skinner75

Interesting looking livery on a 201 alright!

Those ads look like something Michael O 'Leary would sketch up in the back seat of the Merc on the way to the office.

You mean they look something like O'Leary would get a 12 year old to draw up, and give him a pittance for - just like the original Swine Air website (with horrible layout & dayglo colours everywhere) - designed by a teenager for a few quid

Lovely little shed scene that with the lights on the depot

Yery nice!

I have one of the panels from a 121 class at home, wll, in my dad's shed! It was autioned off by the ITG some years back to raise money for their loco funds.

As far as I can remember, it is from 126, and has 'Suitable for hauling air-braked trains' on it.

I must ask him to pop it in the boot the next time he is dropping over to me

Just had a look in the shed the other day, and it is actually from 130! I've asked my dad to bring it down with him this weekend, as there's a spot for it in my garage

A bit rich when you can pick up superior Murphys Mark IIs for less brand new!

and considering that none of them come with the box!

Yery nice!

I have one of the panels from a 121 class at home, wll, in my dad's shed! It was autioned off by the ITG some years back to raise money for their loco funds.

As far as I can remember, it is from 126, and has 'Suitable for hauling air-braked trains' on it.

I must ask him to pop it in the boot the next time he is dropping over to me

Great video!

I'd say there are plenty of wonderful video footage in the RTE archive.

On RTE1 tonight at 19.30 - 21st Century Railways (may be a repeat though)

Another bridge strike, in Cork this time:

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2013/07/03/meanwhile-in-cork-33/?fb_source=pubv1

Hi All

 

Stocks of the latest releases. 077 IE, 085 IE Weathered, 111 NIR and 8113 NIR Will be in stock this evening along with 071 Sound Chips.

Yippee! I've ordered 111 & 8113 from you - 077 & 085 will have to wait another month!

Nice one to keep for the future

Wow - some layout! I can see why it'd take 16years to get it to this level - stunning

Very nice!

Very very tasty!

The new livery certainly has grown on me. I do love the previous silver & black too though

Its interesting to see that the US Federal Government are prepared to override a citizens common law right to defend themselves when it suits vested interests in the arms industry.

 

The interesting thing is that US gun laws are derived from the old English Common Law right for a person to defend themselves.

I find it funny that they go ballistic - excuse the pun - over the printed gun, yet wouldn't bring in checks for crazy people / criminals when buying guns. As you say - protecting the arms industries interests.

Also funny are those who think that their right to bear arms will help them fight against the government should they get out of line - maybe back in the day of muskets, but all the small arms in the world won't do much against tanks/drones/jets/attack helicompters/missiles etc, should the government want to put down any group that gets uppity - Waco being an example

'Take off and nuke the site from orbit - it's the only way to be sure' AKA - format, and reinstall the laptop from scratch, giving the young lad a clip around the ear for messing it up in the first place!

any idea what the four, what look like grilles, above the cab windows of the two locos in the second last row from the back are?

That's what I thought - gives a great sense of speed moving along the line

Came across this on twistedsifter.com, and then found some more links. Amazing that so much is still extant in a large modern capital city!

There are some lovely brick lined cuttings in places

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemin_de_fer_de_Petite_Ceinture

Video of the route made up of stills pieced together (those arty French!):

Not modelling I know, but thought it may interest some

Kits are a great idea - especially if it keeps the cost down to allow assembly of a prototypical train length without breaking the bank!

sweet as a nut - love the smoothed cab front

Very cool!

Going to have to get 8113 - always had a soft spot for the look of the larger yellow panel compared to the other two