Train Dates for 2019.
(Note: Belfast LP = Belfast Lanyon Place; 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 |
| St Patrick’s Steam Saturday | Whitehead Train Rides | |||
| Midlander | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x2) | |||
| 06/04 | Guinness 100 Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | Celebration of locomotive’s centenary. |
| 07/04 | Braking Trials | 131 | Whitehead Belfast LP - Antrim - Belfast LP - Whitehead | Trials to test braking for 70mph running. |
| 13/04 | West Awake | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Ballina - Claremorris - Westport - Dublin Connolly | Double-headed 071 from Dublin to Claremorris and return. |
| 20/04 | Easter Eggspress | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP - Whitehead |
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| 22/04 | Easter Eggspress | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP - Whitehead |
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| 22/04 | Easter Eggstravaganza | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Wicklow Wicklow - Greystones & return (x2) Wicklow - Dublin Connolly |
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| Steam Saturday | Whitehead Train Rides | |||
| 28/04 | Engine Transfer | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Whitehead | |
| 09/05 | Waterford & Limerick | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast - Dublin Connolly | |
| 10/05 | Knocknarea | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Sligo & return | |
| 11/05 | Waterford & Limerick | 85 | GM: Dublin Connolly - M3 Parkway - Dublin Connolly 85: Dublin - Kilkenny - Waterford |
No.85 had a defective brake block so a diesel worked the morning turn to allow a replacement to be fitted. |
| 12/05 | Waterford & Limerick | Diesel | Waterford - Limerick & return | |
| 13/05 | Waterford & Limerick | 85 | Waterford - Lavistown Loop - Dublin Connolly - Belfast - Whitehead | |
| 16/05 | Engine Transfer | 85 | Whitehead - Dublin Connolly | |
| 25/05 | Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 26/05 | Sea Breeze | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Wexford Wexford - Rosslare & return Wexford - Dublin Connolly |
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| 14/06 | Steam & Jazz | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast LP - Whitehead | |
| 16/06 | Dublin Riviera | 85 | Dublin-Bray Bray-Wicklow & return (x2) Bray-Dublin |
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| 21/06 | Steam & Jazz | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast LP - Whitehead | |
| 28/06 | Steam & Jazz | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast LP - Whitehead | |
| 29/06 | Steam Saturday | 131 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 05/07 | Steam & Jazz | 4 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast LP - Whitehead | |
| 06/07 | Steam Saturday | 4 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 07/07 | Sea Breeze | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Gorey | No.85 failed at Gorey on the outward trip. |
| 12/07 | Engine Transfer | 85 | Gorey - Dublin Connolly | No.85 towed back to Connolly by GM 207. |
| 13/07 | Steam Saturday | 4 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 20/07 | Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 21/07 | The Boyne | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Drogheda Drogheda - Dundalk & return Drogheda – Skerries Loop & return Drogheda - Dublin Connolly |
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| 27/07 | Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 03/08 | Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 04/08 | Rockin’ Food Festival | 85 | Dublin - Dundalk & return | The trip to Enniscorthy and Rosslare had to be diverted because of signalling problems south of Dublin. |
| 04/08 | Portrush Flyer | 4 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Coleraine NIR: Coleraine - Portrush & return Coleraine - Belfast LP - Whitehead |
Signalling restrictions mean use of NIR connection on the branch. |
| 10/08 | Steam Saturday | 3GB | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 11/08 | Portrush Flyer | 4 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Coleraine NIR: Coleraine - Portrush & return Coleraine - Belfast LP - Whitehead |
Signalling restrictions mean use of NIR connection on the branch. |
| 17/08 | Steam Saturday | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 18/08 | Portrush Flyer | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Coleraine NIR: Coleraine - Portrush & return Coleraine - Belfast LP - Whitehead |
Signalling restrictions mean use of NIR connection on the branch. |
| 23/08 | Steam & Jazz | 4 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast LP - Whitehead | |
| 24/08 | Marble City | 85 | Dublin - Kilkenny & return | |
| 24/08 | Steam Saturday | 4 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 25/08 | Engine Transfer | 4 | Whitehead - Dublin Connolly | |
| 30/08 | Steam & Jazz | 131 | Whitehead - Belfast LP - Lisburn - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast LP - Whitehead | |
| 31/08 | Steam Saturday | 131 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 06/09 | Steam Dreams | 85 | Dublin - Killarney | |
| 07/09 | Steam Dreams | 4, 85 | 4 LE: Dublin - Limerick 85: Killarney - Mallow - Cork - Mallow - Killarney |
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| 08/09 | Private Charter | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | Hire by Herbert Smyth Freehills. |
| 08/09 | Steam Dreams | 85, 4 | 85: Killarney - Limerick Junction GM: Limerick Junction - Limerick 4: Limerick - Athenry - Galway 85 LE: Limerick Junction - Dublin |
No.85 failed near Sallins with a stuck brake. It was towed back to Dublin. |
| 09/09 | Steam Dreams | 4 | LE: Galway - Athlone - Westport | |
| 10/09 | Steam Dreams | 4 | GM: Galway - Athlone - Westport 4: Westport - Athlone - Galway |
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| 11/09 | Steam Dreams | 4 | Galway - Dublin | |
| 14/09 | European Heritage Open Day | 131 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 16/09 | Engine Transfer | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Whitehead | |
| 22/09 | Private Charter | 4 | Dublin - Greystones LE: Greystones - Dublin |
Hire by Joe O’Reilly Tours. |
| 28/09 | Volunteers Open Day | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 29/09 | Steam Enterprise | 85 | Belfast - Dublin & return | |
| 05/10 | Cobh Rambler | Diesel | Dublin - Cork - Cobh - Mallow - Killarney - Dublin | 078 and 232 were the double-headed motive power. |
| 25/10 | Engine Transfer | 85 | Whitehead - Dublin | |
| 26/10 | Steam Saturday | 131 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 26/10 | Haunted Express | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Drogheda Drogheda - Dundalk & return Drogheda – Skerries Loop & return Drogheda - Dublin Connolly |
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| 27/10 | Broomstick Belle | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP - Whitehead |
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| 28/10 | Haunted Express | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x2) | |
| 30/10 | Engine Transfer | 4 | Dublin - Whitehead | |
| 09/11 | Model Railway Day | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 30/11 | Victorian Street Fair | 131 | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 30/11 | Santa Special | 85, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 01/12 | Santa Special | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x2) | |
| 01/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP – Whitehead |
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| 07/12 | Santa Special | 85, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 07/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP – Whitehead |
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| 08/12 | Santa Special | 85 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | |
| 08/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP – Whitehead |
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| 14/12 | Santa Special | 85, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 14/12 | Santa Special | Diesel | Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) | No.131 suffered a signalling equipment failure so a CAF railcar deputised. |
| 15/12 | Santa Special | 85, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 15/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Portadown Portadown - Lisburn (x2) ECS: Portadown - Whitehead |
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| 21/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP – Whitehead |
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| 22/12 | Santa Special | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast LP Belfast LP - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast LP – Whitehead |