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  1. Branchline121
    Ok thanks!
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    I know this isn’t the forum for trouble with grammar, but I can’t find any info online about which is right — I’m making an invitation for my twins’ birthday party, and I’m not sure if it would be [NAME] & [NAME]’s birthday; or [NAME]’s & [NAME]’s birthday. Again, I realise this forum isn’t for these kinds of problems, but I’m getting desperate…
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    Curiously enough the engines were built for the USSR, although never made it due to rising tensions from the Cold War. Perhaps GE thought the Soviets wouldn't mind the odd appearance as long as it worked?
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    Ohh... A de Havilland Canada, is it?
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    I wonder whatever happened to those railcars -- the quarry has long since been drained, but no sign of the stock! Perhaps they were scrapped?
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    My guess is that they’ll probably have some of those new Alstom Coradias they’re testing out in the Low Countries to replace the 201 & DD combinations, as locos are definitely on the way out — there’s also the possibility of the higher-speed Siemens Velaros in the case that the line gets upgraded; either way, it seems that they will be dual-mode for the electrification south of Drogheda, or if IÉ decided to get their act together and electrify the way to Belfast.
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    I wouldn't say the 071s would be converted to electric traction, it's more likely Irish Rail will just order some of those popular TRAXX locos that are everywhere on the continent.
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    I wish they went back into service on smaller trains... Shame it's unviable.
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    tbh I think it would be cool to have the remaining 141s restored and used on local freight trains, but that’s unrealistic and unlikely. It still would be cool.
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    You forgot the J26!
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    One of the main industries to use rail freight worldwide would be the car industry, using trains to transport their shiny, new cars from the assembly line to the dealership. Many of us know that a large industry in Cork from the 1910s to the ‘80s was the Ford factory, producing many iconic models from the Fordson tractor to the Sierra. My question is: were there ever automobile trains in Ireland, and if so, where did they run between? If anybody has photos, I would love to see them.
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    This post has convinced me that a Forza game on the Canaries would actually be great.
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    Good ol’ bones. It’s a shame they’re all being scrapped on the continent.
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    Um, the GNRI didn’t build the Armagh-Castleblayney but operated its services and acquired it in 1911, and the INWR was already there, so that couldn’t have blocked the line; might you be referring to the Carrickmacross branch opened by the GNRI in 1886? I will take into consideration your book.
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    I wonder what stock would be ordered for an electrified Great Northern line? Would a more conventional TRAXX or Vectron loco be ordered? Or would they go with a full bona fide high-speed electric Velaro EMU? Whatever it may be, they would presumably have to be dual-voltage for the 1500 V DC Malahide-Connolly section, so maybe a Euro Dual loco will be ordered if the BR Class 93 is a success.
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    The line was supposed to have made it to Kingscourt, if that had came to fruition that part of the railway probably would have lasted a bit longer.
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    The old GNRI station used to connect up to Waterside via the lower deck of the Craigavon Bridge, but seen as that is nowadays a road, I don't know how it would play out.
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    What was the story with the Drogheda-Navan line? All the OS Maps show it as single-tracked (although the final 6-inch signifies accomodation for a second), but various photos show two lines, and it was singles again from c. 1965 onwards(?) Can anyone clear this up?
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    Perhaps this is a silly question but is/was there a platform 9 in Heuston station. There’s the terminal platforms 1-8 and the now-shut(?) through platform 10, but what ever happened to number 9? Was there ever a plan or did they just name platform 10 that because 10 is cooler than 9?
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    ... But also the most boring!
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    It is!?
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    It's good to see the possibility of more rail reopenings, so hopefully that happens (and the northernmost MGWR line in the east reopens!) Maybe this is impossible to answer, but what was the line with the highest ridership to close?
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    Thomas the Tank Engine suddenly looks a lot more realistic!
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    or a dreamy Kingscourt…
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