Dates 2003

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Train Dates for 2003.

(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
09/03
 Public Charter
4
 ECS: Dublin Connolly - Leixlip
Leixlip - Enfield & return
ECS: Leixlip - Clonsilla & return
Leixlip - Enfield & return
ECS: Leixlip - Dublin Connolly		 Leixlip Town Commissioners.
07/04
 Driver Training
4
 Dublin Connolly - Mullingar - Enfield  
08/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
09/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
10/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
11/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
14/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
15/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
16/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Mullingar & return (x2)  
17/04
 Driver Training
4
 Enfield - Dublin Connolly  
18/04
 Good Friday Special
4
 Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return  
21/04
 Easter Bunny
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
27/04
 Greystones Shuttle
4
 Dublin Connolly - Greystones & return (x2)  
30/04
 Clearance Run
4
 Inchicore - Westport Hauled an IR carriage + IR BR Mk2 van.
01/05
 Clearance Run
4
 Westport - Inchicore  
04/05
 Engine Transfer
85
 Whitehead - GVS - Inchicore  
10/05
 Plains Of Mayo
4
 Dublin Heuston - Athlone - Westport - Claremorris Passengers had the option of hotels in Westport or Claremorris.
11/05
 Plains Of Mayo
4, 85
 4: Claremorris - Ballina - Claremorris - Athlone - Portarlington - Dublin Connolly
85: Dublin Connolly - Belfast GVS
85 LE: Belfast GVS - Whitehead		 Passengers staying in Westport took a service train to Claremorris.
12/05
 Plains Of Mayo
85, Diesel
 Diesel: Whitehead - Belfast Central - Larne Harbour
85 LE: Whitehead - Larne Harbour
85: Larne Harbour - Belfast Central - Ballymena
85 LE: Ballymena - Belfast Central
Diesel: Ballymena - Lisburn
Diesel ECS: Lisburn - Belfast Central
85: Belfast Central - Whitehead		 Passengers by service train from Lisburn to Belfast Central.
24/05
 Sea Breeze
4
 Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Harbour & return  
31/05
 Engine Transfer
131
 Inchicore - Whitehead The frames, motion and wheels of ex-GNR Q class 4-4-0 No.131 arrived at Whitehead by low-loader.
07/06
 Sea Breeze
4
 Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Harbour & return  
20/06
 Steam & Jazz
85
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Ballymena - Belfast Central - Whitehead  
21/06
 Mid-Summer Night's Steam
4
 Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return  
27/06
 Steam & Jazz
85
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Ballymena - Belfast Central - Whitehead  
28/06
 Northern Enterprise
4, 85
 4: Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead
85: Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly		 No.85 ran light from Belfast Central to GVS triangle to turn.
29/06
 Antrim Branch Farewell
4
 Whitehead - Central - Antrim - Lisburn (x2) & return  
06/07
 Summer Steam
4
 Whitehead train rides  
20/07
 Summer Steam
4
 Whitehead train rides  
26/07
 Open Day
4
 Whitehead train rides  
27/07
 Summer Steam
4
 Whitehead train rides  
02/08
 Portrush Flyer
4
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush - Ballymoney - Portrush - Belfast Central - Whitehead 30th Anniversary Flyer.
03/08
 Summer Steam
4
 Whitehead train rides  
16/08
 Portrush Flyer
4
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush - Ballymoney - Portrush - Belfast Central - Whitehead  
17/08
 Summer Steam
4
 Whitehead train rides  
23/08
 Northern Enterprise
85
 Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead & return LE to GVS to turn on return trip.
30/08
 Portrush Flyer
4
 Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush - Ballymoney - Portrush - Belfast Central - Whitehead  
31/08
 Summer Steam
4
 Whitehead train rides  
06/09
 Farewell to 85
85
 Dublin Heuston - Cork  
07/09
 Farewell to 85
85
 Cork - Dublin Heuston  
15/09
 Private Charter
4
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Cultra
ECS: Cultra - Bangor & return
Cultra - Belfast Central
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		 Institute of Cytologists.
What a night!! The full story of this train could never be published!!
21/09
 European Heritage Open Day
4
 Whitehead train rides & site tours  
26/09
 Clearance Run
4
 LE: Whitehead - Bleach Green Junction - Londonderry - Bleach Green Junction - Whitehead This working left Whitehead at 6:00pm, arriving back around 3:00am the following morning. It was the first RPSI operation scheduled to run through midnight!
28/09
 Atlantic Coast Express
4
 Whitehead - Belfast central - Londonderry & return  
18/10
 Northern Enterprise
85
 Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead & return LE to GVS to turn on return trip.
26/10
 Broomstick Belle
4
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
29/11
 Santa Special
4
 Belfast - Coleraine & return
Coleraine - Ballymoney & return
Coleraine - Castlerock & return		  
30/11
 Engine Transfer
4, 85
 4: Whitehead - Dublin Connolly
85: Dublin Connolly - Whitehead		  
06/12
 Santa Special
4
 Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3)  
07/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
07/12
 Santa Special
4
 Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3)  
13/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
13/12
 Santa Special
4
 Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3)  
14/12
 Santa Special
85
 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central
Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2)
Belfast Central - Antrim & return
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		  
14/12
 Santa Special
4
 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)
Belfast Central - Antrim & return
ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead		 This was the final day of operations for the Whitehead-bodied wooden set.
23/12
 Engine Transfer
131
 Inchicore - Whitehead The boiler of ex GNR Q class No.131 arrived.