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It is not even on a slope from high ground, must have been an underground water course.

Looks like a reconnaissance mission to me. The defibrilator is probably on stand by for when you get the bill.

Some years I read a book about a man who travelled around the lands featured in biblical texts. He was looking at the bible from an historical point of view. He was visiting various sites mentioned in the texts. Even then he had to negeotiate military check points. One of the places he visited was Saint Catherine's monastery in the Sinal desert. The big claim to fame of Saint Catherine's monastery is that the monks who reside there claim that they have THE original burning bush, the one through which the Almighty caused to burst into flame and not burn while the Almighty conversed with Moses. Anyway, there is our hero, looking at the bush in the calm of a Sinal evening in the little yard in the monastery when something catches his eye...a fire extinguisher! I often wondered what would have happened if the bush had flared up into flame and a voice claiming to be the Almighty started pontificating from within it and the monks had cut lose with the fire extinguisher...... It's a good travel book to read. It is Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler

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This is an interesting video of the loading and unloading of iron ore with regard to the railway end of it. Very interesting but I would not recommend bringing a girl home to watch it if it your first date. It will probably be your last.

I was travelling (very slowly I might add) behind a car with the top folded down. Came to some temporary traffic lights and while stopped behind the car with the top folded down I noticed something unusual. Hanging from the rear view mirror of the car with the top down was....an air freshener thing!

Campaigners fume as Irish Rail backtracks on 35km greenway Campaigners fume as Irish Rail backtracks on 35km greenway

You could try locating Stephen Johnson's book "Locomotives and Railcars of Bord na Mona". If you are single and don't have a girl friend/ can't get a girl friend it's a great way to pass the time. If you are married and the wife is annoyed with you, it is a great read while camping out in the garden.

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Might be of interest. BBC 4 tv Monday 27 July7:30 PM k the Line with Barra Best Barra investigates Co Antrim's lost railway routes as he explores more of Northern Ireland's most spectacular countryside BBC4 Tuesday 28 July Barra Best continues to explore lost railway routes in Northern Ireland, visiting lines that ran through towns and villages around Lough Neagh BBC4 Wednesday 29 july Barra Best concludes his journey across the province by exploring County Tyrone's lost railway routes

It was in the "cab". I was very young at the time so did not take up much space. You could walk down the canal past Fatima Mansions to the depot where the canal barges were stabled and worked on. Then you could nip down to the Guinness place along the coble stones and watch the trains going in and out of the complex. Easily amused in those days.

Used to walk by Guinness's down the cobble streets with the track. The smell used to very pleasant. You could arrive at your destination smelling like you'd been in a pub. Got a cab ride many years ago when I was a child.

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First time I did the McGillycuddy Reeks in Kerry it was cloud/rain the whole day. Saw nothing as it was a navigating job the whole trip. Went back the following year and had clear,calm sunny weather so I actually got to see where I was!

From Modellbahn Union. I have some of these and they sit very well along side "00" as they are big wagons. At €19.99 this is great value freight car Sliding tarpaulin wagon Rilns Easiloader | HO gauge €24.99 for the red version. freight car Sliding tarpaulin wagon Rilns Railfreight Metal | HO gauge. €19.99 for this blue version freight car Sliding tarpaulin wagon Rilns Easiloader | HO gauge They come with the correct tension lock couplings. I have some. I had to press the bogies home on some of them but it is easy done...just press it home! I run them in rakes or along with steel coil wagons. I intend to get some more of the red version.