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

Táilte Tours is pleased to announce it has made donation of over €1600 worth of enamel railway badges to Donegal Railway Heritage Centre.

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

2026 marks 50 years since the re-opening of the former Belfast Central Railway route which incorporated the opening of what is now known as Belfast Lanyon Place station (or Belfast Central as it was called at the time).

A look at 165 years of railway history in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow.

1925 marks the 100th Anniversary of the introduction of the first 'Woolwich', or K1 class, steam locomotives on the Great Southern Railways in Ireland.

Much loved by passengers, City Imp buses have their own story to tell.   How did these buses come into being? How come they were so successful? Why were they red and yellow, and more importantly, where did all the routes go to?   

The railway line to Ardee opened in 1896, closed to passengers in the 1930s but stayed open for goods and special excursion trains and railtours until 1975.

Last November we kicked off the Great Southern Railway(s) 100th Anniversary celebrations with a railtour over much of its premier...

It is now over 80 years since the last passenger train served the Woodenbridge-Shillelagh branch line, and in this article, we will take a look at the history of the Shillelagh branch line.

Perhaps the most iconic Irish school bus, the CIÉ SS class undertook the majority of school transport in Ireland for over 25 years

One anniversary this year, which we could not let go unmarked, is the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the railway in Navan, Co. Meath.

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 as the Q or S type, they hold a special all of their own.

A recap of our 10th operation, the "On the Laois" tour to Straffan and Stradbally.

June 2025 marks the 175th anniversary of a major development in the history of transport in Cork: the opening of the Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway.

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. In this article, we will explore its history, including the factors that led to its formation and its development over the past eight decades.

2025 is the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Castleisland Railway.

2025 marks 60 years the closure of major parts of the Northern Ireland rail network.

January 2025 marks an important anniversary in the history of Irish transport, for it is now 75 years since CIÉ’s first mainline diesel loco

A look at the first railway locomotives in Irish history.