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Mighty Kingdom

Whitehead Railway Museum · CarrickfergusSat 17 October 202607:50
Whitehead Railway Museum
OCT 202617SAT
Courtesy of Whitehead Railway Museum
Blue and orange heritage railway train travelling through a green valley with forested hills and scattered houses in the background.
A vintage steam locomotive pulls a train of cream and green passenger carriages through moorland.

DATES

Sat 17 October 2026

TIMES

07:50

PRICE

from £85

Diesel-hauled railtour from Dublin to Tralee and Killarney and back, with snack and bar cars.

This is a one-day diesel-hauled (071 class) railtour running from Dublin Connolly, calling at Kildare and Portarlington for pick-ups, then taking the Kerry branch at Mallow to reach Tralee before heading to Killarney and returning to Dublin. The train departs Dublin at 07:50 and is scheduled back at 21:00, with the heritage coaching stock including a snack car serving hot and cold food and a bar car with draught and craft beer throughout the journey. Tickets are priced at €85, with concession and early bird options available (plus an online booking fee). Seat allocations are confirmed before the travel date, and groups are advised to book together to be seated as one party. The carriages date back nearly 60 years and are not wheelchair accessible.

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