Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >