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Fantastic photos! When was this line last used?

A makey-uppy rule by government spooks.

Yes I drive them a few times a month. What strikes me is the width of the N17 they cross at the three locations. The road traffic is heavy all day long until about 8PM. This is before we get to the line on the main street at Charlestown or crossing the now very busy road from Tubbercurry to Ballina. This road is going to get even busier as this will be the exit road from the planned N17 bypass. I honestly can see this section being done without causing major traffic congestion or invested in Swiss-level engineering. Which would be great but can't be justified. either elevating the road or the rail line for the N17 parts alone would be astronomical in terms of costs.

I know it is probably pointless, but just in case, someone gave me a box of Triang R29 'shorter' BR coaches - not the really short ones - would they have any potential to kitbash into something Irish? Thanks.

Can't see it going north of Tuam. Too many level crossings on wide busy N roads. "Additional platforms on Galway and Sligo routes to strengthen rail resilience" what does this even entail?

The Midnight Hour JR stinks of a cynical political ploy to constantly delay and delay to find more reasons to kill it off. The objectors are all well connected political types so it's all the same clique. Very sus.

Poster makes it look like just a little kids day out to be honest.

I have the broken wheel decals applied. Do any of you folks know what is the best alphabet/numerical decal sheet to do the numbering? Thanks.

Primer check. I know it is crude but the black livery should hide the many faults using the 3 foot rule

Still deep in the land of compromise So American looking for a British loco!

Part 2 of Fake it till I Fake It.

I have often wordered too. They are so similar did LMS share the plans?

Being from the lazy - close enough - end of the kitbashing faction, I have started messing around with the old Triang/Hornby Class 08 shell. I got the boxes all in a row by cutting the central section out and flipping it around. I am also having a hard time finding a photo or drawing of the D301 roof. So I am flying blind in this regard. Anyway, here is what stage one looks like.

Own and cherish tangible physical media. Personal hardcopy archives is our only choice at this stage.

It is pretty worrying when you read some of the reports about it telling lies and then being caught and it being deceptive or trying to gaslight its way out of being found out. It's not good and is unregulated. Military Photo Archives are being decimated by it with bogus AI images of conflicts/events. Shocking stuff.