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Yes it is an untitled GWR gate sign. Oddly enough, CIE produced an enamelled gate sign in the 50s quoting the very same Victorian Act of Parliament...in English AND Irish. Just because it mentions an Act from a certain year doesn't mean it dates from that time.

Midland Railway (of England)

A retired railwayman, gone to his reward years ago, told me that the men sent out to paint the signs weren't given small brushes to paint the letters. They dipped their thumbs into the paint and painted them that way.

Rusty isn't a million miles away from a Bord na Mona jobbie.

Some interesting platform furniture; two "what the butler saw" Mutoscope machines, a vending machine for sweetmeats...presumably confectionary and what looks like a machine for stamping souvenir name tags.

Identical to wagon plate, just GSWR (running no) INCHICORE WORKS. A pretty good broadside photo of one in original condition in the Murray / Mc Neil GSWR book.

Watched this tonight. What appears to be presumably an early MGWR 2-2-2 and train is shown for a half a minute, with a fully enclosed cab rather than the expected simple backplate (or nothing at all) All computer generated of course. Set in Connemara, so a bit of artistic licence there too, the railway not having got to those parts until much later.

I see that some of these 'keen cyclists' aren't at all bothered about our greenhouse emissions (which we will get hammered by the EU over, make no mistake) and consigning to history something that can reduce the numbers of cars and heavy lorries off the roads.

Why can't it be both? Why is it always either/or?

Have never seen a curved one anywhere. Maybe with some visual trickery you could get away with making a smaller straight one that fits?

The de-roofed six wheelers used for turf traffic. Did these retain their (presumably well weathered) passenger livery or were they re-painted grey? When did they cease using them?

Eastern end of Waterford. Where the car park is wedged in.

There's an actual loco oil tank in a very public place somewhere in an Irish Rail station, if you know where to look! Painted grey and barely noticeable, last time I saw it.

Beyer Peacock sold near identical locos to the L&SWR and another batch were sold to Swedish railways.

A Last Look at Ireland’s Disappearing Storefronts On a narrow street in the town of Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland, is B. Corcoran, a men’s clothing store. It’s been in operation since 1956, a fact which is evident from its storefront: above a painted olive green exterior, a wedge-shaped sign spells out “B. Corcoran Ltd.” in burgundy scripted lettering. Storefronts such as this one are a visual treasure for the graphic designer Trevor Finnegan. For the past eight years, in his spare time, he’s been exploring and photographing traditional Irish stores all over the country. The ongoing project is a way to document an important part of Ireland’s visual traditions and crafts, says Finnegan. “Their unique design style and the typographic styles really appeal to me,” he explains. “They are the face of local business and the give a real sense of friendliness that you find in these types of places here in Ireland.” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/photos-of-shops-in-ireland?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e2d22d8aa7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-e2d22d8aa7-64330117&ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_3_30_2018)&mc_cid=e2d22d8aa7&mc_eid=1ab2d0b412

The originals came with Yankee chime whistles, they were replaced with normal Irish/British whistles after a short time as they annoyed locals around Albert Quay too much. Why the very short working life? Surely they can't have worn out?

Were there any sanctions for staff giving out or members of the public having circulars in their possession?

Have seen pics of abandoned and upside down cars that clearly should have stayed at home and personally saw an occurance with a pair of idiots in a car at the top of a steep hill which could have ended VERY badly if they didn't manage to stop where they did. The simple fact is this country is not used to or set up for such conditions, there would be absolute carnage if drivers were given carte blanche to drive whenever and wherever they liked.

Typical Ireland. This is why we can't have nice things.

What was the point of the car as payload? Resembles a student rag week stunt (albeit an expensive one)

Many people on this site would love for a project like this to come to something, but Ireland is nothing like the uk in terms of population or level of interest in such things. The history of preservation here is littered with abandoned projects and bust-ups.

I think the other vans are Fordson E83W / Thames vans, easily available as 00 models. Both VW and the Ford were favoured van types for the ESB Rural Electrification.

Have one. Far too large for 00 scale. The P&T also used VW vans, available in 00 scale in Hattons, paint and decal up your own.

A real-life Ford T with added weatherproofing.