Irish Traction Group - Tours & Events

The following table is a summary of the tours run by ITG Railtours Ltd. The pre-1996 ITG tours can be found HERE... A detailed report on each tour can be accessed from its listing by clicking More... Some of these reports include on-site photographs, indicated thus: . Links are given to off-site photos where available. Similarly, individual reports have been produced for each of the locos used on the tours, along with a brief description of each class (click HERE to view them). Navigation provided for this site is quite basic - you will usually have to use your browser's "back" button to return to this page.
Date	Railtour/ Event	Locomotive Details & Reports *Click* HERE *for individual locomotive activity reports*		Comments:
23/03/96	YANKEE	170 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	EXPLORER	112 - Islandbridge Jn to Portadown (via Bray)		487.63
		111+112 - Portadown to Lisburn
	130+135 from M.Baumann's site	130+135 - Lisburn to L'Derry
	130+135 from M.Baumann's site	130+135 - L'Derry to Belfast Great Victoria Street
		102 - Great Victoria Street to Belfast Central
		209+208 - Belfast Central to Portadown (via York Road)
		208 - Portadown to Connolly
		081 - Connolly to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		170 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
24/03/96	BOG	Bord na Móna - Boora Works to Blackwater Works
More...	BASHER	(via Ferbane Power Station & Lemanaghan)
15+16	150TH	"INCHICORE 150" - OPEN DAYS		Iarnród
/06/96	ANNIVERSARY	A3R, A39, C231, G601 & G611		Éireann
19/10/96	EURO-PORT	084 - Connolly to Connolly (via Bray & Navan)		Route Miles:
More...	& LEMON	112 - Connolly to Rosslare Pier		413.11
	M.Baumann	112 - Rosslare Pier to Connolly (via Waterford, Lavistown Loop & Bray)		(410 pass)
20/10/96	DOWNPATRICK	*G611 - See "The Irish Mail"*
	DIESEL RLY	G613 - November 1996		(c35 pass)
	REVISITED	G617 - Page 16
12/04/97	TRANSLINK	166 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	ADVENTURER	082 - Islandbridge Jn to Gt Victoria St (via Bray)		464.42
		155+177 - Gt Victoria St to Portrush (via Crumlin)		(340 pass)
		155+177 - Portrush to Gt Victoria St (via Bleach Green Jn)
		111 - Gt Victoria St to Belfast Central (via Bangor)
		113 - Central to Connolly
		082 - Connolly to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		166 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
13/04/97	SHANNON	Bord na Móna - Blackwater System		(54 pass)
More...	NAVIGATOR	**See "The Irish Mail", May 1997, Pages 5 & 6**
08/11/97	WESTERN	152 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	VENTURER	081 - Islandbridge Jn to Connolly (via Bray)		394.77
		141+173 - Connolly to Westport (via Athenry & Tuam)		(382 pass)
		141+173 - Westport to Connolly (via Tuam & Athenry)
09/11/97	ENTHUSIAST'S	Roosky Harbour Private Railway (2')
More...	GALA DAY	Cavan & Leitrim Railway		(34 pass)
		**See "The Irish Mail", February 1998, Pages 7 & 8**
04/04/98	HERMAN	160 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	MUNSTER	077 - Islandbridge Jn to Howth (via Bray)		486.39
		149 - Howth - Connolly		(340 pass)
		079 - Connolly to Limerick (via Nenagh)
		133+134 - Limerick to Cobh
		183 - Cobh to Cork
		176+187 - Cork to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		151 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
05/04/98	TRIPLE	Motor Rail Loco - The Curragh
More...	TREAT	LM380 - Cool na Móna system (LM167 shunted)		(c45 pass)
		2 (ex LM44), 4 & "NIPPY" - Irish Steam Pres. Soc., Stradbally
03/10/98	WHISTLING	185 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	YANKEE	123+131 - Islandbridge Jn to Bray		336.59
		131+123 - Bray to Belfast Central (via Carrickfergus)		(278 pass)
		111 - Belfast Central to Bangor & return
		111 - Belfast Central to Dundalk (via Bangor)
		141 - Dundalk to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		185 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
04/10/98	SHANNON	Bord na Móna - Blackwater system		(42 pass)
	SIDEWINDER	**See "The Irish Mail", November 1998, Page 5**
23/01/99	SILVER	149 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	CLOUD	A39 - Islandbridge Jn to Connolly		292.90
