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Don’t see the saving though as you gave to pay postage also, and if you buy 1 you probably won’t get the box.. And if you wanted to move them on down the line they’ll be an incomplete set so worth less.. if they were €45-50 a coach maybe it would make sense.. Same chap also wanted €320 plus post for NIR blue 209 with a damaged front skirt

Always the optimist but I can’t see new 071s in 2024 to be honest.. And if we do see them they definitely won’t be €200 considering the new 141s are more than that

@DJ Dangeroushas one that @murphaph resprayed for him, from the pics I saw it was impossible to tell if was a factory original or not, in fact @murphaphs one was probably better as it has subtle weathering instead of being OOB Mad where they’ve got to.. I spoke to Paddy a few months back on it and he said he just didn’t see the demand for NIR models so went with a half batch of 252 instead of the usual 504.. This is the result of them at I guess!

Well THAT escalated quickly, was €150 plus P&P yesterday and still has 6 days to run.. https://www.ebay.ie/itm/186285329975?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=tAHV0Z9ASqi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=tAHV0Z9ASqi&var&widget_ver=artemis&media=FB&fbclid=IwAR29TgNMh9XzoZNKe-Jk_ZXF87jHYG7tn3ZLx-rWojLT6yy5CsJeVycvXOw

While what you say might make sense from a rail freight within Ireland point of view, it makes zero sense to a freight forwarder like me, where the rail journey is just a small part of the overall shipments transport.. Foynes is in the wrong place for services from Europe and has no large traffic generator near by to provide a base load to a container service.. It might work for some bulk traffic, but so could any port on the island, and if you are going to land in Foynes and forward by rail then there is probably a port nearby than is more convenient

Sounds like something that was heard from a driver in Heuston… This idea that there is some over arching plan to move services to Foynes( the same pops up with Shannon) is nonsense.. Ports(or airports) and governments have very little say in what services they get, as the services are operated by privately owned companies that go where the demand is.. Hence the Dublin centric nature of our shipping and airline routes

I was slightly pessimistic as I overlooked the grain/animal feed to Gain Feeds Portlaoise which previous ran from Foynes, Waterford(RH hall now demolished) and Dublin(doesn't want rail freight or Bulk traffic in the basin very much).. However again this is not a dead cert for rail traffic.. I have said it a hundred times, doubling Portarlington to Athlone would be the best spend of money on rail in this country, benefitting Passenger services to Westport and Galway as well as all currently operating freight services.. It should happen before WRC, Navan or even East Cork, but it just doesn't have the flash to it to get some local politician to put him back into it! With the extra Westport and Galway services(plus more container trains in the pipeline), that piece of track about to get even more congested!

Ah yeah but everything in the door so far this week was in January, now it’s a whole new month and nothing has arrived yet… Murphy models, sure that was last month

Last ever trunk from Hattons arrived this morning, not quite my best one eve but deffo a good one.. They will be missed but my wallet will be €150-€200 a month better off, till I figure out some other way to spend it!

While technically narrow gauge, Irish Steel haulbowline probably warrants a mention, maybe under some special category heading like commendable effort or also ran

Hit send/receive and check your junk folder! not stuck in my outbox anyway

It isn’t the end of January yet so it’s possible you’ll get your paws on them this month..

The Pallas green mine seems to be the main one mentioned, but the mine itself seems to have made little progress towards actually happening, just some surveying etc.. One flow that seems to be confirmed if the delivery of rail to Portlaoise, which currently arrives via Waterford.. but this is just re-directing an existing flow rather than being a new to rail flow.. Containers, Foynes is in the wrong place and Ringaskiddy seems to have captured the deep sea market, having weekly calls from the US(ICL lines) and South America(Maersk line banana boat).. Other options were/are, exports of Baby food from Wyeth in Askeaton which is now closing and the movement of contamined soil from Roche(pronounce ROSH!) in Clarecastle which is currently being shipped from Foynes in 20ft containers on chartered vessels, however this project will likely be finished or nearly over by the time the Limerick/Foynes line is ready

Veynat, it’s the name of the french tank operator Good thing there’s two T is in there, just in case 1 falls off

We have new tanks for people to keep an eye out for.. First one seen here bringing up the rear of todays down liner

Found myself in possession of an extra one of these, destination is Newry.. one of a run of 408 model and box are in excellent condition looking for €50 plus P&P or collection in D7/D15

Only one?

It’s missing the engine cover as well, and I doubt spare parts would be available now

He’s modelling Dublin though, mica is mostly in the North west.. For Dublin it would be either pyrite, or defective insulation/fire proofing for Celtic tiger era buildings! Maybe a ghost estate or two also

Nope, sorry to burst the bubble but they are available to purchase rather than ready to ship.. Current ETA to us is rather fittingly just in time for St. Patricks Day!

I saw this today and for some reason the name Fran popped into my head.. Been a while since we have had an unusual subject turned into an IRM bus, although I think Creative Master rather than Britbus have the tooling for this one

Wasn’t particularly funny the first two times, age hasn’t helped it.. I literally posted a pic of the ship in the other thread on these coaches..

Is this on set for a film or series, maybe hidden assets which was filmed in Shannon I think

Didn’t realise I had been nominated the in house expert on Dongs.. 2005 to present, so too late for IE unit load but they do lease to a good few shipping lines including COSCO who are their parent and CMA.. More widespread around 2015-2020 but still in liners, we just do less 20ft biz now

Interesting thread, although not mentioned was the Ciba Geigy resin which was carried in curtainside containers and then tanks to Stranraer for shipping to NI via Larne..