Train Dates for 2017.
(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 |
| Empty Carriages | Lisburn - Adelaide | Gatwick carriages (8945, 8946, 8947, 8948 and generator 8911) temporarily transferred to Adelaide to release Lisburn for use as PW base. | ||
| Engine Transfer | Dublin - Whitehead | Moved to have Irish Rail train radio fitted. | ||
| 19/03 | Midlander | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x2) | ||
| 08/04 | Marble Tribesman | Dublin Connolly - Galway - Kildare - Kilkenny - Dublin | ||
| 09/04 | Engine Transfer | Whitehead - Dublin | ||
| 17/04 | Dublin Riviera | Dublin Pearse - Greystones & return (x2) | ||
| 17/04 | Easter Eggspress | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 18/04 | Easter Eggspress | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 22/04 | Public Charter | Whitehead - Newry ECS: Newry - Whitehead |
Charter by Old Newry Society. | |
| 04/05 | Shannon & Suir | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly | No.85 was failed in Dublin due to a hot big end. | |
| 05/05 | South Kerry | Dublin Connolly - Killarney & return | ||
| 06/05 | Shannon & Suir | Dublin Connolly - Portarlington - Athenry - Limerick | ||
| 07/05 | Shannon & Suir | Limerick - Waterford - Kilkenny - Dublin Connolly | ||
| 08/05 | Shannon & Suir | Dublin Connolly - Belfast Central - Whitehead | ||
| 28/05 | Howth 170 | 461: Dublin Connolly - Howth GM: Howth - Dublin Connolly 461: Dublin Connolly - Howth GM: Howth - Dublin Connolly 85: Dublin Connolly - Howth GM: Howth - Dublin Connolly |
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| 03/06 | Midland Compound | LE: Dublin Connolly - M3 Parkway - Clonsilla - M3 Parkway - Dublin Connolly Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return |
Arranged as a running-in test for No.85, there were a series of light engine trips before the passenger turn to Maynooth. | |
| 04/06 | Steam Enterprise | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly & return | ||
| 09/06 | Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Belfast Central - Whitehead | ||
| 11/06 | Engine Transfer | Whitehead - Dublin | ||
| 15/06 | Steam Dreams | 461: Dublin Connolly - Rosslare GM: Rosslare - Dublin Connolly 461 LE: Rosslare - Wexford |
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| 16/06 | Steam Dreams | 461 LE: Wexford - Dublin Connolly 85: Dublin Connolly - Thurles 85 LE: Thurles - Limerick Junction GM: Thurles - Limerick Junction 85: Limerick Junction - Killarney |
No.85 turned at Limerick junction, hence tender-first from there to Killarney. | |
| 18/06 | Steam Dreams | 85: Killarney - Portarlington 4 LE: Dublin Connolly - Portarlington 4: Portarlington - Westport 85 LE: Portarlington - Dublin Connolly |
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| 19/06 | Steam Dreams | Westport - Claremorris - Ballina - Claremorris - Westport | ||
| 20/06 | Steam Dreams | GM ECS: Whitehead - Dublin Connolly 4: Westport - Dublin Connolly 85: Dublin Connolly - Belfast |
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| 21/06 | Steam Dreams | 85: Whitehead - Belfast - Bangor - Portadown - Belfast - Whitehead GM: Whitehead - Belfast - Dublin Connolly GM ECS: Dublin Connolly - Whitehead |
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| 23/06 | Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Portadown - Lisburn - Belfast Central - Whitehead | Different destination owing to filming at Whitehead. | |
| 25/06 | Sea Bangor Steam | Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Bangor (x3) Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 30/06 | Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Belfast Central - Whitehead | ||
| 02/07 | Engine Transfer | Dublin - Whitehead | ||
| 07/07 | Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Belfast Central - Whitehead | ||
| 09/07 | Sea Breeze | Dublin Connolly - Arklow & return | ||
| 09/07 | Arklow Adventure | Arklow - Gorey & return | ||
| 15/07 | Summer Steam | Whitehead Train Rides | ||
| 22/07 | Summer Steam | Whitehead Train Rides | ||
| 23/07 | The Boyne | Dublin Connolly - Drogheda Drogheda - Dundalk & return Drogheda - Skerries & return Drogheda - Dublin Connolly |
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| 29/07 | Summer Steam | Whitehead Train Rides | ||
| 30/07 | Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush ECS: Portrush - Coleraine Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
New signalling system can only fit in one visit to Portrush per day. | |
