Train Dates for 2006.
(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 |
| Clearance Run | Lisburn - Larne Harbour - Belfast YR - Whitehead | Return to base from a year in Lisburn, plus gauging on the newly relaid Larne line. | ||
| Private Charter | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Cultra - Bangor - Cultra - Belfast - Whitehead | Charter for Moffett Engineering. | ||
| Good Friday Special | Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return | |||
| Easter Bunny | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
6 Mk2 coaches - first time since 2005 railtour. | ||
| Earl Of Desmond (Fringe) | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly | 5 Mk2 coaches. | ||
| Earl Of Desmond (Fringe) | Dublin Heuston - Mallow | 3 RPSI Cravens & BR van. | ||
| Earl Of Desmond | 4: Dublin Heuston - Mallow 186: Mallow - Tralee |
Firebar problem left No.4 2½ hours late leaving Dublin. No.186 eventually arrived in Tralee 50 minutes down. |
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| Earl Of Desmond | 186: Tralee - Mallow 4: Mallow - Dublin Connolly |
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| Earl Of Desmond | Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Antrim - Crumlin - Belfast Central - Whitehead | 5 Mk2 coaches. | ||
| Earl Of Desmond (Fringe) | Mallow - Dublin Heuston | 3 RPSI Cravens & BR van. | ||
| 111-Day Tour | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly - Rosslare - Limerick Junction - Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead | Hire by MRSI of 6 Mk2 coaches hauled by NIR and IÉ 071 locomotives. | ||
| Castlerock Luncheon Special | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Coleraine - Castlerock ECS: Castlerock - Londonderry & return Castlerock - Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
6 Mk2 coaches. Lunch party to Castlerock Golf Hotel and Mussenden Temple. Train operated ECS from Castlerock to Londonderry to gauge Mk2 coaches at Bellarena and Waterside. |
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| Three Cities | 4: Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Dublin Connolly 186: Dublin Connolly - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Larne Alive | ECS: Whitehead - Carrickfergus Carrickfergus - Larne & return (x2) ECS: Carrickfergus - Whitehead |
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| Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Carrickfergus - Whitehead RPSI - Carrickfergus - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Mid-Summer Steam | Dublin Connolly - Mullingar & return | |||
| Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Carrickfergus - Whitehead NIR - Carrickfergus - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Carrickfergus - Whitehead NIR - Carrickfergus - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Sea Breeze | Dublin Connolly - Wexford - Rosslare Harbour & return | |||
| Henry Dunleath Workshop Opening | Whitehead | In steam at platform and shunting displays. | ||
| Michael Davitt Centenary | Dublin Connolly - Ballina | |||
| Michael Davitt Centenary | Ballina - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Summer Steam | Whitehead train rides | |||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush - Coleraine - Portrush - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Wicklow 400 | Dublin Connolly - Arklow - Bray - Arklow - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Rosslare 100 | Dublin Connolly - Rosslare Harbour - Waterford - Rosslare Harbour | No.4 failed on lighting up with leaking large flue tubes. Operated as planned with 2 141 GMs. | ||
| Rosslare 100 | Rosslare Harbour - Enniscorthy - Rosslare - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Summer Steam | Whitehead train rides | |||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush - Coleraine - Portrush - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Engine Transfer | Dublin Connolly - Whitehead | Loco to Whitehead for emergency retubing. | ||
| European Heritage Open Day | Whitehead train rides | |||
| Private Charter | ECS: Whitehead - Lisburn - Botanic Botanic - Cultra ECS: Cultra - Bangor & return Cultra - Botanic ECS: Botanic - Lisburn - Whitehead |
Pick up and drop down at Botanic - non-stop through Central both directions. | ||
| Country Comes To Town | ECS: Whitehead - Lisburn Lisburn - Moira - Lurgan - Portadown & return (x3) ECS: Lisburn - Whitehead |
Public charter in conjunction with Portadown organisers and NIR. | ||
| Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush - Coleraine - Portrush - Belfast Central - Whitehead | |||
| Broomstick Belle | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Private Charter | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Cultra - Bangor - Belfast Central - Whitehead | Invest NI. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Whitehead - Dublin Connolly | |||
| Santa Special | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Ballymena - Coleraine & return Coleraine - Castlerock & return (x2) |
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| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3) | |||
| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3) | |||
| Private Charter | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Cultra - Bangor - Belfast Central - Whitehead | SHS (3 coaches). | ||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3) | |||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) Belfast Central - Carrickfergus & return ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3) | |||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | Dublin Pearse - Maynooth & return (x3) | |||
| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) Belfast Central - Carrickfergus & return ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| Santa Special | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |