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Lads kick-boxing training on Sligo line!

  • 17-08-2012 12:16am
    #1
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭


    I was on the Longford train this evening. At about eight o'clock, just before the Hill of Down, the train slowed to a snails-pace coming up to a bridge. I was wondering why we were slowing down, but my curiosity would soon be satisfied. As the train passed underneath the bridge, here was two youngfellas in full flight, doing what looked like kick-boxing training! Boxing gloves, pad yokes and all! Right under the feckin bridge! They seemed to be after coming out hiding, probably waited till the driver was gone past or something, (he obviously saw them if he slowed down in the first place) but there they were doing elbows and kicks etc. with the train only feet away! Did anyone else see this? Anyone else on that train?


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  • #2
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    Another mobile phone ad?


  • #3
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    gobnaitolunacy wrote: »
    Another mobile phone ad?


    What do you mean?


  • #4
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    They had a GAA lad flaking bottles around waterford goods with a hurley and sliotar for an ad for 3 mobile a bit ago.

    Strangely (or maybe not so strangely) I can't find the linky now, apart from this

    http://press.three.ie/press_releases/13-jul-waterfords-john-mullane-travels-far-and-wide-in-new-three-training-video/


  • #5
    Sligo Quay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 743 ✭✭✭Sligo Quay


    newmug wrote: »
    Did anyone else see this? Anyone else on that train?

    No I didn't see the boxing, but earlier today I saw a strange looking train with a yellow container and tanks in Mullingar, anybody know what that was, it was towed by an 071, didn't get the number, look like some kind of a test train.


  • #6
    Hungerford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭Hungerford


    Sligo Quay wrote: »
    No I didn't see the boxing, but earlier today I saw a strange looking train with a yellow container and tanks in Mullingar, anybody know what that was, it was towed by an 071, didn't get the number, look like some kind of a test train.

    Sounds like the weedspray train.


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  • #7
    CaptainFreedom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭CaptainFreedom


    Sligo Quay wrote: »
    No I didn't see the boxing, but earlier today I saw a strange looking train with a yellow container and tanks in Mullingar, anybody know what that was, it was towed by an 071, didn't get the number, look like some kind of a test train.

    Its the Sperry train, track recording


  • #8
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    What do drivers do when they see trespassers?


  • #9
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,796 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    What do drivers do when they see trespassers?

    Most lightly get a blow of the train horn, speed reduced if required and driver will report it to Central Control. CCTV may then be downloaded from the 22000 sets not sure for every trespasser but in serious cases it will. Not sure what happens afterwords or if they actually catch people or fine then the 2,000 if they can identify them.


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