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    Yes, the Tuam one was a monster. Got burnt out in the shed in Tuam sometime in the late 90s or early 00s and cut up there. Last time I saw it, the doors were wide open in the shed and no soul around. Fairly easy for the vandals to do their dirty work.
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    Distillery sidings and locos were big in Scotland, all we had was Allmans Distillery. It had a total of 2 x 5' 3'' steam locos during its existance, one was sold to the GSR. Courtalds (sp?) up North had pair of 5'3'' Pecketts. CSE Carlow had a couple of unusual and camera shy Cockerill VB locos. The beet factories used hire some of the G class Deutzs from CIE from time to time.
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    It's a track circuit indicator, shows if a section is occupied by a train, or not as the case may be.
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    There's still a few grounded wagons in ever decreasing numbers to be seen.
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    The columns, or rather, what's left of the columns are boxed around with plywood to prevent injury to people using reopened platforms. Rumour has it that the hat will have to be passed around to replace the canopy!
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    Indeed. It looked like a carbon copy of a story that was circulated some time ago. Happy are those who do not see, yet believe.
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    I'll believe it when I see it.
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    They were known as the 'Krugers' after Boer leader Paul Kruger. The carbuncle on top of the boiler is a sandbox.
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    Dual gauge didn't happen a lot in Ireland, Ennis and the LP&HC lines in Derry are the only ones I can think of.
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    It would be too small (N is 9mm) which it just about 2' gauge. The correct one for 3' is 00n3. (12mm)
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    A mate from the uk was shocked at the amount of roadkill on Irish roads...'why doesn't someone from t'council go round picking them up?'
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    The drivers look a bit small to me for that, besides it seems like an expensive way to get a GSWR 4-4-0.
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    I think this wins the prize for butt ugly GWR. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/GWR_Dean's_ten-wheeled_goods_engine_(Howden,_Boys'_Book_of_Locomotives,_1907).jpg
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    The smokebox is huge in comparison to the rest of it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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    What colour schemes did they carry? Was it silver tank, red frames with 'IRISH SHELL' or 'MEX' in red or were there variations on this?
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    This is the Aussie Walker interior, somehow doubt leather would ever be used here! There seems to be a two-tone paint job as well. I'd say this would be a query best answered by senior IRRS members. Not a lot of folks took pics of interiors, and fewer still took them in colour!
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    Now that I think of it, got a present of a book written by a past staff member of NBL who recalled putting a lot of work into a tender for diesels for CIE. Think it had a pic and all of the Irish 'might have been.' This is it...http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/m2KLvSusfSH6j3pyl7Yd1uw.jpg
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    Considering its size NBL didn't build a whole lot for Ireland. Some for the GSWR (due to a strike in Inchicore I think) and MGWR. Their predecessors Dubs, built a small number for the West Clare, including the surviving Slieve Callan.
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    London buses had white mudguard trims too during wartime. Only they stopped the practice when hostilities ceased. Got the Cyril McIntyre CIE buses book for Xmas, half price at that bargain bookshop near the GPO! Has a few pics of lorries, mainly ex GSR ones that were converted into service vehicles.
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    This was a hangover from the 'Emergency' blackout.
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    Assorted 'lurries'. http://www.limerick-classic-car-club.com/page20.htm
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    Very nice, any maker's name on the back? W.R. Sykes and Railway Signal Co would have churned out lots of these. Connect a 6V battery up to the terminals and see if it still works.
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    Did CIE actually have AEC Mercurys? AEC was a very rare marque on the bus side of things.
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    And Macha not similarly treated? Mustn't have come to the attention of the lad with the angle grinder! Some loco plates of the GWR had the build dates ground off as the GWR was embarrassed by elderly locos. Looking at Irish loco plates (Jumbo and Sambo) in the IRRS library, 'GS&WR' is ground off and a little 'GSR' tablet screwed on in its stead. Hardly seems worth while as these two were unlikely to come into contact with the public much.
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