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Steam Trains Ireland - RPSI Events 2009
Further down the page is a table of all the trains we plan to operate this year.

RPSI Upcoming Events:

Posters for our trains.
You can help us by printing them out and displaying them in a public place. Thank you.

Details of the event.
When it operates, how much it costs and where to buy tickets.

Photo by John Harrison Photography - www.harrisonphotography.co.uk

Steam and Jazz
With the Apex Jazz band.
All trains now SOLD OUT

Dust off your straw boater, polish up you dancing shoes as you prepare to board your Jazz train for a mystery location (or two)! In the consist of our beautifully restored carriages will be our Dining Car, with full bar facilities, tea-bar, hot and cold snacks available throughout the evening. Whilst the steam train is an attraction in itself, when stopped at stations we are pleased to have the Apex Jazz Band again this year, to play you their New Orleans jazz.

A Dining Car now operates on all our steam trains offering teas, fresh filter coffee and a range of snacks, burgers and bacon rolls. A full bar service is also available - dispensing wines, beers, soft drinks, an extensive range of bottled real ales and of course draught Guinness!

This year we are offering a pre-order wine facility. If you are interested in us purchasing wine for you to collect onboard at our specially negotiated rate, then please click here to download our wine order form. You can then email your details to us or post the form to us.

All tickets £22.50
Departs Belfast Central 1930
Returns to Belfast Central approx 2340

Steam Train Excursion to Bangor
Portadown-Bangor & return
Saturday 1st August

Portadown depart 12:35, Bangor arrive 14:05

Bangor depart 17:45, Portadown arrive 19:20

Return Fares: Adult £13, Concession £9 (Over 65 / Under 16)

Tickets available now from:
Winnie’s Newsagents, 72 Woodhouse Street, Portadown.

Steam Enterprise
Whitehead-Belfast-Dublin & return
Sunday 9th August
All tickets £25

Enjoy a unique day out on a steam train running from Belfast picking up at Lisburn and Portadown before heading for Dublin, where we swap engines, with No.186 being replaced with No.4 for the ride home.
Train departs Belfast Central 1040 & return service departs Dublin 1630
Additional departures as follows:
Whitehead - 0955
Carrickfergus - 1010
Lisburn - 1110
Portadown - 1145

You can join the train at Whitehead (0955), Belfast Central (10:40), Lisburn (1110) and Portadown (11:45).
Returns to Portadown 18:35), Lisburn (19:05), and Belfast Central (19:30).

Please avail yourself of these services, all of which are very reasonably priced, as all profits remain with the RPSI and contribute to maintaining our steam locomotives and carriage fleet.

All tickets £25
Tickets available now:

Call and collect from Belfast Welcome Centre, 47 Donegall Place, Belfast

Telephone booking from Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609

Online booking from Belfast Welcome Centre

(when prompted, check the box to "receive news, special offers or information" if you'd like an email when tickets go on sale for future trains)

Dublin Steam Train Booking Form

Steam Trains from Dublin
Trains can be booked in advance by printing off, completing and returning the booking form with the correct payment.

A dining car now runs on all our steam trains offering teas, coffees and snacks as well as a full bar service, including draught Guinness!

REMEMBER - ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL TRAINS unless otherwise stated.
Attempting to travel without a ticket at the main departure station OR without a ticket and at a different station on the route causes the RPSI major problems. We sell tickets for the seats on the train, therefore you are very likely to be refused a seat on the train or be asked to leave if you do not have a ticket. Please purchase your ticket in advance.
PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY AROUND OUR TRAINS:
If you are going to watch, photograph or travel on an RPSI steam train, please remember that the trains are operated on the national rail networks along with scheduled passenger services. Trespassing to watch or photograph a steam train endangers your safety, the safety of others and disrupts the operation of all trains on the network - please act responsibly. Both Translink and Iarnród Éireann have severe penalties for trespassers.

Public Steam Trains in Ireland 2009
We're at that time of year again when we arrange our programme of steam trains with the two main line railway companies. The full programme will be published when confirmed by NIR and IÉ.
The right hand column in this table lists the preserved steam locomotive that we are planning to haul your train. We will make all reasonable efforts to have this locomotive haul the train, however, we reserve the right to substitute another steam or diesel locomotive.
It should be noted that all train details are subject to change or cancellation at short notice and advance booking is essential.

