RIP Joe St Leger

[Garfield]

The well-known Irish railway photographer Joe St Leger passed away this evening. He maintained a pictorial record of Irish railways for half a century, including many firsts - and probably even more lasts - during that time, and his photos have been used in numerous publications.

 

I met him on various occasions down through the years and he was always pleasant and quiet-spoken, always had something interesting to say, and never failed to have his camera and cine-cam at the ready... just in case!

 

May he rest in peace.

 

Joe St Leger photo album, posted to Flickr by Fred Dean Jr.

Edited October 1, 2012 by Garfield

[Guest hidden-agenda]

I had the pleasure of meeting Joe at Cork shed some years ago when the late Brian O Sullivan introduced me to him. A lovely guy who had all the time in the world to talk and listen and was happy to help with questions about any aspect of the railway or photography.

A gentleman has left us and will be sadly missed.

[ttc0169]

R.I.P to an absolute gentleman Joe.

[enniscorthyman]

Very sad to hear that,RIP Joe.Met him at Enniscorthy

Station in May for the steam special to Wexford .His work

is legendary and a historical.

[josefstadt]

Indeed, Joe was a true gentleman who always ready to share his extensive knowledge. May he rest in peace.

[scahalane]

Very sad news, I met him only once during signal changing work at Glounthaune, he was a pure gentleman to talk to. May he rest in peace. I hope his vast collection of photo's will be somehow preserved for future generation.

[Weshty]

I remember meeting Joe when working on the GSRPS in Mallow in the early 80's. An absolute gentleman. He really was a feature at every railway function. May he rest in peace.

[enniscorthyman]

I am nearly sure this is Joe at Ballinacourty Loop in the mid 1980s

getting a shot of the weedkiller train.He also got a wonderfull photo

of EM50 at Kilmackthomas on the last ever movement on the line

in May 1990,and the photo is in a IRRS journal either June or October

that year.RIP.

[DERAILED]

If it's my pic then it's Joe. More tributes here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056759492 we won't see his like again.

[enniscorthyman]

If it's my pic then it's Joe. More tributes here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056759492 we won't see his like again.

Welcome to the sute derailed and yes its your magical photo.Nice

collection of photos on Boards.IE.

[h gricer]

Its great to see so many tributes being paid to the late and great Joe St Leger, he was a very modest and humble man. I remember the first time I met him in the mid 1980s, and asking him innocently at the time ''are you the same Joe St Leger that works for the Irish Press'' and he mischievous replyed to me with grin which I'II always remember to this day ''eh no, unlike me, that man is a real photographer'' we'll never see his like again.

Regards

h.gricer

[IrishModelRail]

I never had the pleasure of meeting him - but I had the pleasure of his photographs.