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End of IE? EU Commission pushing rail "unbundling"

CIE · 2012-12-13 11:52:27

European Voice (sub) The current government in Dublin is extremely pro-EU, even more so than Fianna Fáil. If this goes through fast, it could mean that IE becomes an infrastructure-only concern with other concerns doing the actual operations, which could become interesting...or perhaps IE is totally gone with different…

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#32 01-03-2013 12:40AM

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I wonder might the new colours for the 071 have something to do with this, with certain locos going to be allocated to the infrastructure side of things?

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#33 01-03-2013 01:14AM

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Cookie_Monster wrote: »

I wonder might the new colours for the 071 have something to do with this, with certain locos going to be allocated to the infrastructure side of things?

Like the shades of BR Departmental Grey?

33109 Exeter St Davids 28.12.91 by jonf45, on Flickr

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#34 01-03-2013 05:06PM

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Cookie_Monster wrote: »

I wonder might the new colours for the 071 have something to do with this, with certain locos going to be allocated to the infrastructure side of things?

That would be IE all right: paint the ones hauling the ballast and leave the crusty ones to visit the customers at Tara Mines and Ballina

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