Train Dates for 1995.
(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 |
| Love Train | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Bangor - Belfast Central - Whitehead | An evening operation to celebrate St Valentine, chartered by, and recorded for, the UTV Kelly chat show. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | Dublin Institute of Technology. | ||
| Easter Bunny | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central-Carrickfergus & return Belfast Central - Lisburn & return Belfast Central - Carrickfergus & return Belfast Central - Lisburn & return ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Public Charter | 85: Whitehead - Belfast Central - Bangor -Belfast Central 85 LE: Belfast Central - Whitehead 171 LE: Whitehead - Belfast Central 171: Belfast Central - Bangor - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
North Down District Council charter, celebrating the 50th anniversary of VE day. | ||
| Greystones Shuttle | Dublin Connolly - Greystones & return (x3) | |||
| Engine Transfer | Whitehead - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Empty Carriages | ECS: Whitehead - Dundalk LE: Dundalk - Inchicore |
Stock stabled for Monday Dundalk - Whitehead. No.171 failed between Connolly and Inchicore. |
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| William Dargan | 461 LE: Inchicore - Ballybrophy 85: Dublin Heuston - Ballybrophy 461: Ballybrophy - Limerick Junction 85: Ballybrophy - Limerick Junction 85: Limerick Junction - Cork 461 LE: Limerick Junction - Cork |
IÉ Cravens used. Train split between Ballybrophy and the Junction, with No.85 overtaken by No.461 at Thurles. |
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| William Dargan | 461: Cork - Cobh & return 85+461: Cork - Mallow 85: Mallow - Dublin Connolly 461 LE: Mallow - Inchicore |
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| William Dargan | Dublin Connolly - Dundalk - Whitehead | Cravens to Dundalk, then RPSI set. | ||
| Big Breakfast | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Antrim - Ballymena - Antrim - Whiteabbey - Belfast Central - Whitehead | Run for the Ulster Cancer Foundation. | ||
| Hills Of Donegal | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Antrim - Londonderry - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Midsummer Night's Steam | Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return | |||
| Stock Movement | LE: Inchicore - Dublin Heuston Dublin Heuston - Whitehead |
No.171 took coach 91 north. | ||
| Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Poyntzpass & return | |||
| Strawberry Fair | Dublin Connolly - Enniscorthy - Rosslare Harbour & return | |||
| Exhibition Display | Dublin Heuston | No.461 (dead) and Director's Saloon 50 on display as part of the commemoration of 100 years of railway catering. | ||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Portrush - Coleraine - Castlerock - Coleraine - Portrush - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Engine Transfer | Whitehead - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Film Contract | Dublin Connolly - Drogheda - Dublin Connolly | "Michael Collins" film. Full details appear in an article by Peter Rigney in Five Foot Three No.42. |
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| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Portrush - Coleraine - Castlerock - Coleraine - Portrush - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Sea Breeze | Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Harbour & return | |||
| Film Contract | LE: Dublin Connolly - Dublin Pearse - Dublin Connolly | "Michael Collins" film. Dublin Pearse was doubling as 'Kingsbridge'. |
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| Film Contract | Dublin Pearse | A music video for the Corrs (before they became superstars!). Diner 88 was used, but 1335 also made an appearance. | ||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Portrush - Coleraine - Castlerock - Coleraine - Portrush - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Portrush - Coleraine - Castlerock - Coleraine - Portrush - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Film Contract | Dublin Pearse - Rathdrum Greystones - Wicklow |
"Michael Collins" film. An 071 hauled the train for some sequences involving shots looking out of a compartment. No.461 did some shots in the Greystones to Wicklow section which were never used. |
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| Engine Transfer | Dublin Connolly - Whitehead | Towed (in steam) by IÉ diesel from Dublin to Dundalk due to fire risk, worked normally thence to Whitehead. | ||
| Enfield Shuttle | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth - Enfield - Maynooth - Enfield - Maynooth - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Atlantic Coast Express | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Londonderry - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Engine Transfer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - City Junction - Westlink Junction - Central Junction - Belfast Central - Whitehead | Clearance trial for the newly-built Blythefield triangle in connection with the reopening of Great Victoria Street. | ||
| Film Contract | Killarney | Filming a Visa TV commercial. | ||
| Film Contract | LE: Dublin Connolly - Dublin Pearse Dublin Pearse - Greystones - Bray - Greystones - Wicklow - Greystones - Wicklow - Greystones - Dublin Pearse LE: Dublin Pearse - Dublin Connolly |
"Michael Collins" film. | ||
| Phoenix | Whitehead - Belfast GVS - Dundalk LE: Dundalk - Drogheda & return Dundalk - Belfast GVS - Whitehead |
No.85 ran light engine to Drogheda to turn. | ||
| Film Contract | Dublin Heuston | Filming a sequence for Bookworm, a BBC/RTÉ arts programme. | ||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth& return (x3) | |||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth& return (x3) | |||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |