Thinking along with you here, particularly re the bolded: I have rather a "thing" about Northern Ireland -- if those in charge of time-travelling would permit it, I'd love to have a few days there in 1929: long enough to cover all the 3ft gauge lines in the Six Counties (getting from one to another on the broad gauge). All said narrow gauge was then still running, with passenger services; except for the Portstewart Tramway which had already gone, but I think I could live without that one. I suppose it would be greedy of me to request inclusion of County Donegal as well...
