RPSI two day diesel tour

[irishrailways52]

just spotted this. id say it will sell out fast

https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/whats-on/25/liffey-leesider

Saturday 21^st and Sunday 22^nd October 2023

This is a special 2 day diesel railtour that we have been working hard on behind the scenes to bring to you.

Join us on board from Dublin Connolly on Saturday morning, where we will head to the DART terminus station of Howth, which is very rare for a loco hauled train. We return through the Dublin suburbs to Connolly. We then depart for Connolly to the South of Ireland picking up at Portarlington. We call at Limerick Junction and then head across to Clonmel.

At Clonmel, you will have time for a break and to admire one of the last semaphore signaling locations in Ireland. We then race across to Limerick for a change of locomotive and then proceed to Cork, our stop for the night.

Sunday morning will see us take in the Cork suburban lines, firstly out to Cobh and then out to Midleton, with the Cork standby locomotive bringing us back into Cork each time. A lunchtime departure out of Cork and up the mainline to Dublin with a stop in Thurles and Portarlington for set down and into Dublin Connolly.

It doesn't end there. We will recreate another journey from the past and a Northern Commuter run out to Drogheda, run around and then back into Connolly to finish our epic 2-day tour.

As with previous diesel railtours this one is sure to be very popular and will sell out quickly so don't delay, and get your booking in as soon as possible.

The train will be made up of our Cravens coaching stock complete with usual facilities of snack car serving a variety of hot and cold items throughout the day alongside our renowned bar car with draught and craft beer available all day.

 

[MidlandDeltic2]

Looks good, but the price of accommodation in Cork is seriously insane.  More per night in October for a three-star or a B&B than I paid for a four star hotel in Jersey in June. It's actually a lot cheaper (75% chraper!) to get the train back to Portlaoise on the Saturday and back south on the Sunday - but thay means missing Cobh and, more importantly (for me at least) Midleton. Will keep looking, but it looks like a no.  Adding two nights hotel in Dublin will also affect GB bookings I suspect!

 MD

[Westcorkrailway]

Anyone need accomidation in cork  

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Anyone need accomidation in cork  

Party at your house, Westcorkrailway!

[Westcorkrailway]

37 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Party at your house, Westcorkrailway!

No guiness….only beamish!

[jhb171achill]

53 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

No guiness….only beamish!

Murphy’s?