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  1. Where did you put the wife's meat that was in the freezer?
  2. Good post. If they do not order now there will be no Christmas supplies. A lot of money will have been outlaid for products that will not arrive before tariff day. So do you cut and run and give up your production slot? If "tariff day" does not come to pass there will be a scramble to get a production slot as others will have played the wait and see game too. It will effect toys in general. If supplies are not brought in there will be a lot of angry parents at Christmas. Many will have believed in the "produce everything in America" mantra without seeing how it would play out. Sounds great in theory but something that would take years to implement. I can see a lot of photos of The Grnich sitting behind a big desk hitting the internet come Christmas.....
  3. Clark Railworks OO Demountable Tank Wagon Announcement – Rails of Sheffield
  4. A Heljan class 57. Lima class 47 and lima class 31. Class 57 from Rails of Sheffield while the Lima class 31 and 47 came from EBAY and are unused. Very pleased.
  5. Yes I bought some stuff these too. Even places like ELTOY and BANBA had some train stuff. Think Marks Models is about the only one now. Was there a Murphy Models place somewhere about Aungier Street?
  6. Every time I think of Monck Place I get the aroma of pipe tobacco. Same when I use the models I bought there......
  7. They were instock yesterday when I put the listing up. Must have been someone from this neck of the woods that bought them.
  8. Search Results for “murphy models” – Zetland Model Railways £32 AND £35. UNBOXED
  9. Would have liked to photoshop a Deltic on Bord na Mona tracks, but the technical department is out shopping at the moment.
  10. ‘Ridiculous’ system sees southern ticket holders forced to queue separately at Belfast Grand Central Station ‘Ridiculous’ system sees southern ticket holders forced to queue separately at Belfast Grand Central Station
  11. LIMA 205018 CLASS 217 DIESEL LOCO No 217 in IE Railways Yellow Livery. OO Gauge LIMA 205018 CLASS 217 DIESEL LOCO No 217 in IE Railways Yellow Livery. OO Gauge | eBay
  12. I see this on the MARKS MODELS site. We have acquired a large collection of Irish model railway items RTR and kits together with many scenic items. These are on sale in our Greenogue shop only. In addition to this we also have a large selection of old Airfix kits. This Sale is in our Greenogue Store only.
  13. One of those news feed items. Irish Rail plans 'bridge strike cameras' to reduce delays when bridges are hit
  14. That video of Youghal is sad. I remember going to Youghal by rail from Dublin to stay in the CIE camping coach holiday thing. These were carriages in a field on a length of track. All mode cons on board. Cooking facilities, bunk beds and wooden stair cases from the grass to the doors. To hire one you had to travel on a mainline train, so it was done to promote rail travel too. Don't think it lasted too long but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Going from Drimnagh to a coach in a field was a novelty to say the least. Someone had initiative then.
  15. The word "ambitious" seems to imply something out of the ordinary. So not just a loco on it's on, but a small loco with some wagons. So maybe a 401 or a 421 class plus three cattle wagons?
  16. Cross-border Railway Connections events planned for Derry & Donegal Cross-border Railway Connections events planned for Derry & Donegal “Railway Connections: Donegal-Derry” | Donegal Railway Museum
  17. Jouef. Elaine's Trains - Jouef HDI Made in Ireland CIE diesel loco 1306
  18. Probably just a minor bump, but there will be a lot of questions as to the "WHY". Investigation launched after two trains collide at Westport station
  19. I bow to your superior knowledge. Did not read the full description
  20. Oxford OR76BOOM03 Railway gun cannon Boche Buster flecktarn gauge 00 Railway gun cannon Boche Buster flecktarn | Freight wagon gauge 00 | Gauge 00
  21. Said it before. A small CIE shunter and two or three cattle wagons in a set. Hours of fun...
  22. "IXION" had to be returned. One of the motorised bogies was not working.
  23. Ex CIE carts were also used by coal men delivering coal.
  24. I remember the horses, the tractors then the Scammels. It was not unusual to see a horse drawn unit pulled up outside a premises, nosebag on the drive unit (the horse) while the driver was in with a parcel...not a scanner in sight. Don't think the unit had a tracking device either and I never saw on fitted with a tachograph either. Was not unusual to see one of the delivery units stopped on the quays while the drive unit slaked it's thirst at one of the drinking troughs on the edge of the footpath. Sometimes you would see a horse drawn unit pulled up outside the metal latrine that used to be there too while the driver used the facilities. Very quiet units with the rubber tyres but the drive unit could be a tad noisey. Marrowbone lane was cobbled at the time and the sound of the drive unit's feet clip clop reverberating off the nearby walls on both sides was a sound to behold. Funnily enough the horse drawn units were very advanced for the time. People marvel at the voice controlled ALEXA thing (don't have one) but these horse drawn units were also voice controlled. The horses knew basic commands and were easily controlled. High spirited units had blinkers to keep them calm. I mentioned before when I moved from Cork Street flats (very modern in the day. They were new when we moved in) to Drimnagh our furniture was brought on a horse drawn unit. This was exCIE, don't know about the horse. Yeah, fond memories. I ,
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