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1. Nesbitt Jct 2. Grendon's of Drogheda, the export loco went to Brazil in the 1880s I think. 3. An allowance paid to staff that were rostered to go on a long distance turn (neccessitating the preparation of food for sustainance) when the job is cancelled at short notice. 4. St Molaga, Argadeen, Sambo, Jumbo, Pat all CIE owned with names (sneaky answer: ex WCR 5c was temporarily named 'Viceroy' for a film) 5. Glounthaune, Ballybrophy, Sutton as mentioned. New ones: 1. What (pre-GSR) railway company had the Irish langauge featured in their coat of arms? 2. What was the only location where all 6 patterns of miniature ETS could be found, and no, it's not Castlerea! 3. How many rail termini had Cork city, like? 4. According to legend, what item did OVS Bulleid propose to put in every CIE loco cab, but loco crews objected to his proposal?

Harland and Wolff built a few diesel locos, some engines intended for railcars and a railcar that went somewhere in South America, no steam AFAIK. Pat would be correct, the coal gantry 'thing' indeed carried a name. There may be a couple more named locos that were located in the Rebel County.

Nope. Sure most of the Manx Railway's locos came from Beyer Peacock.

Kudos on 4 (you got one of them anyway, name of Sambo was on a plate until plate was removed and name then painted on) and 5 (not one I had thought of)

1. Not really what I had in mind, and not a name as in a surname as such. 4. No, name has to be physically carried! 5. Biccy for that 'un.

Bush isn't a junction, hence nul points. Actually -1 points, because I thought you were being smutty

Wrenneire - nul points, must try harder. Broithe - you may award yourself 1 (one) biccy.

1. A railway junction in Ireland that was officially named in honour of a woman? 2. Name Ireland's only private (1:1, not fun size!) steam loco builder, and is known to have built one for export? 3. What does a 'spoiled basket' refer to? 4. What locos, other than the 800's and ex GNR locos, carried names in CIE days? 5. Also can you think of any stations in Ireland that have changed names more than once?

Yeah it the GNR loco alright. Get someone to visit the UFTM and clamber up on her for a pic. Last time I was there, kids were using Blanche as a climbing frame with no staff to clear them off.

This image was forwarded to me, courtesy of the Minister for Post Boxes and Telegraph Poles. TV licence spongers beware!

Didn't know locos could have religious affiliations.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216072/The-Picca-SILLY-line-Tube-pranksters-liven-London-Underground-journeys-comedy-stickers.html

Not the real deal, I might add. Whereas this one is an original DN&GR sign. Wonder what actually constitutes a 'nuisance'? Does the top sign apply to the Ladies or the Gents I wonder???!!

Ere...to the right and up a bit, what's that? Is it English? Midland Rly?

Fun fact: Guinness no 3 was only named in preservation, the nameplates came off one of the Guinness-owned broad gauge diesels. Think it may also have carried full skirts for street running too.

Think they were always black, as delivered. Again don't think the GSR would have bothered much with them, apart from renumbering.

Not the Allman one, but of the same type in lined Works Grey. http://www.martynbane.co.uk/images/peckett/locos/1011-peckett.jpg There's a pic somewhere of the aftermath of it colliding with a horse and cart, horse went to stable in the sky I think. Didn't last too long in CIE ownership, withdrawn in '49-ish and rather camera-shy. Used on the quays in Cork after GSR purchase.

The GSR had an 0-4-0ST, ex Allmans Distillery. A broad gauge version of Peckett's 'Beaufort' type. Hard to tell what it livery it carried from pics in GSR ownership, being covered in gunk latterly. May well have carried lined green, probably what Peckett's painted it as delivered. Doubt the GSR would have bothered their barney painting it.

Yes, two plates...one on each side that were bolted on.

CIE Man, wearing a black woollen overcoat...resembling a cape. And his side kick, the Boy Porter Wonder.

No RTR coaching stock model will give you precisely what ran on CIE back then. You'll have to start building kits or bashing an existing model to the best of your ability if you want that level of accuracy.

Got mine the other day, but it's going back. One of the 'snails' seems not to have been applied very well, little gaps in it.

The C class plate is a lot rarer than an A plate, in terms of the number produced and C's being scrapped at a time when it would have been quite likely to have been binned rather than kept.

He probably knows full well it's only a tenner scrap value. The description should include 'replica' or 'reproduction'...but business is business (I know it is neither replica nor repro, just a work of fiction)

Was it being sold as the 'real deal' or as a replica...of sorts? Seriously though, who the hell is making this stuff?