RPSI
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RIP-Tony Renehan
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It is with sadness and a sense of great loss that I must report the passing of retired Irish Rail engine driver Tony Renehan.
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Cork’s Kent Station: Three Views on Tri-X.
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During October’s Cobh Rambler tour, I made these views at Cork’s Kent Station on Kodak Tri-X black & white film.
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Great Northern Railway Compound at Laytown Viaduct.
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Saturday, 26 October 2019, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland ran a series of trips using Great Northern Railway (Ireland) compound 4-4-0 number 85. on old home rails.
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Faces of The Cobh Rambler—lots of photos!
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On these railway excursions I often focus on my friends, many of whom are Irish Rail employees and/or RPSI members.
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Irish Locomotives Yesterday and Today?
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If all goes to plan, as you read this my friends and I will be traveling on the RPSI diesel tour to Cork and Kerry, titled the ‘Cobh Rambler.’
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Steam and Diesels at Connolly Station Dublin-7 photos!
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The camera battery was flashing red and my storage card was alarmingly low on pixels. Where were my film cameras? Not with me at Connolly.
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Curious Convergence—TESCO Tram and RPSI Cravens In Dublin
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LUAS Red Line Tram in the TESCO supermarket wrap came around the bend having just made its stop at Bus Aras to present a rare juxtaposition with RPSI’s Cravens.
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Sunday Steam Charter Crosses the River Liffey.
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Yesterday, Sunday 22 September 2019, the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland operated a private charter from Dublin Connolly station to Graystones, County Wicklow and return.
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Steam and Freight; Side by SIde.
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Locomotive number 4 on its way from Galway to Dublin with the Steam Dreams trip was paused to take water at Athlone, when the up-IWT liner from Ballina arrived to change crews. In the lead was locomotive 234.
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Steam Dreams behind RPSI number 4 at Portarlington.
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Railway Preservation Society of Ireland steam engine number 4 leads the Steam Dreams excursion at Portarlington.
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Steam Crew at Mallow
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Last Saturday (7 September 2019) I made this classic view of the steam crew with locomotive 85 at Mallow, County Cork.
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Decades of Difference: A Compound and an ICR.
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Friday, 6 September 2019, Killarney was warm and pleasant. The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s Cravens led by 4-4-0 Compound no. 85 was in the sidings, having arrived earlier from Dublin with annual Steam Dreams excursion. A scheduled Irish Rail train was just arriving.
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Merlin Under Steam
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Friday, 6 September 2019, I made photographs of Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s compound 4-4-0 under steam on its journey from Dublin Connolly to Killarney, County Kerry with the annual Steam Dreams rail tour.
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Steam and Semaphores at Cobh, Junction—May 2000.
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Back in May 2000 we stopped across the water from Cobh, Junction, Glounthaune, Cork, where I used a telephoto lens to expose this view of former Great Northern Railway (Ireland) steam locomotive 171 hauling Irish Rail Cravens carriages on a trip to Cobh.
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The Challenges and Lessons of Main Line Steam—July 2019
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My author’s advance copy of July 2019 Trains Magazine just arrived.
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RPSI’s The West Awake—Eight Views from the Train.
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One of the pleasures of traveling on an historic train is the ability to make photos of the line and passing scenery. Modern cameras with rear-displays make this much easier since it isn’t necessary to have your eye to the…
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Faces of Steam: Portraits of RPSI’s train crew.
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Working with a Nikon F3 with f1.4 50mm lens, I exposed these portraits of some of the men working Railway Preservation Society’s 18 March 2019 trips from Dublin Connolly Station to Maynooth.
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Irish Rail Class 071 on Parade.
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Saturday’s (14 April 2019) The West Awake rail tour put Irish Rail’s class 071 diesels in the limelight.
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Portraits and Train Views from RPSI’s 13 April 2019 Tour.
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During the course of yesterday’s Railway Preservation Society of Ireland The West Awakerail tour to County Mayo I exposed dozens of portraits of the crew, passengers and observers, along with views of the train from many angles. This selection was exposed using my FujiFilm XT1 digital camera.
