Back to "The Railtour Files" 19th August 2012
R.P.S.I.
Festival Express
| Loco Used | IE 082 & steam: 461 |
| Stock Used | RPSI Cravens set: 3185+1532+1505+1522+1506+1541+1523 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 461 (1) | Dublin Connolly - Drumcondra - Islandbridge Jn - Newbridge - Kildare - Cherryville Jn - Carlow - Kilkenny |
| 086 + 461 | Kilkenny - (reverse of outward route) - Newbridge (2) |
| 086 | Newbridge - (reverse of outward route) - Dublin Connolly |
Notes:
(1) Train was heavily delayed by bad coal on the outward run. At Kilkenny it was
decided to haul the train back to Dublin with IÉ 082, with 461 in the consist.
(2) At
Newbridge it was found that a bearing on 461 had overheated so it was removed
from the train here and left in the bay platform
Source : Neil Brennan
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