Interesting Early Irish Railway photos

[jhb171achill]

26 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

I was thinking the same. I do find these AI-assisted colourisations frustrating as they are often inaccurate.

The train in the second image includes one of the 4-wheel third saloons with longitudinal seating.

Yes, they’re almost without exception inaccurate to some extent anyway. 

AI will be the absolute curse of future historical researchers. 

That 4-wheeler, even when the Clifden line opened, was a rare survivor. It seems that one - probably this one - was a regular on this line for a few years after it opened. 
 

 

[derek]

When I saw the first pic, I thought for a second, it was of a model layout. The 3 lads at railside look very posed. Probably just me..............

Edited Wednesday at 19:02 by derek

[jhb171achill]

41 minutes ago, derek said:

When I saw the first pic, I thought for a second, it was of a model layout. The 3 lads at railside look very posed. Probably just me..............

The original B & W pic is a real one - from the Lawrence Collection, but I see what you mean. 

[derek]

Oh yes Jonathan @jhb171achill. I realise it's originally a real photo. It's just when I looked quick it looked very staged

[Galteemore]

Early photos often were ‘staged’, for various reasons. They were very expensive, so had to be done in one take if possible. Early shutter speeds also meant that movement was out of the question if you wanted a clear image. I spent many hours once employed listing a Victorian photograph archive, and it was soon obvious that, back then, having your picture taken was a big deal!