Train Dates for 1969.
(Note: Belfast YR = Belfast York Road; Belfast CSD = Belfast Central Services Depot; 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 |
| Light Engine | Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn | To the goods store for painting. | ||
| Light Engine | Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast YR | |||
| NIR Work | Belfast YR Antrim - Knockmore Junction & return | With NIR steam crane to re-rail a goods train. | ||
| NIR Work | Belfast YR - Cullybackey & return. | Permanent way sleeper train. | ||
| NIR Work | Station pilot at York Road for part of this month. | |||
| NIR Work | Belfast YR - Portrush - Coleraine | Timetabled NIR working. Held at Coleraine on return with hot box. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Coleraine to Belfast YR | Returned with train of bad order rolling stock. | ||
| Test Train | Belfast YR - Coleraine & return | |||
| Light Engine | Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Dublin Connolly | Positioning run for Brian Boru. | ||
| Brian Boru | 171 LE: Belfast YR - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast GVS 171: Belfast GVS - Dublin Connolly 4: Dublin Connolly - Cork 171 LE: Dublin Connolly - Cork 171: Cork - Cobh & return |
No 171 blew a piston gland at Castlebellingham en route to Dublin, and No.4's pony truck became derailed in the shed yard at Cork on arrival. | ||
| Brian Boru | 171+4: Cork - Rathduff & return 171+4: Cork - Rathduff 171: Rathduff - Limerick Junction - Limerick 4 LE: Rathduff - Limerick Junction- Limerick 171: Limerick - Ballybrophy (via direct curve) 4 LE: Limerick - Ballybrophy (via direct curve) 171+4: Ballybrophy - Dublin Connolly 171: Dublin Connolly - Belfast GVS |
At Limerick No.4 derailed a second time. Final arrival in Belfast was at 3am the following morning. |
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| Light Engine | Dublin Connolly - Antrim - Lisburn - Belfast YR | |||
| Sorley Boy | Belfast YR - Coleraine - Antrim - Belfast GVS - Antrim - Belfast YR |