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The Flying Banana.

And the language difficulties...

Ireland is reasonably well-placed for wind energy - lots of empty space and wind - and much less reluctance about onshore wind than in the UK. Currently running at 68% 'renewable' over the last 24 hours. http://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#roi Most of that 'renewable' will be wind. It's also noticeable that there is a far higher proportion of solar-powered road signs in Ireland than in the UK, where most electrified signs are mains-powered, even new ones*. There's lots of potential to wean off fossil fuels as technology changes. There will always be the "it's not 100% reliable, therefore there's no point doing any of it" brigade, but we have the An-225 going over today - a hundred years ago, it was "all broomsticks and teacloths and you would never get me in one of them"... * I was painting a fence for someone only a few years ago and there was a School Crossing sign nearby, mains powered, with flashing amber lights for the appropriate times of day. I was amazed to see that the timing was not automated, but a bloke drove round all the signs in a battered old Fiesta and turned them on and off individually - if he remembered... This also involved stopping and blocking the traffic at each of the lights during the peak flow times of each day. I imagine that it still goes on like that - madness. Technology steadily improves all the time - back in the 80s, a cordless tool was hardly worth the bother - these days, I rarely plug a mains one in, unless I'm doing something 'serious'.

On its way again. https://www.flightradar24.com/ADB3982/29a6920e

All Scales Matter.

The whole thing is a multi-faceted problem. A significant factor in the 'industrialised' corruption is the way some nation's financial sectors facilitate it, whilst ringing their hands.

Park 'em up at Hazlehatch?

Information is power.

32 now...

That is exactly how this place works. It's almost a documentary.

Models flaunting themselves in front of the vehicle and draped over the bonnet - like a Motor Show in the 1970s. Great news, though. Probably a better bet than a Deltic-powered E Class.

I imagined a Turfburner with a couple of Deltics flung inside....

I think now that there are two models on that line - a CIE E class and a Superdeltic (Designed but not built), rather than one 'mythical beast', as I first read it.

It seems to be an issue of the odd use of a comma, when the Q Kits list has been separated by full stops elsewhere - the unbuilt proposed loco was not an Irish thing at all...

What is this legendary E class that is mentioned ^ ? Maybe for another thread?

I've found somebody actually selling coasters - might come in handy whilst you're still in the design phase? https://railwayposters.co.uk/products/rail499-southern-railway-for-sunshine-at-home-or-abroad-coaster

That article contains the phrase - "one of the cranes also had a cameo role in the 2002 film Reign of Fire, an apocalyptic action fantasy set in 2020 Britain" - sounds more like a documentary from our current perspective... Not mobile, but this still exists next to the canal in Tullamore.

Reports of disruptions do seem to have become more common lately - whether that is a reflection of an increased incidence of events is another matter.

I remember being promised Eurostars stopping in Stafford. They even printed timetables. It would have been possible to go to Avignon and back on a Saturday, with three hours there in the early afternoon - if it had actually happened, of course.

Possibly using a false name, in case he checks the list..?

Whips are quite cheap, or easy to improvise. However, if you are concerned about safety and welfare issues, such as important staff members being disturbed by the noise, then cattle-prods could be worth considering - or electric-shock collars, that could be remotely operated?

Twitter says it's back again next Tuesday and on November the 1st.