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Steam Trains Ireland - RPSI Events 2008
Further down the page is a table of all the trains we plan to operate this year.

RPSI Upcoming Events:

Posters for our trains.
You can help us by printing them out and displaying them in a public place. Thank you.

Details of the event.
When it operates, how much it costs and where to buy tickets.

"The Barrow Bridge"
Annual May International Railtour

The weekend of 10th and 11th May 2008
The 2008 International Railtour will be centred on Waterford, with fringe activities proposed on either side of that to create the extended weekend our customers, many travelling from Britain and further afield, are looking for.

BOOK TICKETS

Whitehead, Sooty Face!
Friday 16th May
7.30pm - 9pm
Film show. Shaun the Sheep and Steam Trains
at Whitehead Community Centre, 20 Balmoral Avenue, Whitehead.
Print out you Shaun the Sheep mask (opposite) and wear it on the night!

Saturday 17th May
11am - 5pm
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland invites you to visit our working museum at Castleview Road, Whitehead.

Teas
Workshop Tours
Travel Poster Art
Have-a-go pottery
Steam train rides

Steam and Jazz trains
6th, 13th and 27th June
Take the steam train in the style of yesteryear, with music from the Apex Jazz band - playing their traditional New Orleans Jazz. Each passenger receives a complimentary glass of wine, and at each station stop the band plays on the platform while everybody joins in with the dancing.

Trains leave Central Station in Belfast at 19.35, and return by 23.45

Ticket price £22 per person

Tickets are available from the Belfast Welcome Centre.

Buy online - CLICK HERE to buy online
Telephone sales - +44(0)28 9024 6609
Call and collect: Belfast Welcome Centre, 47 Donegall Place, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 5AD

Click here to see what the Steam and Jazz train is all about.

Book tickets for Dublin based steam trains.

Steam Trains from Dublin Our Dublin based steam trains can be booked in advance by printing off, completing and returning the Dublin Area booking form with the correct payment.

You can also obtain this form by calling our Dublin ticket agents on 01 280 9147

Our trains are very popular. Register your email address with us and we will send you an email with details when tickets go on sale. We promise not to give your email address to any other organisation.

REMEMBER - ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL TRAINS unless otherwise stated.
Attempting to travel without a ticket at the main departure station OR without a ticket and at a different station on the route causes the RPSI major problems. We sell tickets for the seats on the train, therefore you are very likely to be refused a seat on the train or be asked to leave if you do not have a ticket. Please purchase your ticket in advance.
PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY AROUND OUR TRAINS:
If you are going to watch, photograph or travel on an RPSI steam train, please remember that the trains are operated on the national rail networks along with scheduled passenger services. Trespassing to watch or photograph a steam train endangers your safety, the safety of others and disrupts the operation of all trains on the network - please act responsibly. Both Translink and Irish Rail have severe penalties for trespassers.

Public Steam Trains in Ireland 2008
The right hand column in this table lists the preserved steam locomotive that we are planning to haul your train. We will make all reasonable efforts to have this locomotive haul the train, however, we reserve the right to substitute another steam or diesel locomotive.
It should be noted that all train details are subject to change or cancellation at short notice and advance booking is essential.

Month	Date	Day	Starting Station - Destination Station	Ticket status & proposed steam locomotive that will haul the train.
March	24	Mon	“Easter Bunny”; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Sold
May	7	Wed	“Barrow Bridge”; Dundalk - Dublin	4	Book Now
	9	Fri	“Barrow Bridge”; Dublin - Mullingar - Dublin	186	Book Now
	10	Sat	“Barrow Bridge”; Dublin - Carlow - Waterford - Clonmel -Waterford	4	Book Now
	11	Sun	“Barrow Bridge”; Waterford - Rosslare - Dublin	4	Book Now
	12	Mon	“Barrow Bridge”; Dublin - Dundalk	4	Book Now
	17	Sat	“Whitehead Sooty Face”; Whitehead train rides site tours and displays	3BG	Pay on the day
June	6	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (wine & music)	4	Available from Belfast Welcome Centre
	13	Fri	““Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (wine & music)	4	Available from Belfast Welcome Centre
	15	Sun	“Steam Enterprise”; Belfast - Dublin & return	4/186	Not for sale yet
	20	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination &return (wine & music)	4	Sold out
	22	Sun	“Steam Enterprise”; Belfast - Dublin & return	4/186	Not for sale yet
	27	Fri	“Steam & Jazz”; Belfast - Mystery Destination & return (wine & music)	186	Available from Belfast Welcome Centre
	28	Sat	“Narnia Express”; Dublin - Mullingar - Enfield - Mullingar	4	Booking Form
	29	Sun	“Narnia Express”; Mullingar - Dublin	4	Booking Form
	30	Mon	Private Charter; Belfast - Cultra - Bangor & return	GM (diesel)	Private train
July	13	Sun	“Sea Breeze”; Dublin - Rathdrum - Wexford - Rosslare& return	4	Booking Form
	26	Sat	"Whitehead Community Festival"; Whitehead train rides & site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
August	3	Sun	“Sea Breeze”; Dublin - Rathdrum - Wexford - Rosslare& return	4	Booking Form
	9	Sat	“Bangor Belle”; Portadown - Bangor & return	186	Not for sale yet
	24	Sun	“Bangor Belle”; Lisburn - Bangor & return [x2]	186	Not for sale yet
	24	Sun	“Sea Breeze”; Dublin - Rathdrum - Wexford - Rosslare &return	4	Booking Form
September	7	Sun	“European Architectural Heritage Day”; Whiteheadtrain rides & site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
	14	Sun	“European Architectural Heritage Day”; Whitehead train rides& site tours	3BG	Pay on the day
	20	Sat	"Country Comes to Town"; Lisburn - Moira - Lurgan - Portadown& return [x3]	186	Not for sale yet
	28	Sun	"Dundalk Excursion"; Details TBA	4	Booking Form
October	26	Sun	“Broomstick Belle”; Belfast - Whitehead & return[x2]	186	Not for sale yet
November	29	Sat	“Santa Special”; Ballymena - Antrim & return/ Belfast - Whitehead & return	186	Not for sale yet
December	6	Sat	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Not for sale yet
	6	Sat	“Santa Special”; Portadown - Lisburn & return [x2]	186	Not for sale yet
	7	Sun	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Not for sale yet
	7	Sun	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2] +Carrickfergus & return	186	Not for sale yet
	13	Sat	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Not for sale yet
	13	Sat	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2]	186	Not for sale yet
	14	Sun	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Not for sale yet
	14	Sun	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2] +Carrickfergus & return	186	Not for sale yet
	20	Sat	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Not for sale yet
	20	Sat	“Santa Special”; Belfast - Whitehead & return [x2]	186	Not for sale yet
	21	Sun	“Santa Special”; Dublin - Maynooth & return [x3]	4	Not for sale yet
	28	Sun	“Steam Enterprise”; Belfast - Dublin & return	4/186	Not for sale yet


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