Rail Express

CIÉ Magnesite wagons

00

GAUGE 4mm:1ft

1970-1982

ERA

More wagons for the A Class locomotive

ANNOUNCED at the start of February 2022, models of CIÉ magnesite hopper wagons have arrived promptly, much to the delight of Irish railway modellers. They are the perfect wagon for IRM’s A Class locomotive models which powered the daily trains of 12 to 22 wagons of processed magnesite between 1970 and 1982.

Quigley & Co., an international company which specialised in refractory products, saw the potential of an Irish refractory brick operation based in Tivoli, near Cork and a coastal site in Ballinacourty, Co. Waterford which was ideally located

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Rail Express

Rail Express14 min read
Labour’s Plans For Taking Control Of The Railways
RAILWAYS have perhaps never dominated the national news as much as they have in recent times. Industrial action, the future of factories in this country, the opening of the Elizabeth Line, the construction of High Speed 2, the cancellation of HS2 nor
Rail Express4 min read
Reviews
Published by Platform 5 www.platform5.comISBN: 9781915984142 Price: £21.99 THIS 96-page softback publication by respected photographer Bernard Mills follows the course of the renowned ‘Atlantic Coast Express’, which ran from London Waterloo to variou
Rail Express1 min read
Mk.2b Memories
THE DAYS of traditional locomotive-hauled scheduled passenger trains are almost behind us, making the new Mk.2 coaches from Accurascale all the more compelling. First to arrive are the Mk.2bs which saw service on a number of routes, with Network Sout

Related