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I'm totally stealing Mango Mussolini.

IE had those up to the 1990s aka The Bra.

Better not be anything made in China in there.

Don't forget, different batches of what are supposed to be the same shade of painted product will appear dissimilar when placed side by side. Learnt that in a previous life in the construction industry! It is the case in real life and models.

Lisbon's fairly hilly with old narrow streets and trams aren't fazed by it.

Is "Commuter" the navy/white/snot green livery?

Surprisingly decent prices for locos since overtaken by IRM's offerings.

Depending on where placed, the vinyl bleaches in sunlight. The Killarney one has lost its gloss and faded a little, it was only up for a couple of years before being replaced by the current green striped ones.

He's probably still scratching himself on account of it.

Ah the lesser spotted Wuhan, Detroit and Limerick Rly notice.

I'd say they were never installed, if they were repro we would see the same number popping up again and again like the knock off wagonplate below. The weathering is usual filth from stores, where they were likely "acquired"

By ropy you mean stolen? At least they're genuine. Anyone check if the Moyasta coaches still got their doors?

It's a beast of a wagon next to the 4 wheel yokes.

Quite a find. What the yanks would call 'gondola cars' would have been extremely rare here. I'm assuming they had extremely short working lives, not passing to the GS&WR. A few actual US gondolas did actually run here on the self contained 4' 8 1/2" Irish Steel system on Hawlbowline Island, still carrying US RR insignia.

Possibly this.