[Leica] IMGs: Railway stuff

[Jim Nichols]

Interesting equipment, and beautiful cat face.  Thanks for sharing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/10/2017 1:30 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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 
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> Douglas
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