the midterm perhaps also a direct dart underground from connolly to dublin port (ie for containers and pax). 
    • Interesting to see how Irish voters would react to say the FF/FG coalition running in the next election on a platform in Income Tax cuts and road building financed by cutting 'wasteful' Government expenditure including  axing the Dublin Airport Metro, and other public infrastructure projects and job cuts in all Government Departments. This is basically what happened in New Zealand last year where a centre right coalition was elected which effectively reversed the majority of policies on a centre left government which was heavily committed to investment in public infrastructure primarily rail, road safety, electricity and water. The coalition parties specifically identified the axing of an Auckland Light Rail project that would have linked the CBD with the Airport and local fuel taxes used to fund transport infrastructure. Cross-subsidising rail/public transport with taxes levied on motorists/road users was deemed unfair on principal. "The sting in the tail" for the road user so to speak was a post election announcement that "congestion charges" (similar to London) would be introduced to 'manage-demand and Tolling (something of a taboo in New Zealand) would be considered for new roading projects. Roading projects have the advantage over rail in using mainly local labour and material and keeping people at work in a recession, and can operate on a true user pays basis if tolls and duties are set at the correct level.  
    • Am I correct in reading from the formation guides that you could mix Mk1, Mk2A, Mk2B, Mk2C and Mk2D in the early years, but not a Mk2E and not a Mk2F? And in the later years, you could mix any Mk2 with some Mk3's?
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