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I find that a pasted URL is sometimes rejected, but just typing the image tags myself usually gets around it.

This is a bit rough, but I mounted a small camcorder on a bogie flat, with a mirror at 45 degrees, to get a "passenger's eye view" of a friend's layout. It could be done a lot better than this with a bit more time and thought.

Vigilance can pay off. Many years ago, a friend of mine had the boot of his Cortina forced at work and four items were stolen, including a trolley jack and a socket set. It really upset him and he constantly referred to it for weeks afterwards. I didn't notice that he always recited the four items in the same order until I was reading the small ads in the local paper six months later and realised that I had read one advert in 'his voice'. I rang him, he lived some way away and wouldn't have seen the paper, "Does this sound familiar?" "They're mine!". He rang the cops and they went round and got the stuff back. If they hadn't written the advert in the same order as he went on and on about it, I might not have spotted it...

Wagon. Wagon. Bogie wagon. Bogie wagon. Coach. Coach. Shunter. Bo-Bo. Co-Co. Steamer. Turf-burner. Seems obvious to me.

Another run on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41337496

That was Terence Cuneo.

I understand that renowned railway and wildlife artist David Shepherd has died. His legacy involves some real locos that were saved through his efforts, not just the marvellous paintings.

The footbridge has roller-shutter doors now. The water tower still survives. A newish van was in evidence.

The branch siding has been fenced off properly. Some interesting trolleys for those keen on the yellow stuff. And a selection of machinery.

Signed?

Chap here - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/00-gauge-Ballast-Hopper-Wagon-magazine-article-review-vgc-Irish-Railway-Models-/352166754424?hash=item51fec63878:g:3R4AAOSwRJ1ZnyZX - selling a ballast wagon review to raise funds to buy one.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news/bridgestrikes-enterpriseireland

Kiltartan crossing destroyed by a van.

...in the modern image? You may need to include a piano. http://www.thejournal.ie/a-piano-is-being-permanently-installed-in-pearse-station-3582638-Sep2017/

Still in existence - they seem to have moved to Hull and are now active mostly in the food processing industry. http://www.ibegin.com/directory/uk/north-humberside/hull/apple-engineering-ltd/

Do we need the driver? Couldn't we just bury a wire in the road and "Faller" the whole thing?

Great news - just half an hour forward and reverse at half speed, then he's away.

We look forward to the remake. Great stuff...

It is truly a wonder. It must have seemed a crazy thing to do at the time. And the centenary is in sight now. Even making the building look almost like a giant distillery, rather than just a 'blockhouse'.

This seems to have been cancelled now. "IMPORTANT - RADIO TRAIN CANCELLED Dear passengers, It is with deep regret that we have to inform you that this Sunday's special train Kilkenny has been CANCELLED. This is as a result of Irish Rail not being able to provide drivers to operate the train. We contract Irish Rail to drive our diesel and steam services. Earlier this week we were informed that they were short drivers, but were doing their best to source a crew. This morning, Thursday we were informed that no crew was available and that we have to cancel the train. This is extremely disappointing following the failure of our steam loco No.4 2 weeks ago. It is disappointing to be let down at this late hour. All tickets will now be fully refunded. If you booked online via Eventbrite, you should have received an email confirming that your refund has been approved. Please allow up to 7 working days for the payment to return to the card that you booked under. If you booked by post, we will be posting you a cheque for the full amount over the next week. Postal booking queries can contact us at 01-4800553. Our next public outing will be a diesel tour to Cork & Tralee in October and the next steam outing will be our Halloween specials to Maynooth in October. Please keep an eye on our Facebook and website for full details. Yours sincerely, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Dublin Area Operations Committee"

This could be made into a fair representation of the Montbretia. http://www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk/oo-scale-products/oo-gauge-scenic-details/plants-flowers-oo/laser-cut-minis-water-iris-oo

The grass roof on the building would cause comments on a model layout...

Remarkable picture of Cobh on Twitter.

Another nice morning...

Some of us have to wait until the end of the month... Although, I have my own National Holidays.