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  1. CDR Oldbury coach 14 preserved in Derry Museum. Still.closed due to Covid restrictions!
  2. Foyle Valley Railway in Derry unused since July 2000 is another example of where a temporary closure by Council.experts ensured that the former railway remains today subject to various expensive feasibility schemes that are usually mad!
  3. That would be the plan for 201s plus the ICRs and possibly the 29000 but need to check the latter to confirm July 5th last day for DDs using Lanyon before line closure to Lisburn
  4. In theory that August Bank Holiday weekend
  5. Offer them a chance to read the complete works of James Joyce instead?
  6. DDs are planned from a soft opening on August 25th ICRs on diagram starting with first train from Dublin CAFs will only appear if there is another Enterprise failure!
  7. Giving a talk on this line on Thursday May 30th at 19.30 in Ballymoney Museum. All welcome
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  8. Ernie has a photo of a tin van at Strabane
  9. DD sets reduced to two not three for planned maintenance programme at York Road. Translink have pencilled in August 25th for Enterprise to start from GVS Mk2!
  10. It is Railcar 18 with its distinctive cab windows after being rebuilt
  11. Happened with the 11.20 ex Dublin last Friday as well
  12. Was at a transport event in Letterkenny where a local Councillor stated that they needed the Burtonport Line to re-open for tourists!
  13. It did we were stuck on platform 1/2 with our train delayed according to staff by work at GVS!
  14. At one stage yesterday you had the failed DD set in.platform 2 with the 11.20 from Dublin in platform 1. The replacement Caf was in platform 1. Chaos staff blaming work at GvS for our one hour delay
  15. Translink have also upgraded York Street and Botanic is getting improved in July/August 2
  16. Was 112 as predicted yesterday for clearance tests!
  17. We left at 13.40 with 3002 and 3005 instead!
  18. On the 12.35 ex Lanyon.Still in the station delayed to passenger congestion according to the website when in fact the DD set has only went backwards!
  19. Bring an empty water bottle!
  20. Within weeks of construction new retaining walls at the new Hub were covered in what they call urban art! Good advert for the Security firm on site with their proud claims of providing security 24/7!
  21. Special tickets and a free booklet available tomorrrow
  22. Magherabeg, Templepatrick, Killagan on the Derry Line all split sections but only Templepatrick is beside a populated area.
  23. Typical Swilly station miles from nowhere
  24. Should be a DD as Translink always put a DD on the 08.00 ex Belfast as a priority
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