13th - 15th May 1989
Railway Preservation
Society of Ireland
Mount Brandon Railtour
Locos Used | steam: 4 & 85 |
Stock Used | Cravens set - booked load 7 RPSI Mullingar set - booked load 8 RPSI Whitehead set - booked load 8 |
This tour operated with two train sets from Mallow to Killarney and passengers were free to chose which to travel on. Lineside buses were also laid on.
Route :
Date | Loco | Stock | Route |
13/05 | 85 | Cravens set | Dublin Heuston - Islandbridge Jn - Sallins - Kildare - Portlaoise - Templemore (1) - Thurles - Limerick Junction - Knocklong (1) - Rathluirc - Mallow |
Option 1:
Date | Loco | Stock | Route |
13/05 | 4 | RPSI Mullingar set | Mallow - Rathmore - Tralee Jn - Killarney |
Option 2:
Date | Loco | Stock | Route |
13/05 | 85 | Cravens set | Mallow - Rathmore - Tralee Jn - Killarney |
Route (continued) :
Date | Loco | Stock | Route |
13/05 | 4 (2) | RPSI Mullingar set | Killarney - Tralee Jn |
13/05 | 4 | RPSI Mullingar set | Tralee Jn - Farranfore - Tralee |
14/05 | 85 | RPSI Mullingar set | Tralee - Farranfore (1) - Tralee Jn |
14/05 | 85 (2) | RPSI Mullingar set | Tralee Jn - Killarney |
14/05 | 85 | RPSI Mullingar set | Killarney - Tralee Jn - Rathmore - Mallow |
14/05 | 4 | Cravens set | Mallow - Rathluirc (1) - (reverse of outward route) (4) - Islandbridge Jn - Cabra - Glasnevin Jn - North Strand Jn - Dublin Connolly |
14/05 | 85 | RPSI Whitehead set | (6) Dublin Connolly - Howth Jn - Drogheda (7) - Dundalk - Newry - Portadown - Lisburn - Belfast Central |
15/05 | 85 | RPSI Whitehead set | Belfast Central - Holywood - short of Bangor (8) |
15/05 | 85 (2) | RPSI Whitehead set | short of Bangor (8) - Bangor |
15/05 | 85 | RPSI Whitehead set | Bangor - Holyhead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Ballinderry (1) - Crumlin - Antrim |
15/05 | 85 | RPSI Whitehead set | Antrim - Bleach Green Jn - Belfast York Road |
15/05 | 85 | RPSI Whitehead set | Belfast York Road - Bleach Green Jn - Carrickfergus - Whitehead (NIR) - Larne Harbour |
15/05 | 85 | RPSI Whitehead set | Larne Harbour - Whitehead (NIR) |
15/05 | 85 (2) | RPSI Whitehead set | Whitehead (NIR) - Whitehead (RPSI) |
Notes :
(1) Train was booked to stop and make a run-past.
(2) Loco propelling.
(3) Loco 85 worked light engine from Killarney (17w15d) to Tralee (18.09a)
whilst the Cravens coaches were booked to be attached to the rear of train A311
(17.35 ex-Tralee) and worked to Cork for servicing (both loco & stock moves on
13/05). The Cravens set was then to be worked to Mallow by IE to be in position
in the bay platform by 10am on Sunday. Loco 4 worked light engine from Tralee
(08.50d) to Mallow (10w47a) on 14/05.
(4) At Portarlington on the return passengers had to disembark. The train then
propelled back to an overbridge to allow the loco to water.
(5) Loco 85 & the RPSI Mullingar set worked ECS from Mallow (12w35d) to Dublin
Connolly (17w02a) on 14/05.
(6) Departure time from Dublin was changed from 18.35 to 19.05 according to the
ticket letter, but revised timings were not issued for the remainder of the run
to Belfast.
(7) Passengers for Dublin left the train at Drogheda for a bus connection back
to Dublin Ferryport and Dun Laoghaire.
(8) Signalling & layout considerations meant that the loco was booked to round
outside the station then propel the train back in.
(9) Confirmation of route & locos after Drogheda on 14/05 is required.
