9th - 11th May 1998

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
Gall Tir

Locos Used IE 224 & steam: 171 & 461

Route :

Date Loco Route
09/05 224 Dublin Heuston – Kildare – Portlaoise – Thurles – Limerick Junction
09/05 171 Limerick Junction – Keane’s Points
09/05 171 Keane’s Points – Cahir – Clonmel - Waterford
09/05 461 Waterford – Thomastown - Kilkenny
09/05 461 Kilkenny – Muine Bheag
09/05 461 Muine Bheag – Lavistown Junction North – Lavistown Junction South - Waterford
10/05 461 Waterford – Wellingtonbridge – Rosslare Europort
10/05 171 Rosslare Europort – Wexford – Arklow – Greystones – Bray – Dublin Connolly
11/05 171 Dublin Connolly – Drogheda - Dundalk – Lisburn (1) – Belfast Central – Yorkgate – Carrickfergus – Whitehead (NIR) – Larne Harbour
11/05 171 Larne Harbour – Whitehead (NIR)
11/05 171 Whitehead (NIR) – Whitehead (RPSI)

Notes :
(1) Change of stock to RPSI coaches.

Sources : Janet & John Cottrell [joined/left the train at Limerick Jn (9th) left Dublin Connolly (10th)]

Timings (Booked and Actual)
(From Janet Cottrell)

9th May

Location

 Booked Actual
Dublin Heuston 08.45d ?
Inchicore Advance Starter 08/49 ?
Hazelhatch & Celbridge 08/56 ?
Sallins & Naas 09/02½ ?
Newbridge 09/09 ?
Kildare 09/12½ ?
Cherryville Jn 09/14½ ?
Portarlington 09/22 ?
Portlaoise 09/29½ ?
Ballybrophy 09/43 ?
Lisduff 09/48 ?
Templemore 09/53 ?
Thurles 09/59½ ?
Limerick Junction 10.20a ~ 10.45d ??.?? ~ 10.45
Tipperary 10.55a ~ 11.00d ?
Cahir 11.38a ~ 11.45d 11.35 ~ 11.46
Clonmel 12w04a ~ 12w30d 12.05 ~ 12.31
Carrick on Suir 12/52½ 13/02
Waterford 13.15a ~ 14.10d 13.34 ~ 14.09
Thomastown 14.45a ~ 15.00d ??.?? ~ 15.12
Kilkenny 15.19a ~ 15.53d 15.35 ~ 16.17
Muine Bheag 16.29a ~ 17.00d 16.48 ~ 17.34
Lavistown Jn North 17/21 18/01
Lavistown Jn South 17/23 18/03
Thomastown 17/42 18.19a ~ 18.59
Waterford 18.10a 19.44

10th May

Location

 Booked Actual
Waterford 09.00d 09.07
Campile 09.15a ~ 09.30d 09.29 ~ 09.36
Ballycullane 09.40a ~ 09.55d 09.54 ~ 10.02
Wellingtonbridge 10.04a ~ 10.20d 10.12 ~ 10.23
Bridgetown 10.40a ~ 10.55d 10.44 ~ 10.55
Rosslare Strand 11.09a ~ 11.25d 11.16 ~ 11.29
Rosslare Europort 11.33a ~ 12.30d 11.37 ~ 12.36
Rosslare Strand 12.38a ~ 12.50d 12.46 ~ 13.10
Wexford South 13.10a ~ 13.15d ?
Wexford North 13.23a ~ 13.40d 13.28 ~ 13.40
Enniscorthy 14.08a ~ 14.25d 14.08 ~ 14.30
Gorey 14w55a ~ 15w17d 15.09 ~ 15.27
Arklow 15.37a ~ 15.50d 15/48
Rathdrum 16.13a ~ 16.50d 16.18 ~ 17.11
Wicklow 17.07a ~ 17.20d 17.30 ~ 17.39
Kilcoole 17/36 17/56
Greystones 17.42a ~ 18.00d 18.03 ~ 18.05
Bray 18.10a ~ 18.15d 18.20 ~ 18.21
Dun Laoghaire 18/31 18/37
Dublin Pearse 18.46a ~ 18.48d 18.48 ~ 18.49
Dublin Connolly 18.54a 18.54

11th May

Location

 Booked
Dublin Connolly 10.25d
Howth Junction 10/33
Malahide 10/40
Rush & Lusk 10/47
Skerries 10/53
Balbriggan 10/59
Mosney 11/05
Drogheda 11w15a ~ 11w40d
Dundalk 12/08
Newry 12/31
Poyntzpass 12/43
Portadown 12/57
Lurgan 13/05
Moira 13/13
Lisburn 13w24a ~ 13w47d
Central Jn 14/13
Belfast Central 14.20a ~ 14.35d
Lagan Jn 14/38
Donegall Quay Loop 14/40
Yorkgate 14/42
Bleach Green Jn 14/50
Greenisland 14/56
Carrickfergus 15/02
Kilroot 15.08a ~ 15.14d
Whitehead (NIR) 15/20
Magheramore Loop 15/28
Larne Town 15/37
Larne Harbour 15.40a ~ 16.25d
Larne Town 16/28
Magheramore Loop 16.37a ~ 16.42d
Whitehead (NIR) 16.52a ~ 16.54d
Whitehead (RPSI) 16.57a


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