23rd March 1996

Irish Traction Group
The Yankee Explorer (1)

Locos Used IE : 130, 135, 170, 181, 208 & 209
NIR : 102, 111 & 112

Route :
B600 Dublin Heuston – Bray
B601 Bray Dublin Connolly
B160 Dublin Connolly – Lisburn
S419 Lisburn – Londonderry
S422 Londonderry – Belfast York Road
S145 Belfast York Road – Dundalk
B163 Dundalk – Dublin Connolly
B602 Dublin Connolly – Bray
B603 Bray – Dublin Heuston

Loco(s) Route
170 Dublin Heuston - Islandbridge Jn
112 Islandbridge Jn - Dublin Connolly - Bray
112 Bray - Dublin Connolly - Howth Junction - Drogheda - Dundalk - Newry - Portadown
111 + 112 Portadown - Lisburn
130 + 135 Lisburn - Antrim - Coleraine - Derry
130 + 135 Derry - Coleraine - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Great Victoria Street
102 Belfast Great Victoria Street - Belfast Central
208 + 209 Belfast Central - Yorkgate - York Road
208 + 209 York Road - Belfast Central - Portadown
208 Portadown - Newry - Dundalk - Drogheda - Howth Junction - Dublin Connolly
081 Dublin Connolly - Bray
081 Bray - Dublin Connolly - Islandbridge Jn
170 Islandbridge Jn - Dublin Heuston

Notes :
(1) Tour originally advertised under the name "The Bridge Buster".


130 & 135 leaving Londonderry (Photo: Dr Walter Baumann)

Sources : Jonathan Wilcox (joined/left train at Dun Laoghaire),
Martin Baumann & Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual
Dublin Heuston 06.05d ?
Islandbridge Jn 06.05a ~ 06.15d ?
Dublin Connolly 06.28a ~ 06.30d ?
Dun Laoghaire 06.45a ~ 06.50d ?
Dublin Connolly 07.54a ~ 08.00d ??.?? ~ 08.00
Howth Junction 08/07 08/07
Malahide 08/12 08/12
Skerries 08/22 ?
Balbriggan 08/26 ?
Mosney Holiday Camp 08/30 ?
Drogheda 08.38a ~ 08.45d 08.38 ~ 08.47
Dunleer 09/00 09/03
Dundalk 09.15a ~ 09.20d 09.20 ~ 09.23
Newry 09.37a ~ 09.38d 09.40 ~ 09.42
Poyntzpass 09/46 09/53
Portadown 10.00a ~ 10.15d 10.09 ~ 10.23
Lurgan 10/22 ?
Moira 10/28 ?
Lisburn 10.36a ~ 11.04d 10.42 ~ ??.??
Ballinderry 11/51 11/29
Crumlin 11/24 11/39
Antrim 11/35 11/50
Magherabeg Loop 11/42 ?
Ballymena 11/48 12/03
Killigan Loop 12.01a ~ 12.06d ?
Ballymoney 12/16 12/23
Coleraine 12/26 12/33
Castlerock 12/33 12/41
Londonderry 13.02a ~ 13.45d 13.10 ~ 13.53
Castlerock 14/14 14/20
Coleraine 14/21 14/28
Ballymoney 14/31 14/36
Killagan 14/43 ?
Ballymena 14/53 14/56
Magherabeg Loop 15/00 ?
Antrim 15.07a ~ 15.20d 15.08 ~ 15.17
Crumlin 15/31 15/26
Ballinderry 15.40a ~ 15.46d 15.38 ~ 15.44
Lisburn 15/58 15/57
Dunmurry 16/04 16/02
Central Jn 16/09 16/07
Westlink Jn 16/10 16/08
Great Victoria Street 16.11a ~ 16.45d 16.09 ~ 16.25
Westlink Jn 16/46 16/26
City Jn 16/47 16/27
Belfast Central 16.50a ~ ??.??d 16.30 ~ ??.??
Lagan Jn 16/51 ?
Donegall Quay Loop 16/53 ?
Yorkgate 16/55 ?
Belfast York Road 16.57a ~ 17.10d ?
Yorkgate 17/12 ?
Donegall Quay Loop 17/14 ?
Lagan Jn 17/16 ?
Belfast Central 17.17a ~ 17.30d ?
City Jn 17/33 ?
Central Jn 17/34 ?
Dunmurry 17/39 ?
Lisburn 17.45a ~ 17.46d ?
Moira 17/53 ?
Lurgan 17/59 ?
Portadown 18.05a ~ 18.06d ?
Poyntzpass 18/20 ?
Newry 18.27a ~ 18.28d ?
Dundalk 18.45a ~ 18.56d ?
Dunleer 19/06 ?
Drogheda 19.19a ~ 19.20d ?
Mosney Holiday Camp 19/26 ?
Balbriggan 19/30 ?
Skerries 19/34 ?
Malahide 19/42 ?
Howth Junction 19/47 ?
Dublin Connolly 19.55a ~ 20.02d ??.?? ~ 20.29
Dun Laoghaire 20.20a ~ 20.22d ?
Bray 20.37a ~ 20.50d ?
Dun Laoghaire 21.05a ~ 21.07d ?
Dublin Connolly 21.23a ~ 21.25d ?
Islandbridge Jn 21.40a ~ 21.49d ?
Dublin Heuston 21.50a ?


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