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2 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:


It was even suggested that muskerry and CBPR were to be linked cork city railways style by the tram network. Not sure if anything was ever moved in this way though 

That was certainly considered, but never put into effect.

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On 8/6/2024 at 10:14 AM, minister_for_hardship said:

Genuine but usual Irish auctioneer calling something "Victorian" or "19th century" when they don't have a clue.

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Sold for €260🫣

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On 8/6/2024 at 10:14 AM, minister_for_hardship said:

Genuine but usual Irish auctioneer calling something "Victorian" or "19th century" when they don't have a clue.

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Do those idiots not do even the tiniest bit of elementary research? The buyer was had.

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8 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Do those idiots not do even the tiniest bit of elementary research? The buyer was had.

Why bother, when the punters may be equally clueless? As we all know, people believe lies if they're repeated often enough....

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11 hours ago, bufferstop said:

Wouldn't be trustful of Irish auctions and the posters they offer. Could well be a laserjet printoff stuck in a cheap frame.

I see that there's a producer of replica vintage Irish travel posters now, these could well be passed off as the real thing.

11 hours ago, bufferstop said:

Sold for €260🫣

Ridiculous price.

IE cast these for bridges a few years back, not such a good idea as they're all disappearing now!

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On 1/3/2024 at 1:21 AM, WRENNEIRE said:

Any idea if this is Railway related?

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Bit late to the party its an underbonnet car heater used in the days before antifreeze ,light it up and leave it overnight best not to forget in the morning.I've got one just loke it hanging up in the garage. Andy. though

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I wouldn't be giving out too much, about the auction houses, they basically don't have a clue about railways. They sell a load of absolute shite. Buyer beware.

I've bought a lot of non railway stuff from the South Dublin auctions. They're completely legit, great to deal with, clueless about railways, so a lot of junk, but pearls amongst the swine.

Victor Mee is the same, that LYR poster about Bray looks legit though, upon close up.

This is 100% genuine, bought from South Dublin, like I said, pearl amongst swine. 

 

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Latest foray into a shed!
Went to sell him some trains and ended up with this haul!
His uncle was a railway man

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Opposite side

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Opposite side

 

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This one obviously meant something to him
Staff is for Drumkeen/Limerick Junction


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You cant beat a good day rooting in a fellas shed

 

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On 21/6/2024 at 3:58 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

The Tipp - Kilmallock (sic.) one is a nice example of staff "recycling".

Given Kilmallock should not have needed a single line staff, that one is odd. I guess there could have been temporary single line working, but that usually is associated with bridge renewal.

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1 hour ago, BSGSV said:

Given Kilmallock should not have needed a single line staff, that one is odd. I guess there could have been temporary single line working, but that usually is associated with bridge renewal.

A staff to release the frame in a sub cabin. Kilmallock once had two cabins.

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22 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:

A staff to release the frame in a sub cabin. Kilmallock once had two cabins.

Perhaps, but I would have expected "B" box to be released by an Annett's Key and not a staff machine.

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22 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:

Some of these were just ground frames in a glorified garden shed. Maam cross has a ground frame with a mini staff release.

Looked at the wonderful IRRS Photographic archive. Not an Annett's key either, but control levers between "A" and "B". "B" would have been a small ground level cabin of the same design as Birr or Charleville "B".

I'd still like to know what the staff was for though...

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On 25/6/2024 at 3:13 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

Some of these were just ground frames in a glorified garden shed. Maam cross has a ground frame with a mini staff release.

Similar can be seen in use at Inch Abbey and Downpatrick 

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13 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

Working on it now...

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2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

Not really.

The specialist UK railwayana auctions, on the other hand, will remove anything reported as a replica as their reputations matter. 

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On 30/6/2024 at 12:42 PM, jhb171achill said:

Unbelievable... 

Is there no way of reporting or preventing this type of false sale?

Next - a genuine Bandon, Mallow & Western Rly. station laptop from 1886?

In fairness, anybody caught by this sort stuff deserves what they get. Can't blame the auctioneers in this case and there's lots of genuinely interesting items in the sale.

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21 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:

I think the aluminium alloy ones were replicas cast by the ITG in the 1990s(?) and sold to raise funds. 

Doubtless this is correct. I’m pretty certain none had aluminium plates in real life.

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