14th October 2006

Irish Traction Group
Supertrain

Locos Used IE: 080, 124, 134, 171 & 192
Stock Used 5605+5401+5221+5201+5236+5106+5203

Route :
B200 : Dublin Connolly to Cobh
B401 : Cobh to Limerick
B451 : Limerick to Ballybrophy
B311 : Ballybrophy to Dublin Connolly

Loco(s) Route
080 Dublin Connolly - Glasnevin Jn - Inchicore - Kildare - Ballybrophy - Thurles - Limerick Junction - Charleville - Mallow - Cork Goods Line - (cross to Down Main before CW) - Glounthaune - Cobh
171 + 192 Cobh - Glouthaune - (first connection onto Goods Line, passing other side of CW) - Cork Goods Line - Mallow - Limerick Junction - Keane's Points - Milltown Crossing - Oola - Killonan Jn - Limerick
124 + 134 Limerick - Killonan Jn - Birdhill - Nenagh - Roscrea - Ballybrophy (1)
134 + 124 Ballybrophy - Kildare - Inchicore - Glasnevin Jn - Dublin Connolly

Notes :
(1) Passengers had to de-train while the stock was shunted from Bay Platform 1 to Platform 4, the Down Loop, where the locos ran-round.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C
Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
M.C
0.00
Dublin Connolly 07.45d 07.51d [P1]   19.08a 19.26a [P1] 70.61
0.24 Ossary Jn - 07/52   - 19.19 ~ 19.21½ 70.37
0.44 North Strand Jn 07/50 07/52½   19/02 19/18½ 70.17
1.38 Drumcondra - 07/55   - 19/15 69.23
1.62 Glasnevin - 07/55½   - 19/13½ 68.79
2.07 Glasnevin Jn 07/58 07/56   18/57 19/13 68.54
2.74 Cabra 08/04 07/57½   18/53 19/10½ 67.67
4.62 Islandbridge Jn 08/10 08.03 ~ 08.11   18/46 19/06½ 65.79
5.69 Inchicore - 08/14   18/43 18.57½ ~ 19.02 64.72
7.18 Cherry Orchard & Parkwest - 08/17½   - 18/55 63.43
8.41 Clondalkin - 08/20½   - 18/53 62.20
10.42 Lucan South - 08/23   - 18/50 60.19
14.09 Hazelhatch & Celbridge 08/21 08/26   18/35 18/47 56.52
17.19 Straffan - ?   - ? 53.42
22.01 Sallins & Naas 08/27 08/32   18/24 18/39 48.60
29.47 Newbridge 08/34 08/39½   18/18 18/32 41.14
31.49 Curragh 08/36 08/42½   18/16 18/29 39.12
34.09 Kildare 08.39a ~ 08.41d 08.46a ~ 08.47½d   18.07a ~ 18.12d 18.24a ~ 18.24½d 36.52
36.44 Cherryville Jn 08/45 08/51   18/04 18/19½ 34.16
40.63 Monasterevan - 08/54   - 18/15½ 29.78
45.59 Portarlington 08/54 08/59   17/55 18/09½ 25.02
45.64 Portarlington Jn - 08/59   - 18/09 24.77
55.01 Portlaoise 09.03a ~ 09.04d 09.10a ~ 09.11d   17.45a ~ 17.46d 17.56a ~ 17.58½d 15.60
57.48 Clonkeen - 09/14½   - 17/53½ 13.13
63.49 Mountrath & Castletown - 09/20   - 17/49 7.12
70.61 Ballybrophy 09p18 ~ 09p27 09.27 ~ 09.34 [P3]   17.30d 17.41d [P4] 0.00
76.43 Lisduff 09/33 09/41   Return via Limerick
See Table Below
82.69 Templemore 09/38 09/46  
90.44 Thurles 09/45 09/52  
91.29 Thurles Sugar Factory - 09/52½  
99.07 Goold's Cross - ?  
103.39 Dundrum - 10/02  
110.32 Kyle Crossing - 10/09½  
111.09 Limerick Junction 10/07 10/11 [DM]   13/37 13c39 ~ 13c42 [P1] 69.61
117.49 Emly - ?   - 13/31 63.21
121.13 Knocklong - 10/20   - 13/28 59.57
128.18 Killmallock - 10/26   - 13/22 52.52
133.25 Charleville 10p28 ~ 10p38 10.32 ~ 10.39 [P2]   13/13 13/18 47.45
141.25 Buttevant - ?   - 13/12 39.45
148.46 Mallow 10/52 10/54 [P1]   12p49 ~ 12p59 12.55 ~ 13.03 [P2] 32.24
149.27 Killarney Jn 10/53 10/54½   12/48 12/53 31.43
152.27 Mourne Abbey - ?   - 12/50 28.43
158.33 Rathduff - 11/02½   - 12/45 22.37
163.37 Blarney - 11/06   - 12/40 17.33
165.40 Rathpeacon 11/07 11/08   12/34 12/38 15.30
167.25 Kilbarry - 11.12 ~ 11.16½   - 12/34 13.45
169.29 Cork 11/18 11.22 ~ 11.23   12/26 12/30 11.41
170.54 Tivoli - 11/28   - 12/24 10.16
173.69 Little Island 11/25 11/32   12/16 12/21 7.01
175.13 Glounthaune 11/27 11/34   12/14 12/19 5.57
176.50 Fota 11/30 11/36   12/12 12/17 4.20
178.34 Carrigaloe 11/33 11/39   12/08 12/15 2.36
179.66 Rushbrooke 11/35 11/41   12/06 12/13 1.04
180.20 Cobh 11L38a 11.45a   12L03d 12.10d 0.00

 

M.C
Location
Booked
Actual
70.14 Keane's Points - 13/43
70.37 Milltown Crossing - 13/43½
73.35 Oola - ?
77.74 Pallas - 13/50
80.24 Dromkeen 13/50 13/52
84.20 Boher - 13/55½
87.52 Killonan Jn 13/56 13/58
91.00 Ennis Jn - 14/04
91.21 Limerick Check - 14/05
91.70
0.00		 Limerick 14L04a ~ 14L50d 14.07a ~ 14.50½d [P3]
0.49 Limerick Check - 14/53
0.70 Ennis Jn - 14/55
4.18 Killonan Jn 15/00 15/00
6.20 Annecotty - 15/05
8.06 Lisnagry - 15/09
9.59 Castleconnell 15/09 15/14
14.28 Birdhill 15/18 15/25 [UM]
21.45 Silvermines Jn - 15/38
27.31 Nenagh 15p41 ~ 15p50 15.47 ~ 15.54
36.64 Cloughjordan 16/07 16/09½
46.60 Roscrea 16p24 ~ 16p33 16.26 ~ 16.33 [UM]
56.64 Ballybrophy (1) 16.52a 16.59a [P1]


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