William Dargan Railtour (1995) - Whitehead Railway Museum

This was a major tour and took 3 days to complete. Saturday 20th May: (461 LE) Inchicore - Ballybrophy; (85) Dublin Heuston - Ballybrophy; (461) Ballybrophy - Limerick Junction; (85) Ballybrophy - Limerick Junction; (85) Limerick Junction - Cork; (461 LE) Limerick Junction - Cork. IÉ Cravens used. Train split between Ballybrophy and the Junction, with No.85 overtaken by No.461 at Thurles. Sunday 21st May: (461) Cork - Cobh & return; (85+461) Cork - Mallow; (85) Mallow - Dublin Connolly; (461 LE) Mallow - Inchicore. Monday 22nd May: (85) Dublin Connolly - Dundalk - Whitehead. Cravens to Dundalk, then the RPSI set.

18/5/1995: No.171 hauls the empty stock across the recently-renewed Bann bridge at Portadown. (C.P. Friel)

20/5/1995: No.85 heads south across the River Barrow at Monasterevin. (P. van Campenhout)

20/5/1995: No.461 and No.85 being serviced at Limerick Junction. (B Roe)

20/5/1995: The train was split in two sections from Ballybrophy to Limerick Junction, where No.461 is in the headshunt while No.85 recombines the train. The 'Ammonia' passes on its way south. (D. Taggart)

20/5/1995: No.85 leaves Limerick Junction with the full complement of carriages. No.461 will follow light to Cork. (P. van Campenhout)

20/5/1995: No.85 has just arrived in Cork. (S. O'Brien)

20/5/1995: No.461 has arrived in Cork and is being turned. (S. O'Brien)

20/5/1995: No.461 on the Cork turntable. (S. O'Brien)

21/5/1995: Sunday morning and No.85 blows off in Cork station. (C.P. Friel)

21/5/1995: The double-header passes Kilbarry. (J. Cottrell)

21/5/1995: No.461 and No.85 seen at Rathpeacon. (P. van Campenhout)

21/5/1995: Heading north after the Mallow stop. (P. van Campenhout)

21/5/1995: No.461 follows light after the Mallow stop. (P. van Campenhout)

21/5/1995: No.85 and train are shunted to the Up siding at Thurles. (B. Robertson)

21/5/1995: The train has been cleared to the main line again and has reversed back and is coming forward out of the headshunt. (B. Robertson)

21/5/1995: At The Up platform in Thurles. (B. Robertson)

22/5/1995: On the Monday morning, No.85 heads north from Dublin, crossing the River Nanny at Laytown. (P. van Campenhout)

22/5/1995: No.85 at Drogheda. The Down siding was still in existence at that time. (B. Robertson)

22/5/1995: Drogheda before remodelling, with the centre road still in place. (B. Robertson)

22/5/1995: No.85 and train heading north over the River Boyne at Drogheda. (P. van Campenhout)

22/5/1995: Unknown location, believed to be north of Drogheda. (P. van Campenhout)

22/5/1995: Peter Scott and Sullivan Boomer (orange jackets) in discussion at Portadown. (B. Robertson)

22/5/1995: No.85 dropped the Cravens set at Dundalk and picked up the Whitehead set which is seen at Lisburn. (P. van Campenhout)