[Leica] IMGs: Railway stuff

[Douglas Barry]

I went to an auction viewing yesterday on the Dublin/Wicklow border out 
at Woodbrook Golf Club which has been home to the Irish Open in the 
past. The auction was held in the old Opera House at Laurel Park where 
Nellie Melba once graced the stage. Both the golf club and the auction 
rooms are adjuncts to Woodbrook House - an 1820s mansion built by the 
Cochrane family who made their money in soft drinks.

Across the large car park, I noticed some odd equipment parked. It 
turned out to be railway maintenance machinery, as Woodbrook Golf Club 
is bisected by train tracks, and has its own special - but disused - 
siding that enabled the hordes of golf spectators to attend the large 
golf tournaments that were once held there. Sadly, Woodbrook has also 
become a victim of technology as the increased yardages of modern 
equipment, and balls, have made the place a lesser challenge, and its 
restricted footprint makes it difficult to expand, so major Irish 
tournaments have moved on to other longer courses.

Anyway for the railway enthusiasts, here are six images taken with Sony 
A7II and a Zuiko 55/1.2 starting with this link and then click to the 
right. BTW Ireland has a wider gauge width than the US or Europe at 5 
foot 3 inches (160 cm), so as a result our railway carriages are wider 
and less cramped.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Woodbrook_090417_Rail_n_Road1.jpg.html

Douglas