Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Here's one thing I've been wondering: When the enterprise locos other than 208 get taken into Inchicore, will they get a repaint into the new enterprise livery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Do they not do painting in York Rd. Were the Mk3 EGV's not repainted there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Interesting and great to see some Mk3s getting back to traffic. I used this service to Belfast in April and was disappointed at the very average speeds throughout. Had been up for the Belf. Mar and on the return service on Monday the only good run the train put in was between Dundalk and Drogheda - 75/80 mph for a short period. Overall disappointing and over-heard other passengers comment on the slow speeds of the enterprise! Looking at the traffic on the adjacent M1 the cars were passing out the train instead of the other way round. In view of the extensive M-Way network it's time for a few crack inter-city services to compete and beat road times between major cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 One of the only good things the Troika ("yes, you, scoopmonkey") has insisted on is that at least 30 mins be shaved off dub-belfast and dub-galway and dub-lim jct, and up to an hour on dub-cork. It was in some windy report I read recently, something to do with public transport & capital investment. I have done the dub-newry run regularly for 14 years, and when I compare it to throttling between thurles and limerick junction years ago on mkIII's, nearly hoppin off the rails at times, it is truly pedestrian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 "yes, you, scoopmonkey". Got to be Aprés Match's finest hour. Vicious stuff altogether. And keeping "on topic", the Enterprise speeds are scandalous, that baby should be doing Dublin Belfast in 1:20 max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Do they not do painting in York Rd. Were the Mk3 EGV's not repainted there I thought they painted all the locos in Inchicore? Could be wrong though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Great shots there bud.If you want slow journey times have a jaunt on the Connolly-Rosslare service.The journey time from Enniscorthy to Wexford is slower today despite better track,signaling,rolling stock than in 1985 with old signaling,jointed track and old Park Royal coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Some pics of 206 at Connolly yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 And 8208 And some interior shots of the standard class coaches for anyone looking to detail the interior of the forthcoming models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger711 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That Driver didn't look too impressed Anto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 In fairness most of the drivers will open the window and have a quick natter with you. I think he may have been having a bad day:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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