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Broithe

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  1. I'm sure you know somebody that would be prepared to flatten it with an iron.....
  2. Presumably you're thinking of the N Gauge aficionados - they'll be the ones with the precision tools... http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=14149
  3. There's also a Small Parts Organiser. http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=14148 ..for those with small parts..
  4. We've all seen his fridge.......
  5. Postage is only £7.45, though.
  6. I've had stuff off you indirectly - and almost directly, but you were missing from the stand at Warley a couple of years back and your mate took the sale...
  7. Take your time, we don't want it to end up FUBAR.
  8. All sorts of terms here - http://www.railway-technical.com/LAAR-Mk24.pdf - from a UK perspective, but it covers the carriage abbreviations, which could be handy.
  9. Indeed, DFDS is a shipping company, I was mislead by DFD's - whoops... RPA - Rail Procurement Agency. MRSI - Model railway Society of Ireland. IRRS - Irish Railway Record Society.
  10. MPD - motive power depot. MPV - multi-purpose vehicle. UTA - Ulster Transport Authority. NIR - Northern Ireland Railways. ..I think.. Not sure about DFD - Dublin Fire Department...?
  11. Pop the two plastic gears off, by lifting the springs and run the motor whilst holding a meths-soaked brush against the shaft. Soak the pinion in meths, as well, at the same time - dry - then re-assemble with Loctite or superglue..
  12. During the worst of the 1995 fiasco, Yorkshire Water workers were refusing to drive marked vehicles or even to wear identifying uniforms.... http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/remember-1995-1-2101006
  13. I seem to have missed out a picture - this one was for sale - based on Edenderry, I think.... http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,663706,733032,7,9
  14. I suspect that your camera actually was focussed - it's just your eyesight that's gone...
  15. And the last few.. I don't think that anybody has ever closed those bottom gates and filled the lock up....
  16. Right, finally sorted out a few pics from a couple of weeks ago... Dave, Heirflick and Murrayec. Eoin's development stages - possibly to emerge in 1/76th, also.. Last minute adjustments.... The lovely, though slightly risqué, quarry layout - if you've ever wondered where track rubbers come from, or where they go when they're worn out....
  17. Don't forget, this is on Sunday - I intend to attend...
  18. Avoid pressing on the cab side-windows, as they can be pushed out - well, in, really.
  19. Some really odd things have been happening lately - pineapples, grannies, etc - and largely in Limerick......
  20. Our Wanderer, retweeted by Irish Rail - ..and the full gallery - http://www.thewandererphotos.com/Officialevents/2014/Grandmother-Royal-Deluxe/i-JNRFkX4 ..
  21. Anybody fancy modelling this? "Granny is now in Limerick & she's staying the w/end. Take the train to see her."
  22. Broithe

    Happy birthday

    Enjoy!
  23. They're all manufacturers/suppliers of do-it-yourself track-making components, amongst other product lines. http://www.marcway.net/point.php http://www.marcway.net/smp.php http://www.finescale.org.uk/
  24. I would like to see them get English people to speak to each other on a train - likely to get arrested if you were to try that here....
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