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West’s Awake

Saturday 10 March 2001

Station Arr Dep/Pass   Loco
Dublin Heuston   05:50   185
Islandbridge Jn 05:55 05:59 Rev 127+135
Cabra   06:02    
Glasnevin Jn   06:04    
Dublin Connolly 06:09 06:11    
Dublin Pearse   06:14    
Lansdowne Road   06:16    
Dun Laoghaire 06:22 06:24    
Dalkey   06:29    
Bray 06:40 06:55 Rev 081
Dalkey   07:04    
Dun Laoghaire 07:09 07:11    
Lansdowne Road   07:20    
Dublin Pearse   07:24    
Dublin Connolly 07:29 07:33    
Glasnevin Jn   07:38    
Cabra   07:40    
Islandbridge Jn   07:44   123+133
Inchicore   07:49    
Hazelhatch & Celbridge   07:56    
Sallins & Naas   08:03    
Kildare   08:13    
Cherryville Jn   08:15    
Portarlington 08:24 08:26    
Geashill   08:37    
Tullamore   08:46    
Clara 08:55 09:08    
Clonydonnin   09:18    
Athlone 09:28 09:34    
Knockcroghery   09:52    
Roscommon   09:59    
Castlerea   10:17    
Ballyhaunis   10:32    
Claremorris   10:46    
Manulla Jn   11:00    
Castlebar 11:06 11:21    
Westport 11:40 12:15 Rev  
Castlebar   12:30    
Manulla Jn   12:36    
Claremorris   12:49    
Ballyhaunis   13:04    
Castlerea 13:19 13:49    
Roscommon   14:08    
Knockcroghery   14:15    
Athlone 14:35 14:45 Rev  
Ballinasloe   15:00    
Woodlawn   15:10    
Attymon Jn   15:15    
Athenry 15:22 15:28    
Galway 15:44 16:40 Rev  
Athenry 16:54 17:04    
Attymon Jn   17:11    
Woodlawn   17:16    
Ballinasloe   17:25    
Athlone 17:43 17:56   073
Clonydonnin   18:05    
Clara 18:14 18:20    
Tullamore   18:30    
Geashill 18:41 18:54    
Portarlington 19:04 19:06    
Cherryville Jn   19:15    
Kildare   19:17    
Curragh   19:19    
Newbridge   19:21    
Sallins & Naas   19:27    
Hazelhatch & Celbridge   19:33    
Inchicore   19:43    
Islandbridge Jn   19:50    
Cabra   19:52    
Glasnevin Jn   19:54    
Dublin Connolly 20:00 20:05    
Dublin Pearse   20:08    
Lansdowne Road   20:10    
Dun Laoghaire 20:16 20:18    
Dalkey   20:23    
Bray 20:35 21:04 Rev  
Dalkey   21:13    
Dun Laoghaire 21:18 21:20    
Dublin Pearse   21:26    
Dublin Connolly 21:31 21:33    
Glasnevin Jn   21:38    
Cabra   21:40    
Islandbridge Jn 21:45 21:50 Rev ???
Dublin Heuston 21:55      
       
Notes  
Rev - Reverse
 

Tour Review

Locomotive No. 127 failed at Booterstown whilst on route to Bray while operating in multiple with locomotive No. 135. Locomotive No. 135 managed to continue forward with the train as far as Bray with No. 127 dead. Locomotive No. 081 was then sent light engine to Bray to haul the train back to Islandbridge Junction, where it was replaced by locomotives Nos. 123 + 133. However, locomotives Nos. 123 + 133 were also not in the best of health, suffering from low power, and were loosing time all the way towards Westport.

So much time was lost on the outward journey that engineers, who were waiting to take possession of the line between Claremorris and Westport in order to replace a bridge, had decided to start work. As such the railtour had to be terminated at Claremorris, omitting the section between Claremorris and Westport. In the meantime, Iarnród Éireann sent locomotive No. 073 to Athlone to replace the ailing 121 class locomotives on their return. Unfortunately, more time was lost on the return journey, which meant that the section between Athlone and Galway also had to be omitted from the itinerary. The two 121 class locomotives were replaced at Athlone, with the railtour returning directly to Dublin behind locomotive No. 073.

The train was formed of Iarnród Éireann Cravens coaches.

133 + 123 Claremorris (Martin Baumann)

073 Athlone (Martin Baumann)

 

 

 
Date last updated: 23 March 2010