8th - 10th May 1999

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
The Saint Munchin Railtour

Locos Used steam: 85, 171 & 461

Route :

Date Loco Stock Route
08/10 461 RPSI set Dublin Heuston - Inchicore - Sallins & Naas - Kildare - Portarlington - Portlaoise - Ballybrophy
08/10 461 RPSI Set Ballybrophy - Roscrea - Nenagh - Birdhill - Killonan Jn - Limerick
08/10 461 RPSI Set Limerick - Ennis
08/10 461 RPSI Set Ennis - Limerick
09/10 461 RPSI Set Limerick - Killonan Jn - Dromkeen - Limerick Junction
09/10 461 RPSI Set Limerick Junction - Dromkeen - Killonan Jn - Limerick
09/10 461 RPSI Set Limerick - Killonan Jn - Dromkeen - Limerick Junction
09/10 461 RPSI Set Limerick Junction - Thurles - Ballybrophy - Portarlington - Kildare - Sallins & Naas - Inchicore - Islandbridge Jn - Dublin Heuston

Route :

Date Loco Stock Route
08/10 85 Cravens set Dublin Heuston - Inchicore - Sallins & Naas - Kildare - Portarlington - Portlaoise - Ballybrophy
09/05 85 Cravens set Limerick Junction - Thurles - Ballybrophy - Portarlington - Kildare - Sallins & Naas - Inchicore - Islandbridge Jn - Cabra - Dublin Connolly
09/05 85 Cravens set Dublin Connolly - Howth Junction - Skerries - Drogheda - Dundalk - Newry - Portadown - Lurgan - Lisburn - Dunmurry - Belfast Great Victoria Street

Route :

Date Loco Stock Route
10/05 171 5x RPSI coaches Whitehead RPSI - Whitehead (NIR) - Carrickfergus - Bleach Green Jn - Yorkgate - Lagan Jn - Belfast Central
10/05 171 5x RPSI coaches Belfast Central - Lisburn - Crumlin - Antrim - Castlerock
10/05 171 5x RPSI coaches Castlerock - (reverse of outward route) - Belfast Central
10/05 171 5x RPSI coaches Belfast Central - (reverse of outward route) - Whitehead RPSI (1)

Notes :
(1) Confirmation is required if the train went on to the RPSI site at Whitehead.

Source : Chris Totty

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Chris Totty)

8th May

  Loco 461   Loco 85
Location Booked   Booked Actual
Dublin Heuston 07.42d   09.30d 09.30
Inchicore 07/47   09/36 09/36
Hazelhatch & Celbridge 08/01   09/48 09/48
Sallins & Naas 08/15   10/00 09/57
Newbridge 08/28   10/12 10/07
Kildare 08/36   10/19 10.18 ~ 10.30
Cherryville Jn 08/40   10/23 10/40
Portarlington 08/56   10/38 10w55 ~ 11w15
Portlaoise 09w13 ~ 10w40   10w52 ~ 11w20 11.32 ~ 11.59
Ballybrophy 11.09a   11.46a ?

 

  Loco 461
Location Booked Actual
Ballybrophy 12.10d ?
Roscrea 12w33 ~ 12w53 13.15
Cloughjordan 13.15a ~ 13.30d ?
Nenagh 13.51a ~ 14.00d 14.10
Silvermines Jn 14/13 ?
Birdhill 14.28a ~ 14.45d 14.45
Castleconnel 14w56a ~ 15w15d 14.58 ~ 15.17
Killonan Jn 15/27 15/32
Limerick 15.37a ~ 16.00d 15.40 ~ 16.16
Ennis 16w55a ~ 17w20d 17.30 ~ 18.03
Limerick 18.15a 19.00

9th May

Location Loco 461
Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Booked (out)
Limerick 07.20d 09.00a 09.55d
Killonan Jn 07/29 08/51 10/05
Dromkeen 07/43 08/37 10x20 ~ 10x30
Limerick Junction 08.05a 08.15d 10.52a

 

Location Loco 85   Loco 461
Location Booked Actual   Booked
Limerick Junction 11.40d 12.10   12.25d
Thurles 12/09 12.37 ~ 12.54   13w02a ~ 13w30d
Templemore 12/20 13/04   13/44
Ballybrophy 12/33 13/18   14/04
Portlaoise 12w53a ~ 13w20d 13.36 ~ 14.27
"14.27½ stop - 14.28d"		   14w32a ~ 15w00d
Portarlington 13/35 14/41   15/17
Kildare 13/50 ?   15/37
Newbridge 13/55 15/00   15/45
Sallins & Naas 14/05 15/08   15/58
Hazelhatch & Celbridge 14/15 15/16   16/12
Inchicore 14/25 15/25   16/26
Dublin Heuston   16.31a
Islandbridge Jn 14/30 ?  
Cabra 14/35 ?  
Dublin Connolly 14.45a 15.45  

 

Location Loco 85
Location Booked Actual
Dublin Connolly 16.00d 18.40
Howth Junction 16/40 18/52
Malahide 16/16 18/56
Skerries 16/29 19/07
Balbriggan 16/34 19/11
Mosney 16/40 19/16
Laytown 16/43 19/17
Drogheda 16w52a ~ 17w15d 19.26 ~ 19.39
Dunleer 17/29 19/52
Dundalk 17/49 20/07
Newry 18/13 20/31
Poyntzpass 18/24 20/41
Portadown 18/42 20.54 ~ 20.59
Lurgan 18/50 21/07
Moira 18/59 21/15
Lisburn 19w11a ~ 19w25d 21.28 ~ 21.35
Dunmurry 19/30 21/40
Central Jn 19/35 21/45½
Belfast Great Victoria Street 19.40a 21.50

10th May

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Whitehead RPSI 08.45d ?   18.36a ?
Whitehead NIR 08/48 ?   18/33 ?
Kilroot 08/55 ?   18x25 ~ 18x26 ?
Carrickfergus 09/02 ?   18/09 ?
Greenisland 09/08 ?   18/13 ?
Bleach Green Jn 09/12 ?   18/09 ?
Yorkgate 09/22 ?   18/02 ?
Donegall Quay Loop 09/24 ?   18/00 ?
Lagan Jn 09/26 ?   17/58 ?
Belfast Central 09.29a ~ 10.05d ??.?? ~ 10.05   17.47a ~ 17.55d 17.25 ~ ??.??
Central Jn 10/12 ?   17/41 17/15
Dunmurry 10/18 ?   17/35 17/09
Lisburn 10w25a ~ 10w35d
[Up Platform]		 ??.?? ~ 10.43   17w21a ~ 17w28d
[Down Platform]		 16.53 ~ 17.00
Ballinderry 10/52 10/58   17/05 16/37
Crumlin 11/05 11/10   16x45 ~ 16x50 16/19
Antrim 11x22 ~ 11x25 11x32 11.25 ~ 11.38   16.22 ~ 16.26 16/04
Magherabeg 11/34 11/41   16/12 ?
Ballymena 11w45 ~ 11w52 11.52 ~ 12.34   15w44a ~ 16w02d 15.39 ~ 15.45
Killagan 12/10 12.55 ~ 13.00   15/27 15/23
Ballymoney 12x28 ~ 12x31 13.04 ~ 13.16   15x07 ~ 15x09 15/10
Coleraine 12/48 13.31 ~ ??.??   13w40a ~ 14w50d 14.10 ~ 14.55
Castlerock 12.58a 13.40   13.30d 13.57


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