| 05/08 | Whitehead Festival | Whitehead Train Rides | ||
| 06/08 | The Slaney | Dublin - Enniscorthy & return Enniscorthy - Wexford & return |
No.4 was failed when lighting up due to leaking tubes. | |
| 06/08 | Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush ECS: Portrush - Coleraine Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
New signalling system can only fit in one visit to Portrush per day. | |
| 12/08 | Public Charter | Dublin Connolly - Howth - Dublin Connolly - Sligo - Dublin Connolly | Charter of Cravens coaches by the IRRS. | |
| 13/08 | Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush ECS: Portrush - Coleraine Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
New signalling system can only fit in one visit to Portrush per day. | |
| 20/08 | Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush ECS: Portrush - Coleraine Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
New signalling system can only fit in one visit to Portrush per day. | |
| 25/08 | Steam & Jazz | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Lisburn - Whitehead - Belfast Central - Whitehead | ||
| 27/08 | Portrush Flyer | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Portrush ECS: Portrush - Coleraine Coleraine - Belfast Central - Whitehead |
New signalling system can only fit in one visit to Portrush per day. | |
| 09/09 | East Coaster | Diesel | Whitehead - Belfast - Dublin - Sligo & return | Originally destined for Rosslare; an engineering possession by Irish Rail meant a change to Sligo. |
| 09/09 | European Heritage Open Day | 3BG | Whitehead Train Rides | |
| 24/09 | Steam Enterprise | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly & return | |
| 25/09 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Rosslare ECS: Rosslare - Dublin - Waterford |
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| 26/09 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Waterford - Limerick Junction - Cork ECS: Cork - Mallow |
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| 27/09 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | ECS: Mallow - Cobh Cobh - Mallow - Killarney |
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| 28/09 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Killarney - Tralee ECS: Tralee - Killarney |
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| 29/09 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Killarney - Limerick - Ennis ECS: Ennis - Galway |
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| 30/09 | Emerald Isle Express | Diesel | Galway - Dublin Connolly | |
| 14/10 | Muster Double | Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Cork - Mallow - Tralee - Dublin Connolly | Double-headed 071 class. |
| 29/10 | Broomstick Belle | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 29/10 | Test Run | 461 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central & return | A test run for No.461 was carried out after the public Broomstick Belle trains. |
| 05/11 | Test Run | 131 | LE: Whitehead - Carrickfergus & return ECS: Whitehead - Carrickfergus & return ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central & return |
First mainline run with a train in over 50 years. |
| 19/11 | Test Run | 131 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central & return (x2) | |
| 25/11 | Victorian Street Fair | 131 | Whitehead train rides | |
| 02/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 02/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 03/12 | Santa Special | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x2) | |
| 03/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 09/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 09/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 10/12 | Santa Special | 4 | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | |
| 10/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Portadown - Lisburn & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 16/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 16/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 17/12 | Santa Special | 4, Diesel | Dublin Connolly - Maynooth & return (x3) | 2 steam then 1 planned diesel. |
| 17/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 23/12 | Santa Special | 85 | ECS: Whitehead - Belfast Central Belfast Central - Whitehead & return (x2) ECS: Belfast Central - Whitehead |
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| 31/12 | Mince Pie Special | 85 | Whitehead - Belfast Central - Dublin Connolly & return |