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The photo is of a trolley bus that ran in the city of Arnhem. According to Wikipedia, the trolley bus network there began operating in 1949... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybuses_in_Arnhem ...Which would suggest they ether copied it from CIÉ, or as JB suggests, a coincidence derived from the London Transport roundel.

Well JB, if you ask me they should have kept the Flying Snail... it's a timeless design.

True, although 'reverse' Flying Snails were used on the right-hand side of loco tenders...

More photos on Google Images... https://www.google.ie/search?q=ARNHEM+TROLLEYBUSES&client=firefox-a&hs=YQj&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8uqTUdCkIeTE7Abn64Bg&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1608&bih=830#imgrc=J_dgDLFgqERf3M%3A%3BBPpbKHfofJtVoM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%252F2512%252F3918702365_0193040983_z.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.flickr.com%252Fphotos%252Farthur-a%252F3918702365%252F%3B640%3B480

So, it turns out the Flying Snail wasn't unique to Ireland. Here's a photo of a preserved 1940s Dutch trolley bus wearing one... (Photo: Voogd075 at nl.wikipedia)

...on Google.co.uk commemorates Frank Hornby's 150th birthday. Nice touch for the man responsible for introducing so many to the hobby.

That's not just modelling... that's art!

What sort of money are you looking for?

Truly the end of an era

Six Shooter... brilliant movie!

50 miles up the road! I won't be going for a while yet, I can tell you.

Sounds like a plan... any excuse for me to travel west of Longford on the train rather than the usual eastwards journey!

Hmm... methinks this warrants further inspection

The four-wheeler? Damn, saw a photo a while back but can't remember where. When the Speno unit visited around 2005-2006, it was hauled around in a similar fashion, except it was sandwiched between two Dutch vans, with a pipe running from the driver's window to the rest of the train. The Speno, which is normally self-propelled, was hired from elsewhere in Europe (Denmark, I think) and had to be regauged by placing on two wagon bogies. I think this arrangement also meant that the unit itself wasn't equipped with train braking, hence the Dutch vans at either end.

So, a man's leg then?

Scary stuff. I particularly liked this comment on the video, though:

Y'see? Even rarer now!

Welcome, Jimbo! I've a few mates living over in Dubai... there seems to be thriving Irish community over there now. Can't wait to see your work progress.

Nice one, Des... you've always got a surprise or two up your sleeve!

Bullied open gets my vote

Not quite, Bosko... I was told before by a reliable source that the 071s burn approx. 9 litres of fuel per hour at idle, and the Babies burn approx. 6. That would mean a full tank of fuel would allow it to sit idling for 400 hours, or just over 16 days. </pedantic>

Brilliant find... love the photos of the Black & Tan locos hauling the Supertrain MkIIs.

I've never seen photos of them hauling Mk3s in Supertrain livery and I doubt they ever did, for the reasons Railer has given above.

That aircraft was grounded at London City until parts could be shipped in to fix the landing gear...

Only saw one of those in the flesh once, as I was waiting to get another bus home from school. It must've been around 1995 or '96 and it looked like it was on its last legs. Still had the CIE roundel...