23rd July 2011

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
The Mystery Train

Locos Used IE 076 & 080
Stock Used RPSI set: 3185+1505+1523+1541+1522+1514

Route :

Loco Route
080 Dublin Connolly [P1] - Drumcondra - Glasnevin Jn - Islandbridge Jn - ?Kildare - Cherryville Jn - Carlow - Levistown North Jn - Levistown West Jn?- Kilkenny [P3]
076 Kilkenny [P2] - (reverse of outward route) - Dublin Connolly [P5]

Notes :
(1) Passengers where not aware of the destination of the train until they actually boarded the train on the day.
(2) Due to the lack of run-round facilities in Kilkenny, 076 ran light from Waterford to work the train back to Dublin, with 080 running light to Waterford later that day.

Source : Neil Brennan

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