In today’s world where airlines make it possible to visit far flung capitals for a day trip and bring mediterranean beaches within the...

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

The first of Belfast’s railway termini was Great Victoria Street, which opened in August 1839.

Despite being one of the smaller European capitals, Dublin has managed to host no less seven mainline railway terminus stations throughout its history (some would argue eight, we’ll explain why later). Some are better known than others, in fact, you may well be walking by some of them every day without even realising it. In this article, we’ll take a virtual tour of Dublin’s mainline railway termini, past and present, and the role they’ve played in the city’s (and, indeed, Ir

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...