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Two people have told me Portlaoise. But I can't confirm. But the "Midlands" part I got right from the horses mouth.

Grain in bulk is to be moved from Foynes to the Midlands starting next summer. Apparently, between the energy crisis/war with Russian Foynes and railfreight are back on track it would seem.

Building card using home made texture prints

Just ordered the yellow front one as this was the first loco I saw as a young child shunting at the old mill in Phisborough right before the canal branch closed.

Maybe more spoofing but freight flows start in 2027 they claim. No mention of what freight. https://www.independent.ie/county/limerick/limerick-rail-project-well-on-track-as-final-section-of-foynes-rail-line-is-laid/a/162723042.html

Scenery wise, I would exaggerate the embankment leading down to the beach. It would make the flat viewing perspective more interesting.

Can get over the number of trains serving Sligo in 1959 including overnight passenger services! The end of mail trains was the end of so much.

Cryril Freezer's plans are really ideas more than practical layouts. You can't build most of them outside of something like Lionel O Gauge track. Having said that, there were some neat plans that if you had the space could work. I have his book and do like dipping into it now and again.

The best decision. There was never a case for this being reopened. https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/0908/1590681-sligo-greenway/

One of the things which strikes about the latter-day photos of rail lines like the Swilly, is that they are not as dilapidated as you might expect. If anything, they look well looked-after and clean. I have seen photos of far worse railway dilapidation on CIE in the 60s and even 80s.

Would love to see the Fry layout as it was in Malahide built here. The Casio in Dublin is a woeful effort, I do not care what people say. Everyone, including me, finds it massively disappointing. No ones fault. The building is too small.