		A39 - Connolly to Carrick-on-Suir (via Lavistown Loop & Waterford)		(302 pass)
		A39 - Carrick-on-Suir to Connolly (via Rosslare Europort & Wicklow)
		A39 - Connolly to Islandbridge Jn
		149 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
27/03/99	BACK IN	170 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	BLACK	A39 - Islandbridge Jn to Bray		354.58
		A39 - Bray to Limerick (via Connolly)		(278 pass)
		A39 - Limerick to Athenry	[as 1210 service train to Ennis..	+25 "normal"]
		A39 - Athenry to Dún Laoghaire
12/06/99	MAYO	145 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	"METRO-VICK"	A39 - Islandbridge Jn to Howth (via Bray)		403.95
		166 - Howth to Connolly		(211 pass)
		A3R - Connolly to Ballina & return
		A39 - Connolly to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		181 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
13/06/99	BRIQUETTE	Bord na Móna - Boora System
	& WANDERER	See "The Irish Mail", August 1999, Page 3
09/10/99	LEITRIM	187 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	LEPRECHAUN	A39 - Islandbridge Jn to Dundalk (via Bray)		355.72
		A39 - Dundalk to Dromod (via Connolly)		(163 pass)
		Cavan & Leitrim Railway
		A39 - Dromod to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		187 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
10/10/99	DUNGANNON	Peatlands Park - See "The Irish Mail", Nov. 1999, Page 17
More...	DOUBLE	Sunshine Peat Co. - See "The Irish Mail", Nov. 1999, Pages 18+19
08/04/00	QUEENSTOWN	141 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	RAMBLER	173+181 - Islandbridge Jn to Cobh (via Bray)		555.39
		127+134 - Cobh to Tralee (via Mallow)		(340 pass)
		127+134 - Tralee to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		??? - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
09/04/00	MAGNUS'S	Downpatrick Steam Railway
	GRAVE	See "The Irish Mail", May 2000, Page 2		(39 pass)
	REVISITED	(Deutz Locos G611, G613, G617 & Inspection Car 712)
5+6/08/00	LONDON	Old Oak Common Open Day - C231 on display		EWS Rlys
07/10/00	TIPPERARY	166 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	TREKKER	127+129 - Islandbridge Jn to Dún Laoghaire		411.87
Timings etc (off site)		127+129 - Dún Laoghaire to Limerick (via Ballybrophy & Birdhill)		(262 pass)
		123+151 - Limerick to Howth Jn (via Rosslare Europort & Arklow)
		123+151 - Howth Jn to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		166 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
10/03/01	WEST'S	185 - Heuston to Islandbridge Jn		Route Miles:
More...	AWAKE!	135+127 - Islandbridge Jn to Booterstown		334.28
Journal etc (off site)		135 - Booterstown to Bray (127 DIT)
		081 - Bray to Islandbridge Jn
		133+123 - Islandbridge Jn to Athlone (via Claremorris)
		073 - Athlone to Islandbridge Jn (via Bray)
		184 - Islandbridge Jn to Heuston
13/10/01	TO HELL	CANCELLED
	WITH IT!
13/04/02	TRAVELLING	072 - Connolly to Lisburn		Route Miles:
More...	IN HOPE!!	141+184 - Lisburn to Gt Victoria St (via L'Derry)		436.58
		072 - Gt Victoria St to Connolly (via Bray)		(256 pass)
14/04/02	BOG TROTTER	Bord na Móna - Boora System
		See "The Irish Mail", Nov. 2002, Page 6		(36 pass)
12/10/02	NON-EXECUTIVE	076 - Connolly to Maynooth & return		Route Miles:
More...	DIRECTOR	076 - Connolly to Wellingtonbridge (via Rosslare Europort)		286.05
		147+169 - Wellingtonbridge to Waterford		(203 pass)
		128+133 - Waterford to Connolly (via Lavistown Curve & Islandbdg Jn)
22/03/03	BRANCH	077 - Connolly to Maynooth & return		Route Miles:
More...	LINER	151+134 - Connolly to Limerick (via Islandbridge Jn & Nenagh)		348.14
	Irish Rly News	151+134 - Limerick to Waterford (via Clonmel)		(326 pass)
		134+151 - Waterford to Connolly (via Lavistown Curve & Islandbdg Jn)
NEXT	TOUR	For full details, see the official ITG website

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Credits:
Locomotives	-"The Irish Mail"	- May 1998, Page 9 & subsequent issues
Workings	- 15/06/96 to date	-"The Irish Mail", Issue 28 to present
Workings	- prior to 15/06/96	- Peter Jones, J.Czyrko, J.Guyatt & M.Baumann
Tours from 1989 to 1995 were run by The Irish Traction Group. Tours from 1996 to present were run by ITG Railtours Ltd.

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