Blog | Táilte Tours

Dec 3
5 min

Táilte, Dublin's last express steam locomotive

In the early 1950s, Táilte is seen at Dublin Amiens Street (now Connolly) on the Dublin-Cork leg of the "Enterprise" service. Photo from...

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Nov 21
11 min

A virtual tour of Belfast's terminus railway stations, past & present.

Since 1839, Belfast has enjoyed a fascinating and diverse railway history; a story of change, death and rebirth. Belfast had no less than...

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Oct 11
13 min

A virtual tour of Dublin's seven railway termini (or is it eight?)

Despite being one of the smaller European capitals, Dublin has managed to host no less seven mainline railway terminus stations...

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Sep 25
2 min

Táilte Tours makes contribution towards Cavan & Leitrim loco overhaul

It is with great pleasure that Táilte Tours can announce that it is using some of the proceeds from its various Irish railtours and...

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Sep 11
4 min

Our day tour from Dublin to the Downpatrick & County Down Railway August 2023

An overcast sky did nothing to dispel spirits as our group gathered at Connolly station Luas stop on the morning of the Saturday August...

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Jul 12
6 min

Celebrating 20 years of the 29000 class Irish railcars

Summer 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Iarnród Éireann 29000 (originally 2900) class diesel railcar units in service. Currently...

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May 12
6 min

The Suir Lee Knot Railtour recap

The "Suir Lee Knot" railtour was an experiment on a number of fronts. Would a railtour out of Cork fill? Would a railtour using railcar...

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Mar 6
5 min

The 2600 class: the railcars that keep on going

2608 in the original orange and black colour scheme on a bank holiday relief train at Gorey, May 2002. Though by this stage the set had...

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Oct 26, 2022
2 min

The Greatest Show—the Model Railway & Hobby Exhibition 2022 is almost here.

For many Irish railway enthusiasts, a highlight of the calendar is the annual Model Railways & Hobbies Exhibition. Held in Dublin every...

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Sep 12, 2022
5 min

Wild Rose Railtour Rewind

After the long day that was the "Premier Rose" railtour from Dublin to Kerry, the Táilte team had somewhat of a lie-in before the second...

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Sep 11, 2022
7 min

Premier Rose Railtour Postscript

A recap of our first ever railtour, the "Premier Rose" from Dublin to Kerry.

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Aug 11, 2022
4 min

75 years of the Enterprise train

11th August 2022 marks an auspicious date for Irish railway enthusiasts, it being the 75th anniversary of what may well be Ireland's most...

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Jul 8, 2022
2 min

The Casino Model Railway Museum: its unique role in the story of Irish railway heritage.

At Táilte Tours, we’re all about celebrating the expansive history of Irish railways and the role which they played in society. With that...

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Jun 18, 2022
4 min

The 201 class—the Irish GM fleet with more than meets the eye.

The most powerful locomotives ever to run in Ireland, the GM 201 class have one of the most diverse livery ranges.

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May 5, 2022
4 min

Inchicore Works—keeping rolling stock rolling for 176 years.

Inchicore Works is now 176 years in operation, with a celebratory open day event due to take place on Saturday 7th May 2022. It...

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Apr 11, 2022
5 min

The Irish railway preservation groups our railtour is supporting.

One of the primary objectives of Táilte Tours is to help raise both funds and awareness for Ireland’s voluntary-run heritage railway...

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Mar 28, 2022
3 min

An introduction to Táilte Tours—Ireland's newest railtour promoter.

Welcome to our first blog article. As an introduction, we thought we’d provide a bit of information on our background, why we decided to...

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CIE green liveried 800 Class steam loco enamel pin (only a few left)

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