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) 18w35d 19.05d
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


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