13th May 2006

Modern Railway Society of Ireland
The One-One-One Day Tour

Locos Used NIR : 8113
IE : 074 + 080
Stock Used 180+181+300+301+302+460

Route:
B101 : Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly
B600 : Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort
B451 : Rosslare Europort to Limerick Junction
B201 : Limerick Junction to Dublin Connolly
B102 : Dublin Connolly to Belfast Central

Loco(s) Route
8113 Belfast Central - Lisburn - Portadown - Newry - Dundalk - Drogheda - Howth Jn - Dublin Connolly
080 Dublin Connolly - Dun Laohgaire - Bray - Arklow - Wexford - Rosslare Strand - Rosslare Europort
080 Rosslare Europort - Rosslare Strand - Wellington Bridge - Waterford
074 Waterford - Carrick-on-Suir - Clonmel - Tipperary - Keane's Points
074 (3) Keane's Points - Limerick Junction (Up Main Platform)
074 Limerick Junction - Thurles - Ballybrophy - Portarlington - Kildare - Inchicore - Islandbridge Jn - Glasnevin Jn - Dublin Connolly
8113 Dublin Connolly - (reverse of outward route) - Belfast Central

Notes :
(1) NIR 8113 was originally planned to work the whole tour, but didn't have the requisite modification to the DSD system installed.
(2) Stock was formed in numerical order on departure from Belfast. Five of the six were ex-BR coaches.
Former numbers were - 180 (E13475), 181 (E13487), 300 (NIR 822, 934), 301 (M5207), 302 (M5135), 460 (M9382).
(3) Loco propelling.

Source : Jonathan Condell

Tour Review
(by Jonathan Condell)

The train ran generally to time, it was never more than 10/15 minutes down and spirited running was the order of the day. Due to “easy” timings between Inchicore and Connolly the train arrived back in Dublin approx 10 minutes early. As per usual MRSI practice, the Station Inspector at Connolly agreed that the train would depart north as soon as the loco change was complete. In this instance it was at 19.53 and the train ran under caution signals to Howth Juction whilst following an “all stops” DART service. Actual arrival into Portadown was sufficiently early that Belfast Control allowed the train to precede the 21.25 local service and arrival in Belfast Central was at 22.00

Jonathan Condell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Jonathan Condell)

M.C Location Booked   Booked M.C
0.00 Belfast Central 06.31d [P.1]   22.35a [P.4] 113.40
1.00 Botanic 06.33˝a ~ 06.34d   22.31˝a ~ 22.32 112.40
8.36 Lisburn 06.41a ~ 06.42d   22.14a ~ 22.16d 105.04
20.77 Lurgan * 06.56a ~ 06.57d   22.01a ~ 22.03d 92.43
26.24 Portadown 07.04a ~ 07.05d   21.49˝a ~ 21.51˝d 87.16
36.47 Poyntzpass 07/16   21/39 76.73
44.20 Newry * 07/25   21/30˝ 69.20
59.10 Dundalk 07/42   21/16 54.30
81.60 Drogheda 08.07a [P.2] 08.28d   20.51˝a ~ 20.53˝d 31.60
87.57 Mosney 08/35˝   20/46 25.63
91.60 Balbriggan 08/40   20/42 21.60
95.43 Skerries 08/45   20/39 17.77
104.40 Malahide 08/52˝   20/31˝ 9.00
108.56 Howth Jn 08/57   20/28 4.64
113.40
0.00
Dublin Connolly 09L10a [P.5] 09L20d   19L45a [P.3] 20L15d 0.00
110.70

 

M.C Location   Booked
1.00 Pearse   09/26
7.00 Dun Laohgaire   09/43
9.05 Dalkey   09/51˝
14.55 Bray   10c04
19.40 Greystones   10/12˝
22.21 Kilcoole   10.16˝ ~ 10.24˝
30.55 Wicklow   10/35˝
39.59 Rathdrum   10/46
51.35 Arklow   11/00
61.68 Gorey   11/12
79.75 Enniscorthy **   11/33
95.35 Wexford   12.01 ~ 12.11
101.55 Rosslare Strand   12p25
104.49
0.00
Rosslare Europort   12.31a ~ 13.10d
3.34 Rosslare Strand   13/16˝
10.28 Bridgetown   13/28˝
20.73 Wellington Bridge   13.45 ~ 13.53
24.75 Ballycullane   14.01˝ ~ 14.09˝
29.52 Campile   14/18˝
38.20 Waterford   14L35a ~ 15L35d
52.34 Carrick-on-Suir   16.00 ~ 16.10
66.20 Clonmel   16/33
77.14 Cahir   16/51
90.77 Tipperary ***   17/13
94.06
0.00
Limerick Junction   17.25 [P.1] 17.35
20.40 Thurles   17/54˝
28.13 Templemore   18/01
40.21 Ballybrophy   18/11˝
56.08 Portlaoise   18/25˝
65.22 Portarlington   18/36
74.44 Cherryville Jn   18/45
76.79 Kildare   18.47˝ ~ 18.49˝
81.40 Newbridge   18/54˝
89.05 Sallins   19/02
96.00 Hazelhatch   19/11
105.20 Inchicore   19/21

Timings continue in first table.

Notes
* - Train stopped each way at Newry to pick up / set down instead of Lurgan.
** - Train stopped at Enniscorthy for tail lamp check as previous box had incorrectly reported they were out / missing.
*** - Train was emergency stopped at Tipperary as signalman, (incorrectly), suspected an open door.

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