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CIÉ 12T Corrugated Open Wagon - Flying Snail - Pack 2

CIÉ 12T Corrugated Open Wagon - Flying Snail - Pack 2

SKU IRM1254
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$139.00 - $139.00
$139.00
$139.00 - $139.00
$139.00
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In 1950 the board of Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) appointed Oliver Bulleid as its Chief Mechanical Engineer. Bulleid, renowned as designer of the distinctive Merchant Navy and Light Pacific locomotives during his tenure with the Southern Railway in England, did not have an opportunity to pursue his legendary innovativeness to the same extent in Ireland, but his arrival nonetheless heralded a period of modernisation and standardisation.

Apart from implementing the complete transition to diesel motive power, he also set about standardising CIÉ’s fleet of rolling stock with his patented triangulated underframe providing the basis.

Perhaps the most recognisable of the goods vehicles was the humble open wagon with its galvanised pressed metal body. More than 2,500 were constructed at Inchicore between 1956 and 1969, with up to twelve being outshopped each week at the height of production.

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Anthony H.

Very good excellent detail

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Paul M.
Very nice models of a distinctive prototype, but not ideal for 21mm gauge

These are super models of a distinctive prototype, required for almost any Irish model railway in the 1950s-1980s period. Very nicely assembled, beautifully detailed, a good weight.
I'm modelling to the correct 21mm gauge and I found there were two slight disappointments in this regard - the wheel profiles were rather coarse and although the wagons have 28mm axles and could be regauged to 21mm the wheels then rubbed on the W irons. Using a finescale OO (or EM) wheel profile solved the problem.
Could IRM offer finescale wheelsets as an option, as Accurascale do with their locos?
Also the buffers are spaced to match GB rolling stock rather than Irish spacing. I replaced or moved these but it wasn't straightforward. The buffers are at correct Irish spacing on some of IRM's other models.
So, overall very good, but not quite full marks.

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John K.

CIÉ 12T Corrugated Open Wagon - Flying Snail - Pack 2

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Philip S.
Excellent Wagons

Great quality wagons, well detailed and run so very smoothly. A great addition to any layout. Being to a Bullied design they had to be be good! I'm a Southern Railway man and had to have set. They look great on any layout, not just Irish themed ones.

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Lee M.
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Something a little different ( for me at least).
Love the detail on these wagons and they look great behind my A Class.