Dates 1997

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Train Dates for 1997.

(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
10/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
11/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
18/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
19/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
20/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
24/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
25/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
26/03
 Driver Training
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return 2-coach train.
28/03
 Good Friday Special
171
 Connolly - Mullingar & return  
31/03
 Easter Bunny
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
10/05
 Slieve Mish
171, 461
 171: Dublin Heuston - Mallow
461 LE: Inchicore - Mallow
171 LE: Mallow - Cork
461: Mallow - Tralee		 IÉ Cravens used.
11/05
 Slieve Mish
171, 461
 171 LE: Cork - Mallow
461: Tralee - Mallow
171: Mallow - Dublin Connolly
461 LE: Mallow - Dublin Connolly		 IÉ Cravens used.
12/05
 Slieve Mish
171
 Dublin Connolly - Dundalk
ECS: Dundalk - Dublin Connolly		 IÉ Cravens used.
NIR railcar from Dundalk to Whitehead.
25/05
 Royal Canal Festival
171
 Dublin Connolly - Maynooth - Enfield - Maynooth - Connolly - Maynooth - Enfield - Maynooth - Dublin Connolly  
21/06
 Midsummer Night's Steam
461
 Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return  
05/07
 Strawberry Fair
171
 Dublin Connolly - Enniscorthy - Rosslare Europort & return  
26/07
 Sixties Steam
171
 Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return  
06/09
 Sea Breeze
171
 Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Harbour & return  
30/09
 Engine Transfer
171
 Dublin Connolly - Whitehead  
16/10
 Film Contract
Coaches
 Castlerea Film contract "Amongst Women" for BBC/RTÉ. Coaches 1916, 1335 and 2421 used for filming. Motive power was the Irish Traction Group's preserved A class diesel locomotive.
17/10
 Film Contract
Coaches
 Castlerea "Amongst Women".
16/11
 Test Run
85
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead This rescinded the 25mph steam limit and marked the implementation of NIR Operating Instruction No.60 which governed northern steam movements from 1997 onwards.
29/11
 Christmas Shopper
85
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Antrim - Coleraine - Ballymoney - Coleraine - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead  
07/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
07/12
 Santa Special
461
 Dublin Pearse - Maynooth& return (x3)  
14/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
14/12
 Santa Special
461
 Dublin Pearse - Maynooth& return (x3)  
20/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
21/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead