21st August 2022

Branch Line Society
The Emerald Explorer

DMU Used 22007 (formed: 22207+22407+22307)

Route :
B100 : Dubin Connolly to Dundalk
B101 : Dundalk to Dubin Connolly
B900 : Dubin Connolly to Dromod Siding
B901 : Dromod Siding to Grand Canal Dock
B200 : Grand Canal Dock to Adamstown
B201 : Adamstown to Dublin Heuston
B203 : Dublin Heuston to Dubin Connolly

DMU Route
22207 leading Dublin Connolly - Connolly Wash Road - Clontarf Road - Clongriffin Loop - Skerries Loop - Drogheda - Dundalk
22307 leading Dundalk - Drogheda - Malahide (weave through P.2) - Dublin Connolly
22207 leading Dublin Connolly - Glasnevin Jn - Maynooth - Enfield - Mullingar - Edgeworthstown - Longford - Dromod Up Siding
22307 leading Dromod Up Siding - Dromod (2) - Longford - Edgeworthstown - Mullingar - Killucan Loop - Enfield - Maynooth
22207 leading Maynooth - Maynooth Siding
22307 leading Maynooth Siding - Maynooth - Clonsilla - Glasnevin Jn - Dublin Connolly - Tara Street - Pearse - Grand Canal Dock
22207 leading Grand Canal Dock - Dublin Connolly - Glasnevin Jn - Dublin Heuston - Adamstown
22307 leading Adamstown - Islandbridge Jn - Dublin Heuston Wash Road - Dublin Heuston
22207 leading Dublin Heuston - Heuston Carriage Siding 2 - Islandbridge Jn Dn Main
22307 leading Islandbridge Jn Dn Main - Glasnevin Jn - Dublin Connolly

Notes: 
(1) This Tour took place on Day 2 of the BLS "Island of Ireland V" event.
(2) During the break at Dromod, a visit was made to the adjacent Cavan & Leitrim Railway. This included a full line trip followed by individual sidings covered by pump trolleys & rail bikes.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Dublin Connolly 07.30d [P1] 07.30½d [P1]   09.36a 09.38a [P7]
Connolly Wash Road 07/34 07/32½ [CW]   - -
East Wall Jn ? 07/34½   ? 09/37
Clontarf Road 07/37 [P1] 07/37½ [P1]   09/32 09/35 [P1]
Killester 07/38 07/40 [P2]   09/31 09/33½ [P1]
Harmonstown 07/39 07/41 [P2]   09/30 09/33 [P1]
Raheny 07/40 07/42 [P2]   09/29 09/31 [P1]
Kilbarrack 07/41 07/43 [P2]   09/27½ 09/30 [P1]
Howth Junction 07/41½ 07/43½ [P4]   09/27 09/29½ [P3]
Clongriffin 07/43 [Loop] 07/45½ [P3/Loop]   09/25½ 09/28½ [P1]
Portmarnock 07/45 07/47 [P2]   09/22½ 09/27 [P1]
Malahide 07/47 07/49½ [P2]   09/17½ [P2] 09/24 [P2]
Donabate 07/49 07/51 [P2]   09/14 09/20 [P1]
Rush & Lusk 07/50½ 07/53 [P2]   09/12½ 09/18½ [P1]
Skerries 07/56½ [Loop] 07/59 [P1] [Loop]   09/06½ 09/15 [Main] [P1]
Balbriggan 08/01 08/05½ [P2]   09/02 09/13 [P1]
Gormanston 08/03½ 08/08 [P2]   09/00½ 09/11½ [P1]
Mosney 08/04½ 08/09   08/59½ 09/10
Laytown 08/05½ 08/10 [P2]   08/58½ 09/09½ [P1]
Drogheda 08/10 [P2] 08/16 [P2]   08/53½ [P1] 09/05 [P1]
Dundalk 08.28a [P3] 08p41a [P3]   08.35d [P3] 08p45d [P3]

