{"id":10476,"date":"2015-03-22T02:03:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T06:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=10476"},"modified":"2015-03-22T07:42:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T11:42:20","slug":"topped-and-tailed-hobs-in-the-gullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/topped-and-tailed-hobs-in-the-gullet\/","title":{"rendered":"Topped and Tailed HOBS in the Gullet."},"content":{"rendered":"

Or, if you prefer: locomotives fore and aft on a ballast train in the cutting.<\/p>\n

The three-track cutting extending from Islandbridge Junction up the grade toward Inchicore in Dublin is known as \u201cthe Gullet\u201d.<\/p>\n

Permanent way works (track maintenance) on Irish Rail\u2019s Cork line on Saturday March 21, 2015, required operation of HOBS (high output ballast system) trains with locomotives at both ends.<\/p>\n

While topped and tailed operations are quite common in some countries, these have been very unusual in Ireland in modern times.<\/p>\n

I made several views of this train with an aim to emphasize the locomotives at both ends.<\/p>\n

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These images were\u00a0exposed using my Fuji Film X-T1 digital camera. Among the features of this camera is an adjustable fold down rear-view display that allows me hold the camera at arms length over a wall. A\u00a0built in level feature is especially useful in these circumstances.<\/p>\n

For more about the HOBS see my earlier post: Irish Rail Ballast Train\u2014July 28, 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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