Why am I Corktina? Here's a few clues...

corktina

Losty Dublin

Is it because you like drinking tea?

corktina

Barrys Tae Bhoi?

aujopimur

corktina wrote: »

Many a time I cursed those trains as they held up traffic on my way across they city.
I also remember the occasion when a guy wrote off a brand new Cortina when he crashed into the train at the location in photo2, having just collected it from the Ford factory 10mins. earlier.

dmc17

Do you live in Cork Tina? or
Do you live in a Cortina in Cork Tina?

corktina

only closed in the seventies I think, long after the West Cork went. You can still see the curved alley where it came through to the bridges from Kent, the bridges survive of course and the gateway into the yard next the Albert Quay station.Also alongside the former Albert ROAD narrow guage station (which survives) you can see a curved alley where a siding ran out to the quays. there were a couple of sidings off the Cork City Rly proper on to the quays also.

corktina

dmc17 wrote: »

Do you live in Cork Tina? or
Do you live in a Cortina in Cork Tina?

i knew this was a foolish idea.....:D

you can call me Tina if you want, just DON'T chat me up, (yes, I've had that....)

Hilly Bill

You are from cork and love cortinas.

corktina

Hilly Bill wrote: »

You are from cork and love cortinas.

why would you think that?:D

shamwari

You're name is really Mick and you drive a Fiat??

Corktina is a ruse to throw others off the scent..?

corktina

would that not be Mirafiorimick?

Hilly Bill

corktina wrote: »

why would you think that?:D

Just a wild guess

MGWR

Only Mark 3 Cortinas, or other types?

Some people shoe-horn V8s into Mark 3 coupé Cortinas.

PS. Alas for the Cork City Railway.

davidlacey

you by any chance?
http://runwithtina.com/cork/

corktina

don't do run

cml387

I was going to make a fool of meself and say there was no cortina in the last photograph, when I saw a classic mark II just entering from the right.

Sligo Quay

You burn a lot of oil with plenty of blue smoke just like my Father's MK2 1600E, its still in the garage in Sligo, when its started up about twice a year it reminds me of the Corktina on boards.

corktina

Irish spec 1600E?..... not 4 YI is it?

CaptainSkidmark

you like dressing in women's cloths and call yourself tina?

The True Puka

In one of the lanes, the one behind Carey's Tool Hire in the former station building, the tarmac is peeling off to reveal the cobbles that still have the tramway tracks in place. The presumably continue under the road surface and reemerge at kennedy quay.
There's a few fine sets of points down there still. I wonder would it be a big job to get kennedy quay back in use for freight. Much of the track is still in good nick.

popebenny16

so your name isnt tina then.

/loses interest

corktina

popebenny16 wrote: »

so your name isnt tina then.

/loses interest

Only at weekend when i dress up in womens clothing....:D

Sligo Quay

corktina wrote: »

Irish spec 1600E?..... not 4 YI is it?

Nope, de brother takes care of, he's a motor mechanic.

GBOA

I think I just worked out the answer. I'll PM you though.

corktina

....and I thought it was a rhetorical question....

shamwari

Have you come across this lovely beast on your travels?

IIRC, there's a very strong Fiat connection with it too.

Board Walker

Where has cork Tina gone?

Del.Monte

Good zombie thread. I seem to remember that Corktina got involved with a crowd who thought they were going to reopen the Tralee/Blennerville railway and quit here about the same time. Pity as he was quite entertaining.

Hilly Bill

Board Walker wrote: »

Where has cork Tina gone?

Maybe Cork? 😀