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This photograph reminds me of a painting by Jack B. Yeats titled "In the Tram" I have also seen it described as "In the Lucan Tram" and "The Merry Wives of Lucan" The painting is owned by our near neighbours the National Gallery of Ireland.
Here is a link to their catalogue: ‘The tram was full and she had to sit on the little stool at the end of the car, facing all the people, with her toes barely touching the floor.’
Clay, p.115*
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Between ca. 1880-1900
NLI Ref: L_CAB_04955
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Here is a link to their catalogue: ‘The tram was full and she had to sit on the little stool at the end of the car, facing all the people, with her toes barely touching the floor.’
Clay, p.115*
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Between ca. 1880-1900
NLI Ref: L_CAB_04955
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Those open-sided carriages were known in Sydney as "toast racks" - same in Ireland ?
Niall McAuley
The GeoHive OSI 25" labels this the Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway. In Wikipedia, it says the steam tram ran from 1880 to 1897, and then electrically until 1925.
O Mac
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley From where this was taken the OSI shows the tracks on this side of the road?
Niall McAuley
I could be persuaded that I see this bank building from 1890.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03 Maybe they moved the tracks on electrification?
Niall McAuley
A similar vintage steam tram in Belfast:
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Electrification in 1900 according to localstudies.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/the-lucan-tram/
Niall McAuley
The carriages are labelled SECOND (at right), then THIRD, and then the toast rack. On a window of the THIRD carriage there is a poster which appears to say SOUP backwards.
Niall McAuley
The gent in the straw boater to the right of the tram looks towards the end of the possible date range...
Niall McAuley
In this archive shot of Lucan the tram is electrified.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia From your local studies blog: The line started 12 yards from the end of the Dublin Tramways line at Parkgate Street, continued along the north side of the road to Chapelizod, crossing the Liffey on the east side of the bridge. From there to Lucan it ran on the south side of the road.
CHG PRO PHOTOGRAPHY incorporating the APL archives
The old tram shed in Lucan still exists, it's on the dual carriageway just at the city end of the bypass. Now a steelworks.
RETRO STU
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03] On the Old Lucan Road. Approximately here; www.google.ie/maps/@53.3575503,-6.4425911,3a,75y,266.62h,...
RETRO STU
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/apl-irl] A company called Sureweld is there now. That building used to be the old powerhouse that generated electricity for the No 25 tram line. Unfortunately, the redbrick chimney stack that used to be to our left of the building was demolished a number of years ago. www.google.ie/maps/@53.3586909,-6.4106529,3a,75y,19.94h,7...
RETRO STU
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Hi Neill. Stuart here. Can you please tell me how you inserted the notes into the picture? I used to have that option years ago. Then Flickr took it away and reintroduced it some years later. But since then, I cannot see the 'button' to insert a note!
Dún Laoghaire Micheál
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03 Notice that magnifyer/plus icon as your curser? Ignore it and just click and drag a rectangle on the section that interests you. Then type your comment
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03 Stuart, hover over the area where you want to add the note then left click and drag at the same time, this will open a window enabling you to add the note.
RETRO STU
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91590691@N05 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland Yesss! That works. Thank you both.
O Mac
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03 It was know as Fonthill Power Station.
RETRO STU
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03 Thank you. As in 'Fonthill House'.
Niall McAuley
As I mentioned earlier, the 25" map shows the electrified tram, and sure enough, the Sureweld shed is marked as Fonthill Power Station
Terry_NYorks
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There is a DOG on the tram! Travelling in the Third class carriage. How did we miss this before? (see note)
DannyM8
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32162360@N00/ I saw that Dog before!!