Interesting pictures...

[Broithe]

Got a few spare containers?

Make a model of "Stadium 974" in Qatar.

[spudfan]

 Well we know what E = mc²   means

but for the life of me I cannot figure out how,Qatar and the World Cup are compatable.

Some mysteries are just not meant to be solved

[Westcorkrailway]

32 minutes ago, spudfan said:

 Well we know what E = mc²   means

but for the life of me I cannot figure out how,Qatar and the World Cup are compatable.

Some mysteries are just not meant to be solved

 

it’s quite simple really 

Money + World Cup = sports washing 

[Broithe]

 

[Rush and Lusk]

Very illuminating bogie switching technology between Sweden and Finland - thanks Broithe

[Broithe]

1 hour ago, Rush and Lusk said:

Very illuminating bogie switching technology between Sweden and Finland - thanks Broithe

I think what we're seeing there is that the guide rails prevent the flanges on the slightly narrower Swedish wheelsets from moving sideways far enough for one of the wheels to drop off the wider Finnish rails. There's not a huge difference in the gauges, and by forcing the narrower wheels to run in the centre, they can run on the wider rails, on the outer edges of the narrower gauge wheels.

I think it means you can run Swedish wheels on Finnish track, but not Finnish wheels on Swedish track.

 

 

It reminds me of a real 'sit-com moment' in France in 1990. We were starting a tour of the chateau at Amboise and the guide was the most multilingual person I've ever seen. She was dealing with a barrage of questions in many languages, from all directions and handing out leaflets for the most common ones, English French, Spanish, German, Italian, etc. A chap standing next to me said something totally incomprehensible, on the off-chance that she could speak his language - it was clearly one that she didn't, so he reverted to a heavily accented English question?

"Do you have those leaflets in Finnish?"

Straining to listen, but not understanding most of it, she realised that the question was in English and guessed what he was asking, based on the word "Finnish" - unfortunately, she actually heard him say "finish" in her head and said - "About forty five minutes."

This mystified him, which then mystified her and I started laughing.

I nearly had to draw diagrams to explain to them what had actually happened...

 

 

[Galteemore]

[Broithe]

4 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

I remember two traders at the boot sale in England talking about another one - during one of the football tournaments, when people started flying flags on sticks held in car windows, he had found some really cheap red/white cross flags and bought a large number, hoping to cash in from the loyal England fans - only to find out that they were Danish flags and they hadn't even qualified.

There were Finnish UN troops in Cyprus when I was there, and we often went through their area. You usually saw them on their own, sometimes in pairs, but, even then, they rarely seemed to speak to each other. Very quiet people. Since then, I have believed that, if you can see three Finns at the same time, it means that you are actually in Helsinki.

[Broithe]

 

[Broithe]

 

[Broithe]

There are some very specific vehicles out there...

 

[Broithe]

This seems as unlikely as RTR Irish model locos did, and still does.

And yet, there it is, in 1:1 scale.

And no argument about what gauge track to use...

[WRENNEIRE]

But Peco points I bet

 

[Broithe]

 

[Broithe]

 

[Branchline121]

8 hours ago, Broithe said:

No. 721 is such a cute little vehicle!

[Broithe]

1 minute ago, Branchline121 said:

No. 721 is such a cute little vehicle!

Perhaps the original Jess was particularly cute - we need a picture...

[WRENNEIRE]

Only pic of Jess I could find
 

[Broithe]

"Jess Irish Model" turns up this.

 

Fairly cute, but probably a high maintenance device.

[Broithe]

The Forth Bridge.

[Broithe]

 

[jhb171achill]

14 minutes ago, Broithe said:

 

The 15:40 from Achill to Claremorris departs from Newport in the last light of day on 11th November 1973.

[Broithe]

 

[Broithe]

I remain amazed that this has happened.

 

[Horsetan]

On 20/11/2022 at 6:51 PM, Broithe said:

I remain amazed that this has happened.

 

I'm amazed I can't hear the sound of cans being kicked. 

[GSR 800]

1 hour ago, Horsetan said:

I'm amazed I can't hear the sound of cans being kicked. 

Funny enough I've noticed the fold up tables on the ICRs make such a sound...

[jhb171achill]

On 20/11/2022 at 6:51 PM, Broithe said:

I remain amazed that this has happened.

 

"Full service"? Two trains, six days a week?

Havin' a laugh, as always with this route for the last forty years. maybe they'll lift the line speed limit from 21mph to 36mph, though?

[Broithe]

A weathering example.

Ideal for the "just bury it in the garden over the winter" technique.

[Branchline121]

4 hours ago, Broithe said:

A weathering example.

Ideal for the "just bury it in the garden over the winter" technique.

Why’d British Rail even paint trains in desert sand livery when they could’ve done this!?

[Broithe]

Harcourt Street.

 

[jhb171achill]

46 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Harcourt Street.

 

Saw that the other day - pity there are no trains upstairs!

Edited November 24, 2022 by jhb171achill

[Galteemore]

Seen in Milton Keynes shopping centre. Amazingly, they have used proper railway company transfers for the lettering….but the body shell still needs some work to look convincing….

[jhb171achill]

7 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Seen in Milton Keynes shopping centre. Amazingly, they have used proper railway company transfers for the lettering….but the body shell still needs some work to look convincing….

Live steam, or DCC?

[Galteemore]

33 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Live steam, or DCC?

Clockwork 

[jhb171achill]

15 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Clockwork 

Left-handed or right?