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  1. Broithe
    I recall a note on a drawing, back when I had a proper job - "Apply Vaseline very sparingly, then wipe it all off".
  2. Broithe
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2354421/Worlds-largest-model-railroad-draws-thousands-NJ.html
  3. Broithe
    A few more details emerging - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31021008 .
  4. Broithe
    I also had a blue 'Mallard'-style streamliner - but I was more a fan of the Lone Star spud gun. It was much more effective if you used something with more 'substance' than a potato, like a turnip, for instance...
  5. Broithe
    He probably has the cornflakes filed away individually..
  6. Broithe
    And, actual justification for having a spiral.....?
  7. Broithe
    Is each individual wagon free-running? Just a few tight axles can have quite a detrimental effect.
  8. Broithe
    Well, I would have done, if I'd looked properly. Talking about the broad gauge section - "It connected the brewery with Kingsbridge goods yard, and at its greatest extent possessed about two miles of track, out of the brewery’s one-time overall mileage of ten. "
  9. Broithe
    Nice article here - http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/22/Guinness.htm - though, I see no mention of the total mileage.. A layout one day..?
  10. Broithe
    We used to move regularly, so a 'real' train set was not practical - I had one of the tiny Lone Star sets, where everything was die-cast - even the track..
  11. Broithe
    I worked in a factory that still had an internal railway into the '90s, though it was disconnected from the mainline in the '70s, I think. This loco, now at Foxfield Railway was one of the last pair that ran in there, along with a battery electric. It was an important skill to be able to avoid twisting your ankle in the slots where the track was embedded - not something that I always managed to achieve, especially on the outdoor sections in the winter...
  12. Broithe
    The point-work around the crossover in the door did allow separation of the two main ovals - and there were three places where the controllers could be plugged in to allow for this.
  13. Broithe
    This - - says it was built at Inchicore in 1915 and withdrawn in 1928.
  14. Broithe
    Expo do a rather nice 00 gauge scale rule - allows you to work from real-life drawings without calculating every measurement.
  15. Broithe
    Ongoing power supply issues - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-30947159 .
  16. Broithe

    Henry Beaumont RIP

    Broithe replied to Garfield's topic in News

    Sad, sad news, JHB - we will be relying on you having listened well....
  17. Broithe
    Luckily for you, I'm not a moderator - if I spot a double-entendre or an innuendo, I like to whip it out immediately. Keep it up.
  18. Broithe
    Or Embassy vouchers...?
  19. Broithe
    Those of a delicate disposition might like to gloss over some of the more risqué staff names.....
  20. Broithe
    Oooh, good, I've found it - https://www.facebook.com/KillymardElectricMineRailway - one short video of a test run, too...
  21. Broithe
    Line re-opened now.
  22. Broithe
    Cork/Cobh services are operating normally, but the line to Midleton is currently closed, as attempts to recover a body from a difficult location on the shoreline proceed.
  23. Broithe
    This covers most of it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_locomotives_of_Ireland .
  24. Broithe
    Very Nice! Any videos?
  25. Broithe
    True - I rather like the Day-Glo panel hi-vis of the previous era - effective and stylish.
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