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Riversuir226
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Clogh bridge 31/12/75, After a bridge hit by an excavator on the back of a truck causing the granite masonry to be moved and buckled the rails, even with efforts to stop the train, it still hit the bridge at over 60 mph. B132 ended up at the bottom of an embankment on its roof , the leading 3 coaches jumped the bridge and shattered on impact . 5 people died with numerous injuries most down to the coaches disintegrating and penetration of other coaches.
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on the 6/2/76 174 derailed near Scarbhach Co Down following an explosion, luckily the train was only travelling at. 30 mph and was in a cutting the loco and 6 mk2's ended up leaning against the cutting. Buckeye coupling and modern all steel coaches prevented serious injury or loss of life.
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211 was hauling the 8:25 Dublin to Westport when it derailed at Curry level crossing due to the poor condition of the track. All 7 coaches were derailed to some degree and 440 meters were damaged. This led to probably the modernization of most of the track in Ireland and a timely wake up call to the government and Irish rail.
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Happened in Tramore when 560 exMGWR fancied a night stay in the Hotel De Life on the 13/8/1947. It broke through the buffers in the station and landed upright on the Strand Rd following a brake failure on the 1 in 140 gradient. 12 years earlier a 2-2-2 tank derailed closer to Waterford at Carricklong bridge dragging 2 coaches down the embankment after her. Fast forward to the 8/11/97 211 and 3 mk3's derailed at knockcroghery co Roscommon.
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A60 was another casualty of the time derailed in Portadown after travelling 48 km from the border with nobody at the controls.
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I heard something similar, what a shame they didn t get some good Welsh coal that the British railways had at the time.
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I know Maeve hit the high 90's near Thurles, im nearly positive it was 96? the 201's definetly went over 100 on or near the same stretch as for the 071's I wouldn t be surprised if they did.
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http://www.hidden-dublin.com/images/rail/rail_summit.html Rare pics of probably the least photographed line in the country.
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Looking good Sean, keep up the good work
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Good man Eoin having the windows will make the world off difference. I think the Texas Deise man knows where to find us;).
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Im sure its to do with the power the loco has. The last one of the 60's was the 67's so that might explain the 68 class. It looks terrible to me, a cross between a 67 and a 70 yuk!!!!!!
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I ve had the dynamsis with the pro box, for years never gave me any bother. Find it simple to use and it does everything that I require. Price wise the basic unit was approx 80 euro and was bought from Grahams and the pro box was picked up on the nrm forum for less than 100 complete with a second handheld.
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http://IE201.irnirishrailwaynews.yuku.com/photos/view/pid/262065 Hope this may help!!
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Not too sure about inchicore of heuston, but I ve pics of the one in Waterford if thats any good.
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Excellent job Tom, which autofactors done the aerosol's for you?
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Sweet, its coming on nicely.
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Y33 eh, http://pluto.servers.rbl-mer.misp.co.uk/~torqueoc/genesiskits.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=51&category_id=9&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1&Itemid=3
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Y33 eh, http://pluto.servers.rbl-mer.misp.co.uk/~torqueoc/genesiskits.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=51&category_id=9&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1&Itemid=3
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http://apocopa.free.fr/bogies_marchandises.htm Came across the above while checking out y23 bogies. Ok its in French but theres good pics of all the different types.
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The wagons were bought secondhand, everything else is there even the wheels/ bearings and screws are there for the missing bogies. I have come across mir kits with missing bits before but a quick call to Ian usually sorted out the problem. Sadly thats not an option since thr demise of mir. Weshty looking forward to these bogies coming out please do them as a spare as well as with the new kits.
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Thanks Des, looking forward to them. The bachmann ones are a good bit smaller & don't look right under the tara's. The cambrian y25 seem to be a total different type altogether. I ll finish off the bodies in the meantime and wait for your ones.
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Hi lads, In the middle of building a few mir Tara kits, but im missing 4 bogies. Does anyone know of a supplier other than cambrian or bachmann? Even better would have any spare;)? Many thanks
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Fatality on the line at Lisburn.
Riversuir226 replied to Broithe's topic in What's happening on the network?
Same here Rich, he wasn t the same after the incident, poor man took it too the grave. -
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A class, 141's and 071's boy that brings back memories of the early 90's. What you ve achieved is perfection. you ve hit a home run with this shed.
