12th April 1997

I.T.G. Railtours
The Translink Venturer

Locos Used IE : 082, 155, 166 & 177
NIR : 111 & 113

Route :

Loco(s) Route
166 Dublin Heuston - Islandbridge Jn
082 Islandbridge Jn - Dublin Connolly - Bray
082 Bray - Dublin Connolly - Dundalk - Belfast Great Victoria St
155 + 177 Belfast Great Victoria St. - Lisburn - Antrim - Coleraine - Portrush
155 + 177 Portrush - Antrim - Bleach Green Jn - Yorkgate - Central - Belfast Great Victoria St
111 Belfast Great Victoria St. - Bangor
111 Bangor - Belfast Central
113 Belfast Central - main line - Dublin Connolly
082 Dublin Connolly - Bray
082 Bray - Dublin Connolly - Islandbridge Jn
166 Islandbridge Jn - Dublin Heuston


155 leads 177 at Portrush (photo: Jonathan Wilcox)

Source : Jonathan Wilcox (joined/left train at Dun Laoghaire)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Dublin Heuston 05.35d - 2155 -
Islandbridge Jn 05L38a  ~ 05L45d - 21L45a  ~ 21L52d -
Dublin Connolly 05.58a ~ 06.00d - 21.25a  ~ 21.27d -
Dun Laoghaire 06.15a ~ 06.20d 06.19  ~ 06.23 21.05a  ~ 21.07d -
Bray 06.35a  ~ 06.50d 06.40 ~ 06.57 20.30a  ~ 20.50d -
Dun Laoghaire 07.10a ~ 07.12d 07.10  ~ 07.12 20.15a  ~ 20.17d -
Dublin Connolly 07.28a ~ 07.35d 07.26 ~ 07.35 19L50a  ~ 20L00d 19.53  ~ 20.06
Howth Jn 07/43 07/42 19/37 19/45
Malahide 07/47 07/45 19/32 19/40
Skerries 07/55 07/50 19/24 -
Balbriggan 07/59 07/54 19/20 -
Drogheda 08.10a  ~ 08.11d 08.08a  ~ 08.11 1909a  ~  1910d 19.18 ~ 19.19
Dunleer 08/25 08/22 18/56 19/05
Dundalk 08.37a ~ 08.39d 08.32 ~ 08.39 18.45a ~ 18.46d 18.50 ~ 18.51
Newry 08.55a  ~ 08.56d 08.55 ~ 08.56 18.27a ~ 18.28d 18.34 ~ 18.35
Poyntzpass 09/03 09/04 18/17 -
Portadown 09.15a ~ 09.17d 09.14  ~ 09.15 18.03a  ~ 18.05d 18/14
Lurgan 09/23 09/21 17/56 18/05
Moira 09/29 09/27 17/47 -
Lisburn 09.37a ~ 09.39d 09.34  ~ 09.39 17.39a  ~ 17.40d 17/47
Dunmurry 09/45 09/45 17/33 17/39
Adelaide 09/50 - - -
Central Jn 09/52 - 17/27 -
City Jn - - 17/26 -
Belfast Central - - 17L10a ~ 17L22d 17.04  ~ 17.29
Holywood - - 17/02 -
Helen's Bay - - 16/56 17/00
Bangor - - 16.16a ~ 16.50d 16.15 ~ 16.56
Helen's Bay - - 16/08 -
Holywood - - 16/02 -
Belfast Central - - 15.43a  ~ 15.55d 15.55 ~ 15.56
City Jn - - 15/37 -
Belfast Great Victoria Street 09L55a  ~ 10L15d 09.54 ~ 10.15 15L16a  ~ 15L35d 15.40 ~ 15.49
Central Jn 10/17 - - -
Dunmurry 10/23 - - -
Lisburn 10/29 10/30 - -
Ballinderry 10.40a  ~ 10.46d 10.46 ~ 10.49 - -
Crumlin 10/56 - - -
City Jn - - 15/14 15/38
Belfast Central - - 15/10 15/36
Lagan Jn - - 15/08 -
Yorkgate - - 15/05 -
Bleach Green Jn - - 14/58 15/25
Antrim 11/07 11/14 14/08 -
Magherabeg Loop 11/13 11/21 14/02 -
Ballymena 11.20a~ 11.25d 11.29 ~ 11.30 13/55 14/16
Killagan 11/37 11/43 13/46 -
Ballymoney 11.47a ~ 11.54d 11.54 ~ 11.56 13/35 13/50
Coleraine 12/05 12/07 13/25 13/37
Portrush 12L20a 12.22 13L10d 13.20


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