DERAILED

Apart from there never having been such a MGWR sign - the first two letters top left don't match the others, the spacing is wrong, there's no wear around the bolt holes and the sign in general shows no wear. It's based on the standard GSWR gate sign with the G.S. & ground off and two new letters added before casting to make the new sign.

Another crude fake on eBay for a mere £145 - from a reputable seller - I have advised them. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326344903438?_skw=IRELAND+RAILWAY&itmmeta=01JD4BRGKG7F6G39QT9ZFTCSNY&hash=item4bfbac0b0e:g:Dr8AAOSwyz1nPN-x&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkK%2BDdS5m%2FL1znQhd8KqGJA1lixRzG2IH%2F4yjNczGnONu%2B%2BFYuvQoz7vJBevXH9lSUNp1ZL9TKsmk4ed2rMwzUmAsVlzgtYHOcKoWfpfwkD%2FNEVZPW9QlT63wA%2B5Hp3lj8hac0%2B0AFe2aIkVwcqDqTe0kE4qBYbJY78yp8RWXUu1tuljBbgQymtY0Kgj2LowFwZRtE7SaqbzLquRJnLG8gcvCUV2amxh0VL6JpDax6MT03ehG%2BrzAYovpNitbTQrhE9ruUc%2FfUzalKZDsQvn8KpcXB2Qe5H%2FV4Fh%2BnrxEXNEw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-yJ4ovpZA

For anybody looking for Christmas presents for that enthusiast 'friend' that they secretly dislike South Dublin Auction may have the answer in their latest auction: https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/9b7a7c19f797442cdcf2e692b8929144/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/our-huge-jewellery-and-designer-goods-auction-with-over-300/?searchTerm=RAILWAY&searchOption=1 Surely these are genuine - they are so rusty!

A rush of blood to the head a couple of years back saw me buy this print (6.5" x 10.5") of "Maedhbh". for way too much and in any event it does not suit my purposes. The print is by Browne & Nolan, Dublin, and is on stiff paper/very light card. The reverse is not damaged as image would appear to show - it's just the colour from the front showing through. I haven't seen another example of this print - no artist indicated but possibly Costelloe. First €40 offer will be accepted and includes FREE tracked postage within the Republic of Ireland.

Nice graffiti at the start of the video!!

I wasn't! Incidentally why is Dublin shown as Connolly not Dublin (Connolly) and for inconsistency why are Dundalk and Drogheda not give their pointless 1916 'patriot' names to really confuse people. You know - Clarke Rail Halt instead of Dundalk Rail Halt....

Is that timetable some sort of junior enthusiast production or am I missing something? Train Station, Rail Station, Station and Dundalk Rail Halt??? Not to mention that the service was faster 30/40 years ago.

Yes, both are still available.

The McGowan brothers built this for me back in the late 1980s - pic doesn't do justice to how good the model was.

Ah, thank you, I'm a bit out of touch with what's been going on in Cork in recent years. I see a report into the vote here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-30897521.html anyway it's no more than the locals deserve having voted in the same clowns in local elections for decades.

Who voted for the greenway?

TWO IARNROD EIREANN WORKING TIMETABLES Connolly: Intercity, Commuter & DART Operative from Sunday 21st March, 2021 until further notice..............NOW SOLD Spring bound, 252 pages plus cover. In very good condition. €10 plus postage = €16 with FREE tracking. ----------------------------------------- Connolly: Intercity, Commuter & DART Operative from Sunday 11th December, 2022 until further notice. Spring bound, 252 pages plus cover. In very good condition. €10 plus postage = €16 with FREE tracking. ------------------------------------------

Here's two more recent ones - one from the auction house that seems to specialise in the stuff and and another real try-on from Adverts.ie €40 plus fees for the knock-off T&D commemorative plaque (the original of which was stolen some years ago) is staggering - who on earth would pay that for a worthless piece of crap? The 'anvil' - well you've got to admire the barefaced cheek of the seller.

Are they going to rebuild the roof - demolishing it before it fell down is one thing - rebuilding it quite another!

Couldn't agree more about the standard of cleaning on the 22000s on the Rosslare services. I am often on the evening departure from Connolly (18.35) as was, and a lad with a broom and a black plastic bag gets on in Gorey and makes his way through the train giving a cursory attempt to clear anything obvious. Simply not good enough and regularly when I am northbound from Wexford or Enniscorthy the train still has rubbish, crumbs etc. from its outward journey. The toilets are beyond comment. It isn't the lad with the plastic bag who is at fault but what passes for management in CIE/IE - couldn't manage a proverbial piss-up.