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I began
in July '07 to put together a web site of the photos I have taken of railway
locations in Ireland over the last 6 years. I can only upload a
selection but I hope you enjoy them. My photos are of locos and
train stations, some of these photos are of abandoned (and sadly
fading away) lines. There's something for everyone, what with GM
locos, steam locos, DMU/EMUs and derelict stations found in the
collection. Unlike other websites I have tried also to give a
brief history of the lines, stations and trains, as well as
relative links & information about the locations.
Hopefully some of the
information will be of use to some people, whether searching for
remains of one line, while looking for interesting locations on
the mainlines. I usually go to some unique areas to photograph
and film these trains, these include level crossings and
derelict isolated stations, rather then the usual on station
platform style shots. Usually I try and focus on trains on
particular lines.
Photo
Galleries & Information
Since July 2007 having got
positive feedback, I have now added newer sections to the
website, these include pictures featuring exclusively
locomotives,
railcars (DMUs) and DART units.
I've given a brief history of rolling stock(rather than been too
technical), as well as the liveries they carried throughout
there service with Irish Rail. These galleries I will update
regularly along with the station pictures.
I've also expended on
the history of the railway lines, such as architecture and
designs used by the railway companies in Ireland. I intend to
update the earlier station uploads with more information. Also
in the majority of the stations are links now given to similar
stations along the same line ect.. making it easier to navigate.
Another section includes an
exclusively
Black & White Gallery, which
hopefully show Irish railways in a new light rather than average
train shots!
Thanks also to a number of
other Irish railway photographers I can now include some
sections which I initially did not have any material on, which
is really appreciated. These include newer locomotive galleries
showing various classes long since withdrawn (before my time!),
as well as fascinating archive pictures of various stations
throughout the network that complement the present day images. I
hope intend to include newer sections on 'featured lines' with
the material I have, an example of this might be the Harcourt
St-Bray line.
Currently featuring:
Following withdrawal of loco
hauled services on the Sligo line, I have now concentrated on
photographing and filming the new
22000 Class railcars which have
already begun operating on the Dublin-Sligo line. Stations
featured on the Maynooth line have been updated with these. Also
I'm currently filming the North Wall-Sligo empty timer train,
this appears to be scheduled to depart North Wall @12:20 on
Tuesdays & Fridays, and has regularly operated without any fault
except of delays. Timings given on my pictures give a general
indication of when this train traverses the North Wall-Maynooth
line section! I had hoped to also record the Tara
Mines-Alexandra ore trains during similar timings, however
recent attempts have proved disappointing with the train running
at irregular timings.
Cameras I had, and
currently use:
Cameras:
Starting in 2001 I used a Canon digital camera - a massive 1
Mega Pixel for my first photos! Later I used a Kodak Easyshare 2
Mp, then in 2005 I got a Sony Cybershot DSC80 (great camera).This year I got a Fuji 9600 ,
and I now use this extensively.
Video: For the first few years of filming I was using a
Hi8 Samsung video camera -as much as I could afford- which of
course didn't product the quality I wanted. In the last few
years I used a JVC MiniDV.
What else regarding
Photography in general?
In general I have a keen
interest in photography, mainly landscapes, urban, black &
white, it just so happens that railways feature a lot in this
interest as you might have guessed. You can view more of my
other photography work on the well known
FLICKR
website.
I hope you enjoy these
photos which I will update as time allows,
Comments on this site are welcome to:
 Thanks, Ciaran Cooney.
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