Of the Irish Rail class 201 diesels, number 220 is well represented in my collection! Let’s just say I had lots of photos to pick from, both on film and with digital.
Any favorites among these?
April 2000, I found Irish Rail 220 at Belfast Central. Exposed on Fujichrome Sensia II using a Nikon.In August 2005, 220 leads Mark 2 carriages toward Connolly Station as viewed from Old Cabra Road in Dublin. The shadowy cut made for a contrasty slide.In 2014, I caught 220 working the down IWT Liner west of Kildare from the main road over pass. Exposed using my Canon EOS 7D with telephoto lens.In 2015, I caught 220 working the up-IWT Liner (International Warehousing and Transport container train heading toward Dublin port) passing the station at Hazelhatch on the quad track near suburban Dublin.It was a fine October day at Cork’s Kent Station when I exposed this view of 220 with a Mark IV set.
In each of the images, I’ve made nominal adjustment to exposure, contrast and colour balance.
3 comments on “Irish Rail 220; Here and There, North and South, Freight and Passenger, Then and Now.”
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Bryan Patrick Lean on said:
IWT Liner west of Kildare with its containers of many colours does an admirable job of representing a freight train consist in the US in the 1970s. There is even NYC jade!
Michael Walsh on said:
Favourite? The Belfast Central shot for me. It’s an opportunity you don’t get nowadays at that end of the station with the current Enterprise.
Trial comment – having difficulties in posting as of Aug 9.
IWT Liner west of Kildare with its containers of many colours does an admirable job of representing a freight train consist in the US in the 1970s. There is even NYC jade!
Favourite? The Belfast Central shot for me. It’s an opportunity you don’t get nowadays at that end of the station with the current Enterprise.