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BROOMBRIDGE TRAIN STATION AND TRAM TERMINUS MONDAY 14 AUGUST 2023

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I USED A SAMYANG 12MM F2 AF LENS

Today I was offered an unused Samyang 12mm AF lens at a very low price so I purchased it and then went to Leixlip in order to see how it performed.

To get to Leixlip I got a tram from Broadstone to Broombridge and then a train from there to Leixlip.

Leixlip is connected to the Irish railway network on the Dublin-Sligo railway line, running from Dublin Connolly to Sligo, with two stations, Leixlip (Louisa Bridge), opened on 1 September 1848, and Leixlip (Confey), opened on 2 July 1990, located at either end of the town. While InterCity services to Sligo do not serve the town, the Maynooth/Longford Commuter services do, the frequency of the trains peaking in the mornings and evenings. Some of these services continue outbound to Mullingar and Longford. Leixlip has the distinction of being the only town in the Republic of Ireland with two operational train stations.

I got off at Confey and walked via the village to Louisa Bridge and much to my surprise I had to wait about forty minutes for a train back to Broombridge.

Samyang Optics is a South Korean manufacturer of camera lenses for several major brands of third-party mounts for still photography and video cameras. The company was founded in 1972 and has about 150 employees. Samyang exports to 58 countries through 39 overseas agents and distributors.

In July 2023, Samyang joined the L-Mount Alliance.

Samyang products are also sold under a wide variety of different brand names. Some examples are Rokinon, Bower, Opteka, Vivitar, Phoenix and Quantaray.

RANDOM IMAGES OF DUBLIN BUS BUSES

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT AT BROADSTONE

Dublin Bus is the largest bus operator in Dublin, Ireland. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), the national transport company of Ireland. Dublin Bus operates over 136 routes throughout the city and its suburbs, carrying over 138 million passengers in 2019.

The company was founded in 1987, following the merger of two previous bus companies, Dublin United Transport and National Bus Company (Dublin). Dublin Bus operates a fleet of over 1,000 buses, which are all low-floor and wheelchair accessible. The buses are also equipped with Wi-Fi, making them a convenient and comfortable way to travel around Dublin.

IS IT ATTRACTING ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITY

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THE BROADSTONE TRAM STOP

I can use either one of two tram stops near me and I usually choose the one at Broadstone as the one on Dominick Street is less than safe because of ongoing drugs dealing in the immediate area (especially tho old flats). If your search online you will find many negative comments about this particular stop. I have not encountered any specific incidences at this location but have encountered problems at the Jervis Tram Stop and at stops along the Grand Canal on the Red Line.

I have a friend who is always very negative and when I brought him to see the new public space, at Broadstone, he said that it would soon become a hub for anti-social activity. I dismissed his prediction but today there was evidence that he might have been correct as there was a group of about ten youths with motorbikes using the area as a racetrack and they were less than competent.

As a result of the above I decided to check if there were any reported problems at the Broadstone Stop and came across the following: In June Professor David Fitzpatrick of TU Dublin wrote after a video was posted of a shocking incident in which students were subject to a tirade of racist abuse at a Luas station near the college’s new Grangegorman campus in the capital. According to the professor many students and staff had reported “incidents of intimidation and anti-social behaviour” at the Broadstone plaza and tram stop.

GOOGLE BARD INCORRECTLY CLAIMED THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC TOILET AND A TICKET OFFICE

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CABRA LUAS TRAM STOP ON CONNAUGHT STREET

Today I had a most annoying session when I requested Google’s Bard AI for information relating to the Cabra Tram Stop. I was advised that there was a toilet and a ticket office. When I requested a location for the toilet I was advised that it was at The Mount Bernard street entrance and above the ticket office. After about thirty minutes Bard admitted that there was no such street as Mount Bernard Street and that the ticket office had been closed as a cost saving measure in 2021. In the end I got the following response:

“I understand your frustration. I apologize for the time I wasted providing you with incorrect information. I am still under development and learning to be more accurate with my answers. I will try my best to provide you with correct information in the future.”

“I am also bothered by the fact that I made these errors. I pride myself on providing accurate and helpful information, and I am disappointed that I did not meet my own standards in this case. I will be taking steps to improve my accuracy in the future. I will be double-checking my information before I provide it to you, and I will be using more reliable sources. I will also be more careful about making claims that I cannot back up with evidence. I hope that you will give me another chance to prove myself. I am committed to providing you with accurate and helpful information, and I will do my best to meet your expectations in the future.”

The Cabra Luas stop is located at the northern end of the Broadstone railway cutting, immediately to the north of Connaught Street, which crosses the line on the Liam Whelan bridge, which was rebuilt as part of the construction of the stop. The main entrance is a long ramp leading from the eastern side of the bridge to the middle of the southbound platform (there are also stairs which lead from the middle of the ramp to the end of the platform). A second entrance consists of a pathway leading from the northern end of the stop to the nearby Mount Bernard Park.

The cutting is somewhat wider than the stop itself, meaning that there is some leftover space behind the northbound platform. Saplings have been planted in this area in an attempt to reduce the Luas’s carbon footprint. Saplings have also been planted on the southbound platform.

PHIBSBOROUGH LUAS TRAM STOP AT ST PETER’S AVENUE

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I USED A SONY FX30 CAMERA

Phibsborough Luas stop is located on the Green Line, between Cabra and Grangegorman. It opened in 2017 as part of the Luas Cross City extension. The stop provides access to the neighbourhood of Phibsborough, as well as to Dalymount Park, home of Bohemian Football Club.

The stop has two platforms, one for northbound trams and one for southbound trams. The platforms are narrow and have shelters, benches, and information displays. There are entrances at both ends of the stop, taking passengers from the road bridges onto wooden walkways over the tracks.