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Everything posted by skinner75
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Ah ok, it's probably been 15~20 years since I was there last!
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Kilrush to Kilkee is being done first - afaik, the railway hadn't got that far, so no harm yet
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Thanks, but I don't do Facebook
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Small yards & locations on the irish railway system
skinner75 replied to Celtic_transport's topic in General Chat
Speaking of Barrack Street, I came across this vid the other night (the start is a slideshow, but goes into video later): https://youtu.be/A0hXzVPfhvY?si=x5QfJpweflM4hcsG -
Order for replacement of 1980s Dart trains comes after years of indecision and delay – IrishCycle.com https://share.google/ZcXmqecPeUx3AqrL2
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No doubt them RMweb admins running a DDOS attack on us here!
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On the pic above with 113, what are the two devices on the rails?
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mgwr preserved railway Connemara Railway project.
skinner75 replied to ttc0169's topic in What's happening on the network?
Link to the story on a non-rag website: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1215/1549100-conamara-galway/ -
I came across this story on my phone, and thought it'd be interesting to people here: https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/12/07/unique-history-of-mayos-railway-network-from-times-past/
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I had a Meccano crane set back in the 80s & had great fun building the various cranes
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AI has a problem with peoples hands too
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Metro Dublin metro procurement to begin this year
skinner75 replied to spudfan's topic in What's happening on the network?
CPO & bulldoze their houses! -
Better than having to go halfway across the country to change trains for sure!
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Good news! https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/its-the-end-of-the-line-for-the-proposed-sligo-greenway/a582742941.html
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Talk on North Wexford Line / Éigse Sliabh Rua 2025
skinner75 replied to jhb171achill's topic in What's On?
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No problem! https://youtu.be/u4hed723pd8?si=SW81SsBValj-Ka55
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The Accurascale 5x Black Friday Sale Starting Now!
skinner75 replied to Warbonnet's topic in British Outline Modelling
Only the cement bubbles & H vans in stock, as far as the Irish stock goes -
Road goods vehicles in Ireland 1950s/1960s
skinner75 replied to Mol_PMB's question in Questions & Answers
I remember around mid 80s, the dad of a friend from up the road running a fleet of Hino trucks from out of a yard near Croke Park. He got me one of the Hino winged grill badges, which I stuck on the door of my room -
I avoid sea, rivers, canals, lakes - any more water than the shower is not for me! If I had kids, I'd show them Jaws and Piranha movies from a very young age, and tell them that the sea around Ireland has killer sharks, and that the rivers & lakes are full of piranha - that should keep them away from the waters!
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I've a lovely brass one at home
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the gift that keeps on giving!
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I got in touch with Derek by email & he let me know that the only one still available to preorder was the CIE Dart KC111 on route 101, which I duly placed an order for one!
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April 26 for preordering these? I've not preordered one from him as yet. I can't access that Facebook group/page either, so no way of preordering if that is the only way to do so
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