Source : Chris Totty
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Totty)
Date | 13/05 | 14/05 |
Loco/Stock | 85 + Cravens set | 4 + Cravens set |
Location | Booked | Booked |
Dublin Connolly | - | 17w51a |
Dublin Heuston | 08.50d | - |
Hazelhatch | 09/07 | 17/25 |
Sallins | 09/16 | 17/16 |
Newbridge | 09/25 | 17/08 |
Kildare | 09/31 | 17/03 |
Portarlington | 09/44 | [arr & dep from Down Platform] 16w23 ~ 16w50 |
Portlaoise | 09e56 ~ 10w20 | 16/12 |
Ballybrophy | 10/40 | 15/55 |
Templemore | 10p53a ~ 11p10d | 15/43 |
Thurles | 11/20 | 15.25 ~ 15.35 |
Limerick Junction | [P3] 11w45a ~ 13w00d | 13w55a ~ 15w00d |
Knocklong | 13p13a ~ 13p30d | ? |
Rathluirc (Charleville) | 13/47 | 13p06a ~ 13p25d |
Buttevant | 13/57 | 12/56 |
Mallow | [UM Platform] 14w08a | 12w45d |
Date | 13/05 | 13/05 | 14/05 |
Loco/Stock | 4 + RPSI Mullingar set | 85 + Cravens set | 85 + RPSI Mullingar set |
Location | Booked | Booked | Booked |
Mallow | 14.25d | 15w15d [Bay Platform] | [UM Platform] 12w16a |
Banteer | 14/44 | 15x35 ~ 15x40 | 11x39 ~ 11x56 |
Millstreet | 14/56 | 15/53 | 11.15 ~ 11.25 |
Rathmore | 15x08 ~ 15x30 | 16/04 | 11/04 |
Killarney | 15w56a ~ 16w20d | 16w29a ~ 17w15d | 10.14a ~ 10.30d |
Farranfore | 15/42 | 17x37 ~ 17x50 | 09p33a ~ 09p50d |
Tralee | 17w00a | 18w09a | 09.15d |
Lineside Buses
Date | 13/05 |
Traction | Lineside Bus |
Location | Booked |
Limerick Junction | 12.20d |
Mallow | 14.20a |
Date | 13/05 |
Traction | Lineside Bus |
Location | Booked |
Rathmore | 15.15d |
Killarney | 16.10a |
Date | 14/05 |
Traction | Lineside Bus |
Location | Booked |
Mallow | 12.20d |
Rathluirc | 13.20a |
14/05
Location | Booked |
Dublin Connolly (6) | |
Howth Jn | 18/43 |
Malahide | 18/48 |
Skerries | 18/58 |
Balbriggan | 19/02 |
Mosney | 19/07 |
Drogheda | 19w16a ~ 19w25d |
Dunleer | 19/39 |
Dundalk | 19/54 |
Newry | 20*21 ~ 20*22 |
Poyntzpass | 20/32 |
Portadown | 20.45 ~ 20.46 |
Lurgan | 20/54 |
Moira | 21/01 |
Lisburn | 21/07 |
Botanic | 21/19 |
Belfast Central | 21.21a |
15/05
Location | Booked |
Belfast Central | 09.30d |
Holywood | 09/47 |
Helen's Bay | 10/02 |
Bangor | 10.15a ~ 11.00d |
Helen's Bay | 11/09 |
Holywood | 11/16 |
Belfast Central | 11/24 |
Botanic | 11/27 |
Dunmurry | 11/35 |
Lisburn | [UM Platform] 11w41a ~ 12w10d |
Ballinderry | 12p23a ~ 12p40d |
Crumlin | 12x51 |
Antrim | 13.07a ~ 13.20d |
Bleach Green Jn | 14/20 |
Belfast York Road | 14w30a ~ 15w15d |
Bleach Green Jn | 15/24 |
Greenisland | 15/28 |
Carrickfergus | 15/32 |
Whitehead (NIR) | 15x41 |
Magheramorne Loop | 15/49 |
Larne Harbour | 15w58a ~ 16w20d |
Magheramorne Loop | 16x35 ~ 16x40 |
Whitehead (NIR) | 16.57 ~ 16.59 |
Whitehead (RPSI) | 17.01a |