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The 071s are off to Brazil, then?

The current plan is for the railway to bypass west of the village, although I’m not sure what they plan to do with the roads there. I’d say they’ll bridge them instead of build new level crossings.

There's a photo of the engine shed on the IRRS archive: https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/54253416410/

Some photos do show the remains of what I assume to have been a siding into the factory.

Found this image of Larne, description says it was taken c. 1888. There’s a nice view of the town and sidings and a loco that looks ancient — even for 1888!

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0724/1584928-irish-rail/ Irish Rail have announced they plan to upgrade the Northern line to 4 tracks. First mention of this concept since GNRI days I presume?

O'Dea's collection has been discussed before on Wikimedia Commons, but unfortunately it seems they're very much still under copyright protection.

Consultation for the line has opened here. While it follows parts of the original alignment, Drumree is bypassed to better serve Dunshaughlin, Kilmessan is diverted to avoid development, and the line south of Navan is altered for the same reason. All in all it deviates from the original line a lot more than the Clonsilla–M3 Parkway line.

Irish Rail’s Rail2050 strategy mentions utilising the Foynes branch up to Ballingrane for a commuter service, so the station shouldn’t be a complete waste, provided they follow through.

These proposals for a new street in Navan could enroach onto the parking available at the station. If they go ahead it could really complicate opening a heritage railway.

I believe they call it the "Streisand effect".

Cool to see someone else on the forum is playing this game. I tried my hand at a Mills-inspired house but I think it needs a bit of work:

I made a livery edit for a 2900 with Arrow colours a while ago, it should fit this thread:

Not to be the bringer of bad news, but I think @GSWR 90’s comment was tongue-in-cheek. It would be nice for Moyasta to return but I think it’s too rural and too niche to really be sustainable. Realistically the best outcome would be that 5C is sent to Dromod or put on display somewhere secure.

Feels like a bit of a scam that there’s an 071 named after the GSWR, but none named after the MGWR, GNRI or DSER.