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On 30/10/2021 at 1:15 PM, Broithe said:

 

Great, one weekend. Back at their usual duties the following week.

I dont see the point of an electric bike for the short ish spins I do, none of the health benefits of a regular bike, plus a magnet for thieves. I haven't bought a brand new bike in years, free skip rescues and house clearances. If one gets robbed, it's not a big loss.

35 minutes ago, spudfan said:

Anyone that says they are buying an EV to ensure a better future for their children would need to see the birth defects among the local children. Looking at it from the point of view as a parent it was sobering.

As long as it's out of sight, out of mind we in the west can pat ourselves on the back for our 'green' credentials.

Not buying an EV, keeping an 08 on the road until it reaches the end of its useful life. I dont believe in our consumerist throwaway society.

Strike action by staff threatened. Can't say I blame them. 

It's an open secret Dublin Cork services are a free distribution network for the kinds of substances that often fuel bad behaviour.

It's a wider societal issue too, low level maggot acting has been tolerated and normalised for far too long now, the ne'er do wells are constantly testing the boundaries as to what they can get away with. 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irish-rail-staff-speak-out-i-m-sick-of-seeing-heroin-being-sorted-out-at-the-tables-1.4713482

It should be called scumbag behaviour, "anti-social behaviour" sounds like a faux pas at a dinner party.

Most of the windows are smashed, the side has collapsed out of the near side one (butchering by the owner having weakened it) and theres scorch damage from a fire someone set in the space between the two.

Like so many things in this country they'll end up destroyed through greed and ignorance.

Only 4d?

Bargain.

3 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Thankfully essential supplies are getting through to the big island as I discovered this am …

No Free Staytos.

5 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

That Askeaton one is certainly a one-off, as were several on the CDR, C & L and T & D; also Island Road on the Kilfree Junction - Ballaghaderreen branch....

Lixnaw and a couple of LCs on Cork and Youghal had them too.

Many were modified with pneumatic tyres and axles from scrapped cars when the original wheels fell apart or if a smoother ride was needed.

Note the creel and canvas for presumably carrying calves or sheep as it appears to be a mart scene. The sides are likely to be removable.

A usual colour was red, or the faded red turned orange of red lead paint.

Thankfully I rarely watch scheduled tv anymore so rarely subjected to them.

Insurance and mobile service ads are the most irritating, those cute VHI ads, anything with a terrible catchphrase thought up in a boardroom brainstorming session like "let's make possible" or "bring on amazing".

It's very pretty but not representative of the West Cork. Looks like she's off the road too.

5 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Wow! That’s some find. Where is it?

Greenore. According to my informant: just outside the golf course where the Greenore-Dundalk line diverged from the Greenore Newry section.

"There is a similar stone out in the estuary at the place called Hamills Pier just beyond Bridge No. 24 after which the Dundalk line turned left out of Greenore at the shore (but I have no idea if it has any initials on it, and, if there were, the tide will have probably wiped them)"

1 hour ago, Colin R said:

The big trouble with railway enthusiast's are we are too big hearted and don't always have that commercial killer feel you need to make a success of a heritage project, for those that know the Donegal Railway we would need a modern day Mr Forbes for such a project   

Just on the for-profit attraction, many years ago I happened to meet on the uk ferry two Wisht Cark honchos responsible for the Clonakilty village.

It was clear they knew little to nothing about the railway and it shows in the for-profit development. Enthusiasts expecting an interpretation of the West Cork will come away disappointed. It's basically kiddies birthday party venue for jaded adults to dump their offspring for a few hours.

22 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Another delve into the "catacombs", a.k.a. Senior's stuff, produces this:

Question is, what is it and where? The picture will date from the 1930s.

(c.   H C A Beaumont)

Nmp but a stone example still in situ.

On 23/7/2021 at 2:55 PM, Georgeconna said:

What the hell is this ? German WWII smoking Haus for soldiers of Dubious morals?

 

From a quick Google it would appear to be a sort of brothel that operated within a concentration camp. Why the hell would anyone want to make a sign of this is beyond me.

8 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Now there is what the sign SHOULD look like, take note chinese/indian scrap metal industries

Dont encourage them.

10 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Ghastly. Two truly awful fakes.

I sincerely hope the auctioneer didn’t try to pass them off as real; that would actually be fraud.

Auctioneers in the general antiques trade hide behind feigned ignorance "caveat emptor" and let bidders make up their own minds.

All fake. Scrap iron from China or India that comes here by the containerload.

The Southern Railway notice is a piece of rubbish with no basis in reality.

On 18/7/2021 at 3:32 AM, bufferstop said:

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/9504cc0f42cbc6cb202406c9e0cbbe23/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/july-advertising-pub-memorabilia-and-collectibles-sale-lot-542/

 

Most peculiar sign here from Inny Junction which closed to passengers in 1931. if this is original it's MGWR, but I was flummoxed by Juadereeen? 

It looks like two halves of two separate signs, the first from Inny Junction and the second from Kilfree Junction, so that its Ballaghadereen. (But there should only be one be r in the name)

There's a comma after Cavan, but not after Clones, so it probably reads Clones Junction. The finger direction on the second part is ambiguous.

And why or how would two matching signs from two remote stations end up together? There's a story there somewhere.

Assuming they're both from Inny Junction which is a more likely scenario how they ended up together and assuming that the format is "TO (somewhere) , (somewhere) & (somewhere)" i.e. a main centre, where MGWR jurisdiction ends/main terminus and a branch terminus.

One may have once read "To Cavan, Clones Junct. & Killeshandra" and the other "To Longford, Ballaghaderreen & Sligo", and going to assume there was yet another for the Dublin-bound direction.

If there was a sign at Kilfree I imagine it would have simply read "Kilfree Junction - Change for Ballaghaderreen (Branch)" or such like.

12 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Ahh yes juardeen junction for the rio de hagerdeen branch

 

I wonder if somone else has the other 2 that compliment those

Pity they're mismatched, still rare survivor(s) having last guided a passenger in 1931.

9 hours ago, Dempsey said:

Just stumbled across this post and am instantly fascinated. Is there any more information? Pictures? Dos it still exist or did we do the irish thing and scrap this piece of irish military history? 

According to this blog, there were seven of the rail mounted Lancias completed and one allegedly survived at Inchicore until the early 50s.

https://railwayprotectionrepairandmainten.blogspot.com/?m=1

I think a civil war era layout at a show would be a great idea, I think we're mature enough now not to have fist fights over it.

The DSER armoured loco has a further layer of interest in that it started life as one of a batch of L&NWR tanks acquired by the DWWR and regauged for use here. 

It carried the name "Earl of Besborough" as DWWR/DSER No 64 prior to armour plating and lasted until 1936 as GSR 427.

I think the As certainly they beat their UK and Australian MV cousins in the looks department. Nose doors and flat faced cabs, ugh.

Ah jaysus..