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The West Awake Rail Tour—13 April 2019—Some Lumix views.
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Yesterday, the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland operated its The West Awake rail-tour in conjunction with Irish Rail.
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Elusive ‘Raccoon’ leads the RPSI Cravens Transfer at the Gullet.
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The graded three-track line from Islandbridge Junction to Inchicore runs through a cutting along Con Colbert Road known as ‘the Gullet’.
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Irish Steam: RPSI at work with Great Northern Railway 85—18 March 2019.
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more digital photographs from Monday’s (18 March 2019) Railway Preservation Society of Ireland steam trips behind Great Northern Railway 85.
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Steam and Semaphores: Another Vintage View at Killucan.
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[Click on Tracking the Light to see the full view and story]
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Monochrome at Mallow—13 October 2018.
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More monochrome film photos: Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s autumn tour at Mallow, County Cork last Saturday. These were exposed on Kodak Tri-X using my Canon EOS-3 with 40mm pancake lens and processed in Ilford ID11 developer. Black & white…
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One Week Ago: RPSI Special Rolls through Cork’s Kent Station.
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This day last week (13 October 2018), I traveled on and photographed Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s autumn diesel tour called The Southwestern. Damp dark weather may make it difficult to expose over the shoulder lit three quarter views, and…
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Railway Preservation Society Ireland—Fall Tour: Ten Lumix Views.
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I described the failure of my trusty Lumix LX7 in yesterday’s post: Final Frame? Lumix LX7 Coils Up https://wp.me/p2BVuC-5Rm Despite its failure on the day of the tour, I’d made good use of the camera right up to the end. This…
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More Rain; 8 More Views of the RPSI Train.
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It was cloudy in Dublin; it was lashing rain in Ennis. At no time did we see the sun. Yet, it was a rewarding trip, and I’m happy with my photos. I made these views of Railway Preservation Society of…
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Faces, Places and Engines—RPSI’s The Southwestern Tour—10 Views.
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Although it was dark, wet and cold, I made a lot of photos of yesterday’s Railway Preservation Society of Ireland ‘The Southwestern’ tour. These views were exposed using my FujiFilm XT1. For me these tours are as much about the…
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Live from RPSI’s The Southwestern at Cork.
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just a few views uploaded from my Fujifilm XT1 to my iPhone of today’s Railway Presevation Society of Ireland rail tour. Tracking the Light posts daily!
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Colourful Sunday at Connolly.
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Sunday, 16 September 2018 found unusual variety at Irish Rail’s Dublin Connolly Station. Adding colour to Irish Rail’s parade of local and long distance trains was Belmond’s Grand Hibernian that arrived from Dundalk, and departed a half an hour later…
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Steam at Drogheda—Sunday, 16 September 2018; Five Digital Photos.
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Working with two digital cameras, I made these images at Irish Rail’s Drogheda Station. This is a classic Great Northern Railway (Ireland) railway station with a curved platform, antique brick buildings and elegant old-school platform canopies. But it also features…
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Mix and Unmatched at the Gullet—Variety on Irish Rail.
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Who said that Irish Rail is boring? Patience and being-there can make the difference. On the Evening of 16 September 2018, the Railway Preservation Society Ireland’s Cravens transfer (train i.d. H260) ran from Connolly to Irish Rail’s Inchicore Works. Rather…
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Mainline Steam: RPSI No.4 at Mosney—16 September 2018.
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Gauzy autumn light is perfect for photographing black steam locomotives on the move. Yesterday, Railway Preservation Society of Ireland operated steam excursions between Dublin, Drogheda and Dundalk. Plans to work with engine 85 were foiled by difficulties with the turntable…
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Great Northern Railway 85 at Killarney.
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The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland operated a steam charter last week using former Great Northern Railway engine 85 Merlin. Rich afternoon sun and a colourful train made for easy photos at Killarney on 3 September 2018. These views were among the…
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Old School: Steam and Coal Dust.
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What better place to work with black & white film than on the locomotive footplate? Last week, I made these steam portraits and views of Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s engine 85 at work using my battle worn Nikon N90S…