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Broithe

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  1. It has come to my attention, via internet surveillance, that Heir Flick is being held against his will in a healthcare institution.
  2. Talk of lifting the steam speed limits in GB, to avoid scheduling issues. Tornado ran at 100mph today, as a test. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-leeds-39568701?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=58edc9b7e4b053c7bc789434%26Steam%20loco%20hits%20a%20ton%20on%20main%20line%20for%20first%20time%20since%201960s%26&ns_fee=0#post_58edc9b7e4b053c7bc789434
  3. It was the motors again, the British loading gauge is a good bit smaller that the US one and so the internal space in the model locos is correspondingly smaller - too small at the time... Essentially the same problem as had occurred with 00.
  4. Pictures?
  5. People with 0 Gauge eyes living in N Gauge houses......
  6. You're right, I was bamboozled by all the numbers, 140 it is.
  7. This book was recently available for the princely sum of €3. My copy has just reached me and I notice that the bottom picture on page 14 is captioned for TPO 160, but the picture is actually of the four-wheeled vent van No 764 - this picture is used again with the correct caption on page 64 - I was hoping that the picture had been inadvertently interchanged, but no such luck. Is there an online image of TPO 160 anywhere?
  8. SMP have an option for phosphor bronze rail, which should age to a fairly realistic 'rusty' finish.
  9. The 'code' numbers refer to the height of the rail in units of 1/1000th of an inch. Thus, Code 100 rail is a 1/10th of an inch high (100/1000) and Code 75 is 75/1000ths of an inch high.
  10. I often quote this article for its positive 'spin' - the fourth sentence starts with "Aided by his autism..." http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21208113
  11. There should be cake...
  12. Is there a recording of the episode where some bloke is moaning about the wagon underframes being painted black..?
  13. I remain concerned that the Durrow Scarecrow Festival could so easily transform into a Wicker Man style event.
  14. Very few films or TV programmes even mention Laois, much less are set in it... Even all the CI registered vehicles in Father Ted have failed to raise the profile.
  15. Crikey! Time for a new decoder? Get well soon.
  16. Broithe

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    Executive bar carriage - http://www.irrs.ie/Journal186/186RollingStock.htm
  17. The works to improve the junctions at the bridge are underway.
  18. The best I can do at short notice is the back bedroom wallpaper.
  19. Steady, there! Some of us still have that wallpaper - and delicate feelings...
  20. Print your own scenery - - one day....?
  21. Graham Rooke, the man behind the ModelTorque range, died just before Christmas 2012, and, although there was a possibility of things continuing at some point, it looks as though they haven't.
  22. Congratulations! You win the prize of a smug face for the rest of the day. http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/road-trip.17626/
  23. In the 60s, we lived in a very cute cottage in a tourist hot-spot - people would often take photographs looking in through the windows while I was having my tea - I sometimes check the internet - one may turn up one day..
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