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  1. skinner75
    I remember having a basic Airfix one of those when I was a kid. Thought it was a good idea to use the top oven as a 'hanger' - unfortunately, it hadn't cooled down enough, and one of the wings got a bit 'melty'...
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    I came across the page below, but it doesn't appear to have the Belfast-Dublin: https://digital-rails.com/wordpress/2020/09/09/making-tracks-routes/
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    Apart from if you head south, there is only Kilkenny between Laois and the sea! There are no counties as far as I can see where in some direction, there is only one county between it and the sea
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    I can remember a lot of the 70's Van Hool busses in Dublin having a reg with BIK in it, and also cars with ZV. So much easier with the modern license plates!
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    Anyone any idea whether the car license plates are from NI or ROI? Just wondering if the Donegal attitude was the same back then as it is now - buy car in NI, then don't bother getting a ROI plate on it
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    I came across this while surfing Youtube yesterday - impressive stuff! Makes sense with the distances involved, and that the line is freight only. Some amount of wagons being hauled for sure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5iBbmas2w
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    https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/zinc-price-slide-claims-first-victim-irish-mine-closes-2023-06-20/
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    May make for an interesting place to visit if you are in Berlin for a weekend city break: https://youtu.be/PDKyQo-I5NY
  9. skinner75
    Unless there was a drop in the price of zinc & it makes more sense to sit on it till the price comes back up
  10. skinner75
    They mentioned the price of zinc currently being low, so no point in mining something if the return isn't great
  11. skinner75
    Looks like the Taras may not be seen for a while... https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0614/1389062-tara-mines/
  12. skinner75
    Dunno about lids, but looks like a red Tara with blue graffiti to me
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    https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/live-bus-jammed-under-low-27103488 https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/0612/1388682-cork-bus-crash/
  14. skinner75
    Did they ever double-head that yoke?
  15. skinner75
    A friend was drinking cans of this the other day - €2 a can in Dunnes
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    €50?
  17. skinner75
    Found this on Adverts - may be just what is missing from someone's railway room!: https://www.adverts.ie/other-antiques-collectables/antique-and-collectibles/30297790
  18. skinner75
    Cost of buying the extra land to extend to 4 lines between Malahide & Connolly would be quite the sum I'd wager!
  19. skinner75

    Customs & VAT

    skinner75 replied to WRENNEIRE's topic in News

    They'll work out at a nice price per signal with that charge on top!
  20. skinner75
    Came across this today - may be no more than wishful thinking, but still https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/galway-news/closed-irish-rail-line-track-8448347
  21. skinner75
    Ooh - smoke generator fitted on the top end models. This would be a great feature on a 121/141/181
  22. skinner75
    Reminded me of this:
  23. skinner75
    I really hope they don't electrify all lines here - I hate the look of overhead wires, and you can't pretend you are 'back in the day' when there are overhead wires above a steam loco for example! Then you read about something like this below, and think 'the planet is screwed': https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/mind-boggling-methane-emissions-from-turkmenistan-revealed
  24. skinner75
    WinRar will do the job on Windows, available at: https://www.win-rar.com/
  25. skinner75
    'It's only temporary unless it works' as the saying goes!
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