26th May 1990

Branch Line Society
Ulster Enterprise I

DMU Used 98
Stock Used 2 refurbished trailers

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Belfast Central - Balmoral - Lisburn - Ballinderry - Antrim - Ballymena - Coleraine - Londonderry Waterside [P2]
as listed Londonderry Waterside - Londonderry
as listed Londonderry - Coleraine
as listed Coleraine - Portrush
as listed Portrush - Coleraine (3) - Ballymoney (4) - Ballymena (5) - Antrim (6) - Ballymartin - Bleach Green Jn - Belfast York Road

Notes :
(1) Tour was attached to the 10.10 Belfast Central to Portrush service train, as far as ?Coleraine?
(2) Alan Holmewood comments: at Londonderry there was a visit to the Foyle Valley Railway, where there were probably two trips over the available track using County Donegal railcar 12, a trailer and a van.
(3) Shunt to bay platform.
(4) Traverse up siding to down platform.
(5) Shunt to down siding.
(6) Shunt to NCC siding.


98 brings up the rear at Londonderry Waterside (photo: Alan Holmewood)

Source : Alan Holmewood

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Holmewood)

Location Booked
Belfast Central 10.10d
Botanic ??.??a ~ 10.13d
Lisburn 10.24a ~ 10.25d
Ballinderry 10.35a ~ 10.36d
Crumlin 10.44a ~ 10.45d
Antrim 10.55a ~ 10.56d
Ballymena 11.10a ~ 11.11d
Cullybackey 11.17a ~ ??.??d
Balleymoney 11.39a ~ 11.40d
Coleraine 11.50a ~ 12.00d
Castlerock 12/07
Downhill 12.10 ~ 12.20
Londonderry 12.50 ~ ??.??
[old No.2 passenger platform]
Londonderry Station (13.05a) ~ 15.20d
Castlerock 15.53 ~ 16.05
Coleraine 16.12a ~
Shunt to Up Platform via 323 signal
Coleraine ~ 16.25d
Portrush 16.36a ~ 16.50d
Coleraine 17.01a ~

Shunt to bay platform
Coleraine ~ 17.10d
Ballymoney 17.20a ~ [Up Platform]
Traverse Up Siding to Down Platform]
Ballymoney ~ 17.42d
Ballymena 18.06a ~
Shunt to Down Siding
Ballymena ~ ??.??d
Antrim 18.29a ~
Shunt to NCC siding
Antrim 18.55d
Doagh 19.14 ~ 19.15
Monkstown 19.35 ~ ??.??d
Bleach Green 19/40
Belfast York Road 20.02a


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