JM Design rtr GSR/Ranks Bulk Grain and Irish Standard Open Wagons

[John M]

JM Design is considering introducing a range of highly detailed ready to run traditional Irish rolling stock in conjunction with Irish Railway Models.

We focusing mainly on stock introduced between the 1920s and the early 1950s that operated during the steam and through to the early "Supertrain" era.

Our first planned models are the GSR/Ranks Ireland Bulk Grain wagons that were introduced in the mid 30s and remained in service until the end of wagon load grain traffic in the mid 1970s.

Our second planned model is the humble Irish Standard 10T Open Wagon a design that was introduced following WW1 and was built by the GNR(I), GSR & CIE through to the introduction of the corrugated open wagons during the mid 1950s.

The wooden bodied opens were used for general merchandise and bulk traffics such as coal, gypsum and sugar beet and they were even used to carry BR style B & D containers many lasted into the early 1970s.

We are considering producing Ranks Ireland and CIE versions of the grain wagon.

Ranks Red 1948-1963-4

Ranks Grey post 1964

CIE winged wheel

CIE "Broken wheel" with GSR style running number!

Graphics are based on photos of prototype wagons and drawings and information provided by Herbert Richards.

Because of uncertain demand for earlier stock our pricing and planning projections are based on a minimum factory quantity for each type of wagon, its planned to produce the grain wagons as limited edition items.

GSR built standard open 10567

 

GNR "Standard Open.

The open wagon is based on drawings and information provided by Herbert Richards and a GNR(I) wagon diagram.

The spec for both wagons include plastic injection moulded bodies, slimline tension lock couplers in NEM mounts, RP25 110 wheels & 21mm gauge compatible underframes.

Although both wagons share a common chassis tooling the models are expected to retail within a €50-57 price range based on current costings.

If there is sufficient interest to proceed with the project I expect to issue a press release in conjunction with IRM with a potential release of the grain wagons in the later part of 2021 with the opens to follow in 2022.

 

I would appreciate your survey feedback to ascertain the potential level of demand.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5QK5QJM