antonalyptic: Three euro ten cent and a hanky

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Three euro ten cent and a hanky

Aka Now-we-are-Sixty-Six-part-2. Part-1 cost me €3.95 (a coffee and a litre of water). Today's was for crisps and a Club Orange and a lost handkerchief. The travel was free, courtesy the Irish government and being of age. The goal was to explore the coastal rail route which was engineered by Brunel. The destination Rosslare Strand, where I stayed for about 30 minutes, long enough to photograph the strand and buy some crisps before boarding the return train. Had I stayed any longer it would have been back home at midnight.

The Irish Rail part

The route is double track from Dublin (Tara street) to Bray but slow going because we were sandwiched between a constant stream of DART trains that stop at every station. Single track after Bray and no other traffic but never faster than 70 mph. The pictures are in reverse chronological order and can be enlarged by clicking on them. There are breathtaking sea and river valley views.

Around Bray Head

Sugar Loaf in the distance

Newcastle aerodrome (grass runway)

Fellow passengers nodding off

Wexford

The track runs between the coast road and a parking lot in Wexford town without any fence either side. Consequently there is a 5 mph speed limit and constant use of the horn. There have been bad accidents (see here or here) on this line but I couldn't find evidence of any in Wexford town, thankfully.