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The old maxim of "measure twice, cut once" does not seem to have been followed here. I wonder if this had happened on Irish Rail would anyone have been held responsible or the units just stored in Inchicore as a new expensive sound barrier? $276 million was spent on 31 Spanish trains before it was realized they were too big to fit in the tunnels (msn.com)
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A set comprising of two cattle wagons and a shunter. All you need is a piece of track with a couple of sidings and you are elected. Throw in a passing loop and you'll never go to bed! Great way for someone to get in on the action.
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I whacked off a query regarding the forthcoming Deltic run of locos and I got an instant response...it was after 1.00AM. Somehow I don't think customer service has been farmed out to a call centre yet! Oh, got another email response this morning. This crowd seem to be serious about what they do!!!
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So if "grey" gets you more money, my Mrs should net me a small fortune... I think that went to Inchicore for spare parts.
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I had a Dapol class 59 dispatched by Hattons on the 14th December and I received it on December 29th.
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Will see how it flies..or rather rolls.
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Just ordered in some of the newly announced Accurascale "Fixed Dellner Coupling Bars - 4 Couplings".Fixed Dellner Coupling Bars - 4 Couplings — Irish Railway Models I intend to have them fitted to some Bachmann Tilcon JGA hopper wagons. The hard part is getting the wagons booked into Inchicore to get the couplings removed and replaced by the new magnetic yokes. It is harder getting booked into Inchicore than it is getting your car booked in for an NCT....
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I see a news release stating that Nolan Transport are opening new €12,000,000 warehouse facility in County Wexford. It said that the company "is seeking options to add on railway connection" in the future
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Seems Eamon Ryan was complaining about the emissions from that loco. He said it was that bad he saw it from the airplane he was travelling in to go to another "green summit" in some far off place. He said he was not the only one who saw it. He said that some of his 91 person entourage were enraged by it...
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Nice bit of research. Should set you up for a job as a researcher on Prime Time....
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Back on Terra Firma....
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Car went into the garage recently and was put up on the lift...and there it stayed. A fault developed with the lift and it would not come down. Part on order....for the lift.
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I managed to get these recently, all are new and unused. The DRS Vitrains class 37 and 47 are from EBAY and the Lima class 37 is from Clarks Railworks.
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County Donegal
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First decent snowfall of the season. Funnily enough it was crunchy and crispy down low but pure soft powdery higher up. Tiring especially on the slopes. Just a few photos. When I was leaving this morning about 10.30am the Mrs informed me that it was -3 degrees according to her phone. Funnily enough when I was putting my gear into the car I gathered that I would not be wearing shorts....
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Thats them GREENS again. In order to save energy the train does not stop enroute so you have to run after it and board it a la Butch Cassidy. They are also saying that this gives you much needed exercise.
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Hopefully asbestos free, unlike some of NIR coaches in the past! Ah well there is a quarry not too far from here, just in case.
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For anyone that is interested the Dapol class 59 has finally hit the shops in the UK. Have ordered Natonal Power 59204. Comes in at €186.04 EUR including postage. Hattons do the VAT thing etc so it should come through O.K. Dapol 4D-005-003 Class 59/2 59204 "Vale of Glamorgan" in National Power (hattons.co.uk)
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I think they need that squad to walk in front of the Luas and clear the people with eyes for their phones only out of the way.
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American visitors to Tara Junction.
spudfan replied to ttc0169's topic in US / Canadian Railway Modelling
Union Pacific HO Scale Model Train Diesel Locomotives (hobbylinc.com) Canadian HO Scale Model Train Diesel Locomotives (hobbylinc.com) -
As you know the IRM crowd pride themselves on their attention to detail and model fidelity. So it comes as no surprise that the IRM fertiliser wagon, like it's CIE counterpart utilises plywood in it's construction. So I was wondering what did CIE use to keep their plywood fit for purpose as I'd like to treat my IRM fertiliser wagons with the same stuff. I was thinking of contacting IRM to find out if they intend to sell tins of it as an accessory item.
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Regarding rotating axle hubs on the Guinness keg wagons and the fert wagons, where is the grease nipple situated? I'd like to give them a shot with the grease gun now and then to keep them running smoothly and quietly. I've checked the parts sheet but it is not identified on that. Anybody able to help?
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Two Americans were on holiday in Dublin . They were in a night club. One of the Americans being the worst for wear on alcohol decided to go outside and get a taxi to the hotel they were staying in. At the end of the taxi journey he paid the fair went to his room and slept. The next morning his partner asked were he had disappeared to the night before. He explained about going outside and getting a taxi to the hotel. "The nightclub is in the hotel" his partner replied.
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Yes I did buy some Guinness kegs and a rake of Irish Ferts from the IRM site this weekend too. Now I am wondering if "Irish Ferts" could be passed off as a fertility clinic. All I need is a sample jar and get the Mrs to post it off to IRM Towers. I'll tell the Mrs IRM stands for Irish Reproductive Management....Playing with trains is not as simple as it used to be.
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I am trying to convince the Mrs that "Tara Mines" is a woman and that I am having an affair with....
