Train Dates for 2018.
(Note: Belfast YR = Belfast York Road; 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 |
| 25/02 | Brake Test | 4 | LE: Dublin Connolly - Skerries & return ECS: Dublin Connolly - Drogheda & return |
Second trip was with 8 Cravens and van. |
| 26/02 | Brake Test | 4 | LE: Dublin Connolly - Skerries & return ECS: Dublin Connolly - Drogheda & return |
6 Cravens and van. |
| 22/02 | Driver Training | 4 | ECS: Dublin Connolly - Dundalk & return | 6 Cravens and van. |
| 17/03 | Saint Patrick's Day Steam | 3BG | Whitehead train rides | |
| 18/03 | Midlander | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return | Only an afternoon train ran as a severe frost froze points in Inchicore, preventing the Cravens from getting to Connolly in time to run the morning train. |
| 24/03 | No.131 Launch | 131 | Whitehead train rides | |
| 02/04 | Easter Eggstravaganza | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Wicklow Wicklow - Greystones & return Wicklow - Arklow & return Wicklow - Dublin Connolly |
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| 02/04 | Easter Eggspress | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 03/04 | Easter Eggspress | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 04/04 | NIR 50 | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central LE: Belfast Central - Central Junction - Belfast GVS Belfast GVS - Whitehead ECS: Whitehead - Belfast YR - Whitehead |
GM 112 hauled the coaches from Central to GVS. The visit to York Road was to collect generator van 462 which was there for wheel turning. |
| 07/04 | Branchline Explorer | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Waterford - Limerick - Ballybrophy - Thurles - Dublin Connolly | |
| 29/04 | Braking Tests | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central & return | Testing of AWS and TPWS on No.131. |
| 29/04 | Dublin Riviera | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Bray Bray - Wicklow & return (x2) Bray - Dublin Connolly |
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| 10/05 | Cork & Kerry | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly | |
| 11/05 | Second Strand | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Harbour & return | ECS between Rosslare Strand and the Harbour. |
| 11/05 | Light Engine | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Mallow | |
| 12/05 | Cork & Kerry | 4,85 | 85: Dublin Connolly - Thurles 85 LE: Thurles - Limerick Junction GM: Thurles - Limerick Junction 85: Limerick Junction - Mallow 4: Mallow - Tralee |
No.85 turned at Limerick Junction and operated the train tender-first from there to Mallow. |
| 13/05 | Cork & Kerry | 4,85 | 4: Tralee - Mallow 4 LE: Mallow - Dublin Connolly 85: Mallow - Tralee |
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| 14/05 | Cork & Kerry | 85 | 85: Tralee - Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead | No.4 had been due to haul the train from Dublin to Whitehead but had firebar issues when being lit up. |
| 15/05 | 131 Renaissance | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | A visit to Bangor was cut due to lack of time, following a late start because of crew rest period after previous day’s delays, also delays on Antrim branch. |
| 25/05 | Balbriggan Festival | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Balbriggan Balbriggan - Drogheda & return Balbriggan - Skerries - Drogheda & return Balbriggan - Dublin Connolly |
Normally Balbriggan to Skerries Loop is ECS but, running late because of a failed Enterprise, passengers for the second train were picked up on the southbound trip and got the extra miles to Skerries and back. |
| 10/06 | Steam Enterprise | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly & return | No.4 was to work the northbound leg but failed when being prepared in Dublin. |
| 10/06 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Rosslare Strand ECS: Rosslare Strand - Rosslare Harbour - Dublin Connoly - Kilkenny |
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| 11/06 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | ECS: Kilkenny - Thomastown Thomastown - Waterford - Limerick Junction - Cork |
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| 12/06 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | ECS: Cork - Cobh Cobh - Mallow - Killarney |
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| 13/06 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Killarney - Limerick - Ennis ECS: Ennis - Athenry - Galway - Athlone - Claremorris |
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| 15/06 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | ECS: Claremorris - Westport Westport - Dublin Connolly |
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| 15/06 | Steam & Jazz | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast - Whitehead | |
| 22/06 | Steam & Jazz | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast - Whitehead | |
| 24/06 | Engine Transfer | 85,4 | Whitehead - Dublin & return | |
| 29/06 | Steam & Jazz | 4 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast - Whitehead | |
| 06/07 | Steam & Jazz | Diesel | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast - Whitehead | Diesel substitute due to long period of very dry weather. |
| 07/07 | Summer Steam | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 08/07 | Sea Breeze | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Strand ECS: Rosslare Strand - Rosslare Harbour & return Rosslare Strand - Wexford - Dublin Connolly |
Diesel substitute due to long period of very dry weather. |
| 14/07 | Summer Steam | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 21/07 | Summer Steam | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 28/07 | Summer Steam | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 04/08 | Whitehead Festival | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 06/08 | The Slaney | 85 | Dublin-Enniscorthy Enniscorthy-Rosslare & return Enniscorthy-Dublin |
No.85 failed between Wicklow and Greystones on return leg, train towed in from Greystones by 087. |
| 11/08 | Summer Steam | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 12/08 | Brake Test | 85 | LE: Dublin Connolly - Skerries & return | Tests to prove adequate braking power to allow light engine movements to be upgraded from 30 mph. |
| 12/08 | Portrush Flyer | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Coleraine NIR: Coleraine - Portrush & return Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
Railcar connection on the branch because of rebuilding work at Portrush. |
| 18/08 | Summer Steam | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 19/08 | Portrush Flyer | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Coleraine NIR: Coleraine - Portrush & return Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
Railcar connection on the branch because of rebuilding work at Portrush. |
| 24/08 | Steam & Jazz | 4 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast - Whitehead | |
| 25/08 | Summer Steam | 4 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 28/08 | Engine Transfer | 4 | Whitehead - Dublin | |
| 31/08 | Steam & Jazz | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast - Whitehead | No.461 was due to haul the last leg from Whitehead to Belfast and return, but failed prior to taking over. |
| 08/09 | European Heritage Open Day | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 16/09 | The Boyne | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Drogheda Drogheda - Dundalk & return Drogheda - Skerries & return Drogheda - Dublin Connolly |
Due to be operated by No.85 – it got stuck on Connolly turntable. No.4 was in steam for transfer to Whitehead and had to be used instead. |
| 22/09 | Engine Transfer | 4 | Dublin - Whitehead | |
| 23/09 | Steam Enterprise | 4, 85 | 4: Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly 85: Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 29/09 | Volunteers Day | 131 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 13/10 | The South-Western | Diesel | Dublin - Cork - Limerick - Athenry - Dublin | Due to go to Cobh, but cut due to delays earlier in the day. |
| 27/10 | Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 28/10 | Broomstick Belle | 85, 461 | 85 ECS: Whitehead - Belfast 85: Belfast - Whitehead & return 85: Belfast - Whitehead 461: Whitehead - Belfast 461 ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 29/10 | Haunted Express | 4 | 4: Dublin - Drogheda & return 4: Dublin - Skerries GM/4: Skerries - Dublin |
No.4 experienced injector problems and a diesel was summoned as a precaution. |
| 24/11 | Steam Saturday | 461 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 01/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 01/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Belfast - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 02/12 | Santa Special | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x2) | |
| 02/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Belfast - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 08/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 08/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Belfast - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 09/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 09/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Portadown Portadown - Lisburn (x2) ECS: Portadown - Whitehead |
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| 15/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 15/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Belfast - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 16/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 16/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Belfast - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 22/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Belfast - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast - Whitehead |
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| 30/12 | Mince Pie Special | 85, 4 | 85: Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly 4: Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead |