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Interesting piece https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/sligo-dublin-rail-service-under-threat-35233693.html. Are things that bad? They must be. It appears that successive governments on both side of the Irish Sea seem unable to grasp what is required to run a successful railway system. Privatisation in the UK has as much to do with raising revenue as it does with providing a service. Stephen
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Interesting piece https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/sligo-dublin-rail-service-under-threat-35233693.html. Are things that bad? They must be. It appears that successive governments on both side of the Irish Sea seem unable to grasp what is required to run a successful railway system. Privatisation in the UK has as much to do with raising revenue as it does with providing a service. Stephen
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And Muine Bheag. Stephen
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You guys have got your act together Re all the changes post Brexit. Well done. Stephen
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I bought my copy earlier this year and there was nothing to extra to pay. It was like it always had been, but I’m sure there’ll come a time when it won’t be. Happy reading. Stephen
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Not quite, more domestic cats derived from the Asian leopard cat. You know you’ve got them. Stephen
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If you contact Tom with your wishlist, you may be pleasantly surprised at the response. Stephen
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If you google Irish freight models Facebook, you find him. This is where you reach his store. I believe his original website got hacked, or something similar, so he resorted to using Facebook. I’ve always found Tom a very good guy to deal with. Stephen
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If you read the last paragraph of Mayner’s post again, you’ll see that they haven’t decided yet about RTR. Sorry about the duplication, I got called away to feed our Bengals before I had finished! Stephen
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That was a good, but short series, of articles. I believe others were Killarney, Carlow and Rathmore. An interesting variety. Stephen
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End of the line 1940s Ulster railways
StevieB replied to Noel's topic in What's happening on the network?
I was talking theoretically. I believe consideration was given during WW2 to laying a third rail on the CDJRC Derry to Strabane line so that all military traffic didn’t have to go via the NCC line. The GNRI Derry to Strabane ran through neutral Ireland. Stephen -
End of the line 1940s Ulster railways
StevieB replied to Noel's topic in What's happening on the network?
There were three circular routes serving Belfast, the still existing one through Lisburn and Antrim, and the now closed ones through Cookstown and Derry/Londonderry. The latter still partly exists through Coleraine. Stephen -
Quite delightful. Stephen
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We could always hope that this Ruston is on Hornby’s radar. They were widely used at industrial locations throughout the UK, in addition to the solitary example working for CSE. Stephen
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I think you’re right. It opens up great opportunities for modellers of the Irish scene. Stephen
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Have you ever shown a track plan? I would be interested in seeing one. Stephen
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More lovely photos of the South Waterford line. Stephen
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Does this help? Stephen
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These don’t appear to have been very common in Ireland. What British model would be best to use? Stephen
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Lovely stuff, George. Stephen
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Let’s hope 2021 is better than 2020. Can it be any worse? Let’s hope not. We now have a COVID-19 vaccine and a UK/EU ‘comprehensive’ trade deal. I’m sure one will work but not so sure about the other. Anyway, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stephen
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I got my pair this morning Royal Mail 24 hour guaranteed delivery. At this time of year that is remarkable. Stephen
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I got my notification from Hattons today as well. Stephen
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Is anyone else on the eastern side of the Irish Sea having trouble laying their hands on the latest 121’s. Just spoken to Hattons and there seems to be a delay in getting them out of Dublin. It wouldn’t have anything to do with the time of year, Christmas no Brexit, would it? Stephen
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To return to this topic, this has probably got a lot to do with Brexit. A direct service between northern France and Rosslare is on the cards, cutting out the trek through UK. The additional journey time is preferable to the additional paperwork from 1st January 2021. Stephen
