Railtours in Ireland

[Isle of Mull]

This thread is for railtours and preservation in THE ISLAND OF IRELAND.
The three railtour companies in Ireland are the following.
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI)
Tailte Tours
Railtours Ireland
Irish Railway Record Society (IRRS)

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Currently there are 2 mainline day trips planned for 2026.
The Owencurra to Cork on May 9th
The Midlander May17th

 

[GM078]

You can add the Irish Railway Record Society to the list too.

 

[Isle of Mull]

You can add the Irish Railway Record Society to the list too.

Noted thank you

 

[wce]

It’s a shame the Irish Traction Grouo don’t run tours anymore, I had some great times and saw lots of Ireland with them.

 

[Isle of Mull]

It’s a shame the Irish Traction Grouo don’t run tours anymore, I had some great times and saw lots of Ireland with them.

They did have some great tours

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2 new RPSI diesel tours
The Cú Na Mara on August 8th
The Mighty Kingdom on October 17th

 

[GM078]

Full details TBC, but provisionally, Táilte Tours will be organising a "Mini Railtour" at the Cavan & Leitrim Railway on Sunday 9th August using some of the line's diesel fleet (timed so as to be reachable by service train from Dublin).

Source: I'm the organiser

I hope to have full details next week.

 

[Isle of Mull]

Full details TBC, but provisionally, Táilte Tours will be organising a "Mini Railtour" at the Cavan & Leitrim Railway on Sunday 9th August using some of the line's diesel fleet (timed so as to be reachable by service train from Dublin).

Source: I'm the organiser

I hope to have full details next week.

Nice one, I wonder if many will do it due to the fact there is an RPSI diary date for the day before

 

[Isle of Mull]

X4 Midlander Specials ran to Maynooth this weekend from Connolly using 171 and cravens

 

[GM078]

We're heading to the Cavan & Leitrim Railway again, this time for a dose of diesel. We will travel from Dublin Connolly to Dromod on the 09:05 service train to Dromod. There, the Cavan & Leitrim Railway will be running some special diesel services, using ex-Bord na Móna traction, prior to opening to the public for their main running day.


We will return to Connolly on the afternoon service train, departing Dromod at 14:04 for an expected arrival in Connolly of 16:12.

The Dromod Diesel Daytripper | Táilte Tours

We will travel to Dromod on the 09:05 Dublin Connolly-Sligo diesel service train to visit the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, with diesel train rides on the historic narrow gauge railway.

www.tailtetours.com

Apologies, I have been tardy in my promised update for the Sun 9th August outing.

 

[Isle of Mull]

The Dromod Diesel Daytripper | Táilte Tours

We will travel to Dromod on the 09:05 Dublin Connolly-Sligo diesel service train to visit the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, with diesel train rides on the historic narrow gauge railway.

www.tailtetours.com

Apologies, I have been tardy in my promised update for the Sun 9th August outing.

Nice, any idea how many locos will feature

 

[GM078]

C&L have a limited amount of diesel locos certified for passenger use, it is hoped to use LM114 and LM384, the later newly restored and yet to work a passenger train in preservation.

I understand the RPSI are running a mainline GM tour on the Saturday, so a good excuse for a diesel weekend in Ireland.

 

[Isle of Mull]

I understand the RPSI are running a mainline GM tour on the Saturday, so a good excuse for a diesel weekend in Ireland.

That is not happening now

 

[Isle of Mull]

3 new railtours for October

4th of October
“Great Northern 150”
Dublin Connolly to Dundalk
Dundalk to Drogheda

17th of October
“The Mighty Kingdom”
Dublin, Kildare, Portarlington and Mallow to Killarney and Tralee.

24th of October

“80th Anniversary of the IRRS”
Dublin Connolly to Thurles
No further details check this space soon.

Further details can be found on Steamtrainsireland.ie and eventbrite by searching railway preservation society of Ireland

 

[Wandering Pom]

It's steamtrainsireland.com, not .ie
Here's the RPSI events page for direct links: https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/trainsevents