The First (and only?) Train to Arrive at Dublin Airport

On June 9th 1994, 30 years ago this week, General Motors in London, Ontario, Canada flew an Irish Rail locomotive to Ireland onboard an Antonov 124-100. 30 years on, there is still no rail connection to the airport so could this be the first and only train so far to arrive at Dublin?! We were sent the video below during the week which was made by General Motors to record the event, enjoy!

A much longer video that covers the loading, arrival, unloading, transport to Inchicore and some railway testing.

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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