SPECIALIST contractors and Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (IÉ) workers have completed essential coastal defence repairs on the scenic stretch of the former Dublin & South Eastern
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Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter
BRITISH railtour operator Steam Dreams returned to Ireland during September with its multi-day ‘Emerald Isle Craic Express’. The charter was operated in conjunction with the
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‘071s’ keep the West awake on RPSI diesel special to Ballina
MULTIPLE working was the order of the day for the RPSI’s ‘West Awake’ railtour on April 13. Class 071 Nos. 075 and 082 worked the
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Lazarus Lines: Maam Cross – Ireland’s ‘quiet’ railway revival
Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Jim Deegan, the man behind the Connemara Railway Project, to find out more about his ambitious plans to return 5ft 3in-gauge
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RPSI outlines plans for first 2019 railtours
THE Railway Preservation Society of Ireland has released details of its first two major railtours for the first half of 2019. First up is the
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