ITG Supertrain tour

14th October 2006

It was my best ever railtour I've have been on and my first Irish one. The stock used was vacuum braked Mark 2d known as Supertrains when they introduced back in 1972.

The route and locos for this tour are:
Dublin Connolly - Cobh 080
Cobh - Limerick 171 + 192
Limerick - Ballybrophy 124 + 134
Ballybrophy - Dublin Connolly 134 + 124


06:43 - 221 awaits departure for the 07:35 to Belfast, the first Enterprise of the day


08:00 - We were delayed at Islandbridge Junction to let the 08:05 to Westport passed


163 shunts Mk 2s at Heuston carriage sidings


09:24 - 080 at Ballybrophy


10:32 - 080 at Charleville


11:20 - 085 at Cork taken from the train

End of the line at Cobh