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Aye, Song acted like a complete madman... but then again, then entire team's discipline was sorely lacking, with Assou Ekotto even headbutting one of his own teammates! Another crazy move, which would have earned him a red card, too, had the referee saw it. Cameroon's overall effort was incredibly poor... I couldn't believe what I was seeing when their defenders barely made any attempt to intercept Mandzukic for the last goal. Chile are an impressive outfit... the players look like they would die for each other. At the same time, it's a sad end to Spain's golden era. It's hard to comprehend that some of the players - the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Casillas, etc - are/were considered to be among the best of their generation, but were made to look very ordinary. Casillas looks like he has lost all confidence, and between his World Cup experience and the difficulties he had during the season at Real Madrid, you get the feeling his career may never recover.

Awww...

Anyone got odds on a Netherlands v Chile final???

As Rich said earlier in the thread, he's colour blind so he needs people to recommend specific colour codes or names...

Me too...

The referee choked... was afraid of sending off the hosts' star man in the first game of the tournament and the criticism he'd get if it turned out he'd gotten the decision wrong. Croatia will find it a lot more difficult in the second half now that Brazil are back on level terms.

Wouldn't mind seeing another Argentina v England encounter at some stage... they might have to send Vulcan XH558 on a run to Buenos Aires if it all goes wrong this time! http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/17/article-0-000EC65C00000258-716_634x462.jpg

It'll be interesting to see how Belgium perform... with the likes of Courtois, Kompany, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, Hazard, Dembélé, Januzaj, Mirallas, and Lukaku, they have a strong side and could cause a few upsets! Good ol' Lee Trundle... he was desperate to play for Ireland back in the day: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2006/0117/200353-trundle/

Exactly... not the most commited response!

Don't hold your breath...

Photo source?

Cheers Shem! Staying in Dublin for the night because I have an early flight... somehow I always end up in the pub to meet up with old faces, even when I promise myself to hit the hay early!

Yep, it passes through the Cévennes, which is part of the Massif Central. It appears on a lot of 'Great Railway Journeys' lists. There's a good description of the journey here: http://www.enlightened-traveller.co.uk/pages/pages.aspx?pgId=423

I'm off on the annual jaunt to France this week, and I've worked in bonus rail travel... In addition to the usual loco-hauled (Sybic) trip from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand, I'll be taking the leisurely (5+ hour!) trip from Clermont to Nimes via 'Le Cevenol' - a rural route which passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in France. The train I'm taking is usually comprised of a veteran BB67000 diesel and three or four coaches, and speeds are moderate at best... should be quite the experience! I'm especially looking forward to it because I plan to set my proposed SNCF layout (a long way off/pipe dream) along this route. The journey from Nimes back to Paris will be on board a TGV service, which will also be fun!

Nothing different about that one. Maybe the colour scheme is highlighting certain features that others didn't? On a separate note, 124 must certainly be the most photographed member of the class...

Mod: Month-long ban issued for the nature of your original post. Next time I won't be so lenient.

Mod: Folks, as it says in the site rules, if you have a problem with a post, report it to the mods. Don't tackle it yourself. Thanks.

Welcome to the forum, Jason! I'm sure one of the NIR specialists will be along in due course with an answer for you.

Wow, that's quite the connection, JB!

I know, I was responding to him.

I've read through the post a few times to make sure I haven't missed anything... I don't see any negativity regarding the quality of the model.

This gem was among the 80,000+ British Pathé newsreels recently uploaded to YouTube:

Nice photos there, Wanderer. Always thought they were too quick to scrap the Arrow brand name...

Someone was winding up your friend... VSOE don't have any plans to operate here.