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    There will be an article on the Spoil Trains in the January issue of Backtrack magazine due our December 9th.
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    Thanks David. Phoned today and as usual they blamed Coid and the Royal Mail. Strange as Heritage Railway arrived on time and another magazine arrived 2 days early.
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    There is an article on UTA Festival coaches from 1951 in current issue. This is what I am told as despite the magazine being published a week ago my subscriber copy has yet to arrive. Has anyone else got the December issue of Backtrack to confirm that there is an article yet?
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    Thanks John some errors from presenter who was told by myself that line opened in 1852. He wrote down 1862. Thanks to Ernie, Tony and others for photos used.
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    Today is the 70th Anniversary of the fatal railway accident in Omagh on 24 November 1950. FermanaghOmagh Council have produced a short video on their YouTube channel.
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    On behalf of the Donegal Heritage Centre we need a little bit of your support We have work going on at the centre in preparation for the return of Drumboe by Easter 2022. Drumboe is at present under restoration in the RPSI workshops at Whitehead. Thanks Colin did you get the C&L drawings you wanted last week?
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    Thanks David photo from summer of 1948 said loco was just ex works.
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    Can somebody correct my Australian photo please?
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    Agree about a Jeep John. Strangely enough there is a care home in Whitehead called Whitehaven!
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    Photo from 1948 of 305 in ex works CIE green
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    Did this model ever get finished?
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    Found this in Heritage Railway magazine February 2013. This may interest John?
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    Have contacted Lightmoor about some errors in book description. Plenty on the Donegal and the Swilly which technically do not belong in either of the 2 categories listed!
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    C202

    airfixfan replied to Noel's topic in General Chat

    Indeed John according to the last UTA Timetable from Sept 1964 until closure there was only ONE stopping service from Foyle Road to Strabane per week!
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    C202

    airfixfan replied to Noel's topic in General Chat

    Was at St Johnston station in August this year. The family in lived in the Station masters house told me their Grandfather said they had done all the stations and bridges up from Strabane to Derry in the summer of 1964. Closed 6 months later!
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    Must follow the CDR one up soon.
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    We shall have to wait and see the book. The bottom photo is new to myself and at least unlike the Mulligan book they have printed the photo the right way round this time.
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    Just what I expected as the Jarvis brothers visited the NCC Narrow Gauge lines in 1939. Looking forward to see some new Donegal and Swilly photos as well. We can hope for some new photos!
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    Trying to find some information and/or photos about the movement of Blanche from Strababe for preservation in Belfast. Sure seen something mentioned on IRM before but cannot find it! Thanks in advance
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    C202

    airfixfan replied to Noel's topic in General Chat

    Working on an article at present on the last days of the County Donegal. The last goods train of 29 wagonscetc through the Barnesmore Gap was hauled by Erne. Have a photo of Donegal Town in the summer of 1960 with tracks lifted but with wagons and Van's still there in the station yard.
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    Spotted the changers on the Swilly and the West Clare in particular. Ron Jarvis visited the Co Antrim NG lines in 1939 so I am sure that the NCC lines will feature. Michael Whitehouse knows his stuff unlike whoever wrote the PR stuff!
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    December RM

    airfixfan replied to David Holman's topic in News

    David have been in contact with Lightmoor about that book since Septembrr. Book covers all the Irish NG lines and is due out at the end of this month and is the usual Lightmoor blockbuster at 228 pages. Book for sale pre order via their website at 25£.
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    Thought that photo of Jeep 52 at Waterside station looked familiar!
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    Leslie he visited the Ballycastle line just 2 months before its closure with a great shot of a double headed train of 2 NCC NG tanks at Ballycastle. Some minor errors in the captions but when is Volume 2 due Michael?
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    Drumboe

    airfixfan replied to airfixfan's topic in General Chat

    It was a tidy up job in 2007 for public display only. Loco under restoration now at the RPSI base but with Covid impact the Centre put out a soft appeal for support a few days ago to help fund the Drumboe project.
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