This
railtour was originally advertised to run from Waterford
to Rosslare Harbour and then from Rosslare Harbour to
Dublin Connolly on the return leg. However, on 7th
March a shipping vessel collided with the Barrow Bridge
(between Waterford and Campile), which resulted in the
line being closed for several months. The railtour
itinerary showed the original route, but a revised
schedule was prepared whereby the railtour would run
from Waterford to Limerick Junction and then back to
Dublin Connolly as shown in the timings schedule above.
Due to
delays in bringing the empty stock round from Dublin
Heuston in the morning, the railtour started at Dublin
Connolly instead, with passengers being conveyed up from
Bray and Dun Laoghaire by service DART. Further delays
due to poor train regulation meant that departure from
Dublin Connolly was significantly later than planned. As
a result, on arrival at Kildare, it was decided to send
the train directly down the Waterford line, instead of
running to Dublin Heuston and back. Unfortunately,
further pathing problems on the Waterford line incurred
further heavy delays, and so upon arrival at Waterford
it was then too late for the train to return via
Limerick Junction. The train then returned directly to
Dublin Connolly via Kilkenny and Kildare. Finally, due
to engineering work, the railtour was eventually
terminated at Dublin Connolly, with passengers being
transferred onto to a service DART for Dun Laoghaire and
Bray.