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  1. When I was commuting from Portlaoise to Heuston there was still plenty of comments "the old orange and black trains were terrible". This would have been about 10 years after the last Mark 3 was withdrawn. Still high in public mind in many areas. I mean, there's still grudges held from which side of the Civil War families held
  2. Passenger numbers are back to near pre-Covid levels particularly on Intercity routes, so think you're mistaken there. If the lack of catering was such an issue that would not have happened
  3. There's still the two slots in the A3 car, and there's effectively seat belts in between the tip up seats that strap it a bike in, exactly like a NIR CAF
  4. Have over 150,000 miles on them, if I need to do any kind of work I aim for them and deliberately avoid the bone shaking, dull and considerably more unreliable Mark 4s. The latter I'm sure actually caused bits of my laptop to fail from vibration. Everyone has their own opinion though, but the concept of the new B2 cars is not nonsense just because you don't personally like travelling on them
  5. Don't go to Europe then where there's half a vehicle in a similar layout in many Intercity trains crossing countries. It's a good balance of requirements
  6. We have industrial heritage, and plenty of it. It's just culturally determined as "British" and therefore doesn't fit into the post independence "everything British was bad" mindset of a lot of museums around the country. That affects not just railways but any industry of note that has been here
  7. "Train” means a vehicle with flanged wheels designed to operate on a railway for whatever purpose, and includes carriages and rolling stock. Railway Safety Act 2005
  8. 10/11/12 ICR formations are uncommon but sometimes the 2245 Heuston - Laois TCD Mon-Sat is that, it's entirely dependent on the maintenance requirements to get sets in the right place. Pre or post engineering work is more likely. It happened on 10 November 2023, 22013+22059+22001
  9. As stated above: Max size is generally 7 ICR (4+3), but the 2100 Heuston - Cork is booked 8 ICR (5+3) currently on Saturdays (does not serve Ballybrophy). I personally have been on 9-car formations (3+3+3) but limited to where it can stop (0540 Portlaoise - Heuston back when it was limited stop sometimes threw one up as a way to get sets back in the right place). 10/11/12 ICR have operated in multiple versions between Heuston and Laois TCD (the only regular permitted route). Fixed 7 ICR won't be permanent due to Laois TCD shed only being able to accommodate a 6 ICR length. There's currently one 6 ICR (22040), more to follow as the 41 B2 cars start filtering into regular traffic
  10. In early December 2023, I visited Finland for a week, taking in two concerts in Helsinki on consecutive nights (Raskasta Joulua and Till Lindemann), and various other activities.# Locations covered include Helsinki (national network, tram and metro), the railway museum at Hyvinkää, Rovaniemi, Tampere and Kouvola, plus a few smaller places in between Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720313701965/ Regards, Kieran
  11. 225 was withdrawn from traffic due to the tractor incident, then the recession and the increase in ICR numbers resulted in less Mark 4 workings, therefore repairs were suspended. Then increase in use of Mark 4 sets required more locos so 225 was repaired and reactivated. Two locos allocated PWD
  12. A couple more IWT containers for you all CXSU121720 (actually the same one as above) CXSU121737 CXSU1216919
  13. In October I visited Denmark, staying in Copenhagen and travelling around a little bit. Photos include various visits to the central station and Osterport, as well as a trip out to Odense (railway museum) and Middelfart. A highly impressive system. Album link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720313364974/ Regards, Kieran
  14. September 2023 saw me visit Downpatrick (before the floods severely impacted their ability to operate) and participate in the Irish Railway Record Society's "The Token Exchange" railtour from Heuston to Waterford and Limerick Album link - https://flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720312746614/with/53336374563 Regards, Kieran
  15. The current logo was introduced in 2013 so that would match up. I did ask about B2 vehicles at the show, and the answer wasn't a no......
  16. Honestly all I do is look at the 1:1 figure and divide by 76.2, that gives you the scale measurement. It's as simple as that!
  17. I missed Deltics in BR service by 14 years, and closer to 20 for memory purposes. I have 6 Accurascale ones, plus 3 N gauge ones. Just because you don't remember them doesn't mean there's no market. How many remember 4 and 6 wheel carriages in use, yet plenty of models of them?
  18. August 2023 was very quiet for me, with only the second IRRS trip to Heuston Valeting Plant / NTCC and the rescue of 131 from Greystones getting camera attention, mainly from catching up from the Germany trip! Album link - https://flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720312204561 Regards, Kieran
  19. I'm seriously behind on updates at the moment! Germany continues with a look at some movements in Hamburg Hbf Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720311264902 Next stop was Berlin, with a nice view from the top of the hotel, a trip to the Deutsche Tecknik Museum and later on Rammstein! Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720311455741 And finally for this trip, a trek across Europe by train to get back to London. Berlin-Hannover-Koln-Bruxelles-London St Pancras. It is possible in a day but split my journey in Belgium to get a classic 373 through the tunnel Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720311626788 Regards, Kieran
  20. Photos from Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, a must-see for anyone All photos - https://flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720311143035
  21. Batteries will struggle in rail operation, particularly for freight. If you think of the weight of batteries currently required to move a car at a sensible speed, what about a 780 tonne train up to 75mph? Operating over a busier and busier network where acceleration becomes more and more important, battery tech for large, heavy modes of transport I don't think will be mature enough. A US battery loco was over double the weight of a 201. Yes there's an area for them (shunting ops in yards for example) but I don't believe any real distance could be sensibly covered. And bi-mode locos/units while in theory a clever idea, just means you are always hauling equipment around that you don't need at that point in time.
  22. Continuing my German adventure, Day saw me depart from Köln and head back to Düsseldorf, and then a quick spin to Monchengladbach was in order for family reasons. Day 5 was a trip to Wuppertal, and the famous Schwebebahn railway, and a return to Düsseldorf via Köln. Day 6 was a majority travel day by ICE from Düsseldorf to Hamburg, with various locos seen on the way. The evening saw me head out and back with a pair of 112s in use on Regiobahn services out of Hamburg. Click on the photos to view them full size Album link - https://flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72177720310998616 Regards, Kieran
  23. July 2023 saw me visit Germany for approximately 10 days, plenty of photos so splitting them up a bit. I arrived late afternoon in Düsseldorf before heading to Köln, which would be my hotel for the next couple of days. The following day I headed down to Speyer, and the Sunday saw me head for the Mohne Dam, catching Train Charter Service's latest purchase in use. Album link - Regards, Kieran Reg
  24. The 8300 are the trailer cars for the 8100 Fleet is 8100, 8200 (withdrawn), 8500, 8521
  25. There's a 3 C3K diagram booked Thursday - Saturday, 0933ish Belfast - Dublin and 1221 return. Frequently mistaken for covering a DD set
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