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  1. Galteemore
    It’s not really a generalisation DJ, but is based on empirical observations. Having spent parts of my working life in places where people literally cannot guarantee if they will eat tomorrow has rather changed my perspective on the relative luxury I live in. And yes, I have sold off previous stuff to fund my habit! The fact that I can allocate any assets at all to a mere hobby would be simply inconceivable in some of the places I have worked.
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    To be brutally honest, anyone who can afford to spend significant sums on what are essentially toys is, in global terms, rich beyond measure. In terms of Maslow’s pyramid, most of us are living quite far up on it….
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    Will PM you @Rob R if I can find the details ….
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    Poor old 184 was very short of breath by this stage. It’s a remarkable event though - probably the last standard gauge steaming in company service (CIE still owned 184) in these islands. 1907 has a strong case for being the last steam hauled passenger carriage!
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    Now that is rather nice. Like the flexibility being built in, too.
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    Fabulous stuff. Real echoes of Fintonagh/Swillybegs here. Although I am a little alarmed to see you drifting down the primrose path of 32mm again……;)
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    Fab. Correct route numbers and all! 163 was my local bus (Carrickfergus).
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    Great decision Patrick. Be a shame for it to simply stay in storage.
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    Terrific work. Instantly gives the loco Irish citizenship !
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    Shane’s Castle also recaptured very nicely the look of the Irish roadside tramway. Something I only appreciated fully on the last day of operations. IIRC Shane carries the chimney off a Burrell traction engine!
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    Fabulous effort. Really picks up on the variety which characterised 50s trains in Ireland. Coronation Scot-style corporate cohesion it was not….
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    Gorgeous. SLNC coach is still very new, and has the clerestory windows still - in later life the entire roof was felted.
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    This is arguably butchery and despoliation of a rare 6w survivor. And it’s magnificent. What an imaginative and sensible repurposing of a vehicle which would have otherwise had no real use in preservation. It reminds me of the UK heritage line which took an Austerity tank loco, ripped the tank off and converted it into a freelance tender loco - creative use of an asset to make something even more attractive and purposeful than the original. It’s highly likely that Inchicore would have done such a remodelling given the right circumstances. Kudos to Downpatrick once again !
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    Most striking Harry. Very interesting that they were brass, as loco handrails were normally steel.
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    Prams? Ex MGWR hearse van was used as a pram carrier on Tramore line. No fold up buggies in those days
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    Great work Alan. Signal boxes can be tricky things but you’ve really got the character of this one nailed
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    They are unlikely to see any use. But neither is dereliction likely. This is a commercial operation and the proprietor has a vested interest in keeping the locos as intact as possible.
  18. Galteemore
    Thank you !
  19. Galteemore
    U class (1915) please ?
  20. Galteemore
    Wheelbases are interesting things. The GNRI A class goods engine has the same wheelbase as an LMS Duchess, which was most useful in sourcing coupling rods! Great photos David, we are most grateful to have your talents employed modelling more arcane stuff now….but that Nottingham Forest does deserve a run out.
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    They regularly had a stall at Widdecombe Fair. A unique feature of their branding was listing every member of staff on the product packaging.
  22. Galteemore
    Phil Aspinwall made a JS. I have a J part built - rolling chassis. Even compared to a PP it’s tiny!!
  23. Galteemore
    Need one of these from DCC concepts
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    Closest thing Omagh’s ever had to a night life.
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    What made the 2-day tour especially attractive for English visitors in the 70s and 80s was that Ireland offered something virtually unique. Wooden bodied stock operating on what was still a largely steam age railway system - semaphore signals etc etc. It really was worth travelling to. But what the RPSI can offer now, good as it is, no longer stands out so much against what is available to English enthusiasts closer to home.
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