{"id":40676,"date":"2024-12-06T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=40676"},"modified":"2024-12-04T22:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:17:50","slug":"irish-rail-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-202\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Rail 202"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On several occasions I have discussed Irish Rail&#8217;s most elusive 201 class diesel. Of the 34 201s built by General Motors, I found that old number 202 was the most difficult to find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, in my years photographing trains in Ireland, some of the other  201 class seemed to present themselves at every opportunity. Of these, 215 and 234 come to mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summer 1998, I made this rare trailing view of Irish Rail 202 running light under wire at Killiney. 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