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If it was Finn McCool, they must still have been in Ulster Railway locomotive maroon.....

Excellent information, gents, many thanks. It is indeed 009 that I'm looking at.

A blast from the past. I found an old Relco thing, intended at the time it was sold as so etching that would improve current pick-up for 2-rail layouts. It's about 1976-80 origin, if I remember correctly. With a layout using older equipment (locos all 1980s), is there any advantage in connecting it up, or would a modern control system be better? The locos are narrow gauge and (I am told) unsuitable for conversion to DCC.

Looks "finished" enough as opposed to undercoat.... anyone know?

Got my copy today - excellent - well done to producers. The drawings are extremely interesting!

The fitter's lot was indeed not a happy one then. All of the railcars NIR inherited from the UTA had been poorly looked after due to severe lack of Stormont funding, this in itself contributing to comparatively short lives.

Can't wait!

I've seen a pic of a train somewhere with four MPD cars hauling it..... four! Like Union Pacific or something!

I remember seeing similar elsewhere - shunters and signalmen......

Genius, NIR, I have that book upstairs....

Indeed, GSR.... Nobody ever needed a PTS course to drive "Maedb"!

I always thought "completely knocked down" must have been the most bizarrely odd "brand" ever!

Now that you mention it.... Yes, while I never saw it myself, I saw a picture of something like that. More I think of it, definitely not 80s though.

And this man didn't die. We've become a nation of cowards and claim chasers. In a normal world, it would be OK for a railway worker to be on the track, equipped with common sense instead of endless certificates, day glo clothes, hard hats and steel capped boots. Sense is more efficient at preventing accidents. And a judge would tell a person who slipped on the floor to go chase themselves and watch what they're doing more carefully in the future. Any takers?

I wouldn't be sure that they worked the goods..... Air braked. The Derry goods - any time I saw it - was always MPD. I never saw a 70 on it either, though it's possible they did.

Well, if "passenger trouble" is in itself a disgrace, lack if response by gardai is totally, completely unacceptable.

Love the Hornbly thing! :-)

Pondlife rubbish........ Recently saw a lovely young lady spitting at people on the Luas. Worthless druggy scum.

Many thanks Leslie

£51 sterling for that is an absolute bargain!!!! Normally double?

Excellent programme - anyone see it?

Does anyone know of the existence of track plans or any sort of pictures of this place?

True, Dive, they did indeed simplify it after a Commission of Enquiry (bargain at just €23m to the taxpayer) and a few brown envelopes.

;-)

Yes. They're starting a tendering process to appoint an expert to choose a consultant to - first of all - draw up a document to define "bridge". After that, all personnel will be sent on a training course in advance of being granted a Certificate of Bridge Recognition. After that, a consultant will be appointed to research whether it is or is not necessary to close the entire rail system for three months either side of the work being done. The work itself is expected to require seven workmen, and involve the removal of over fifteen weeds growing in the stonework. This is expected to take between thirty minutes and an hour. Naturally, all staff, consultants and politicians concerned will first have to attend a Weed Recognition Course, and receive the necessary documentation to prove this; an international Weed Consultancy Firm is to be appointed to oversee this, with a €12.5m budget.