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Broithe

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  1. It is nice that they are able to provide a systematic run-down, this is very rarely the case. I remember the worldwide shock when Mr Mashima decided that retirement loomed in the future and his efforts to lessen the problems for his customers.
  2. A year later, this item is at £126:95 - this being 29% down from the £179:95 that it spent the last six months at. According to the 'Number Sold', not one has been sold since it was £27:89*. 872 are 'watching it', probably for the same reason as I am... * I didn't buy one, even at £27:89, because I thought twelve quid would be about right and I got a very similar one for that.
  3. https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/model-railway-shop-manager-stole-22425050
  4. As generally despised as they are by the purists, I like them - a solid, compact and powerful last attempt at a 'modern' steamer.
  5. I have one in stock, for that very reason.
  6. Irish railway-themed postcard collection. https://irishpostcards.wordpress.com/transport/
  7. Another variation, on a Camel fuselage, intended to confuse the perception of the direction of travel.
  8. Be fair! If they tell you, you'll have forgotten before you get upstairs.
  9. That's what you get for being in the Far East. I'm currently at 7½ degrees west, which is worth a whole half an hour more (at the end).
  10. They were working for me, then they stopped, even ones I have already seen... is it possible that you have blundered into the Dark Web and upset some gangland overlords?
  11. There is 2' track on the Curragh, for the firing range, I believe. A little overgrown now.
  12. There is still quite a community devoted to Morse Code. One issue the more enthusiastic adherents can have is 'wander', where the key can drift across the desk surface. This is more prevalent in the 'paddle' style of key, as seen here, with a bit of additional weight, to reduce the problem.
  13. Most bridges on the Premier Line are original - any new ones are unlikely to be under-gauge, I imagine. They are more beams than arches. Platforms might be more of a problem for carriages than locos? So, not a problem. It would only need a turning arrangement at the ends, for any runs that are likely to happen. It seems unlikely that track weight capacity would be less now than it was back then. Is there any chance of electrifying it and shoving a big speaker in? And maybe one of those ultrasonic humidifier things for the steam effect.
  14. Fantasy layouts can be as bizarre as you like and still have a level of credibility. Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch would be well beyond ridiculous, if it wasn't real...
  15. Intensive pilgrimage travels to the Holy Stone of Clonrichert would have kept the line open. Knock managed to get an airport from a similar set-up.
  16. We may not know, we cannot tell. What pains he had to bear, But we believe it was for us, That he laid the track right there. There are earlier versions of the lyrics...
  17. Two brown hills, Far away, without a city wall, Where the track was ballasted, And bridged up to the wall...
  18. He can definitely be termed a "worker".
  19. It looks like there may be a damp/mould issue there. Often the case with these old buildings.
  20. The premises will occasionally change hands, like pubs. Whatever the denomination involved, I am impressed that someone is devout enough to ballast vertical surfaces. I wonder if that is the result of a penance from a particularly interesting confession or an attempt at getting a very worthwhile indulgence?
  21. The hardest thing is getting the squeak right, I hear.
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