Galteemore Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Enterprise rail link between Belfast and Dublin marks 75 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62498330 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hogan Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 If my dad was alive he would be a very proud man after being part of it in its early days from steam to diesel fond memories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchline121 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Quote [There’s] ambitious plans to develop the service in the next decade[?] I wonder if they mean electrification? Eh. Probably not. Anyways, Happy Birthday Enterprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchline121 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudfan Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Live long and prosper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Branchline121 said: I wonder if they mean electrification? Eh. Probably not. Anyways, Happy Birthday Enterprise! I wouldn’t be surprised if they mean some sort of hybrid thing….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northroader Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 105 minutes in 1947 and 100 minutes journey time today. Progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSERetc Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 A retired UK customs man told me the following story. I have not been able to verify it from independent sources. Before the non-stop Enterprise service began between Belfast and Dublin, all customs examinations were done at the border at Goraghwood and Dundalk, often causing delays. When the non-stop Enterprise service started, two customs men travelled on the train and did an examination of the passengers luggage on the way up to Dublin in the morning and another examination on the way down to Belfast in the evening. They had the afternoon free in Dublin. However very soon the Bosses in the Customs realised that this was not a very economic use of manpower. The decision was made to have the bags examined on tables in the station when the train arrived in Belfast. Not wishing to lose the cushy Enterprise duty, the customs men decided that they would work to rule and thoroughly examine every single bag of every single passenger so that there would be such an outcry of protest from the public that they would get back on the train. After one month they gave up their work to rule. Not one word of protest had been sent in. The customs examination remained on tables in the station. DSERetc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorPan Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 6:53 AM, airfixfan said: 105 minutes in 1947 and 100 minutes journey time today. Progress! Lot more trains on the corridor in 2022 then 1947... On 11/8/2022 at 2:13 PM, jhb171achill said: I wouldn’t be surprised if they mean some sort of hybrid thing….. I mean works are in progress to bring the wires to Drogheda. Would make sense to have a bimodel loco to take advantage of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connollystn Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 @Branchline121 - Thanks for uploading the video, it was interesting to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 2:25 PM, Northroader said: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lev Pavliuk Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/15/2022 at 12:07 PM, DoctorPan said: I mean works are in progress to bring the wires to Drogheda. Would make sense to have a bimodel loco to take advantage of them. Do you have any information on when work will start? Or it's just plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Depends on getting serious money from Stormont which means that funding is unlikely with the current stalemate at Stormont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorPan Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 9 hours ago, Lev Pavliuk said: Do you have any information on when work will start? Or it's just plan? BEMU phase of the project has gone to planning permission. DART + Coastal North is about to enter the detailed design stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louth Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 DART+ will add more commuter traffic to the Dublin-Drogheda line. This will slow up services from Belfast and Dundalk which tend to crawl in from Malahide already. The only solution is to four-track the line from Malahide to Connolly (passing loops would be an interim solution) and to remodel Connolly itself. DART Underground would also make a big difference and allow services to run straight through to the Heuston and beyond. We will have to wait for the outcome of the Strategic Rail Review and DART+ consultation process to see what solutions are proposed.....but I wouldn't be holding my breath! We will probably get hydrogen powered trains instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On Saturday the 16.50 to Belfast took 20minutes to reach Malahide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Louth said: DART+ will add more commuter traffic to the Dublin-Drogheda line. This will slow up services from Belfast and Dundalk which tend to crawl in from Malahide already. The only solution is to four-track the line from Malahide to Connolly (passing loops would be an interim solution) and to remodel Connolly itself. DART Underground would also make a big difference and allow services to run straight through to the Heuston and beyond. We will have to wait for the outcome of the Strategic Rail Review and DART+ consultation process to see what solutions are proposed.....but I wouldn't be holding my breath! We will probably get hydrogen powered trains instead. We certainly appear to have hydrogen-powered politicians making these announcements! (or is it methane, or flatulence?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixfan Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Flatulence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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