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 railways. Examples include visits to Irish railway engineering facilities (exclusive to IRRS members) and diesel hauled excursion trains to unusual locations. Forthcoming Society outings are detailed below:
“The Har-stone Explorer” – 18th May 2025
A tram tour has been arranged to transverse the Green Line on Sunday 18th May 2025, covering a variety of non-passenger track and one of the unopened stations on the Green Line. The requested itinerary is:
Broombridge Depot – Broombridge Depot West Gate – Broombridge outbound platform (Rev) – Beechwood – Beechwood Emergency Crossover (Rev) – St. Stephens Green – St. Stephens Green emergency refuge siding (Rev) (photo stop) – Brennanstown (unopened station) (photo stop) – Brides Glen inbound platform (Rev) – Broombridge Depot East Gate – Broombridge Depot.
Tour passengers are to meet at Broombridge Depot at 1030 hrs for a 1100 start time. Bookings for this outing open on Friday 7th March at 09.00 and should be made via our booking form below or https://irrsouting180525.eventbrite.ie
BOOKING FORM – “The Har-stone Explorer”
Outing to Belfast Grand Central & Adelaide Depot – 28th May 2025
An outing has been arranged to visit the new Belfast Grand Central Station and Adelaide Depot on Wednesday 28th May 2025. The outing will travel from Dublin Connolly at 07:40 hrs on a Iarnrod Eireann 22000 Class Intercity Railcar set via the new hourly “Enterprise” to Belfast. Travel between Grand Central and Adelaide will be via local Northern Ireland Railways services. A light lunch will be provided at Adelaide Depot and guests will have time in Belfast for refreshments at their own discretion before returning to Dublin on a classic locomotive hauled Enterprise train set at 19:00 hrs.
Bookings for this outing open on Friday 7th March at 09.00 and should be made via our booking form below or https://irrsouting280525.eventbrite.ie
BOOKING FORM – “Belfast Grand Central & Adelaide Depot”
