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"raising of the curtain" - could this be a reference to curtain-sided cement wagons perhaps?

Details on the Revenue site, with a few examples given: https://revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/buying-of-goods-online-for-personal-use/buying-goods-from-outside-the-eu.aspx

32C? Lucky you! Temp in my attic the last week was around 45C!!

This guy has some Irish stock listed: https://www.adverts.ie/member/1685025/ads/page-1/ 4x Bachmann 2A coaches (2x IR / 2x IE) €240 3x Lima flying snail coaches €80 Lima NIR 201 class, 209 €120 May be of interest to somebody here. Based in Dundrum, Dublin

I reckon so too - definitely in tan, as this was the livery they ran with for most of their life.

Such a pity - Facebook is rotten - I had to leave it

I have never been to the Blackrock show, and where online were the orders taken?

I had an Action Man in a Wehrmacht uniform back in the day

On a kind of similar theme, on Netflix there's a show called The Toys That Made Us. Each episode focuses on a different toy, and goes into the history of it, with interviews with the creators/designers etc. None are railway related though, but the likes of Barbie, GI Joe, etc

Is there anybody with a second one that would be willing to swap for a 141/181? This is how bad I want one!

Brexit has hit UK trade big time. Apparently, Ireland are now a net exporter to the UK, instead of being a net importer as they were a couple of years ago, so well done Brexit!

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I've seen some pretty cool pallets arrive into work with new servers being delivered. The corner blocks are made from a tough plastic, and are round - very sturdy build!

anybody with a second one that they would part with? trade for a KD or a D class Atlantean?

A39R just ordered!

Were the recesses for the staff catcher on the sides of the 101 class ever actually used? I've never seen a pic with a staff catcher fitted in that space. It makes the cab side rather ugly compared to the side of a 001/201

Those Markle dvds are gold! Great nights viewing in each one. I have them on both dvd and vhs - proper old school!

Nice bit of 'cut & shut' work that!

The show is what it is. It was never going to be targeting the railway enthusiast. It does have more railway interest than the Michael Portillo show though. What it does share with that show, is that it highlights places of interest in the areas covered, that would pique the interest of the average viewer to go and visit. I thought that the Giants Causeway episode was fine - no Pendelino footage used at any rate!

I have to say, it is one good thing to come out of the lockdowns, as I had never previously attended an IRRS meeting even though I have been a member for over 10 years! Hopefully, they'll continue with them when the in-person meetings resume

If anyone has ordered double, and wants to swap the second for one of these, message me here

Probably use footage of a BR Class 252!

Very nice! Just ordered a couple there now

I'd say it'll be September before pubs are fully reopened - at the very earliest! (The ones that do reopen that is)