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Photos of models of the CDR
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New additions to the Gallery will now be added at the top so that the latest offerings will be the first you see. That way you can see at a glance if there is anything new on the page.
To get things started, here are a few progress pics of the new station building for the Killybegs layout at the Heritage Centre:
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Killybegs Station
by John Darch
The new model is being built with a plasticard structure to be covered with Das modelling clay which will then be scribed and carved to represent the stonework. Information for the drawings was gleaned from old photographs and from Donegal Town Station which, although having detail differences, uses the same basic design. The third drawing shows the many pieces that go into making one sash window (plus two pieces of plastiglaze!). |
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Donegal Town
by Andy Cundick
  
 
A selection of photos showing Andy's fine 00n3 4mm-scale model of Donegal
Town. There is a variety of rolling stock, concentrating on a good range of
the different railcars that were so characteristic of the CDR. Notice that the
bus garage in the yard across from the station house only appears in a couple
of the photos, some of the shots were taken while Andy was still developing
the model. The other thing to note is that the track to Killybegs goes straight
on past the station and then curves to the left in order to suit the model;
the real thing curved in the opposite direction immediately at the end of the
platforms, crossed the road at an angle and then swung even sharper round to
the right.
The two lines coming towards the photographer (photo 1 for example) were, from
the left, the headshunt for the goods yard and the main running line. Photo
2 shows the junction with the Ballyshannon branch heading to the left and the
main line to the Barnesmore Gap and Stranorlar continuing on towards the photographer.
Photo 3 shows the main buildings: the two-storey station master's house, the
single-storey station offices, and the white-painted goods store. All are still
standing.
Photo 4 depicts the station yard and buildings while no. 5 gives the view from
the track side, looking over the water tower and the old loco shed, abandoned
by the time this model is set (and cut short at an angle for the model). The
loco shed was built for the smaller class 1, 2 and 3 locos and fell out of use
when the class 4, 5 and 5A locos were introduced. Originally there was a small
turntable on the shed road immediately in front of the doors.
Photo 6 is a view overlooking the island platform. Railcar 7 stands on the siding
once covered by a simple carriage shed. Photos 7 and 8 give overall views while
photo 9 concentrates on the loco and railcar facilities. Only the long-defunct
loco shed still stands today.
The model is a real gem and has perfectly captured the atmosphere and spirit
of the old station. The character standing on the footbridge - complete with
duffel coat and aged camera - is John Langford; we have the photo that he took
from that spot in 1959 in the archive! You can see him in the top right-hand
corner of photo no. 7.
If you have a model of any aspect of the CDR that you'd like us to feature
here just send us the photos and details. We'll return the photos as soon as
we've scanned them in.
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A selection of layouts photographed by Mick Thornton at the May 2009 Exhibition in Donegal
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| Donegal Town by Alan Gee |
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| Donegal Town by George Hanan |
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| Killybegs by Neil Tee |
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| Letterkenny by Andy Cundick |
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| Some County Donegal Stock seems to have got lost and turned up in Dingle! This layout by Chester MRC |
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| A selection of 15mm scale locos by John Campbell and rolling stock by Neil Ramsey |
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A further selection of photographs taken by Mick Thornton, this time at Pewsey in August 2009
Overall view of the stand with models by Chris Romain, John Campbell and Neil Ramsey |
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10mm scale Class 5 and coach by Chris Romain, Neil Ramsey with one of his 15mm scale coaches
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More photographs taken by Mick Thornton, at Narrow Gauge South on 10th April 2010
Andy Cundick's latest model, Strabane, still under construction but already on the exhibition circuit. |
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Photographs taken by John Darch to accompany an article in Issue 30 of Phoenix
These show the area of work carried out by John Darch on the link section between George Hanan's Donegal Town and Neil Tee's Killybegs layouts. The first two show Drumboe posing near Killybegs engine shed and the third shows a railcar at the level crossing west of Donegal Town Station. The tunnel passes through the substantial wall between the rooms in which the two layouts are displayed. |
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