Back to "The Railtour Files"24th - 25th March 2012
Railway Preservation
Society of Ireland
The Spare Link
| Locos Used | IE 217 & steam: 461 |
| Stock Used | 3185+1506+1523+1541+1522+1514+1505+1532 |
Route :
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 24/03 | 461 | Dublin Connolly [P4] - Drumcondra - Clonsilla - Clonsilla Jn - Dunboyne - M3 Parkway (2) |
| 24/03 | 461 | M3 Parkway - Dunboyne - Clonsilla Jn - Clonsilla - Drumcondra - Dublin Connolly - Greystones - Gorey - Wexford - Rosslare Strand (3) |
| 24/03 | 461 | Rosslare Strand - Wexford |
| 25/03 | 461 | Wexford - Gorey - Greystones - Dublin Connolly - Howth |
| 25/03 | 217 | Howth - Dublin Connolly |
Notes :
(1) This tour was run to commemorate the retirement of steam driver Dan Renehan.
(2) This was the first time a passenger train used the run-round facility at M3
Parkway.
(3) 461 ran light engine from Rosslare Strand to Rosslare Europort and back to
turn on the turntable.
(4) This was the first visit of a steam locomotive to the Howth branch since
1979. It was also the first visit of a loco hauled passenger train since the ITG
'Southern Comfort' tour in October 2003. It also marked the first time a 201
class locomotive worked a train on the branch.
(5) 217 followed the tour light engine from Dublin Connolly to Howth, likewise
461 followed the tour light engine from Howth to Dublin Connolly
Source : Neil Brennan
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