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Some more juicy stuff (more atmospheric, this time)... And a loco that will hopefully be up and running again in the not-to-distant future: Have a look through the guy's Flickr photostream... lots more interesting stuff, including early diesel-era BR (for those of you that way inclined ).

So there I was, just innocently browsing through photos on Flickr, when I came across these excellent photos of Irish wagons taken c. 1971 (with a few later shots taken c. 1981). Some of the stock is very unusual, such as the accomodation cabin sitting on a 4-wheel flat, and de-mountable tank wagons... (Best wear a bib when viewing, as you're going to drool!) http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934136832/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934135040/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934133584/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934132730/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934023720/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934022192/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934020392/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/7080093371/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/7080092307/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934012876/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/7080085909/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/7080084699/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6934009208/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/7080082153/

Good to hear you're on the mend

I'm sure it's been seen on many a layout when some poor unfortunate has spilled his beer...

Welcome aboard, Gerhard.

All gone the way of the Mk2s, Des... A couple of the rebuilt Dutch vans were still knocking around not so long ago, in use as brake vans for the fuel oil transfers. Have a feeling they could've been cut up after those movements came to an end.

That photo is a few years old now, Richie. In the time since it was taken, two of the A class locos and the C class have been moved to Moyasta, the other A has gone to Downpatrick, the Sulzer has gone to Cultra, and the Mk2s have met their fate at the hands of the scrapman, as have the two cranes.

There's one here, taken in 1980: http://irishrailwaynews.multiply.com/photos/photo/233/1?&show_interstitial=1&u=%2Fphotos%2Fphoto (You have to wait a few seconds or click the shortcut link to view it...)

The crane at Whitehead is a GNR Cowans Sheldon 15-tonner. Anyone who was at the Inchicore open day back in '96 may remember that IÉ had a crane in steam on the day, which could possibly even the one in the photo Kirley posted. Scrapped just a few years ago...

Well, Hadley Model Shop pretty much made the announcment it back in 1978...

There doesn't seem to be many photos out there of 121s running nose-first, but I just remembered this photo from Eiretrains' website taken on the Barrack St Branch... one of the only lines in the country where the locos were allowed to operate this way: http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Barrack%20Street/slides/Barrack%20Street_20100102_0012_CC.html

Nice tutorial, John. The kit looks like it has been well thought-out.

Spill the beans!

Touché!

Could've been worse... could've been a 5-2 thumping against Arsenal!

Lovely work, John. Are you still using Peco/Atlas rail?

I think the proposal for Foynes is to use it as a transshipment point for ore, similar to the setup with Tara Mines. I'd imagine the customer would be responsible for constructing suitable facilities there. The viaduct would still need attention, though, which would cost a bit. I'd imagine as a freight-only branch that track renewals would only be carried out where absolutely necessary. Of course, the mine providing the traffic has yet to be built...

Cheers! PS: Love the no-nonsense copyright notice! Edit: Here's a photo from the National Library of two P&T telephone boxes being installed in the 1930s -

Cheers! PS: Love the no-nonsense copyright notice! Edit: Here's a photo from the National Library of two P&T telephone boxes being installed in the 1930s -

Brilliant, Richie! What kind of printer do you recommend to print out your sheets? Inkjet or laser?

Brilliant, Richie! What kind of printer do you recommend to print out your sheets? Inkjet or laser?

Good point, Richie... time will tell! Only one cement bubble left, I'm afraid!

Indeed... better again!

That may just be the world's most powerful hairdryer...