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  1. jhb171achill
    As in a Castle Class or an MED; or a 2-car 2600……?
  2. jhb171achill
    That’s actually Galtee Halt….. in 12” to the foot scale.
  3. jhb171achill
    jhbSenior was involved with lifting the Markethill line. The track was so knackered that they actually had to partially re-sleeper and relay a few short stretches of it, just to get the lifting train (very possibly the same one above) to the end of it, in order to turn round and lift it up as it returned........... A modelling project for a 1955-65 era layout - a lifting train! Arguably more interesting than today's yellow machines, or do I dare say that?
  4. jhb171achill
    As a child, I was often taken to places where the lifting train was either about to arrive, or had just left; this was the 1960s, the "golden age" of branch line closures, and many miles of as-yet unadulterated formations of recently abandoned lines.... Seen here, the dreaded lifting train somewhere between Richill and Armagh, approx. 1960. (H C A Beaumont)
  5. jhb171achill
    It's a Z scale model of boris johnston's ego.
  6. jhb171achill
    This is the sort of “human” story which is so often overlooked, yet brings home the sheer horror and tragedy of an incident like this.
  7. jhb171achill
    That I didn't know.........
  8. jhb171achill
    Could be wrong here, but I suspect it went up via the NCC rather than the GNR branch.
  9. jhb171achill
    Similar can be seen in use at Inch Abbey and Downpatrick
  10. jhb171achill
    Very nicely done indeed!
  11. jhb171achill
    Yes, likely stolen property!
  12. jhb171achill
    No idea if they were regular, but I’d say they were definitely to be seen at some stage.
  13. jhb171achill
    The McMahon / Clements “Green Bible” contains a large amount of info about tenders….
  14. jhb171achill
    I was doing a coach tour one day these lowered-suspension 1987 Subaru idiots were doing wheelies up at Molls Gap. My coach driver was just about ready to run them all down!
  15. jhb171achill
    Interesting shot - any idea where?
  16. jhb171achill
    Me too! (Though I never did any Duke stuff!)
  17. jhb171achill
    There are ghosts in IRM Towers. They keep those people awake.
  18. jhb171achill
    Any 00 scale mobile phone masts?
  19. jhb171achill
    As far as Ireland was concerned, WAAY more!
  20. jhb171achill
    Now THAT brings me back. I think it was the first RPSI trip I was on….. great day out!
  21. jhb171achill
    Good to see that close up, as I was thinking of doing that myself! Just wondering where the right style of numbers (e.g. D302) might be obtained from - larger for the sides and cab end, and smaller for the front end....?
  22. jhb171achill
    Wow - 179 still in actual railway service? Or including industrials and preservation? On another front, with a generous 2ft rule, a coat of green or black paint and CIE logos will make a half-acceptable "D" class shunter out of one of those.....
  23. jhb171achill
    €200 - €400? That's worth about €100.
  24. jhb171achill
    Mighty stuff indeed - as usual!
  25. jhb171achill
    Out of interest, are there any / many 08s still in actual railway company use (as opposed to industrial / preservation)?
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