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  1. DiveController
    That's a lovely collection, Ernie. Already have a bookmark for it. Love those old partly covered wagons! Thanks for sharing the photos.
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    Many thanks for the instructions, John. Looking forward to receiving mine.
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    I could understand if it wea 141-P-142 or 141-RPSI-142...
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    Off the beaten track is still on YouTube. I saw one by chance only a few nights ago. It may be easier to link to it from Google etc as I can't seem to copy a link from the YouTube app on my iPad. They're about 30 mins in length and I remember several on there including Waterford to Dungarvan, Cork to Blarney, Scarva to Newcastle and Stranorlor to Glenties, I think
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    Very enjoyable video, Kieran. It's hard to believe there still isn't a market and to some extent for that, with music tailored to appeal to the traveling clientele
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    Pressed into service regardless of the additional cost, pressed out of service regardless ......
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    You gotta be careful on theBay
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    +1
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    Love that transit van Eamonn. Very nice job!
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    What's the fate of 175 stored at Inchicore? For preservation or spares?
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    Very interesting. I looked again at the Derry photo and remembering Mayner's comments that it may be a different chassis altogether for the first batch of wagons which this was http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000307375 To me it looks like there is a vacuum hose on the left of the three-link, more similar in appearance to some of the flat wagons than the bubbles, with a pipe travelling obliquely above it down the near side of the chassis, turning obliquely in again at the far end PS Sorry about three posts, something is acting up on the iPad, couldn't merge them
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    Disgraceful lapse in Health & Safety on the Railway in that video. Not a high visibility vest in sight. I hope Ms Clancy was wearing her steel-capped stilettos!
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    I wonder if it was easier to discharge the tanks with the discharge pipes co-located?
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    SSM is going to do rtr ferts? What's the number?
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    The biggest downside with this system is the need for a (presumably) fiddly physical connection to allow charging of EACH loco. If you have more than one or two, it would drive you (me) crazy. They are talking of an update with inductive charging which would be a huge advance; a few placed in a fiddle yard, platform end, storage areas, drive up and ready to go when you are...
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    As far as I am aware the bubbles were vacuum braked from the outset, each series from 25050 onwards, certainly recorded that way in 1967. I'm not certain the bubbles would have been retro-"fitted" that quickly, so they'd have to have been in the front/middle of a partly fitted rake even if loose coupled vans and a brake brought up the rear Would definitely have to second that, JB! A rake of bogie ferts definitely one of my favorite freights. A rake sorely needed
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    I don't have a 142 I want to part with but PM me what you need
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    Looking great, Richie. I was just curious as the "Presflo" method of fluidizing powdered solids to facilitate discharge from tankers has been of interest on the forum before
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    They are priced at over the odds in general, unless you really want one, in which case, it's not!
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    Anticipated your post being the next one as soon as I wrote blue there, JB. You're right in the sense that the top of the tank is a much lighter color. Why were the H & Palvans a lighter shade if this (formerly) was the order of the day? Hard to work out the number in the shadows of old photos. It would be 25112 as they were numbered 25050 onwards
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    Detail looks great! Very very good. Any details to be added to the bottom of the dual discharge cones or that's hidden by the chassis?
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    Indeed, 25062 is from the very first batch of bulk cement bubbles. Lovely shot, Dave,. Really like the blue/grey livery
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    A fraction of the cost of tooling up for a model.... Paypal login ..... 1ft : 12 inches scale.... send:trains:
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    Not as good on the variants of the W irons and axles boxes but had certainly noticed the lack of the hand brake lever. This shot has barely enough detail to appreciate the lack of brake levers on at least wagons 3-5 and at various point through the rake http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000306218 While the bulk grain 25001 series wagons had donors, I didn't see any record of a donor for the bubbles Prior to posting that:confused: Happy Researching!
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