RPSI ‘The Sligo Leitrim’ Railtour - 22nd April 2023

Heritage Diesel Railtour Connolly-M3 Parkwary-Sligo-Broombridge - Newcomen Jct - Connolly (7) Grand Canal (2) -Dublin Connolly Saturday 22nd April 2023 The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland is delighted to announce "The Sligo Leitrim" Diesel Railtour. This is the FIRST 201 loco hauled train to Sligo & the FIRST to M3 Parkway. The tour will depart from Dublin Connolly and proceed towards Maynooth, however at Clonsilla we will swing right to take the old line towards Navan, passing through Hansfield (photo), Dunboyne and into M3 Parkway where our 201 loco will ubhook. We will then proceed to Connolly with an 071 Class loco. From Connolly we will depart to Sligo with our 201 loco throughout. Beyond Longford it will be the FIRST 201 class loco hauling a passenger train ever. At Sligo we will have 90 minutes break to enjoy the delights of Sligo, the capital of the North West. We will then depart Sligo for an historic FIRST EVER 201 class locomotive departure from Sligo. We will have photo stops on our way up to Dublin. BUT, It doesn't end there. On approach to Dublin, we will swing right at Glasnevin and take the MGWR line towards Dublin, we will then take the Newcomen Curve towards platform 7 in Connolly. This again will be a FIRST for a 201 class loco hauled passenger train to take Newcomen curve. The tour will then proceed across the Loop Line Bridge through the centre of Dublin via Tara Street, Pearse and then into Grand Canal Dock Platform 2. This will be the FIRST loco hauled train into the "new" platform 2 / "Bay Platform" at GCD. After all of that excitement, we have arranged for an 071 Class to take the FIRST EVER 071 out of Grand Canal Dock Platform 2 back to Dublin Connolly where the tour will terminate.