Gráinne Uaile Railtour (1992)

Pronounced 'grawn-ya wail', Grace O'Malley was a 16th century sea queen from the west of Ireland, whose base was on Clare Island in Clew Bay. Saturday 9th May: (461) Dublin Connolly - Mullingar - Athlone - Westport. Sunday 10th May: (461 LE) Westport - Manulla Junction; (GM) Westport - Manulla Junction; (461) Manulla Junction - Ballina - Athlone - Mullingar - Dublin Connolly. Monday 11th May: (171) Whitehead - Belfast YR - Larne Harbour - Carrickfergus - Larne Harbour - Whitehead.

9/5/1992: No.461 and companion in the yard at Dublin Connolly. (M. Birchenough)

9/5/1992: First photo stop at Broombridge. (M. Birchenough)

9/5/1992: No.461 at the Galway platform in Mullingar. The train was to travel by the Mullingar to Athlone line to the west.

9/5/1992: At the Down Galway platform in Mullingar. (M. Birchenough)

9/5/1992: No.461 in Mullingar. (D. Humphries)

9/5/1992: No.461 in Mullingar, with peter Scott having a look. Norman Foster looks on anxiously. (D. Humphries)

9/5/1992: Locomotive inspection at Moate. (M. Birchenough)

9/5/1992: A lineside location between Roscommon and Castlerea on the 'Mayo Road'. (M. Birchenough)

9/5/1992: At Castlerea on the 'Mayo Road'.

9/5/1992: No.461 at Claremorris, crossing over to be serviced in the yard. (D. Humphries)

9/5/1992: No.461 backing up to the Claremorris goods shed. (D. Humphries)

9/5/1992: Restocking No.461's tender at Claremorris. (M. Birchenough)

9/51992: No.461 turned and serviced at Westport. (M. Birchenough)

10/5/1992: Sunday morning sees No.461 waiting to head light engine from Westport to Manulla. The tour train is in the background with the diesel which will bring it to Manulla. (M. Birchenough)

10/5/1992: Peter Emmett is on the tender at Ballina.

10/5/1992: No.461 has been uncoupled and is proceeding over the run-round crossover. (M. Birchenough)

10/5/1992: No.461 in the yard at Ballina.

10/5/1992: Photographers aplenty at Manulla Junction.

10/5/1992: What looks like inspector Eamonn Lacken in the driver's seat at Manulla.

10/5/1992: Lineside bus view - location unknown.

10/5/1992: Lineside bus view - location unknown.

10/5/1992: Water is needed at Claremorris so the locomotive is uncoupled, and in the process visits the Tuam lines. (M. Birchenough)

10/5/1992: Water is taken on the Ballinrobe stub at Claremorris. (M. Birchenough)

10/5/1992: A stop at Moate on the way to Mullingar and Dublin. (R. Bramley)

10/5/1992: Crossing a Down Sligo service at Enfield. (M. Birchenough)

10/5/1992: A35 on the tour train at Platform 4 in Connolly, waiting to leave for Dundalk on the Sunday evening. There was a bus connection to Newry, and a railcar thence to Belfast. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1992: No.171 at Carrickfergus with the railtour round-up train. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1992: No.171 and train emerging from the Down line tunnel at Whitehead on the way to Larne. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1992: Runpast at Glynn on the way to Larne. (M. Birchenough)