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Wall poster gone; other stuff available.

Does anyone still write cheques? If so, do you want an NIR cheque book cover? Free.... Ignore the NIR rule book - that's for sale on another forum for €5...... Unless you want it too?

Interesting research resource for anyone interested in the development of public transport within the period since partition of Ireland. Free to a good home.

First, a 1944 GNR wall poster timetable. Not in best order, so just €10 plus postage. Many long closed lines.... NIR 1984 rule book €5 GSR original envelope and reply slip - rare! Free with either or both of the above, otherwise €10.

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Finally..... [ATTACH=CONFIG]18226[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18227[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18228[/ATTACH]

And the rest of them: [ATTACH=CONFIG]18220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18221[/ATTACH] Bet you didn't know that IE used Edmondson tickets! [ATTACH=CONFIG]18222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18224[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18225[/ATTACH]

Mostly NIR, but many very rare like Clogher Valley (1), Bessbrook & Newry, Co. Donegal, GNR, BCDR, CIE and UTA. Some from Dublin United Tramways Co and a few other odd ones like UTA bus, and even the London General Omnibus Company! Many of the rare ones would be €10 each or more; I'll take €50 / £40 the lot. I'll post some sample images in three posts as I've done quite a few to show you! There are two boxes of them about the size of a shoe box each.

Anyone got their hands dirty building their layout? Well, you can wash your hands in what today, has got to be an extremely unique way. With an ORIGINAL bar of Great Southern Railways soap in pristine condition! Someone might like to take a pressing of it for the RPSI or DCDR? For company, it's with three little ones labelled "BSSCo" = Belfast Steam Ship Company, and another one - all some eighty years old. A unique little plastic bag of goodies. Hopefully the mods won't ban me and inform the gards about me offering goodies online in little plastic bags. Despite the extreme rarity nowadays, I'd be looking for €20 the lot. Reverse of GSR one....

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All gone now.... trying to work out how to delete this entire post! Jb

At one time, the former New Ross / Macmine platforms held surplus carriages.

Railings / handles - yes, that's right. I was thinking of more fundamental alterations. Maedb had both double and single chimneys too.

Ah! So BR's getting ICRs......

My profuse apologies, Weshty; I actually meant SSM!!!! (Though Worsley do some too!). The late Billy Lohan told me in an interview many years ago that in his time, Tuam's allocation was six J15's. This was several decades before the 1950s, though.

They tried double chimneys, but reverted to single. No major modifications were carried out, such as different boilers or alternative types of motion. Externally, the livery changed from the unique GSR "mid green with a bluish tint", lined yellow and black like the GSR carriages; to the standard CIE green which may be seen on 800 in Cultra today, lined black and white as per "CIE green loco" practice. The "G S" initials on 800 in Cultra are not accurate - in that livery she should have a "flying snail".

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Nelson, it's yours. I thought of you, actually, when I posted this. The NIR book has also been claimed, by the way. Nelson - email me separately as I've other LMS stuff you might be interested in, and possibly a few LNER luggage labels. I'll need to make arrangements on how to get the book to you.

Despite seeing these things and travelling in them almost daily, while I knew there were variations, especially after ex-Enterprise stock was added, I never knew there was so much! Liveries could throw up interesting combinations too, such as power car 69 just back from IE in grey and maroon, with a red and cream driving trailer and a blue and grey "intercity" intermediate.

Easons here we go.

In a parallel life, I was interviewing elderly people about ten years ago who had lived on a now-deserted offshore island (Achillbeg, Co. Mayo). They spoke of emigrants bringing the most modern clothes back with them from Britain (when they could get them) or the USA, for their local female relatives. Plus the all-important postal order, upon which they depended.

It's on a branch line from Ballygobackwards Junction, of course. On the Great Cork, Bandon and Lough Swilly Railway....

Rant calmed down now, as this 1933 publication is more sensible. I'm waiting for my 2018 working timetable, which will contain a hefty supplement on how people with nut allergies should approach the complicated issue of being properly certified to turn its pages on their own. While wearing steel capped boots and day glo underwear, of course. Anyway, the following is a fascinating book in good condition. Things like this go for €25-50 depending on the weather; I'll take €10. Again, given its weight it would be expensive to post. Here beginneth the first lesson: [ATTACH=CONFIG]18173[/ATTACH] The are the same when standing on your head. As true as I sit here, check it out yourself. [ATTACH=CONFIG]18174[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18175[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18176[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18177[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18178[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18180[/ATTACH] You'll notice how well ahead the LMS were in 1933. They were already publishing the single most comprehensive timetable that ever operated between Limerick and Waterford between 1950 and the present. [ATTACH=CONFIG]18181[/ATTACH]

I'm offering the following.... 1. NIR route map, 2008. Unrealistic to post - can leave it in Lisburn if I'm north, or meet to hand it over to you in Dublin. No charge. Now look at the next pic, of which this is but one of many examples in this manual. What health and safety Gestapo goon gets paid for wasting paper like this? Doubtless they will justify it in a board meeting in corporate-speak as what they're doing "going forward", or "leveraging"...... Rant over.... Up to a point.......seriously....... Next post, no. 2 the LMS book.

Hahaha! I had a specsavers moment too some years ago; when I first saw that film clip I assumed they were ex-MGWR design coaches! Or at least one was - unless there's another train clip in it - they are not remotely like MGWR!