Waterside railway station
Waterside railway station in Derry/Londonderry Northern Ireland originally opened 1852 now completely refurbished at a cost of 27 million pounds. Reopened 21 st October 2019
Steam Trains In Northern Ireland
RPSI’s number 4 Tank engine and number 131 on the Steam and Jazz railtours and portrush flyer.
GNR V Class Locomotive 85 'Merlin' Barn, Carrickfergus
GNR V Class Locomotive 85 'Merlin' is seen at Barn Footbridge and chuffing through the old Barn Halt in Carrickfergus Town, County Antrim.
Q class steam locomotive number 131 on Trial runs - Sunday 5th of November 2017
On Sunday the 5th of November 2017, The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland's recently preserved Q class steam locomotive number 131 is seen here on it's trial runs between Whitehead
- Carrickfergus and Carrickfergus - Belfast Central.
0:00 - 1:35, To start the video off we head to the former station of Barn, located between Carrickfergus and Downshire where we see Q class locomotive number 131 passing light engine while heading to Carrickfergus, 131 started it's trials by running light engine, then it would haul a train later in the day.
1:35 - 4:06, next we head to Downshire Station where we see 131 passing while returning to Whitehead light engine, there it would collect five Mark 2 coaches before departing to Carrickfergus.
4:06 - 13:54, next we head to the beautiful Carrickfergus station where we see 131 arriving and departing with it's first train on the mainline since 1963, so a very historic moment. We also see two NIR CAF class 3000 DMU's on local services.
13:54 - 15:14, next we head to East Bridge Street located right outside Belfast Central station where we see 131 arriving at Belfast Central for the very first time, again a very historic moment.
15:14 - 16:24, and finally to end the day we head to the Dargan Bridge where we see 131 passing while returning back to Whitehead after a successful day of trails.
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UK's Worst Rail Operators (2002)
Nick Knowles and Rianna Scipio tour the UK following public nominating who they felt were the worst Train Operating company in the UK.
First shown in Spring 2002, many long gone TOCs, liveries and trains appear, most notably including NIR Class 80 and Class 450 Thumper DEMUs.
Part one features Translink Northern Ireland Railways, and Virgin CrossCountry.
461 Runs to Great Victoria Street to Run Round
Trains at Belfast Lanyon Place 05/07/2019|RPSI Steam & Jazz, Enterprise & DMUs|Railfanning#51
Here we see some trains at Belfast Lanyon Place, formerly Belfast Central, on the evening of Friday 05/07/2019.
Trains include:
Translink NIR class 3000 and 400 DMUs,
Dublin to Belfast Enterprise with class 201 traction,
RPSI's Steam & Jazz with 2-6-4T Jeep no 4,
This is my first video of Ireland and Northern Ireland's 5ft3 railways.
Hope you enjoy.
RPSI Whitehead - Summer Steam & Open Day
Summer Steam & Open Day event at The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland's base at Whitehead, Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland.
*Ex Guinness Brewery 0-4-0 Saddle Tank No.3BG hauling short trips within the base formed of ex Great Northern brake van 'Ivan' and an ex British Rail built Mk2 coach.
*141 Class locomotive No.B142, stabled within the RPSI base.
12/09/2010
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8090 Leaves Whitehead 8th September 2011
With not long to go before final withdrawal, 80 Class DEMU 8090 leaves Whitehead with a morning service for Belfast
Steam Train's In Northern Ireland & Southern Ireland 1950's 1960's
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RPSI number 85 Merlin on Santa special passing through Carrickfergus on Belfast to Whitehead 4/12/16
via YouTube Capture
White Helmets thrill hundreds at last parade in Dorset
The White Helmets, a motor cycle display team, had their last ever parade after being wound up by the British Army. Report by Sarah Duffy.
Lifts at Carrickfergus Train Station
Portrush Flyer at Kingsmoss West 27 August 2017
This is the RPSI's No 85, named Merlin, 4-4-0, which was built in 1932 for the GNR(I) on her Portrush Flyer trip on the 27 August 2017, seen here passing Kingsmoss West level crossing.
07/05/09 Timelapse steam raising RPSI No.4 at Whitehead
Prior to operating a Belfast-Dublin train ex LMS NCC WT class No.4 is lit up at the Whitehead depot of the RPSI.
