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More pictures have appeared here - .

I was merely thinking of the many 'innocent' members that may have supervision that could access this....... ...they could find themselves with restricted rights...

I wonder if the Mods could restrict access to this thread? There's some fairly incriminating stuff on here....

Something like that. The Japanese have raised internal guides in places, to cope with what might happen in an earthquake situation. If you derail on a bridge or on a high, steep bank, then it would be nice to stay close to the line, rather than fall off. Modern bridges are intended to keep the train on, but older ones may not be designed to do so. If you can stay close to the track-line, then the possibility for damage and injury is lessened - usually. Keeping things close to the line can also help to avoid pulling down loads of overhead structures. http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/rd/seika/2009/01/safety_E03.html It's nice to keep stuff in line - this reduces jack-knifing and the loads on the occupants.

Photo opportunity for modern emergency vehicles on the N22 currently. Nice weather and a useful overbridge...

It does depend upon how weathered 'she' is, of course...

The 'centre-rails' often appear in places where it would be nice to 'contain' a derailment - on bridges and on embankments, hillsides, etc. - where a derailment could have consequences which are amplified by the potential aftermath.

Are you getting your Forums confused..?

You may need to do some work on the pick-ups....

Depends on condition and market value.....

There comes a point when maintenance and repair charges reach a level where it would be cheaper to dump 'her' and get a new one.

You can get a nice loco for the price of a "proper hair-do"....

Always beware of mission-creep...

1, Admit honestly, to yourself, just how much you do spend on model railway items. 2, Make a reasonable assessment of how much drinking, gambling and women-chasing that would cover. 3, Keep this information in reserve for when 'she' broaches the subject.....

Marvellous!

I wonder if there was a 4006 trolleybus to further complicate the issue...?

Type with one hand, whilst breathing as slowly as possible in and out of a paper bag.

I think they anticipate that everybody is going to the terminus (possibly, whether they want to or not). I love the professionalism of it - the special white gloves - and the enthusiasm of the one lad who runs to the next door to shove one more in....

You might struggle to get a container on one, even if there was space left.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwbPdF5dIgQ "There is a small number of suburban "liner" trains on the JR network, e.g. Home Liner, which require a special "liner ticket" and are not covered by the Japan Rail Pass. However, since these trains are targeted at suburban commuters, foreign tourists are unlikely to use them. Confusingly, there are also a few trains that contain "Liner" in their names, but do not require a liner ticket, such as the Marine Liner, Seaside Liner and Ishikari Liner. These trains are fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass." http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html

Irish Times article, with further pictures - http://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/orient-express-company-belmond-jumps-tracks-to-ireland-1.2184166 .

On RTÉ's Nationwide at 7pm tonight - http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/nationwide.html .

It will be interesting to see what actually happens in the end.

Mmm, it may just be 'promotional', to keep the project in the news, so to speak - but, who knows...?

Irish Rail has retweeted this picture just now.