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The last of a breed: a look at the GNR U Class locos The Great Northern Railway of Ireland U class occupies an interesting place in the story of Irish steam locomotive development, and while at a casual glance may look similar to other GNR classes such ...

Our latest blog article takes a look at the GNR U Class, the last inside cylinder 4-4-0s built anywhere in the world.

Cover photo by kind courtesy of Jonathan Beaumont.

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GNR(I) U Class locomotive No.203 "Armagh" enamel badge | Táilte Tours Out latest badge depicts GNR(I) U class locomotve No.203 "Armagh".Thanks are due to Innis Mennie for his assistance in creating this design.

It's been a while since we released a new steam locomotive badge, so we thought it was time to fix that.

The latest addition to our badge line depicts GNR U Class 4-4-0 No.203 "Armagh".

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Literally just in the door here at our running shed!

Order by 4pm today and you might have yours in time for Pride this weekend. Proceeds from these badges will be donated towards a LGBTQIA+ charity.

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Recap: The On the Laois tour | A steam tour with a difference A recap of our 10th operation, the "On the Laois" tour to Straffan and Stradbally.

We've added an article recapping our recent "On the Laois" tour, grab yourself a cuppa and have a read.
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We hope you all enjoyed the day. Incidentally, this was the 10th operation for our little group since we started three years ago. And as our plans are concerned, this is still only just the beginning...

A big thank you to everyone who joined us on our "On the Laois" tour today, we think you'll agree that the teams at The Steam Museum and Stradbally Woodland Railway put on an excellent show for us. We'll have a full report in due course.

Next stop, the Stradbally Woodland Railway, where "Róisín" becomes the fourth steam locomotive to take part in one of our tours.

First stop on today's tour was the Steam Museum at Straffan. Great to meet with the museum's founder, Robert C. Guinness, seen here with three of our Directors, Wesley Molloy, Alex Richardson and David Walsh.

📷 Adrian Dawe

As you can imagine, transporting these locomotives is not cheap, nor is their restoration. So we’ve decided to help them out by commissioning some special keyrings, all proceeds from these will be donated directly to the ITG to help them in their efforts.
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As many of you will have seen, our friends in The Irish Traction Group have started to move their stored diesels to the Downpatrick and County Down Railway museum. We congratulate our volunteer colleagues in the ITG for their perseverance and dedication to preserving these classic Irish locos.

Congratulations to Mid West Model Railway Club on a very successful first exhibition, and thank you for having us. We've attached some photos of their excellent Treaty Junction layout which draws inspiration from Limerick Junction over the years.

We're all ready to go at the first ever Mid West Model Railway Club Exhibition in the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick. Open Saturday and Sunday 11:00-17:00.

80 years of CIÉ—a look at its role in Irish transport history 2025 marks another important anniversary in the history of Irish transport, for it is now 80 years since Coras Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) was established, going on to become a household name within Ireland...

We have put together this article to celebrate the 80th anniversary of CIÉ and its role in Irish transport history.

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The On the Laois tour | Táilte Tours A bus day tour from Dublin to the Straffan Steam Museum and steam train rides on the Stradbally Woodland Railway, that's a steam double!

We've some places remaining for our "On The Laois" tour to the Steam Museum and Stradbally Woodland Railway on Saturday 14th June, why not treat your Dad to a Father's Day weekend adventure?

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The On the Laois tour | Táilte Tours A day tour from Dublin to the Straffan Steam Museum and steam train rides on the Stradbally Woodland Railway, that's a steam double!

It's full steam ahead for our next day tour.

Taking place on Saturday 14th June, our "On the Laois" tour is a bus tour from Dublin visiting both the Steam Museum on Straffan and the Stradbally Woodland Railway. www.tailtetours.com/event-detail...

All ready to go at the Mullingar Die-cast, Toy & Model Show in the Mullingar Park Hotel. Open until 17:00.

Railtour Recap: The Eyre Lee Bird Railtour I Railtour from Cork to Galway Táilte Tours' 2025 season kicked off on Saturday 5th April, with the operation of our "Eyre Lee Bird" railtour from Cork to Galway.

We've added a blog recapping our recent "Eyre Lee Bird" railtour from Cork to Galway (via Limerick and Ennis), which operated using an Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail 2600 class railcar set. Over 180 passengers travelled on this day excursion.

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Only two weeks to go until our first mainline railtour of 2025, picking up at Cork, Mallow and Limerick Junction. (Dublin passengers may wish to join at the latter via the 08:00 Heuston-Cork service).
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Rhomberg Sersa operates and maintains the On Track Machine (OTM) fleet on behalf of Iarnród Éireann. With a team of over 65, Rhomberg Sersa is based in Kildare and delivers services including tamping, surveying and ballast cleaning. You can find further information at ireland.rhomberg-sersa.com/en

We are pleased to welcome back Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group (Ireland) as a sponsor of our "Eyre Lee Bird" 2600 class 'Arrow' railtour from Cork to Galway and back via the Western Rail Corridor on Saturday 5th April.

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“Arrow” to return to Galway on Táilte Tours Charter this Spring Celebrity train to return to Galway this April

Set to run on Saturday April 5, the “Eyre Lee Bird” trip will run from Cork to Galway via the reopened Western Rail Corridor. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/arrow-to-return-to-galway-on-tailte-tours-charter-this-spring.html #ireland #RailwayHeritage #TáilteTours

It is with pleasure that we welcome Casino Model Railway Museum Malahide as a sponsor of our forthcoming "Eyre Lee Bird" diesel railtour from Cork to Galway and back on Saturday 5th April.

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Upcoming Outings For over 70 years the IRRS has held hundreds of outings to locations of railway interest, both in Ireland and abroad. The nature of outings and activities have evolved with the developments of Irish r...

The Irish Railway Record Society have two upcoming outings of #railway interest in May 2025.
* On 18th May a Luas tour on the Green Line featuring non-pass track.
* On 28th May a visit to NI Railways
Belfast Grand Central & Adelaide Depot.

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A Historic Tour of Cork's Railway Station Termini, Past & Present. With 2024 marking the 175th anniversary of the arrival of railways in Cork, we thought the time was right to take a tour of history and heritage of the city's railway termini to date.

Learn all about the history of Cork's railway termini in our blog, it has had a lot more than you'd think.

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DUNDALK "Central Signal Cabin", pictured newly constructed circa 1900. Digitised print ex-IRRS Archive. #irishrailarchives

The Eyre Lee Bird railtour | Táilte Tours A day excursion from Cork to Galway back via the scenic Western Rail Corridor, a rare chance to travel by 2600 class 'Arrow' railcars into the west of Ireland. Pick up at Mallow and Limerick Junction.

Our first railtour of 2025 is now open for bookings. The "Eyre Lee Bird" will be taking a classic 2600 class railcar set from #Cork to #Galway

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