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Dublin Connolly 09.42d 09.43d [P7]   15c27 ~ 15c28 [P7] 15.26½ ~ 15.30 [P7]
Ossary Jn ? 09/44   - -
North Strand Jn ? 09/45   - -
Drumcondra 09/46 09/47 [P2]   - -
Newcomen Jn - -   15/24½ 15/23½
Glasnevin Jn 09/47½ 09/48½   15/21 15/19½
Broombridge 09/50 09/51 [P2]   15/17 15/16½ [P1]
Pelletstown 09.51½ ~ 09.56½ 09p52½a ~ 09p56d [P2]   15/15½ 15/15 [P1]
Ashtown 09/58 09/57½ [P2]   15/14 15/13½ [P1]
Navan Road Parkway 09/58½ 09/58½ [P2]   15/12 15/12½ [P1]
Castleknock 10/00 10/00 [P2]   15/10 15/10½ [P1]
Coolmine 10/01 10/01 [P2]   15/08½ 15/09½ [P1]
Clonsilla 10/02½ 10/03 [P2]   15/04 [P2] 15/07 [P2]
Leixlip Confey 10/06 10/06½ [P2]   14/59 15/00 [P1]
Leixlip Louisa Bridge 10/07½ 10/08 [P2]   14/57 14/58½ [P1]
Maynooth 10/12½ [P1] 10/15 [P1]   14/50 [P1] 14/53½ [P1]
Maynooth Siding - -   14.42 ~ 14.47 14.46 ~ 14.50
Maynooth - -   14.35 ~ 14.40 [P2] 14.38 ~ 14.40 [P2]
Kilcock 10/17½ 10/20   14/30½ 14/32
Enfield 10/25 [Platform] 10/29½ [Main]   14/23½ [Main] 14/24 [Main]
Killucan 10/40½ 10/44 [Main]   13*57 ~ 14*09 [Loop] 14.02½ ~ 14.09 [Loop]
Mullingar 10.50a ~ 11.00d [P2] 10p54a ~ 11p01d [P2]   13/47½ [P2] 13/51 [P2]
Edgeworthstown 11/16½ [P1] 11/20½ [P1] [Loop]   13.20½a ~ 13.30½d [P2] 13.25 ~ 13.33½ [P2] [Main]
Longford 11/25½ [P2] 11/31 [P2]   13/11 [P1] 13/15 [P1]
Dromod 11.37 ~ 11.40 11.43 ~ 11.45   11.55a ~ 13.00d 11.55a ~ 13.03d
Dromod Siding 11.44 ~ 11.47 ~   ~ 11.50 ~ 11.53

 

Location Booked Actual
Tara Street 15/30 15/34 [P1]
Dublin Pearse 15/31½ [P1] 15/34½ [P1]
Grand Canal Dock 15.33a ~ 15.45d [P2] 15p37½a ~ 15p45d [P2]
Dublin Pearse 15/47 15/47 [P1]
Tara Street 15/49 15/48 [P1]
Dublin Connolly 15/51½ 15.51 ~ 15.56 [P6]
Ossan Road Jn ? 15/57 [Dn-Up]
North Strand Jn ? 15/57½
Drumcondra 15/55½ 15/59½ [P2]
Glasnevin Jn 15/57 16/02
Dublin Heuston 16.03½a ~ 16.13½d [P10] 16p08½a ~ 16p16d [P10]
Islandbridge Jn 16/14½ 16/18 [UM]
Inchicore 16/16½ 16/19 [UM]
Inchicore West ? 16/20 [UM-DM]
Park West & Cherry Orchard 16/19 [P2] [DS] 16/21 [P2]
Clondalkin Fonthill 16/20 [P1] [DS] 16/22½ [P1]
Adamstown 16.24a ~ 16.35d [P3] 16p28½a ~ 16p34½d [P3]
Clondalkin Fonthill 16/38 [P2] [US] 16/39 [P2]
Park West & Cherry Orchard 16/39 [P3] [US] 16/41 [P3]
Inchicore 16/41½ 16/44½
Inchicore East ? 16/45½ [UM-DM]
Islandbridge Jn 16/43½ 16.48 ~ 16.51½ [DM]
Dublin Wash Road 16/48½ 16/56 [CW]
Dublin Heuston 16.52a ~ 17.10d [P5] 17.00½a ~ 17.11d [P5]
Dublin Heuston Carriage Sidings 17/14½ [CS2] 17/15 [CS2]
Islandbridge Jn 17.18 ~ 17.23 [DnBch] 17.17½ ~ 17.24½ [UM-Mid]
Glasnevin Jn 17/30½ 17/33
Drumcondra 17/33 17/35 [P1]
Dublin Connolly 17.39a 17.39a [P5]


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