MODELLING RAILWAYS IN IRELAND
We'd like to introduce you to the delights of modelling Irish Railways. In the 19th Century Ireland was part of the British Empire and even today Irish railways still bear some evidence of their British beginnings. However, almost from the start, Ireland adopted the 5'3" gauge and its railways developed their own distinctive character, in many ways similar, yet in others charmingly different from railways this side of the water. Our "Irish Gems" range of 7mm scale kits brings to life some delightful Irish locos and rolling stock. We hope these will be of interest to British modellers in search of attractive and unusual prototypes. Although these locos and coaches all ran on 5'3" gauge track, the kits have been designed to make them suitable for both 32mm and 36.75mm gauge operation.
ALPHAGRAPHIX KITS FOR IRISH LOCOMOTIVES & ROLLING STOCK
As with our Light Railway series kits, those for our Irish locos and rolling stock are etched from .018" brass and contain all the necessary castings, drawings and detailed instructions. To complete your loco as a working model you will need to provide wheels, motor, gears and couplings. The coach kits contain the etches for the vehicle body and compensated underframe plus castings, glazing and (where appropriate) fully detailed interior. To complete your vehicles you will require wheels and couplings.
And don't forget that we offer a comprehensive range of trackside and street buidings to complete the authentic Irish scene on your layout. See the appropriate pages on this site.
Great Southern & Western Rly. Ivatt F6 class 2-4-2T £130
Great Southern & Western Rly. Ivatt J30 class 0-6-0T £95
Cork, Bandon & South Coast Rly. Beyer Peacock 4-6-0T £150
Great Northern Rly. (Ireland) JT class 2-4-2T £130
Midland Great Western Rly. Atock G2 class 2-4-0 tender loco. £195
Midland Great Western Rly. Fairbairn "Elf" class 2-2-2ST £75
Midland Great Western Rly. Atock J26 class 0-6-0T £120
Belfast & County Down Rly. 2-4-0 tender loco "The famous No.6" £195
Timoleague & Courtmacsherry Lt. Rly. Hunslet 2-6-0T "Argadeen" £95
Timoleague & Courtmacsherry Lt. Rly. Hunslet 0-4-2T "St. Molaga" £90
Great Southern Rlys. Drewry 4-wheel Petrol Railcar £50
MGWR Atock 6-wheel Brake/Third coach £60
MGWR Atock 6-wheel Third class coach £60
MGWR Atock 6-wheel Lavatory Composite coach £60
MGWR Cusack 6-wheel First class coach £60
MGWR 4-wheel Parcels Van "The Hearse" £50
Great Northern Rly. (Ireland) Y10 series 4-wheel Motor Car Van £50
Belfast & County Down Rly. 6-wheel saloon State coach £60
CIE Bulleid Triangulated 4-wheel wagon chassis kit £15
UK customers should add an extra £5 to the value of their orders for etched kits to allow for Recorded Delivery postage.
ALPHAGRAPHIX CARD KITS FOR IRISH LOCOMOTIVES & ROLLING STOCK
These popular card kits supplement our range of etched kits and widen the scope for modellers of Irish railways in both broad and narrow gauges, depicting as they do many of the fascinating curiosities of Irish railway history. Whist they are initially intended for static display, modellers are ingenious and we've seen many examples motorised and working on their owners' layouts.
Multi-laminated card rolling stock bodies are extremely strong and durable in service and amply repay the time spent on their construction. For best results, always use a sharp scalpel, changing the blade as soon as it shows signs of becoming blunt - expect to use up two or three blades during the course of building each body. Reinforce parts as indicated with stiff card as construction proceeds. Strengthen the body sides and ends internally with 1mm artists mount board - offcuts of this material can often be obtained from your local picture-framing shop.
We also produce an extensive range of card rolling stock body kits for Irish carriages and wagons on both broad and narrow gauges. These are numbered in the CC series in the list below.
BROAD GAUGE
E19 SL&NCR Railbus 2A & baggage trailer £4
E33 Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Rail) GM 141 class diesel loco. £6
CC1 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel Brake/3rd coach with
'Birdcage' guard's lookout. £3
CC2 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel Lavatory/1st coach £3
CC3 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel all-3rd class coach £3
CC4 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel Coupe/Comp coach £3
CC5 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel 1st class Saloon £3
CC6 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel Travelling Post Office £3
CC7 MGWR (CIE livery) 6-wheel Rebuilt Brake/3rd £3
CC12 SL&NCR 6-wheel Saloon Brake/3rd coach No.4 £3
CC13 SL&NCR Bogie clerestory Comp coach No.11 £4
CC18 SL&NCR standard 7-ton Box Van £3
CC19 GNR(Ireland) standard 8-ton Box Van £3
CC20 GNR (Ireland) vacuum-fitted 8-ton Box Van £3
CC32 MGWR Centre-canvas Goods Van (MGW livery) £3
CC33 MGWR Centre-canvas Goods Van (GSR livery) £3
CC34 MGWR Centre-canvas Goods Van (CIE livery) £3
CC35 SL&NCR Goods Brake Van No.2 £3
CC36 MGWR 6-wheel Brake Comp Slip coach No.36M £3
CC40 SL&NCR 7-ton Cattle Van £3
CC41 SL&NCR Goods Brake Van No.3 £3
CC42 SL&NCR Bogie clerestory Tri-Comp coach No.9 £4
CC58 SL&NCR 6-wheel Brake/3rd coach No.15 £3
CC59 SL&NCR 6-wheel 3rd class coach No.6 £3
CC60 SL&NCR Centre-canvas Goods Van No.85 £3
CC61 SL&NCR Goods Brake Van No.5 £3
CC62 GS&WR 4-wheel Butter Van No.178 £3
CC63 SL&NCR 4-wheel Parcels Van No.7 £3
CC64 GS&WR Centre-canvas Box Van No.1367 £3
CC65 GS&WR 7-ton Butter Van No.3072 (CIE livery) £3
CC66 DSER 6-ton Centre-canvas Van (CIE livery) £3
CC67 MGWR 4-wheel Horsebox (GSR livery) £3
CC68 MGWR 4-wheel Horsebox (CIE livery) £3
CC69 DSER 6-ton Centre-canvas Van (GSR livery) £3
CC70 Ranks (Ireland) Grain Hopper wagon Red livery £3
CC71 Ranks Grain Hopper wagon (CIE grey livery) £3
CC72 GNR (Ireland) 20-ton Guinness bogie van £4
CC73 GNR (Ireland) 4-wheel 8-ton Butter Van £3
CC74 CIE Standard 'H' 12-ton Covered Van (grey) £3
CC75 CIE Standard 'H' 12-ton Covered Van (brown) £3
CC76 SL&NCR 4-wheel Horsebox No.1 £3
CC77 B&CDR 6-wheel Passenger Brake Van £3
CC78 CIE Standard 'H' 12-ton Covered Van (green) £3
CC79 CIE Permanent Way 4-wheel Riding Van 370A £3
For narrow gauge kits in this series, please see the IRISH NARROW GAUGE page.
Please add an additional 10% (with minimum of £2.50) to the value of your order for card kits to cover the cost of UK postage.