Railway Preservation Society of Ireland

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland

The RPSI's oldest locomotive, No.186, a GS&WR Class 101, at Whitehead.
Abbreviation	RPSI
Formation	1964
Location	Dublin Whitehead, County Antrim
Membership (2022)	ca. 1,000
Main organ	Five Foot Three
Website	www.steamtrainsireland.com

The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) is a railway preservation group founded in 1964 and operating throughout Ireland. Mainline steam train railtours are operated from Dublin, while short train rides are operated up and down the platform at Whitehead, County Antrim, and as of 2023, the group sometimes operates mainline trains in Northern Ireland using hired-in NIR diesel trains from Belfast. The RPSI has bases in Dublin and Whitehead, with the latter having a museum.^[1] The society owns heritage wagons, carriages, steam engines, diesel locomotives and metal-bodied carriages suitable for mainline use.