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Old Trains Travelling In Belfast & Surrounding Areas 1950's 1960's
Driver Ned Nelson and Fireman Barney McCrory on Number 10
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UK: Northern Ireland Railways Class 450 'Castle' DEMU at Moira on a Larne Harbour to Portadown train
UK: A Northern Ireland Railways Class 450 'Castle' DEMU departs from Moira (County Down) on the 0615 Larne Harbour to Portadown (via Belfast, Great Victoria Street) train. Recorded 10th May 2004.
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The Class 450 is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) formerly used by Northern Ireland Railways. They were affectionately nicknamed 'Thumpers' and 'Castles' (Also known as the Castle Class) by rail enthusiasts.
In the mid 1980s, Northern Ireland Railways was in the process of upgrading its rolling stock. Having already purchased three new locomotives, it then proceeded to purchase replacements for its Class 70 diesel multiple units. A total of nine three car trains were constructed by BREL between 1985 and 1987 intended to supplement the existing Class 80 DMUs then in service. The trains were constructed using underframes of existing Mark 1 coaching stock, altered to 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) and new Mark 3 bodyshells. Because of this, they bear a strong resemblance to the British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 210 (based on), British Rail Class 317, British Rail Class 318 and British Rail Class 455, as they use Mark 3 bodyshells. These were combined with refurbished power units and traction motors from the withdrawn Class 70 units (there were only eight Class 70 units available to be salvaged, so the equipment for the ninth train came from a withdrawn Class 80 train, powercar 88).
The Class 450 operate along the same lines as the prototype Class 210 DMUs on the British network, in that they consist of a single power car containing the traction and generating equipment (numbered 45x), an intermediate trailer car (numbered 79x) and a driving trailer (numbered 78x) as permanently formed 3 car sets. An additional 8 has been added to the start of all the cars so that they can be used by Translink's computer system.
In 2005, the entire fleet underwent an extensive refurbishment to bring them up to a similar standard to the newly introduced Class 3000 units, enabling them to remain in service for at least another 5 to 7 years. This will take them up to the point where they are expected to become life-expired.
In 2011, the entire Class 450 fleet, together with the remaining Class 80 units, was listed by NI Railways for disposal.
The entire Class 450 fleet has now been withdrawn from service, following the arrival of enough Class 4000 units to displace the 450 units serving the Larne line and Portrush branch.
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Moira is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the borders with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Belfast–Dublin railway line are nearby. The settlement has existed since time immemorial. In a 2008 estimate the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency approximated the population of Moira to be 4,221.
The etymology of Moira is somewhat uncertain. It seems to be an anglicisation of the Irish Maigh Rath, which may mean either 'plain of the wheels' or 'plain of the ringforts'. Another Irish form of the name is Mag Rath. The change most probably occurred during or before the Plantation of Ulster. Regardless Moira has now evolved to become both the official name and the one in everyday use.
Moira remained relatively uneventful for most of the 20th century, but did not escape The Troubles. On 20 February 1998 dissident republicans planted a 500 lb (227 kg) car bomb exploded outside the police station, injuring 11 people. The bomb was intended to kill police officers due to do a shift change. The blast was so loud that it could be heard fully twenty miles (32 km) away in Belfast. The bomb caused extensive damage, resulting in the police station and several nearby buildings having to be rebuilt. The bombing also threatened to derail the peace process at the time.
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NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, whose parent company is the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company. The rail network in Northern Ireland is not part of the National Rail network of Great Britain, being part of the Irish Gauge network covering the island of Ireland.
NIR jointly runs the Enterprise train service between Belfast and Dublin with Iarnród Éireann. There is no link to the rail system in Great Britain, although proposals have been made, though allowances would have to be made for the different rail gauge in use in Britain and the rest of Europe.
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461 departs Belfast central bang ontime with the 14:57 run to Whitehead
RPSI Santa Special - 18th December 2016
Videos of the last Santa steam trains of 2016 in Northern Ireland. Footage taken in Carrickfergus area and Belfast Central.
NYMR Spring Gala 07.05.10 (pt.3) GNR N2 1744
The diminutive but punchy Ex-GNR Class N2 0-6-2T No 1744 (LNER No. 1744, BR 69523) built by the North British Locomotive Co. in Glasgow and designed by Gresley, features here in 3 clips. Firstly bursting out of the tunnel (and past 53809 who was taking water), heading South by Grosmont shed and being banked by 76079. Then charging up the bank near Green End with assistance from 45428 Eric Treacy. Finally heading towards Darnholme having just crossed Bridge 30.