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love the lot - the jcb on the low loader is a smashing scene:tumbsup:

more cod........

saw a documentary on the SVR some years back - some serious collection of steam locos...if i lived near it 'she who must be obeyed' would never see me!

always had a soft spot for the severn valley railway - lovely pics:tumbsup:

love this section finbar -good stuff!

welcome on board Matland - thats a cracking job you have done on westys tank

visited the show today, great to meet a few of the lads - warbonnet, dave and eoin(fantastic dart units!) even lost a few quid to wrenneire! got a few models from the stalls and was well impressed with the amount on display! enjoyed the bit of banter at Daves stand - well done to all!

yes - saw that little beauty today and she is a smashing piece ok work! fair play to you Eoin and as i said when i have a few other projects paid for, i will get one:tumbsup:

There's a guy sitting at a bar just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half an hour. After a while a big trouble-making truck driver walks in and stands next to him, takes the drink from the guy and drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says, "Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I'll buy you another drink. I just can't stand seeing a man crying." "No, it's not that", says the man. "This day is the worst of my life. First I fall asleep and then I'm late to my job. Because I'm late my boss fires me. When I leave I found out my car was stolen. I get a taxi home and when I leave it I remember I left my wallet and credit cards on the seat in the taxi. The driver just drives away with them. I go home and when I get there I find my wife in bed with the gardener and the postman. I leave home and come to this bar. "And when I was thinking about putting an end to my life you show up and drink my poison!"

'Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm' Winston Churchill

David, pm sent.

jasus dont - my mind is laoded up with images that wont let me sleep tonight!!!

agreed fran - shes been gone too long!

QUOTE=Glenderg;36865]surprised you didn't get it shem. Check my surname on the email!

excelent GM - great footage:tumbsup:

(1) RPSI PRESS RELEASE 134 YEAR OLD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE RETIREMENT EXCURSION In 1879 the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland took delivery of a Liverpool-built, fairly basic steam railway locomotive. Little did they think that it would still be working hard to earn a living 134 years later! This remarkable steam locomotive doesn’t have a fancy name, it is simply known by its number, No.186 and it is approaching retirement at the end of the year. To celebrate its many years of faithful service, owners, the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, are giving the public a special chance to see, hear and smell this gem on Sunday 13th October. On that trip, No.186 will haul passengers on a tour of the Belfast Central - Larne railway line, the first time a steam train has been in Larne Harbour for 7 years. This will be a leisurely afternoon romp, befitting a locomotive with such vintage. Whilst the locomotive does all the hard work at the front of the train, passengers will enjoy autumnal views of Belfast Lough, pass through towns with a strong railway heritage, like Carrickfergus and Whitehead before gliding past Islandmagee to Larne. For anyone who feels peckish or thirsty during the trip, the train will contain a Dining Car, complete with full bar and kitchen serving hot and cold snacks and drinks. No.186 has hauled thousands of passengers over the last 10 years, but it is now time for a well-earned overhaul which will take many years and hundreds of thousands of pounds. RPSI Operations Officer, Mervyn Darragh, explains: “No.186 has been the mainstay of our steam trains in Northern Ireland since 2004. She has given fantastic service and is very powerful for her small size. Passengers with us on 13th October will enjoy hearing her climb the stiff hills around Greenisland. With Halloween and Santa steam trains coming up, we thought it was important that we had a calmer, less formal farewell for this old locomotive”. “It is remarkable to think that No.186 will be pulling us to Larne in much the same way she pulled passengers and freight all over Ireland well over 130 years ago. Although the locomotive was based in the Cork area for much of that time, there is a possible Belfast connection as she may well have pulled goods or passengers to meet the Titanic when she docked in Cobh in 1912.” RPSI volunteer, Philip Lockett, one of the RPSI’s steam locomotive crew members, commented: “We have had 10 wonderful years with 186. We have travelled all over Northern Ireland in this Victorian machine and she has given us great service. Crew comfort was not important back in 1879 and there is no doubt that the crew is quite exposed on cold winter days. But I’m sure many an old railwayman would be proud to think of us still operating the locomotive today. When it comes to the end of the year there will be many of us who will miss 186 and be sorry to see her retire. They don’t make them like they used to!” Tickets are strictly limited for this afternoon of nostalgia. The 13th October train is called Larne Lough and tickets are on sale now, costing £15 adult and £8 child. The Larne Lough starts from Belfast Central Station at 12:30 and will call at Larne Harbour, Carrickfergus, Whitehead Excursion Station and return to Belfast Central at 17:10. Tickets are available from: Belfast Welcome Centre Donegall Place Belfast BT1 5AD +44 28 9024 6609 http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/events FACTFILE * No.186 is the oldest survivor of the most numerous class of locomotive (diesel or steam) ever operated in Ireland and is by 25 years the oldest steam locomotive currently passed to operate on a mainline railway in the UK. Her overhaul in 2004 marked her own 125th birthday and the 40th birthday of the RPSI. * The RPSI were donated locomotive No.186 by CIÉ in 1966. * The locomotive is a major film star, being on the big screen alongside Sean Connery in the blockbuster “The First Great Train Robbery”. * In 3 months No.186 will be taken out of traffic. A major overhaul, costing approximately £200,000, will be required. All work is undertaken at the RPSI workshops at Whitehead, unique in Ireland and largely carried out by volunteers. the old girl is one of my favourite engines and no dought she will be sadly missed - will she ever return to steam? i hope so as she looks and sounds magnificant.......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Kz12lrOzIcY

looking forward to that!

that will be a fantastic layout when completed - if it dosnt drive you mad first!

great shots Tom - fine array of machines.thanks for posting:tumbsup:

excelent pics there Wexford10 - thanks for posting:tumbsup:

a welcome addition - well done lads, every success with the wagons!

are you sure you wernt having a supply of creamy pints on this wet day?

is the name in irish?

O'Reillys:rolleyes:

a welcome addition lads - well done and success with the wagons!