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I have the following, surplus to requirements. 29th June 1981 Until Further Notice 8th May 1978 UFN (Slightly torn cover) 27th June 1977 UFN 9th June 1969 UFN 13th June 1966 UFN 14th June - 19th September 1965 (two copies) The first three: €10 plus postage The 1965-9 ones: €15 plus postage. Many forgotten branch lines are included: The first three cover Youghal, Foynes, Ballinacourty, sugar beet, oil, etc.; Mullingar-Athlone, Athenry - Claremorris, Kingscourt and the like. The 1960s ones also have places like Castleisland, Loughrea and Fenit, as well as Thurles-Clonmel and the Mallow-Waterford line.

A glimpse at any old CIE WTT will show up a massive amount of information - on what traffic there was, where it originated and went to, at what times, and with what motive power. If you're an IRRS member, have a look on any Tuesday night in the Society's place in Heuston Station. Have a look at the section on this website "for sale". I offered a few surplus copies some time ago for sale and while I got rid of most, I still have even a few duplicates of those; I'll re-post what's still available tonight.

Home now found for this.

I'm not sure. They could well leave it as is, either the proviso that nothing whatsoever bar a weedspray goes over it, or even like Claremorris - Collooney, that they merely maintain the right of way. The huge Barrow Viaduct and its condition will be the key. If and when (and eventually it's inevitable), the engineer declares that bridge impassable, then it's finished. This railway was only ever opened as a short cut from Waterford to Rosslare when the latter was by far the most important port. Unfortunately, it's been decades since anything resembling lucrative traffic ever passed over it. The few small villages served would barely fill a taxi on a public transport service. I know the area quite well, and it's sleepy, let's say. Without the beet, it would have gone years ago, unfortunately. It would be nice to see something appear to give it a future, but with the costs of maintaining the second largest railway viaduct in Ireland associated, it's not like reopening any normal line.

Condition of track. 25 mph last year, 15 this year, also comments from people within the railway organisation whose day job, let's say, would be very much involved in any decision relating to the line's future.

Free to first comers; circulars and special instructions from the Emerald Isle Express. Postal cost only.

My understanding is that this may well have been the last ECS ever to be allowed.

Trams.... ;-)

advertising?????????? I'm sure the GSWR, and GSR, would have been so proud....

That's the one.

Will there be a fella in the subway asking people for change, bud?

There's a similar type of film of Cork about 1905/6 somewere out there - I've seen it on youtube. I think it might have been in British Pathe archives....

That is absolutely stunning! In N scale especially, quite exceptional work...

Huge amount of detail, Helene; interesting! As the one "in touch with Sam Carse's son" on a regular basis (I tried to find tine to ring him this very day), I'd be pleased to pass on your messages; PM me and I'll elaborate.

When I knew that shop some 20 years ago they had (for Ireland) a very comprehensive selection of 00 gauge stuff.

Anything's possible in la-la land! :-)

Now that's neat, Glenderg!

Wow! "Maedb"* in the "Supertrain" era..... (* Maedb was the original "supertrain"!)

Maybe.....!

The access to the station from the outer circuit main line seems somewhat convoluted - might it be an idea to have the station on the outside lines?

An 80 class in black'n'tan? An ICR or Mk 4 set?

Excellent stuff. Glad the three NIR locos are painted blue to celebrate.

Inspired by talk on another thread about the possibility of the Harlandic loco having been newly painted in NIR maroon before its withdrawal, and pics on IRM a couple of years ago of a 141 in "freight" silver and black, what passes for my mind began wandering into "might have been liveries"... There are many examples of where a new livery was never applied to old stock about to be withdrawn, but ran concurrently with it. An E class in "supertrain" livery An NIR AEC set in maroon and blue; likewise an MED. Being political: a Hunslet in black & tan when the "troubles" produced a United Ireland, or to be balanced, a 141 and laminates in NIR maroon/blue after the 26 counties rejoined the north in the UK! Steam lasts - a "jeep" in NIR loco maroon! And a few remaining J15s plus Maedb in CIE black'n'tan. The West Clare survives another year. Walker railcar in black'n'tan, F class diesel in all-black? And so on.......

That Harlandic was a remarkable survivor until 1972. What was even more remarkable is the lack of knowledge or sightings of it! It could have been SOO close to preservation. (Imagine it in fresh new NIR maroon! There's the year's photoshop project for someone suitably adept...)

That really brings back Belfast memories from my time working there right through the "troubles". It captures the atmosphere of the old GVS perfectly. That's what a good layout is all about - creating an atmosphere. Superb stuff - great to watch it developing.