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Broithe
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I've just had to look that up in http://www.euphemismdictionary.com ...
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..is today.
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Can be bent down to 50 times the thickness, apparently - so no problem.. http://tradeessentials.thelaminexgroup.com.au/uploads/tech-info/Craftwood_Tradesman's_Essential_Guide.pdf
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I recently saw some multi-slotted MDF in B&Q, that would take a really nice curve.. ..though, hardboard would be OK, too..
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It never fails to amaze me how such a small 'organisation' can almost always have 'boots on the ground' - as they say these days. Well done to all. The Stasi couldn't have kept such a close eye on events as our operatives do. Great stuff.!
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No, my fault, I could have written it a lot less ambiguously. It does read like I was questioning "why bother with doing that..!!"
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Ah, what I meant was - shouldn't you specify the colour for each rail, rather than just the pair of colours for each track? You could end up with one of the inside track's rails being black on one layout and red on the next... etc. As this ..? red black --------- blue yellow --------- The Sea. Or some such arrangement....
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Do you need to specify which rail is which colour? I would assume that 'outside' means 'nearest the sea'..?
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You would get away with a two-coach today - Irish Rail on Twitter - "DART capacity reduced due to driver issue this morning peak: mostly 4-carriage DARTs, with some 2-cars, apologies: "
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Of course, it doesn't have to be an either/or thing - some people might want to purchase full baseboards, but some might just want the end-plates to fit to their own boards, etc... All that really matters is that the inter-board connections are reliably compatible. If people are going to produce their own boards, then the height off the floor needs to be clearly specified and adhered to.
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Or supply end-plates, with an alignment jig for the track position..?
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The UK Yellow Pages had this section for many years - until the Institution of Civil Engineers complained and got it removed.
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Lovely - this just gets better....
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...on the double estuary....
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I knew that somebody would suggest it - just didn't expect it to be you.
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Indeed, and if a section from one modeller consists of more than one board, then the connection between those boards does not have to meet the standard - it's only where the 'outside world' is reached that compatibility matters.
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I don't know - the pictures came from Irish rail's twitter this morning - https://twitter.com/IrishRail .
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It's not my intention to complicate the issue but, if it's thought about and agreed at this stage, then people might be able to avoid unnecessary scenic issues and problems with track layouts where they're trying to avoid board joints that could just be a short distance away in what is a more convenient place for them to be. If it's going to be an end-to-end run, then people could make whatever length suits them, depending upon their home situation, vehicle dimensions, etc.. Feel free to carry on how you like, just my tuppenceworth.
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Somebody will soon suggest doing a Knuffingen-style Dublin Airport in the background...
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It's none of my business, but it seems to me that all that matters is that the board abutments are to a standard - the length of any individual board will have no bearing on compatibility, but be a matter for the constructor and his transport arrangements. Unless the intention is to produce a circuit, of course.
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Apparently, it's 150 years since the railway arrived in Nenagh. There's a few things going on ... Might be worth having a look, if you're in the vicinity.
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They talk about "the bizarre world of the model train enthusiasts", but it happens in the real world, too - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/222883.stm ...
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The RPA offers a consultancy service - http://www.rpa.ie/en/consultancy_services/Pages/Default.aspx ...
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Dramatic crossing incident in the US - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24487522 ..
