14th - 16th May 1994

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
Lough Atalia Railtour 'International Railtour'

Locos Used steam: 171 & 461

Route :

Date Loco(s) Route
14/05 461 + 171 Dublin Connolly - Maynooth - Enfield (1)
14/05 461 Enfield - Mullingar - Mostrim (Edgeworthstown)
14/05 461 Mostrim (Edgeworthstown) - Mullingar
14/05 171 + 461 Mullingar - Athlone - Athenry
14/05 461 Athenry - Galway (2)
15/05 171 + 461 Galway - Athenry (3)
15/05 461 Athenry - Ennis
15/05 461 Ennis - Athenry
15/05 461 Athenry - Athlone - Mullingar - Maynooth - Dublin Connolly
16/05 461 Dublin Connolly - Drogheda - Navan
16/05 461 Navan - Mosney
16/05 461 Mosney - Drogheda - Dundalk - Portadown - Lisburn
16/05 461 Lisburn - Crumlin - Antrim
16/05 461 Antrim - Bleach Green Jn - Belfast Yorkgate
16/05 461 Belfast Yorkgate - Greenisland - Whitehead (NIR) - Whitehead (RPSI)

Notes :
(1) Train was booked to split at Enfield and run in two portions to Mostrim but ran as one portion with Loco No. 461 only.
(2) A Galway–based local public excursion with 461 to Athenry did not run due to extreme late running of the main tour.
(3) 171 removed at Athenry with a hot big end.

Source : Janet Cottrell (on the train from the start, to Dundalk on the 16th)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

14th May:

Location Booked Actual
Dublin Connolly 09.35d 09.32
Liffey Jn 09/44 09/41
Clonsilla 09/54 09.53a ~ 09.58d
Maynooth 10x06˝ 10.13a ~ 10.51d
Enfield 10x22˝a ~ 11x00d 11.13 ~ 11.31
Killucan 11/20 11/55
Mullingar 11.35a ~ 12.37d 12.10 ~ ??.??
Mostrim 13.30a ~ 13.50d ??.?? ~ 13.26
Mullingar 14.35a ~ 15.05d 13.56 ~ 15.02
Athlone Midland 16x10a ~ 16x30d 17/00
Ballinasloe 16/52 17.31a ~ 18.59d
Woodlawn 17/22 19/21
Attymon 17/32 19/30
Athenry 17/43 19.41a ~ 19.57d
Galway 18.03a 20.20a

14th May (cancelled second portion):

Location Booked
Enfield 11.22d
Killucan 11/46
Mullingar 12/10
Mostrim 12.35a

14th May (cancelled excursion):

Location Booked
Galway 19.20d
Athenry 19.55a ~ 20.15d
Galway 20.55a

15th May:

Location Booked Actual
Galway 09.08d 09.21
Athenry 09.33a ~ 09.45d 09.44 ~ 10.05
Gort 10/30 10/48
Ennis 11.15a ~ 11.35d 11.27 ~ 11.58
Gort 12/10 12/44
Athenry 12.50a ~ 13.15d 13.54 ~ 14.01
Attymon 13/41 14/21
Woodlawn 13/42 14/35
Ballinasloe 14.00a ~ 14.15d 14.53 ~ 16.25
Athlone Midland 14/40 16/55
Shannon Bridge ? 16.57a ~ 17.07d
Mullingar 15.45a ~ 15.55d 18.16 ~ 18.54
Killucan 16/10 19.13a ~ 19.21d
Enfield 16x32a ~ 16x50d 19.46a ~ 19.47d
Maynooth 17/10 20/08
Clonsilla 17/25 20/21
Dublin Connolly 17.45a 20.40

16th May:

Location Booked Actual
Dublin Conolly 09.15d 10.03
Howth Junction 09/24 10/15
Malahide 09/30 10/21
Rush & Lusk 09/36 10/29
Skerries 09/41 10/37
Balbriggan 09/46 10/44
Mosney 09/51 10/52
Laytown 09.54a ~ 09.55d 10.55 ~ 10.57
Drogheda 10/01 11.09a ~ 11.10d
Navan 10.32a ~ 11.10d 12.03 ~ 12.49
Drogheda 11/40 13.42a ~ 13.53d
Laytown 11/45 14/03
Mosney 11.48a ~ 12.00d 14.07 ~ 14.20
Laytown 12/03 14/24
Drogheda 12.09a ~ 12.20d 14.34 ~ 14.48
Dunleer 12/33 15/06
Dundalk 12.50a ~ 13.40d 15.22 ~ ??.??
Newry 13/54 ?
Poyntzpass 14/04 ?
Portadown 14/16 ?
Lurgan 14/23 ?
Lisburn 14.39a ~ 15.17d ?
Ballinderry 15/31 ?
Crumlin 15/43 ?
Antrim 15.59a ~ 16.10d ?
Bleach Green Jn 17/16 ?
Belfast Yorkgate 17.26a ~ 18.00d ?
Bleach Green Jn 18/10 ?
Greenisland 18/15 ?
Carrickfergus 18/20 ?
Whitehead (NIR) 18/30 ?
Whitehead (RPSI) 18.33a ?


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