Naomh Ciaran Railtour (1968) - Whitehead Railway Museum

The RPSI's first ever two-day tour, using No.4 which was still an NIR locomotive at this time. Saturday 14th September: (4) Belfast GVS - Dublin Connolly; (4+186) Dublin Connolly - Enfield; (186) Enfield - Athlone - Ballinasloe - Athlone; (4) Enfield - Dublin Connolly. Sunday 15th September: (186) Athlone - Roscommon - Athlone - Clara (stub of Streamstown branch)-Portarlington; (4+dining cars) Dublin Heuston - Portarlington; (4) Portarlington - Dublin; (186+dining cars) Portarlington - Dublin; (186) Dublin Connolly - Dún Laoghaire Pier & return; (4) Dublin Connolly - Belfast GVS. Dining cars used for lunch at Portarlington.

14/9/1968: Nos. 186 and 4 back on to their train at Dublin Connolly. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: Ready for the road in the DSER side of Connolly station. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: A stop was made at Liffey Junction and the passengers made the best use of it for photos. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: No.186 and No.4 at Liffey Junction. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: A photo stop at Maynooth. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: Next stop Kilcock, which still had a loop. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: Taking water at Enfield. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: Being overtaken at Hill Of Down. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: Arrival at the Galway platform in Mullingar, then still a very busy station. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: A photo stop at Castletown. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: No.186 at Athlone shed being serviced for an evening run to Ballinasloe. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: No.186 running back past Athlone turntable. The Mayo line is coming in from the left. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: At Athlone Midland, No.186 is backing on to its train. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: A stop at Carrowduff. (J.A. Cassells)

14/9/1968: Ballinasloe in the dusk. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Early morning at Athlone shed. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Taking water at Athlone platform before a morning run to Roscommon. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Arrival at Roscommon. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Running round at Roscommon. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Ballymurry, south of Roscommon. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Knockcroughery, including the signalman posing with the staff hand ring. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Kiltoom, between Knockcroughery and Athlone. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: At Kiltoom, Sullivan Boomer with the armband, beside Craig Robb. Is that Johhny Glendinning at the gate? (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: A check of the bearings at Ballycumber. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: No.186 and train have run onto the stub of the Streamstown branch at Clara. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: No.186 and train, on the return from Athlone, stopped at Tullamore. (D. Bates)

15/9/1968: Another view at Tullamore. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: No.186 in front of Tullamore cabin. (D. Bates)

15/9/1968: No.186 at Geashill where there was a runpast. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Geashill station. (S. Carse)

15/9/1968: No.186 has arrived in Portarlington off the branch. No.4 has come from Dublin with empty dining cars to serve lunch to tour participants. (D. Bates)

15/9/1968: The two trains at Portarlington, with No.4 at the Up platform. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: A wider view at Portarlington. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: A view of No.186 at Portarlington's Down platform. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: A gathering of uniforms in front of No.4 at Portarlington. (D. Bates)

15/9/1968: No.4 stopped at Monasterevan. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: Photographers abound at Monasterevan. (D. Bates)

15/9/1968: The tour train has arrived back at Connolly and No.4 is off for servicing. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: No.4 shunting a van over Amiens Street. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: No.186 coming down past Drumcondra with the empty dining car train. (J.A. Cassells)

15/9/1968: No.186 finished its day with a trip to Dun Laoghaire Pier to set down passengers for the boat. Seen here running around its train after arrival. (S. Carse)

15/9/1968: No.186 on its train at the Pier and ready to return to the city. (J.A. Cassells)