{"id":1907,"date":"2013-04-01T09:38:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2013-04-01T09:54:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T13:54:58","slug":"railway-preservation-society-irelands-easter-eggspress-at-dalkey-april-1-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/railway-preservation-society-irelands-easter-eggspress-at-dalkey-april-1-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Preservation Society Ireland\u2019s Easter Eggspress at Dalkey, April 1, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great Southern & Western Railway<\/a> 0-6-0 186 Under Steam.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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GS&WR 186 with Easter Eggspress at the Dalkey<\/a> Tunnel April 1, 2013. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D<\/a> fitted with 28-135mm lens, ISO 800.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This morning (April 1, 2013), I rode Irish Rail<\/a>\u2019s Dublin Area Rapid Transit<\/a> service from Dublin to Dalkey, and walked out via Sorrento and Vico Roads to an overlook on the old Dublin & South Eastern line near the Dalkey Tunnel. While I photographed the parade of passenger trains, my primary objective was to catch GS&WR 186 exiting the tunnel with the Railway Preservation Society Ireland<\/a>\u2019s Easter Eggspress.<\/p>\n

I featured this 19th<\/sup> century 0-6-0 in my book Steam Power <\/a>\u00a0(published by Voyageur Press<\/a> in 2009) on pages\u00a0 158-159 and 180-181. While I\u2019ve made many photos of this engine over the years, I wanted to catch it at least one last time, as it\u2019s my understanding that the locomotive is due to be withdrawn soon and may not be returned to traffic in the near future.<\/p>\n

Using two cameras, I exposed two parallel sequences of digital images, which required some ambidextrous action on my part. I positioned my Lumix LX3 on a pocket tripod, and operated this with my left hand, while with my right hand I worked my Canon EOS 7D with 28-135mm lens. Displayed here are selected results from both cameras.<\/p>\n

\"Lumix<\/a>
Lumix LX3 wide angle view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just a reminder:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be presenting my illustrated talk \u201cIreland through American Eyes 1998-2008 My first Decade in Ireland\u201d to the\u00a0London area Irish Railway Record Society<\/a>\u00a0on April 18, 2013.<\/p>\n

The program begins at 1900 (7pm) upstairs at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, LONDON NW1, (advertised as a 5 minute walk from London\u2019s Euston station). A nominal donation of \u00a33.50 is asked of non-IRRS members (members \u00a32.50).<\/p>\n

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