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Broithe

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  1. Two non-flashing lamps is what I've observed in recent years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnsA0Mv4idQ, etc.
  2. We still have real ghost trains over here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18644343 .
  3. Broithe

    Family bereavement .

    Sad times. My condolences at this difficult time.
  4. Whatever happened to " Whatever you say will be taken down, twisted round and used against you."...?
  5. Eiretrains shows that Ballybrophy had them back in '03 - http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Ballybrophy/Irish%20Railway%20Stations.html - and running down the ramps then...
  6. It might not be too obvious in the picture, but the one with the alien sign on it does have the line running down the ramp, after where it runs across the platform at the end of the level bit.. But that's probably just for aliens..
  7. http://www.themodelshop.ie/dublin-bus-shelter/ieplus1001pd.html
  8. Ballybrophy, again. See my avatar for the Irish version of the wall sign - Keep behind the yellow line. Caution! Trains may pass at speed. At Ballybrophy, most of them do....
  9. I'm not one to pick a fight with a super-moderator, but wasn't Talyllyn the first..?
  10. There used to be a picture of them on Eiretrains, with the suggestion that they were a warning to alien spacecraft..
  11. At Ballybrophy, most possibilities are covered... And, always remember - if you take up a load of brick paviors with writing on them, then be sure to stack them systematically, so that it's easy to put them back as they were...
  12. Part 1 is on iPlayer - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01p8w38/The_Golden_Age_of_Steam_Railways_Small_is_Beautiful/ - for those with access.
  13. Irish Rail's current Twitter picture.
  14. The tighter the bend the bigger the separation needs to be - trial runs really are the best way in the end..
  15. That's virtually jewellery - it would almost be a shame to paint it...
  16. I'll confess that I looked at it for a while before I finally saw it. Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees...
  17. The Nenagh Branch - you could close the rest and leave that for me...
  18. Have you seen it in 'real life'? It really is remarkable..
  19. Pempoul - one of the best layouts that I've ever seen..
  20. Knobbly knees contest..
  21. There was a local reggae band here, the aptly named Pressure Shocks - anybody who was ever within half a mile of one of their gigs will always remember it....
  22. And then only if you've been really good..
  23. I'm listening to my Wharfedale W4s...
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