Brian Macaongusa

In summer 2004 the Harcourt Street line in south Dublin will once again carry passengers, after being closed for 46 years. This celebration of the new Luas line carries the reader from the shining new trams and plans for future developments back in time to the days of steam engines. The eight kilometres from Harcourt Street to Sandyford are conveyed in colourful and charming detail, with text and photographs in wonderful complement. The bridge at Dundrum, the sale of the old Harcourt Street station for GBP67,500, passengers Behan and Myles na Gopaleen, crashes, attempted murder, and old steam engines, all vie for attention in this beautiful memento.… (meer)