Month	Date	Day	Starting Station - Destination Station	Ticket status & proposed steam locomotive that will haul the train.
January	30	Mon	“Top Link” railtour; Positioning run Whitehead - Dublin.	4	Sold
	31	Sun	“Top Link” railtour; Dublin - Cork.	4	Sold
February	1	Sun	"Top Link" railtour; Cork - Dublin - Belfast.	4	Sold
April	13	Mon	"Easter Eggspress"; Belfast-Whitehead x2	4	Sold out
	13	Mon	“Easter Eggspress”; Dublin - Mullingar & return	186	Sold out
May	7	Thu	Carrowbeg Railtour (fringe activity) Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly	4	Sold
	8	Fri	Comeragh Railtour - hauled by diesel locomotives chartered from Iarnród Éireann - class 141 or 181 have been requested. Dublin Connolly - Kildare - Waterford - Clonmel - Limerick Junction - Dublin Connolly	IE diesels 078, 141 and 171	Sold
	9	Sat	Carrowbeg railtour, day 1: Dublin Heuston - Portarlington - Athlone - Claremorris - Westport	4	Sold
	10	Sun	Carrowbeg railtour, day 2: Westport - Ballyhaunis - Manulla Junction - Ballina - Ballyhaunis - Westport	4	Sold
	11	Mon	Carrowbeg railtour, day 3: Westport - Dublin Connolly - Belfast Great Victoria Street - Whitehead	4	Sold
	24	Sun	"Strawberries and Cream"; day out on Belfast - Dublin mainline with complimentary Strawberries and Cream.	4 / 186	Sold
June	7	Sun	Dundalk - Drogheda & return	4	Sold
	12	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (Apex Jazz Band)	186	Sold out
	19	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (Apex Jazz Band)	186	Sold out
	21	Sun	“Sea Breeze”; Dublin - Wexford - Rosslare & return	4	Sold out
	26	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (Apex Jazz Band)	186	Sold out
July	3	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (Apex Jazz Band)	186	Sold out
	5	Sun	“Sea Breeze”; Dublin - Wexford - Rosslare & return	4	Sold out
	18	Sat	“Summer Steam”; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
	25	Sat	“Summer Steam”; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
August	1	Sat	“Bangor Belle”; Portadown - Bangor & return	186	Not on sale yet
	1	Sat	“Whitehead Community Festival”; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
	2	Sun	“Kingstown Special 1834-2009”; Dun Laoghaire - Bray & return [x5]	4	Advance booking form
	9	Sun	“Steam Enterprise”; Belfast - Dublin & return	4 / 186	Not on sale yet
	22	Sat	“Summer Steam”; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
	23	Sun	“Greystone Shuttle”; Dublin - Greystones; Greystones - Wicklow	186	Advance booking form
September	13	Sun	“HRA Special”; Dublin - Mullingar & return	186	Advance booking form
	13	Sun	“European Architectural Heritage Day”; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Not on sale yet
	19	Sat	“Country Comes to Town”; Lisburn - Moira - Portadown & return [x3]	4	Not on sale yet
October	25	Sun	“Ghost Train”; Dublin - Mullingar & return; Mullingar - Enfield & return	186	Advance booking form
	31	Sat	“Broomstick Belle”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2]	4	Not on sale yet
November	22	Sun	“Autumn Leaves”; Belfast - Dublin & return	4 / 186	Not on sale yet
December	5	Sat	“Santa Special”; Portadown - Lisburn & return [x2]	186	Not on sale yet
	5	Sat	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Advance booking form
	6	Sun	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2]	186	Not on sale yet
	6	Sun	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x2]	4	Advance booking form
	12	Sat	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2]	186	Not on sale yet
	12	Sat	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Advance booking form
	13	Sun	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2]	186	Not on sale yet
	13	Sun	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x2]	4	Advance booking form
	19	Sat	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x3]	186	Not on sale yet
	19	Sat	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Advance booking form
	27	Sun	“Mince Pie & Mulled Wine”; Belfast - Dublin & return	4 / 186	Not on sale yet


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