Train Dates for 1978.
(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.)
| Date | Train/Operation | Loco | Itinerary/Route | Special Notes |
| Film Contract | Mullingar | First steaming for "First Great Train Robbery" film. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Castletown - Mullingar | Test train with brake van. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Athlone - Mullingar | Test train with brake van. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Athlone - Mullingar | Test train with brake van, returned with 3 bogies. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Castletown - Mullingar | Test run. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Castletown - Mullingar | Multiple trips for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Castletown - Mullingar | Multiple trips for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Mullingar - Castletown - Mullingar | Multiple trips for filming. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Mullingar - Dublin Fairview | With stores van and brake van. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Fairview - Dublin Connolly - Dublin Heuston | Filming at Heuston. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | In steam for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | In steam for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | In steam for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | In steam for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | In steam for filming. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | Night filming, 8:00pm - 06:00am. Locomotives out of steam. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | Night filming, 8:00pm - 06:00am. Locomotives out of steam. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | Night filming, 8:00pm - 06:00am. Locomotives out of steam. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | Night filming, 8:00pm - 06:00am. Locomotives out of steam. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Dublin Heuston - Islandbridge Junction - Church Road Junction - Mullingar | |||
| Claddagh | Mullingar - Galway & return LE: Mullingar - Dublin Connolly |
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| Film Contract | Dublin area. | No.184 dead. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin area. | |||
| Film Contract | Dublin area. | Both dead. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Dublin - Mullingar | |||
to 23/05 |
Film Contract | Mullingar - Athlone - Mullingar | Filming between Mullingar and Athlone, based mainly around Moate. | |
| Running-In | LE: Whitehead - Ballycarry - Whitehead - Larne Harbour - Whitehead 4 Bogies: Whitehead - Belfast YR - Larne Harbour - Whitehead |
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| Empty Carriages | Whitehead - Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Dublin Pearse | |||
| Engine Transfer | 184+186: Mullingar - Dublin - Thurles 186: Thurles - Limerick Junction - Waterford |
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| South Wexford | 4 ECS: Dublin Pearse Dublin Heuston 4: Dublin Heuston - Limerick Junction - Carrick-on-Suir 186 LE: Waterford - Carrick-on-Suir 4+186: Carrick-on-Suir - Waterford 186: Waterford - New Ross & return 186 LE: Waterford - Rosslare Strand - Wexford South 4: Waterford - Rosslare Strand - Wexford South 4 LE: Wexford South - Rosslare Harbour 186: Wexford South - Wexford North 186 LE: Wexford North - Rosslare Harbour |
No.186 was being prepared at Waterford for the New Ross trip when summoned to assist No.4. (No.4's heavy use of water was due to running some distance with the steam brake inadvertently on.) | ||
| South Wexford | 186 LE: Rosslare Harbour - Wexford North 186: Wexford North - Rosslare Pier 4+186: Rosslare - Waterford - Limerick Junction 4: Limerick Junction - Dublin Pearse |
At Cahir No.4 was detached and ran light across the viaduct, where double-heading was not permitted. | ||
| Engine Transfer | 184 LE: Thurles - Limerick Junction 184+186 LE: Limerick Junction - Cork |
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| South Wexford | Dublin Pearse - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast YR - Whitehead | |||
| Film Contract | Cork | Filming in Cork. | ||
| Film Contract | Cork | Filming in Cork. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Cork - Dublin - Mullingar | Filming ended today. | ||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead | |||
| Running-In | LE: Whitehead - Glynn - Whitehead 4 Bogies: Whitehead - Belfast YR- Larne Harbour - Whitehead |
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| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead | |||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast YR - Portrush - Coleraine - Castlerock - Coleraine - Portrush - Belfast YR - Whitehead | The first ever Castlerock extension. | ||
| Belfast Lough | Whitehead - Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Bangor - Belfast Central - Bangor - Belfast Central - Antrim - Belfast YR - Whitehead | |||
| Dublin Bay | Dublin Connolly - Bray & return (x3) | |||
| Film Contract | Whitehead | RTÉ's "Lady Gregory". |