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45 minutes ago, sir douglas said:
bar frames by Bury, Curtis & Kennedy in the 1830's & 40's
GSWR 36 is still in existence, in the entrance lobby of Kent Station, Cork.
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11 minutes ago, rodent279 said:
What does SMBP mean in this context?
Shell Mex and BP?
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On 08/01/2021 at 18:33, Kickstart said:
I quite like facing backwards. Don’t find it disconcerting, rather just a bit different. Did the BAC 111 have a row of rearward facing seats at the front of the cabin? Can’t remember if it was that or the Trident I flew in with those.All the best
Katy
My first flight was rear facing in a Trident to LHR. The front row faced backwards. Great fun for 14 year old me!
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No. 7 is definitely GNRI. Most likely an A or AL class.
The roof in the right background was unique to the concrete roundhouses at Portadown and Clones.
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10 hours ago, leopardml2341 said:
SYPTE originally trialled an Irish (CIE iirc) Ailsa; reg number 621 ZO.
It was used on my local routes 139/40/1/2 in Rotherham for a while in 1975. Its 'mucky orange' livery made it well and truly invisible in the then prevalent sodium street lighting, add a bit o' fog and the only way you knew it was coming was engine noise.
621 ZO (CIE D621) was an AN68 Atlantean with Van Hool McArdle bodywork. Originally based at Clontarf depot and used on my local bus route.
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On 27/07/2020 at 17:25, Natalie said:
Hi
Sorry for the delay. Time to clarify and correct the confusion caused by my inability to type numbers correctly...
E5625 was apparently fitted with BT5 bogies for a time (Harris- "early 1972") as part of the development of the Mk3 stock.
E5962 should have been M5970 which was converted into the prototype APT catering equipment vehicle and was later renumbered as M1800 and reclassed as RSS Restaurant Self Service. This was a more involved 'four-module' conversion.
According to Harris in Mk2 Coaches there was another APT catering conversion carried out on another Mk2f TSO (it was this one that was M5962). Described by Harris as a 'galley conversion' it had 2 bays of seating replaced by a kitchen area which included an air circulation oven, a bread toaster and 2 fridges. It began public trials during October 1974 on the 1015 King's Cross- Leeds and a return. It later joined the then still-numbered M5970 on the West Coast after March 1975. Both are reported as retaining their original numbers at this time and TSO classification but had full length red cantrail bands.
M5962 the galley car was restored to an open second during 1976 whilst M5970 was redesignated as RSS No M1800.
I have never seen pics of any of the three vehicles mentioned so modified. The only RSS ones in BR use are the pair at Glasgow Central on Eastbank MRC's site.
Also never seen are pics of the prototype Mk3 vehicles during their trial use in scheduled LH services on the East Coast (or the West Coast for that matter..)
All in all not really very relevant to your excellent modelling but updated for completeness. Looking forward to seeing more of your excellent work.
RSS M1800 was later purchased by NIR, re-gauged to 5ft 3in and renumbered to 546.
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Alexandra Road is still in regular weekday use for the Tara Mines ore trains, 2-3 each way per day. These are the brown bogie tipplers in the pictures above.
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Definitely T&D. 4 of the locos were used later on the Cavan & Leitrim Railway.
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2 hours ago, melmerby said:
Maybe they couldn't start a game without a full team?
So if one short, A.N.Other would be included.
AN Other was used as a filler if one of the regular players was doubtful to start.
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On 05/11/2019 at 13:27, BoD said:
I’m always amazed at the number of people called A. Trialist who turn up at the start of the Scottish football season. They seem to score a fair few goals too.
A.N. Other had a remarkable career in Irish rugby judging by how many early team sheets he gets mentioned in. Surprisingly, he never scored.
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+1 for Wembley Central.
When someone decides to build a shopping center where once there was no more than a bridge it’s doomed to failure. See the medeieval London Bridge for example.
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You’re right, I’d forgotten about 323 saloons, and the second car on lower deck is not the same as the first one on top.
I must try harder, lol.
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First car on top and the second on the lower deck look like Mazda 323’s. Is the third one on the top deck a Mark 4 Cortina? The rest seem to be Polska Fiats.I'm afraid my knowledge of car type / makes is somewhat lacking despite having observed the loading and unloading of several thousand in rail terminals over the years, so many thanks to '108' and 'keefer' for pointing out my error. I had wrongly assumed that as the first vehicle loaded (top deck leading) had a Mazda badge they would all be the same, however closer inspection of the leading vehicle on the lower deck shows a Polski badge and most if not all of the other vehicles loaded appear to be similar. Sorry to deviate from the original topic but I had not realised that Polish built Fiats had been loaded at Queenborough, perhaps those with more knowledge of car types can identify the remainder of the load in the photo below.
Another view of the trial loading on the Pier Sdg at Queenborough, thought to have been taken in 1981, and showing the empty Railease Carflat positioned between the Autic and loading ramp. The assembled staff indicate the importance of the occasion, with from right to left - Terry Knight, SR Regional Loads Inspector (adjusting a scotch); Basil Wilson, SED Terminals & Cartage Inspector; Unknown (in light suit); Stan ?, Supervisor Ashford Freight Gang; Ron Box, SED Freight & Terminals Officer (note his umbrella hanging on wagon); the three men on far left are probably the other members of the Ashford Freight Gang.
I should have recognized the 125P badge in the first photo.
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Managed to find my only photo showing a Railease Carflat (just), which I believe was taken in 1981 during a trial loading of Mazda cars onto a Railease Autic (RLS 92028) standing on the Pier Siding at Queenborough. This occasion was clearly of some importance as the Regional Loads Inspector, Terry Knight, is in attendance. Judging by the number of MAT Cartic scotches laying around this may perhaps have been the first appearance of Railease wagons at this location.
Are these not Fiat 125’s?
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As general choices of older books I can recommend:
1984 by George Orwell. A spooky vision of the distant future as written in the 1940’s. In this version of the future everybody is under constant surveillance and the media are feeding us fake news and pulp fiction as entertainment. Oops.
The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy and sequels for plenty of laugh out loud moments.
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Especially today. 40th anniversary of the Betelgeuse disaster in Bantry Bay.
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Definitely 1980's.
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I've seen some cheap rebrandings but that takes the biscuit.
Edited to fix spull shucker.
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This is caused by Signage now being seen as just another output from a printer.
It's not that simple but big business would disagree.
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Beat me to it, I was looking for the self same photo.
There's a similar image of a Fail To Stop Incident (probably not called that) at Dublin's Harourt Street terminus in the early 20th Century.
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Best wishes from me. Live long and prosper.
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If it had numbers on the bow it was probably USN.
Answered without resort to Google. I'm off to check my answer now.
Perhaps USS New York (LPD-21)
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Snap. I've been to Brussels for a weekend. Including flying back on the last Sunday flight (usually expensive) the return price was €89.
Cheaper than a trip to Cork on the train.
BR(S) DEMU could they have been developed further.
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One preserved set (458 set, I think) is in use on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway.