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Railway History in Pictures ; Ireland Vol 1 & 2 by Alan McCutcheon . Both for sale , they are in good condition although the dust covers are slightly faded at the spines . There is one small tear on Vol 1 dust cover . They were printed in 1969 and 1970 respectively. Black and White photos . E20 for the pair. Postage extra or delivery can be arranged alternatively.

Lads, I once saw an idiot walking on the track between Sandycove and Dun Laoighre with an aluminium extension ladder!!!!

Howdy lads ,while on the trivia side of things can anyone explain the difference between Trap and Catch points?

On a totally different angle re the recessed foot holes on the 201s it was a common occurance to find dead pigeons , crows and all manner of bird life in there . One night in the company of a fitter I found a stunned owl in there.

Doubtful if 186 will be back in traffic, there is no doubting that it is a fantastic loco , totally reliable and extremely popular with everybody but it is difficult to get realistic paths for it unlike 85 , 171 and 4 which were built as express locos .A case in point was 2012 May tour when it ran light engine from Ballybrophy 90 mins after the tour due to no path being available as it was underpowered to maintain the path provided.