Colmcille Railtour (1968)

This railtour, on 2nd November 1968, used our own No.186 and NIR's jeep No.50. It had been planned to run to Londonderry, but floods washed away a bridge at Glarryford and the route was changed in the early hours of the morning. (50) Belfast YR - Antrim; (50+186) Antrim - Lisburn - Portadown; (50) Portadown - Poyntzpass; (186) Portadown - Poyntzpass; (50+186) Poyntzpass - Dundalk; (50) Dundalk - Portadown; (50+186) Portadown - Antrim - Belfast YR. Train splitting between Portadown and Poyntzpass.

No.186 running round at Antrim with an interesting freight in the Up siding. This did happen from time to time with the Derry Goods, but the handover was usually at Lisburn. (M. Olver)

No.50 and No.186 have arrived in Lisburn from Antrim. (G. Power)

At Portadown No.50 has run forward to take water. (G. Power)

No.186 at Poyntzpass. (M.Olver)

No.50 has joined as train engine and it and No.186 are having a runpast through Poyntzpass. (M. Olver)

No.186, leading No.50, has arrived in Dundalk. (M. Olver)

No.186 and No.50 at Dundalk's Up platform. (J. Faris)

No.186 and No.50 in the yard at Dundalk. (G. Power)

No.50 at Dundalk. (G. Power)

No.50 on the turntable at Dundalk. (M. Stevenson)

No.186 on the turntable at Dundalk. (G. Power)

No.186 halfway turned. (G. Power)