Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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