10th June 1961

I.R.R.S.
Belfast Area Rail Tour

Locos Used UTA: 26 'Lough Melvin', 65 'Lough Melvin' & 74 'Dunluce Castle'
Stock Used 4 coaches

Route :

Loco Route
UTA 74 Belfast York Road - Bleach Green Jn - Greenisland
UTA 74 Greenisland - Antrim
UTA 26 Antrim - Crumlin - Lisburn - Belfast Central (Maysfields Yard)
UTA 65 Belfast Central (Maysfields Yard) - Cultra - Bangor
UTA 65 Bangor - Cultra - Belfast Queens Quay

Notes :
(1) Members of the RCTS and SLS also participated in this tour as an post-script to the joint RCTS/SLS/IRRS tour of 4th to 9th June. Alighting at Belfast Queens Quay they sailed from there.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Gary Thornton, Andrew Fairholm & Keith Thompson/Ian Clark (SLS)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Keith Thompson courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS))

Location Booked Actual
Belfast York Road 13.25d 13.27
Greenisland 13.38 ~ 13.48 13.41 ~ 13.55
Antrim 14.18 ~ 14.25 14.20 ~ 14.32
Lisburn ? 15.22 ~ 15.27
Adelaide 15.30 ~ 15.40 15/38
Maysfield SB ? 15.45 ~ 15.52
Bangor 16.20 ~ 16.35 16.31 ~ 16.45
Belfast Queens Quay 17.05a 17.07


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