Knocknarea Railtour (1996) - Whitehead Railway Museum

Saturday 11th May: (461+171) Connolly - Enfield; (171) Enfield - Longford; (461) Enfield - Longford; (461+171) Longford - Dromod; (171) Dromod - Boyle; (461 LE) Dromod - Boyle - Sligo; (171) Boyle - Sligo. Train split between Enfield and Longford. Both engines light engine to Sligo Quay. Sunday 12th May: (461+171) Sligo - Boyle; (171) Boyle - Longford; (461 LE) Boyle - Longford; (461+171) Longford - Dublin Connolly; (85 LE) Whitehead - Dublin Connolly; (85) Dublin Connolly - Portadown - Belfast GVS - Whitehead. Cravens from Dublin to Portadown. RPSI set transferred to Portadown by GM 231 in advance of No.85.

11/5/1996: No.461 leads No.171 near Kilcock. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: The double-headed train has reached Enfield. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.461 has detached at Enfield to allow No.171 to depart with the forward section of the split train. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171 steaming past Hill Of Down. The train had split at Enfield. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: Another view of No.171 near Hill Of Down. (Courtesy B. Roe)

11/5/1996: No.461 near Killucan with Train 2. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171 at Lough Owel with Train 1. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.461 crosses the causeway at Lough Owel with the second train.

11/5/1996: No.461 working its part of the split train westwards.

11/5/1996: A closer look at No.461 at speed.

11/5/1996: No.171 and train have reached Edgeworthstown. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.461 passing Clonahard level crossing, 3½ miles before Longford. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171's train has reached Longford. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.461 and train are now in Longford, and the two sections are combined once again. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.461 and No.171 entering Dromod. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.461 and No.171 in Dromod. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.461 has drawn forward and left No.171 on the train at Dromod. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171 in Dromod as Peter Scott has a word. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: At Dromod, No.461 visited the facing slaughterhouse siding to take water. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.461 being serviced in Dromod, with No.171 on the train at the platform. (T. Dolan)

11/5/1996: There was a visit to the Cavan & Leitrim at Dromod, and the photographer didn't expect the western interloper when he took this shot. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: The C&L were providing train rides on their short narrow gauge set-up at Dromod. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.171 has left No.461 at Dromod and is seen crossing the River Shannon at Drumsna. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171 and train just after the River Shannon at Drumsna. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: The train stopped at Boyle. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: At Rathmullan Bridge near Ballymote. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: The train near Collooney Junction. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: The train arrives to an appreciative crowd at Sligo. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171 coming off its train at Sligo. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: No.171 and No.461 in the evening sun at Sligo.

11/5/1996: No.171 before going on shed at Sligo. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.171 being viewed by all sorts of folk at Sligo. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.171 ran light to Sligo Quay for coal and water. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: Both locomotives in the remains of Sligo shed after being coaled, watered and turned. (M. Birchenough)

11/5/1996: No.171 being cleaned and serviced. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: Servicing at Sligo. (J.A. Cassells)

11/5/1996: Looks like the work is done for the day at Sligo.. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: Sunday morning at Sligo's freight terminal and No.461 is backing on to a rake of liner wagons. (D. Humphries)

12/5/1996: No.461 coupled to the liner wagons. (D. Humphries)

12/5/1996: Running a 'goods train' for some photographs. (J. Hunt)

12/5/1996: A view of No.461 climbing from Sligo Quay. (J. Hunt)

12/5/1996: Another view of No.461 playing at goods trains. (M. Birchenough)

12/5/1996: No.461 climbs the bank from Sligo Quay to the main station.

12/5/1996: On the line from Sligo Quay. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: Back in Sligo station and No.171 is on the train. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.461 backs on to the train. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: The locomotives double-headed from Sligo to Boyle, seen here approaching Ballysodare. (J. Hunt)

12/5/1996: Crossing the Owenmore River just past Ballysodare station; the town is in the background. The bridge shows that this was formerly double track from Collooney into Sligo. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: The same view at Carrignagat a split second later. (J. Hunt)

12/5/1996: The train passing Carrignagat. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: Between Kilfree and Boyle. (J. Hunt)

12/5/1996: No.461 came off the train at Boyle and is seen here shunted to the Down platform. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.171 entering Dromod as a Down Sligo train waits. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.171 approaching Dromod Down platform. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: The train near Newtownforbes. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.171 and train have arrived in Longford. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.461 follows behind into Longford, from where it will double-head back to Dublin with No.171. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: Lough Owel, west of Mullingar. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: Entering Enfield. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: The train, with both engines, crossing the 13:40 Dublin to Sligo at Enfield. (M. Birchenough)

12/5/1996: Near Leixlip. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.461 and No.171 have arrived in Dublin with the train. 231 lifts the wooden stock off the rear and will take it to Portadown. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.171 and No.461 await a path to the shed as No.85 approaches. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.85 is waiting to work the train (of Cravens) north.

12/5/1996: The coupled locomotives have been released to the yard.

12/5/1996: No.85 ready to depart north with its train. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: No.85 taking water at Drogheda. (M. Birchenough)

12/5/1996: A close-up of No.85 at Drogheda. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: A stop at Newry, which doesn't happen too often. (J.A. Cassells)

12/5/1996: Near the end of the tour, with a rare visit for No.85 to Belfast's Great Victoria Street.

12/5/1996: At the buffer stops at Great Victoria Street. (J.A. Cassells)

13/5/1996: No.85 is seen on Monday morning at Central Junction, bound for Lisburn. (M. Birchenough)

13/5/1996: No.85 using the turntable at Coleraine. (M. Birchenough)

13/5/1996: The ash is removed at Coleraine before going tender-first to Portrush. (M. Birchenough)

13/5/1996: No.85 on the buffer-stop crossover at Portrush. (M. Birchenough)

13/5/1996: Portrush station throat, with cabin, somersault signals and water towers. (M. Birchenough)

14/5/1996: This photographer extended his stay in Ireland, and visited Tralee. Here T&D No.5T is working a train from Tralee to Blennerville. (J. Hunt)

14/5/1996: No.5T approaching Blennerville. (J. Hunt)