The sun does, in fact, occasionally shine in Ireland. About halfway through the unloading process at West Offaly Power Station's tippler, LM405 catches some rays. At right, a second rake has arr... (more)

On the first day of my honeymoon, I arrived in Dublin at sunrise, obtained our rental car, figured out how to drive a stick left-handed, nervously ventured out onto the roads and set off for Shann... (more)

A proud man and his machine: The driver of haul locomotive LM409 poses in the cab door for a photo somewhere in the Bloomhill bogs of Co. Offaly. The 3-foot-gauge track under the loco is temporar... (more)

The incipient sunrise turns clouds on the horizon pink as an empty rake departs West Offaly Power Station, crossing the River Shannon on its way to a peat bog in either Co. Galway or Roscommon. F... (more)