Railway Preservation Society of Ireland

Train Dates for 1976.

_{(Note: Belfast YR = Belfast York Road; Belfast CSD = Belfast Central Services Depot; Belfast GVS = Belfast Great Victoria Street; ECS = Empty Coaching Stock; LE = Light Engine; GM = Railway company diesel locomotive; Whitehead generally means the RPSI's own Whitehead Excursion Station.)}

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Date	Train/Operation	Loco	Itinerary/Route	Special Notes
10/04	Slaney	186	LE: Mullingar - Dublin Connolly Dublin Connolly - Wexford & return LE: Dublin Connolly - Mullingar
22/05	Belfast Central	4	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Bangor - Belfast CSD - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast YR - Whitehead	CSD was the stub of the route into Queen's Quay, used as a servicing depot.
31/05	Engine Transfer	171	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Whitehead	Running-in trip.
10/06	Empty Carriages	171	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Dublin Pearse LE: Dublin Pearse - Dublin Fairview
11/06	Engine Transfer	186	Mullingar - Dublin Pearse LE: Dublin Pearse - Cork	Coach 583 was transferred from Mullingar to Dublin.
12/06	Seandún	171, 186	171: Dublin Heuston - Cork 186: Cork - Youghal - Cobh Junction 171 LE: Cork - Cobh Junction 171: Cobh Junction - Cobh - North Esk Yard - Cork 186 LE: Cobh Junction - Cork
13/06	Seandún	171, 186	186: Cork - Cobh - Cork 186+171: Cork - Rathpeacon - Cork - Mallow 171: Mallow - Dublin Heuston - Belfast Central - Belfast CSD 186 LE: Mallow - Mullingar
14/06	Empty Carriages	171	Belfast CSD - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast YR - Whitehead	Engine turned on the new turntable at CSD.
17/07	Portrush Flyer	4	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead
31/07	Portrush Flyer	4	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead
14/08	Portrush Flyer	4	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead
28/08	Portrush Flyer	4	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead
24/09	Empty Carriages	4	Whitehead - Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Bangor LE: Bangor - Belfast CSD
25/09	Festival	4	LE: Belfast CSD - Bangor Bangor - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Londonderry - Belfast YR - Whitehead	First through steam train from Belfast Central to the NCC main line.

Dates 1976