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  1. Jawfin

    "You have two hands - one to help yourself, and another to drag down those ahead of you."

  2. Jawfin

    JFK death anniversary today.

  3. Jawfin

    111 or 071?

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      111

  4. Jawfin

    G611 or G601?

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      GG1 surely?

  5. Jawfin

    A quick count gives approx. 20 5'3" steam locos in Ireland...

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    2. Frappington Jct

      Frappington Jct

      Well to counter, a quick count/google gives that there are probably at least 100 4 ft 8 1?2 engines in the UK

    3. Castle

      Castle

      I think you will find its a fair bit more than that when you factor in the ex main line and ex industrial 4' 8 1/2" beasts.

    4. Castle

      Castle

      There is about 150 GWR & BR (WR) designed or GWR absorbed machines alone...

  6. Jawfin

    CI

    1. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      snail every time!

    2. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      UTA red hand!

  7. Jawfin

    Can anyone guess what the oldest piece of stock in service in Ireland is?

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    2. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      open 10T wagon or box van as a buffer wagon.

    3. truffy

      truffy

      It's not Feargal Sharkey by any chance?

    4. Jawfin

      Jawfin

      Yes, Yorkie, the answer is a bit too general but the answer is an NCC brown van. I

  8. Jawfin

    I hope it snows loads so I can get a good pic of the locos at Downpatrick! :)

    1. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      I hope it snows loads.... Not for pics just so school is off tomorrow or all the teachers are late

    2. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      And the sandite?

  9. Jawfin

    Nothing to hide, nothing to fear - big brother is watching you...

  10. Jawfin

    Can Dunsandle railway be, "accessed," easily to take photos of E428?

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    2. Jawfin

      Jawfin

      Ok, damn. May as well have to wait until it opens (never!), as I don't know anyone that, "works," there.

    3. truffy

      truffy

      They're taking donations, why not ask them?

      http://www.dunsandlerailwaystation.com/

    4. Jawfin

      Jawfin

      Thanks, asked him

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    3-word game

    Jawfin replied to ste234's topic in Wheeltappers

    causing great annoyance
  13. Jawfin
    Mornin' Cloudy and pretty dark over here. Was planning to lie in, but at Ballykilner they had other ideas (setting off land mines). Hope you lot had a better morning than me..!
  14. Jawfin

    Anyone else watching Queen live in Budapest? :D

    1. truffy

      truffy

      not me

    2. MarkC

      MarkC

      Queen REALLY live were well worth seeing - December 1980 & May 1982 - I was there!

  15. Jawfin

    Why does most of the, "cool," stuff never get preserved?

    1. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      cool is in the eye of the beholder...

    2. 69843

      69843

      Cool is in the eye of the Fonz.....

  16. Jawfin

    Did you know what there are very rarely more than 4 steam locomotives in operational condition at once in Ireland? There are currently 3.

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    2. Jawfin

      Jawfin

      We were so close to getting CC1 and GNR 207... But some spares of the former are still floating around at Whitehead etc.

    3. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      And an NCC Mogul :-(

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Ireland as a whole was very unsentimental when it came to disposing of steam. CIE simply didn't have enough cash to keep a steam fleet going, and UTA saw road transport as the future. Will there ever be a new-build Irish steam engine?

  17. Jawfin

    Did you know what there are very rarely more than 4 steam locomotives in operational condition at once? There are currently 3.

  18. Jawfin

    I have accidentally invented the marshmallow pizza. I deem it not for human consumption.

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Find me a pack of Tayto...

    3. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Thanks for testing it on behalf of humanity. We need more bold men among us.

    4. hornbyandbf3fan

      hornbyandbf3fan

      *shakes head*

  19. Jawfin

    Nothing to hide - nothing to fear. Remember, Big Brother is watching you...

  20. Jawfin

    I have accidentally invented the marshmallow pizza. I deem it not for human consumption.

    1. big jim

      big jim

      while in florida a few years back the diner we went to (golden corrale) had mashed potatoes with marshmallows in!

    2. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Not nice i take it :-D

  21. Jawfin

    The great only appear great when we are on our knees: let us rise!

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Are you genuflecting?

    2. hornbyandbf3fan

      hornbyandbf3fan

      Tell me when I'm needed

  22. Jawfin

    Erk! Wish me luck!

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Good luck

    2. 69843

      69843

      ^" "

  23. Jawfin

    Please, one day let the wee Bs come back... What have they done to I

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Bring the hunslets back!

    2. Supaned

      Supaned

      they aren't rubbish plastic rickshaws ,so they're gone...

  24. Jawfin

    Please, one day let the wee Bs come back... What have they done to I

  25. Jawfin
    The DCDR has BREL RB3, one of the BREL Railbus prototypes built in the 80s. NIR purchased it for service, (Larne Line?) but then after a while it was only used for works trains and crew transport. It doesn't work, and the awkward door arrangement (one door at one end on each side) made it awkward for wheelchair access. It was hauled by tamper 7 to make up for the ITG's outing that was cancelled due to flooding. Sorry for the bad photo, it's the best I have (it's usually sandwiched on both sides by a coach and an inspection vehicle) There are 2 British 4' 8.5" locos (well, one loco and a Railbus) in Ireland at the Old Corn Mill railway in Riverstown gathering moss, RB002, "The Denmark," (sister of RB3) and NCB, "Robert Nelson No. 4." It appears that no one knows much about the place or the loco's current state, as it appears to be closed (?) presumably after the locos began to fall apart. Robert Nelson No. 4 is believed to be housed in something little more than a garden shed, and RB2 and a brake van are outside. Weirdly, there are no good photos of the internet of the place... Shame, poor things. This was rather helpful: http://irnirishrailwaynews.yuku.com/topic/1991#.Un5I_zIgGSM
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