{"id":19207,"date":"2017-08-26T04:14:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T08:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=19207"},"modified":"2017-08-28T12:34:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T16:34:09","slug":"on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Roll to Derry on NI Railways."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It had been a long time since I\u2019d last traveled NIR&#8217;s Belfast to Derry railway line <span style=\"color: #666699;\">(in the original version of this post, I&#8217;d described this as the &#8216;Derry Road&#8217; but several readers wrote into correct me, as the phrase &#8216;Derry Road&#8217; refers to the long abandoned GNR route to Derry and not the present NIR line)<\/span>, and while I\u2019ve been over the whole line between Derry and Belfast in stages, I\u2019d never before actually traveled all the way from Belfast to Derry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19203\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_derry_timetable_p1670076\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502697856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_timetable_P1670076.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, two weeks ago, Honer Travers and I organized a day out to Derry. We began our rail journey at Lisburn and traveled to Belfast Great Victoria Street where we changed trains.<\/p>\n<p>After a wander in Derry, we returned by rail the way we had come.<\/p>\n<p>I made these photos using my Lumix LX7.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19205\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19205\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_derry_train_interior_p1670071\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502697810&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Interior view of a 4000-series CAF train.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670071.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior view of a 4000-series CAF train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19202\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19202\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_derry_train_interior_p1670079\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502697999&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Holding the Lumix above my head I made this interior view.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holding the Lumix above my head I made this interior view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19204\" style=\"width: 1155px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19204\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_derry_train_interior_p1670075\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?fit=1155%2C1731\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1731\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502697844&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Interior view of a 4000-series CAF train.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?resize=474%2C710\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670075.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior view of a 4000-series CAF train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19201\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19201\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_derry_train_view_p1670082\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502705169&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rolling toward Derry, Northern Ireland.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_view_P1670082.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling toward Derry, Northern Ireland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19206\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19206\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_caf_interior_p1660997\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502624566&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Interior view of a 4000-series CAF train.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_CAF_interior_P1660997.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior view of a 4000-series CAF train. Although only moderately busy when we departed Belfast, by the time the train arrived at Derry it was packed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19200\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19200\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/derry_station_p1670102\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?fit=1632%2C1224\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502706524&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Derry_station_P1670102\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Outside NI Railways&#8217; Derry station.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?fit=709%2C532\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?w=1632 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?resize=200%2C150 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?resize=709%2C532 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?resize=1022%2C767 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Derry_station_P1670102.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outside NI Railways&#8217; Derry station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19199\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19199\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_train_derry_w_bridge_p1670116\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?fit=1632%2C1224\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502707056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An NI-Railways train rolls along the Foyle on its return trip to Belfast. In the distance is Derry&#8217;s Peach Bridge.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?fit=709%2C532\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?w=1632 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?resize=200%2C150 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?resize=709%2C532 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?resize=1022%2C767 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_train_Derry_w_bridge_P1670116.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An NI-Railways train rolls along the Foyle on its return trip to Belfast. In the distance is Derry&#8217;s Peace Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19198\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19198\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_from_derry_peace_bridge_p1670122\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?fit=1632%2C1224\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502707613&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;View of the line along the Foyle looking toward Derry&#8217;s station. Would this be a better photo with a train?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?fit=709%2C532\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?w=1632 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?resize=200%2C150 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?resize=709%2C532 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?resize=1022%2C767 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_from_Derry_peace_bridge_P1670122.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the line along the Foyle looking toward Derry&#8217;s station from the Peace Bridge. Would this be a better photo with a train?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19197\" style=\"width: 2919px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19197\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/nir_4002_derry_panoramic_p1670166\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?fit=2919%2C685\" data-orig-size=\"2919,685\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502728017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A panoramic composite photo exposed with my Lumix LX7 from the platform at Derry.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?fit=709%2C166\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?fit=474%2C111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?resize=474%2C111\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?w=2919 2919w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?resize=205%2C48 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?resize=709%2C166 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?resize=1022%2C240 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_4002_Derry_panoramic_P1670166.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A panoramic composite photo exposed with my Lumix LX7 from the platform at Derry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It had been a long time since I\u2019d last traveled NIR&#8217;s Belfast to Derry railway line (in the original version of this post, I&#8217;d described this as the &#8216;Derry Road&#8217; but several readers wrote into correct me, as the phrase &#8216;Derry Road&#8217; refers to the long abandoned GNR route to Derry and not the present &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-to-derry-on-ni-railways\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">On the Roll to Derry on NI Railways.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10],"tags":[4323,3502,1618,1620,1615],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NIR_Derry_train_interior_P1670079.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4ZN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19207"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19207"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19219,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19207\/revisions\/19219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}