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Broithe

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  1. I hope to pop in and hassle you for one last time just before Christmas. All the best for the future.
  2. I thought you would still be simmering over this. And I hope that you are gruntled again shortly.
  3. An Advent Calendar with only three days..?
  4. Broithe

    new layout

    I remember hearing of a chap that made a big wooden thing like that once, but he used gopher wood. Never been sure what happened to it..
  5. Broithe

    new layout

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7694255.stm
  6. It's only a matter of time...
  7. Electric - lit by Edison Swan light bulbs.
  8. Don't encourage him, once he gets started on 'kettle' jokes, he's in his element.
  9. Nice DART picture on Twitter today..
  10. The sign says Speed Unrestricted - code for Give It All You've Got....
  11. Have you considered a job in IÉ's PR department?
  12. Steam train failed at Grand Canal Dock. Moved now - some delays as a result.
  13. Perhaps somebody visiting could be delegated to obtain the necessary pictures?
  14. Looks quite exciting.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38166611
  15. It seems that people don't always notice... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38171714
  16. I did a sod of a hawthorn hedge today - I've just got the last thorn out - it was a particularly difficult one and needed some extra access via a Swann Morton scalpel. But, I did wait until you'd finished your tea.
  17. He says that it was built by Macosa, who built a lot of the Brazilian GM stock. The Iranians have always coveted our trains.
  18. Brace yourself! And pace yourself. It's a bit of an ordeal.... ..but well worth it, if you survive.
  19. Well, rumours of the demise of the Sligo line have been squashed - ..by a six-year-old investigative journalist..
  20. I have the British version and the coupling has required considerable fettling - it's still not 100% reliable, though it is a lot better than it was straight out of the box..
  21. Polystyrene / styrofoam cutters have been around commercially for a long time - many different formats are available. Much used in R/C aeromodelling, etc.
  22. This audio documentary might be of interest. https://www.mixcloud.com/AthloneCommunityRadio/the-railway-children-episode-1/
  23. Not mine - see the Twitter post link below it.
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