spudfan

This is NOT my mrs....

Nah...too much paperwork involved.....

Yes I agree! If you look at pages 11 and 13 of this thread you will see a few more photos taken during a walk on Sliabh Sneacht with a decent covering of snow. The two on page 11 are from December 14 last year and the two on page 13 are from March 10 this year.

Yes Broithe, you are correct.

The first dusting of snow this morning. Not much but usually a precursor of more to follow.

That does sound painful and you are lucky you got it before the area became infected. Thankfully you did not have to carry someone over the threshold that day...

Thank you for that, but it is not showing on their site yet. I will put it on my Santa list as he always seems to be able to get the stuff you want.

One of the many unsung heroes of the system. Out in all weathers and all hours.

DERAILS have new Bachmann class 37 and 47 diesels from £149 DCC ready and other sound options etc. Search - OO Newsletter Special: (derails.co.uk)

A combination of two days away, a faulty ballcock and a bad joint to the overflow pipe..Layout is at the other end..thankfully! Came home, saw the drips through a crack in the ceiling. Busy evening ensued.Plumber landed 8.30am next morning. Replaced ball cock and new joint on overflow pipe . Cost €65 for the plumber who called in on his way to another job. .

This would make a wonderful set for those with small space layouts.

Hornby in the past would not have even considered a run as low as 500 pieces as a commission so things must have changed at Margate. I remember some years ago someone approached them to do something and the amount they were willing to work off was in the thousands. Whatever lands from this if it is not up to your standards don't buy it. I thought Marks Models would have commisioned an 00 version of their van first.

Might be dried up for next year...

Anyone at the Ploughing Championship?

From yesteryear.

That Pecolube is good stuff but sometimes you just have to get the specialised stuff from your local Ann Summers branch.....

When we moved from the Coombe to Drimnagh in the 1960's the furniture was shifted on a horse drawn cart.

"sustainable decommissioning’ of life-expired vehicles." What is the criteria for life expired vehicles where LUAS is concerned?

Don't know if there is anything new here for those who follow this stuff but this turned up in Metro Report International. IRELAND: Rail and road project agency Transport Infrastructure Ireland is drawing up plans to begin replacing Dublin’s tram fleet and procure vehicles for future Irish light rail lines. Dublin’s 44 km Luas tram network has a fleet of 81 Alstom Citadis trams ordered in four tranches in 1999-20. Luas opened in 2004 and the first 40 trams are now approaching the end of their lives, while plans to expand the network will require additional vehicles. TII is also involved in planning a tram network for the city of Cork. TII has begun market engagement for a framework contract for new trams, inviting feedback from potential suppliers ahead of an expected call for tenders in January. It plans to award a single contract potentially worth €200m to €300m which would cover both the supply of new trams and the ‘sustainable decommissioning’ of life-expired vehicles. There would be an initial firm order for trams to replace the oldest Luas vehicles. TII envisages ordering 30 m, 40 m or 50 m long trams, with options for the shorter ones to be lengthened to 40m or 50 m. Catenary-free vehicles may also be required.

Anyone going to the Ploughing Championships could check these out. Give them a good going over to see how things are placed in the engine area, ease of access for servicing etc.

Yep you read it right. Not everyday the navy buys this type of equipment. From Railway Gazette International. MEXICO: Redundant UK inter-city diesel trains and two tram-trains have been acquired by the Mexican navy, according to local sources. Three withdrawn ex-British Rail IC125 High Speed Train diesel power cars and 11 MkIII coaches were shipped from Great Yarmouth in the UK onboard the BBC Arkhangelsk on August 9; the ship called at Castellón in Spain on August 16, and in late August was crossing the Atlantic towards Corpus Christi in Texas. According to sources in Mexico, the vehicles have been acquired from UK leasing company Angel Trains by Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec. The navy-owned company owns the trans-isthmus rail corridor linking the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico which is being rehabilitated under Tren Interoceánico programme. The operator has been seeking rolling stock for use on planned passenger services. Angel Trains told Railway Gazette International that it would not comment on a commercial matter. Meanwhile, on August 13 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attended the unveiling of the first freight locomotive for Tren Interoceánico project. The ex-Union Pacific SD70M was manufactured by EMD in 2001. The President said Tren Interoceánico operations would start in September. Puebla state Governor Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina has told local media that the Mexican navy has expressed interest in buying the two Vossloh España Citylink diesel tram-trains from the closed Puebla Cholula Tourist Train. The 17 km tourist-oriented route operated from 2017 to 2021 when services were suspended because of continued losses. The tram-trains had originally been built for an abortive project in León in Spain before being exported to Mexico. Following the demise of the tourist service, they were transferred to the Puebla state government and stored at a railway museum.

Came across this while going through some stuff.

Well Saint Jim McGuinness is back. Expect to see him walking up the Swilly or the Foyle wearing a Donegal jersey.

Model Railways Direct have two versions of the Bachmann 08 shunter for £97.46. They are the blue Harry Needle and the orange Freightliner G and W liveries. This is the cheapest I have seen them. They also have Bachmann large logo class 37 for £159.22.

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