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Four twin packs of Bachmann/Murphy Models MK2a coaches (complete set) in mint condition, price 120 euro per pack. Packs are; IR logo, Pack MM4101 (running nos 4101 & 4108, and Pack MM4102 (running nos 4102 & 4110) IE logo, Pack MM4108 (running nos 4101 & 4108 and Pack MM4110 (running nos 4102 & 4110) These are complimentary to the MK2b/c coaches currently being offered by IRM Note these packs are unopened and still in original shrink wrapping. May be collected or delivered in Dublin. If interested please send me a PM

Three pack of Lima Mk 2 coaches in Galway livery in mint condition, price 170 euro available for collection in Dublin. If interested please contact me via PM.

Murphy Models MM0210 Cl 201 loco, no 210, River Erne, IE Orange.Yellow livery (full face yellow) boxed and in mint condition. 240 euro available for collection in Dublin. If interested please contact me via PM.

Memories of being there in the summer of '61 on a silver train.

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48 hours have passed, so now I'm getting worried. My order for Flats shows as paid and unfulfilled with an expected delivery time frame of quarter 3 2024. Yet the flats are showing as in stock and I've had no notification as regards shipping.

She's doing her job "never admit there is a problem"

They were arrested at the scene, what the DPP does is another matter.

????? The flats, not so in my case

It looks like the Britbus business is being wound up, which is disappointing news and means these commissions will not be repeated. at least not from that source. The tooling for their range of models must have some value and hopefully someone will step in to acquire it.

They seem to be separate incidents. A stolen waste disposal truck drove through the lowered level crossing gates in Sutton and that caused suspension of service between Howth Junction and Howth. The second incident which caused suspension of service on the main line occurred at Howth Junction and I would deduce this was much more serious and probably a fatality. Comment is usually quite reserved in such cases.

The Scenecraft model is in stock here but seems pricey https://modeltune.co.uk/products/bachmann-scenecraft-limited-edition-irish-pub-44-124a?variant=31433047605290

Hi DJ. In Ireland, VAT is not applicable to goods exported outside the EU nor is VAT applicable to the the associated costs of those exports. This includes postage, trucking, courier, airfreight, ocean freight, brokerage costs etc. Conversely on imports all those costs together with the actual invoiced value of the goods are taken together to establish the "Landed Cost" which is the figure on which VAT and Duties are applicable. Yes in effect they are applying vat on foreign postage but on the basis that it contributed to the cost of the goods.

Customs valuation for vat and or duties (if applicable) is "Landed Cost". So their assessment will take account of the invoiced value plus any associated shipping, courier, or postage costs.

Thinks he's Captain America now !!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a precedent for everything. Way back in the depths of time, the Rev Awdry (creator of Thomas the Tank) operated trains on his Tidmouth layout that carried different liveries on either side of the coaches. This worked quite well because the layout (an out and back branch terminus) was built around three walls of a room and exited into a return loop in an adjacent room. So since only one side of a train was visible at any time, as a train returned it appeared to be a different train.

Has me wondering about who took the picture.

It is very difficult to comprehend what motivated this act of wanton destruction. However without pretending I can read their minds it seems to me that the perpetrators (their age makes no difference) are worlds apart from the owners of the destroyed property. It is a act of resentment against a segment of society they see as privileged and engaged in a seemingly worthless pursuit, by people who see themselves as deprived by society. This is not something new. I don't excuse the vandalism, but we are in a time where there seems to be less tolerance of the underprivileged and that is exacerbating the problem. Politicians everywhere seem to be losing sight of the fact that addressing the root causes and spending money on education, sports etc, and ensuring there is inclusiveness and opportunity for all makes a lot more sense than being reactive and building prisons. I do accept that we will always have a subculture that is apart but it is the current scale of it that is alarming.

This is very sad news, I met Ken briefly in Bray a few years ago, without realising I was in the presence of greatness. He was a master craftsman and his passing is an enormous loss to all of us.

odd socks, a kindred spirit

600 mm is just under 24". I don't know of any proprietary OO/HO rolling stock that would not be very comfortable on curves with that radius. Many of us are constrained for space and can only dream of much better let alone a minimun radius of 1100 mm which is just over 43". It is likely that there is something wrong with the Lima Railcar you refer to. As regards isolating sections, it is easier to install these when laying the track but nonetheless, it should be possible to cut the track at the desired locations (a Dremel would be useful for this) and inserting isolating track connectors with a little wiggling.

Respectfully, I would suggest you consider converting your existing stock to Kadee couplings, tension locks are a legacy Triang abomination.

I believe that according to the scrap iron control act of 1938, it was actually illegal to export scrap iron at the point steam locos were being withdrawn and scrapped. There seems to have been a little white lie (with official connivance) when it came to the export of steam locos, IE they were supposedly going to Spain for continued use there. But as witnessed on the quayside as these locos were being loaded on a ship, it was quite clear from the liberal use of acetylene torches that they were headed to a scrap yard.

This is common practice on the part of all couriers, Over here they drop parcels on the doorstep and take a photo as proof of delivery.

Hmm, who lives in a odd place?