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I avoid sea, rivers, canals, lakes - any more water than the shower is not for me! If I had kids, I'd show them Jaws and Piranha movies from a very young age, and tell them that the sea around Ireland has killer sharks, and that the rivers & lakes are full of piranha - that should keep them away from the waters!

I've a lovely brass one at home

the gift that keeps on giving!

I got in touch with Derek by email & he let me know that the only one still available to preorder was the CIE Dart KC111 on route 101, which I duly placed an order for one!

April 26 for preordering these? I've not preordered one from him as yet. I can't access that Facebook group/page either, so no way of preordering if that is the only way to do so

O gauge not really suited to 260mm x 1100mm though is it?

What about the Dapol Sentinel 4 wheel steam shunter that was released a few years back? It was released in several liveries too. Perfect as a small shunter on a small layout, as it was the same size as a wagon Old thread on it here: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/164-dapol-sentinel/

That gobshite would use a Glock19 to play Russian Roulette, he is that stupid

With the orange clown in charge in the USA, that debt will skyrocket, plus US bonds have to offer a greater return, as they aren't considered as a good safe bet with said orange lunatic at the helm.

Some great names to choose from too: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgv80mxry1o

On Kingscourt, I used to go out with a girl from there around 15 years back, and remember visiting the old station building while the tracks were still in place. I found some old square freight shipping slips in the old office, which I have somewhere up the attic

https://www.discoverboynevalley.ie/plan-your-visit/things-to-do/boyne-valley-lakelands-greenway Even if the greenway hadn't replaced the track/trackbed, the rails would've all needed to be lifted & replaced, plus ballast replacement. Athlone-Mullingar would be the same

The stone wall really helps blend the backscene in with the layout!

Here's the Belfast Telegraph reporting on it: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/rail-buffs-shocked-as-irelands-first-us-made-locomotive-makes-surprise-appearance-in-co-down/a1551687763.html

For anyone still looking for one of these, I spotted one on Adverts on a trawl though: https://www.adverts.ie/other-antiques-collectables/oxford-die-cast-irizar-bus-eireann-expressway-1-76-scale/37320312 Not bad at €34 & €6 postage