The bungalow that's built around a 130-year-old railway carriage.

Run_to_da_hills

Jim Higgins' ex father-in-law had to build around the carriage because bizarre planning rules said it had stood for so long it could not be moved
Mr Higgins is now restoring the former Great Western Railway carriage to possibly open to the public



Perhaps the same faith could be considered for the Mark 3's if they are going to lying around for much longer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143802/Is-strangest-home-Britain-The-bungalow-thats-built-real-railway-carriage.html

dmcronin

Just goes to show the difference between here and the uk. That'd be flattened by a JCB straight away if it was here.

steamengine

Railway carriages as holiday homes were a feature of the 50's, 60's usually dotted around beaches in North Dublin and else where. The few I remember clearly were in Sutton, just opposite the station, where the Tramyard development is now situated and also the North beach in Rush. A Mk 3 would be fun, one could buy one of those little air compressors to power the doors and impress the neighbours.

Judgement Day

I know where there's a Dublin & Kingstown 'style' carriage dating from 1853 in the middle of a holiday home - it is seriously museum worthy but there it will stay. Don't bother sending PMs for location.

Cookie_Monster

odd, fair play to the guy for restoring it and all but why not just arrange for it to accidentally burn down or similar?

dmcronin

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

odd, fair play to the guy for restoring it and all but why not just arrange for it to accidentally burn down or similar?

They actually appreciate their heritage and put their money where their mouths are without looking for the 'cute hoor' way out.

Losty Dublin

Judgement Day wrote: »

I know where there's a Dublin & Kingstown 'style' carriage dating from 1853 in the middle of a holiday home - it is seriously museum worthy but there it will stay. Don't bother sending PMs for location.

I don't know of that one, JD, but I do know of at least 2 others in the 32 counties that are lived in as well as many goods vans which are used as sheds and animal shelters. Oddly enough, a mark 2 or 3 wouldn't be too suitable as they need a hell of a lot of rustproofing before you could plop them down and yes, it has been tried.

end of the road

in this country we do what we can to destroy anything heritage, and then build developments in bally go backwards that nobody wants or possibly has all sorts of problems, oh well never mind.