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Enterprise NIRailways Enterprise Service - Change in Facilities 18 February 11:00-18 February 17:00 service Rail Due to necessary maintenance, the Enterprise services on Sunday 18th Feb 2024 will be altered as follows: 11:05 Belfast, Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly will operate using a Non-Enterprise Train (no first class or catering available) 14:00 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place will operate using a Non-Enterprise Train (no first class or catering available)

Enterprise NIRailways Bangor / Portadown Line Service Disruption 12 February 16:31-12 February 23:31 service Rail Due to signalling issues, services between Great Victoria Street and Portadown are currently subject to delays and revisions at present. Cross border services will be impacted also and there may be knock on effects to other lines. Signalling problems!

29014 + 29010 yesterday on the 17:05 Ex Belfast Enterprise

The C3Ks were likely the 1035 ex Belfast rugby special. 231 + 9002 (I think) worked the 1105 ex Belfast & 1400 ex Dublin and returned empty to form the 1910 to Belfast relief.

11/02/2024 The 1300 Connolly - Belfast & 1705 Belfast - Connolly were an 8x29000 railcar in place of a 3x22000 railcar. Sets involved on the 1300 ex Dublin & 1705 ex Belfast were 29014 + 29010.

There is an 8x29K on the 1300 to Belfast & 1705 from Belfast.

Where did you hear that?

0950 & 1035 ex Belfast rugby specials today operating formed by CAFs. First one 3 car CAF, Second 6 car CAF. Most likely 231 as was on the 1605 Enterprise Ex Belfast on Friday.

Yes, GVS closes in May while the Transport Hub is expected to open in late 2024 / early 2025.

Northern Commuter services are suspended until further notice due to a tragic incident on the line near Donabate. Update to follow.

Enterprise - Line Closure between Lanyon Place and Great Victoria Street - Saturday 2 March and Sunday 3 March 2024 (inclusive) Revised Enterprise Departure Point - Enterprise Services will depart from Belfast, Great Victoria Street, and will not serve Lanyon Place A shuttle service between Lanyon Place and Great Victoria Street will operate every 30 minutes No service will operate at the following times: Saturday 2 March • Belfast Great Victoria Street to Dublin Connolly 0936 & 2106 • Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Victoria Street 1221 & 1820 Sunday 3 March • Belfast Great Victoria Street to Dublin Connolly 1705 • Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Victoria Street 1300

So far, no substitutes have been required for the Enterprise this month!!

Mysteriously no issues this week!! The substitutes on Wednesday were due to 'essential maintenance'.

12:35 Belfast to Dublin and 15:20 Dublin to Belfast will now be non-Enterprise trains today, 31/1....this will result in no 1St Plus & limited catering. Enterprise disruption 1st February due to Translink industrial action 30 January 2024 There will be no service to/from Newry, Portadown and Belfast on this date, with a reduced Enterprise service operating between Dublin and Dundalk only Due to industrial action affecting all Translink services and the Translink rail network in Northern Ireland on Thursday 1st February, Enterprise and other cross border services will face significant disruption on this date. The following scheduled Enterprise services will operate between Dublin and Dundalk only: 07:35, 13:20, 16:50 Dublin Connolly to Dundalk 11:48, 17:22, 21:22 Dundalk to Dublin Connolly All other Enterprise services are cancelled. Customers travelling to and from Northern Ireland are advised to make alternative arrangements. Regular Dundalk/Drogheda/Dublin commuter services are unaffected. 06:35 Newry to Dublin Connolly is cancelled between Newry and Dundalk, and will commence from Dundalk at 07:00. 06:50 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly is cancelled. A special Commuter service will operate between Dundalk and Dublin Connolly at 08:07, serving Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. A special Commuter service will operate between Dublin Connolly and Dundalk at 15:17, serving Drogheda and Dundalk. 17:13 Pearse to Newry operates to Dundalk only, and is cancelled between Dundalk and Newry. Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused. Customers who have booked on affected services through our website or app will automatically be refunded.

Enterprise NIRailways Belfast / Dublin - Service Information 31 January 06:50-31 January 17:26 service Rail The following Enterprise services will operate as a NIR/Irish Rail train, they will have reduced catering and will NOT have Enterprise Plus (First Class) - 06:50 – Lanyon Place to Dublin. 09:30 – Dublin to Lanyon Place. 12:35 – Lanyon Place to Dublin. 15:20 - Dublin to Lanyon Place. Translink apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The following Enterprise services will operate as a NIR/Irish Rail train, they will have reduced catering and will NOT have Enterprise Plus (First Class) - 06:50 – Lanyon Place to Dublin. 09:30 – Dublin to Lanyon Place. 12:35 – Lanyon Place to Dublin. 15:20 - Dublin to Lanyon Place.

PW Stuff apparently. Keep in mind it could be the tampers. Also… EM50 is coming south tomorrow from Ballymena. PM for more info.

Possibly the Kirow Crane?

Hmm…

Last Enterprise train substitution I have noted is 19th December, 1650 ex Dublin failed at Clongriffin, 1712 ex Dublin (29015) used to operate it approx 70 mins late. This formed the 2005 ex Belfast departing around 2030.

A clearer version of todays events Both the 06.50 & 08.00 ex Belfast were late leaving for weather related reasons. 06.50 appears to have been held near Knockmore from around 08.15 to 09.30 due to a tree or trees ahead. Terminated Drogheda at 10.44 and back at 11.02. 09.30 was 8x29000 to Drogheda and normal DD from there. 06.50 left Drogheda as 29/20 at 11.00. 08.00 left Belfast a little before 09.30 and was delayed around Moira due to an issue with the train. Passed Drogheda at 11.37 and arrived Dublin at 12.11. 11.20 departed around 12.50 and terminated at Portadown. Pax changed onto C3K for Belfast. 14.05 from Belfast was a C3K to Portadown then DD as normal. 12.35 from Belfast ran 25 minutes late throughput. 13.20 15.20, 16.50 more or less to time. 14.05 a few minutes late into Dublin. 16.05 was about 18 minutes late.

Monday 22/01/2024 The 0650 ex Belfast was extremely delayed (running 141 minutes late) while a 29000 ran the Dundalk - Connolly leg of the 0650 and either the DD worked back to Belfast as the 0930 or a 29000 operated it. Either way it was 60 minutes late (Belfast arr 1245) The 1235 ex Belfast departed 27 minutes late (1302). The 0800 ex Belfast was even further delayed, Only arriving into Dublin at 1210 approx. The 1120 ex Dublin departed (on time)? As an Irish Rail set or 90 minutes late as an Enterprise set. I am unsure what happened with the 1405 ex Belfast. Can anyone confirm? .

Due to a trespass incident the 10:00 Dublin Connolly to Lanyon Place is being delayed at Dublin Connolly. Due to a trespass incident the 10:00 Dublin Connolly to Lanyon Place has been delayed at Dublin Connolly and is now 32 minutes late

It is what we call 'A wee bitta banter'.

The most irritating thing happened today, was filming the 1035 ex Belfast Enterprise at Finaghy, when a 3 piece C3K on an express to Great Victoria Street passed me just as the Enterprise was. The result, bowled by a C3K

For anyone wondering Enterprise set operates 0735, 1320 & 1650 from Dublin and 1148, 1722 & 2122 from Dundalk. A 7 piece ICR is working the 1517, 1857 & 2057 from Dublin, 0807 from Dundalk.