Horsetan

How many of them did Bus Eireann have to start with?

Not that easy. The smokebox/G8AS parallel boiler/firebox and possibly the cylinders and outside motion are directly transferable from the Fowler engine, likewise pony and trailing bogie, but the chassis frames appear different. The 6ft driving wheels are shared with the Stanier Black 5. The tank and bunker plate work are also Stanier/Fairburn-like, without being a direct swap with either of those 2-6-4T designs. If it had been that easy, Hornby would have had alternative tooling for their Fowler 2-6-4T ready years ago.

D'ye think the Illuminati were involved?

D'ye think yer man's becoming a "seagull manager"?

Don't eat chips in their presence.

Doesn't say much people's commitment to things generally, either

I think they still do the divide/rejoin on the North Kent coast route, where down trains divide into Ramsgate and Dover portions, and up trains join, at Faversham.

I first saw the Clifden carriage in 1988. I remember it as being relatively complete, in a very faded grey/green shade. I last saw it in 2001. By then, it had been partly wrapped in sheets to keep some of the elements out, but some of the exterior timbers were missing, exposing the interior. Presumably a bit more of it has fallen off since then.

Basically a new-build, so.

We don't often hear about the oul station at Clifden, but it has made national news.... Is that MGWR 6-wheel carriage still rotting there?

Can't remember how much I paid for mine, but the rewheel to 21mm gauge was cheap.

In some of the SLNC photos, you can actually see the way the rail head undulates on each length due to long-term wear.

Turns the water black in the morning....

"St. Luke's Youth Group!"