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'SUMMER STEAM'
Open Days at our Whitehead Headquarters
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July
Sunday 1st August
Sunday 12th September
| What will be happening? The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland invites you to come and see some of the historical treasures kept at its main base in Whitehead, County Antrim. You can ride a short distance in a steam train and take a walking tour of the many railway vehicles being stored, restored, and used on the site. What will I see? |
 | The freshly restored steam engine No.461 - which is nearly 90 years old - will take you for a short ten-minute trip to give you the sights, sounds and smells of steam train travel. |
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travel in coach 68 - also recently restored - to experience the style
and comfort of train travel in the golden age of steam. |
 | The Award-Winning brake van No.81 'Ivan' will also be part of the train. Inside, you'll find out about the life of that largely forgotten figure, the Goods Guard. |
 | Recently refurbished Dining Car 87 will be on hand to provide hot drinks and snacks. |
 | Most of our impressive collection of locomotives will be on show as static exhibits, including the famous No.171 'Slieve Gullion'. |
 | Guided tours may include a visit to the well-equipped locomotive workshop - depending on what kind of work is being done there at the time! Dominated by the massive 1897-built overhead crane, the workshop is presently in use for the overhaul of No.85 Merlin. |
 | You may be surprised by the size of Whitehead's Carriage Shed. It's 400 feet long, but still can only hold a small selection of our vast collection of carriages! |
| How do I get there? We are located at Whitehead Excursion station in Castleview Road. Click here for a map from Google Maps. There is plenty of space for car parking, and we are just a short walk away from Whitehead Railway station (via Chester Avenue).  An aerial view of RPSI Whitehead - Ireland's premier centre for railway preservation |
 | Yes, Whitehead is the place to visit this summer! |
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