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A few more details emerging - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31021008 .

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...

He probably has the cornflakes filed away individually..

And, actual justification for having a spiral.....?

Is each individual wagon free-running? Just a few tight axles can have quite a detrimental effect.

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. "

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..?

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..

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...

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.

This - - says it was built at Inchicore in 1915 and withdrawn in 1928.

Expo do a rather nice 00 gauge scale rule - allows you to work from real-life drawings without calculating every measurement.

Ongoing power supply issues - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-30947159 .

Sad, sad news, JHB - we will be relying on you having listened well....

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.

Or Embassy vouchers...?

Those of a delicate disposition might like to gloss over some of the more risqué staff names.....

Oooh, good, I've found it - https://www.facebook.com/KillymardElectricMineRailway - one short video of a test run, too...

Line re-opened now.

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.

This covers most of it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_locomotives_of_Ireland .

Very Nice! Any videos?

True - I rather like the Day-Glo panel hi-vis of the previous era - effective and stylish.

It doesn't really matter how fast the trains can go, the doors should only be used when they're as stationary as any slower train would also be...

There are various plastic fillers out there - e.g. http://www.deluxematerials.com/scaleyputty.html . ..and the Squadron putties..