Tag Archives: train

Dastardly Maths

Niall Murphy at 8:29 am February 13, 2013

deartoadington

Trainspotting Like A Boss

Admin at 1:40 pm January 9, 2013

No wait. Not a boss. An organ donor.

Wait for it.

And, again, please.

22words

Train Late This Evening?

Admin at 5:35 pm November 23, 2012

Services running up to 30mins late through City Centre due to earlier disruption caused by truck at Amiens St.

— IrishRail (@IrishRail) November 23, 2012

What could have caused that?

People really need to check the clearance of bridges! twitter.com/omegar24/statu…

— Gareth Kavanagh (@omegar24) November 23, 2012

Ah.

Stratospheric Stanley

Admin at 9:15 am September 22, 2012

Redditor Ron Fulgelseth and his 4 year-old son attach Stanley to a weather balloon and send him up 18 miles with a GoPro camera trained on him, then gather the little engine up again when he lands 27 miles away from the lift-off point.

A serious contender for Best Dad Ever.

biotv

Meanwhile, On The Mallow Train

Admin at 5:43 pm September 20, 2012

Bless.

Thanks Lorraine Cronin

Animation: Metro

Admin at 5:29 pm September 6, 2012

A beautifully animated short by Jacob Wyatt, in which a spectral white fox makes off with a girl’s train ticket.

Everyone needs a spirit guide.

themarysue

Traingasm

Admin at 11:27 am August 10, 2012

Utterly plausible in its geeknitude, the internets-bothering video they’re calling ‘The New Double Rainbow‘ (aka ‘Double Trainbow’) is actually a loving parody of an earlier (and absolutely genuine) reaction video posted earlier this year by ‘foamer’ Mark McDonough.

Both are things of trainspotterly beauty.

boingboing

This Is What We’re Eating Dinner Off From Now On

Admin at 2:53 pm July 20, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW_Chz8s47I

UK company TrackTile makes dining tables from flippable tiles with grooved tracks for little battery powered Brio trains on one side.

They cost between €2400 and €2850.

Your child-self will now hold its breath until you promise to start saving for one .

laughingsquid/gizmodo

A Fare To Remember

Admin at 3:19 pm July 13, 2012

Oh.

Senator In Sense Of Entitlement Shocker (Boards.ie)

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, Fine Gael

Update: Statement from Fine Gael, via Politics.ie:

“Senator Healy Eames boarded the 6.50am train to Dublin in a rush, at Athenry station yesterday morning (Thursday). She did so on the understanding that she would be able to purchase a ticket on board, as she had previously done on recent occasions. She was approached by an officer from the revenue protection unit on board who asked her for ID. She produced her Seanad ID card. She offered to buy a ticket as normal. He told her she could not buy a ticket from him and and fined her €100.
Senator Healy Eames was shocked to learn this as she had purchased two tickets on board just weeks earlier, in June. She showed the RPU officer the counterfoils which proved that they were both purchased on the train. Senator Healy Eames has appealed the fine.”

Thanks Lars Biscuits