10th - 14th May 2012

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
(Positioning Train) / North Atlantic / The South Clare

Locos Used at least IE 230, 233, NIR 8111 & steam: 186 & 461
DMU Used NIR 3007
Stock Used [1] : 460+300+547+301+302+462 (RPSI mark 2 set)
[2] : 3185+1506+1523+1541+1522+1514 (RPSI Cravens set)
[3] : ???

Route :

Date Tour Name Loco(s) Stock Route
10/05 (Positioning Train) 186 [1] Whitehead RPSI - Whitehead - Belfast Central - Drogheda - Dublin Connolly
11/05 North Atlantic 230 [1] Dublin Connolly - Drogheda - Belfast Great Victoria Street
11/05 North Atlantic 8111 [1] Belfast Great Victoria Street - Bleech Green Jn - Antrim - Coleraine - Portrush
11/05 North Atlantic 8111 [1] Portrush - Coleraine - Antrim - Crumlin - Lisburn
11/05 North Atlantic 230 [1] Lisburn - Dublin Connolly
12/05 South Clare 230 [2] Dublin Connolly - Drumcondra - Islandbridge Jn - Portarlington - Athlone
12/05 South Clare 186 [2] Athlone - Gort - Ennis
13/05 South Clare 186 [2] Ennis - Limerick
13/05 South Clare 186 (1) [2] Limerick - Killonan Jn - Nenagh - Ballybrophy
13/05 South Clare 230 [2] Ballybrophy - Kildare - Islandbridge Jn - Drumcondra - Dublin Connolly
14/05 South Clare 461 [2] Dublin Connolly - Drogheda - Dundalk (2)
14/05 16:12 Dundalk to Belfast Central 233 [3] Dundalk - Belfast Central
14/05 17:50 Belfast Central to Great Victoria Street 3007 - Belfast Central - Great Victoria Street
14/05 ??? ??? ? Great Victoria Street - Whitehead

Notes :
(1) Running tender-first.
(2) 461 was failed at Dundalk and the train terminated (was booked to run to via Belkfast Central to Whitehead RPSI). Passengers used following 'Enterprise' services to get to Belfast.

Sources : Neil Brennan & Chris Totty

Associated Light Engine Movements

12/05 : 186 : Dublin Connolly to Athlone
13/05 : 186 : Ballybrophy to Dublin Connolly


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