Irish Railway News ‘Enterprise Watch’

[IrishTrainScenes]

4 x 29000s (unconfirmed) worked 09.50 ex Dublin & 13.00 ex Belfast today. Possibly 11.50 & 15.00 also due to DD set AND an ICR Failure.

[GSR 800]

17 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

4 x 29000s (unconfirmed) worked 09.50 ex Dublin & 13.00 ex Belfast today. Possibly 11.50 & 15.00 also due to DD set AND an ICR Failure.

If ever the 29ks were given a nickname,maybe other than 'cheap as fuck' I think donkeys or mules would be apt

Workhorses of the railway, do everything and anything. Not at all 'glamorous' like the Mark 4s, DDs or ICRs, but usually show up when one of the latter two fails.

And of course they roar like donkeys!

A bit smelly too, just to add.

Edited Tuesday at 18:50 by GSR 800

[IrishTrainScenes]

0700 ex Belfast +28mins

1600 ex Belfast is 9004 + 228 only 3 standard carriages 

[Blaine]

13 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

0700 ex Belfast +28mins

1600 ex Belfast is 9004 + 228 only 3 standard carriages 

Thats the 'spare' set out of Belfast most likely - 1 standard, 1 first class, 1 restaurant and 1 driving car. Wonder if the Head End Power was used given its a short set

[IrishTrainScenes]

Just now, Blaine said:

Thats the 'spare' set out of Belfast most likely - 1 standard, 1 first class, 1 restaurant and 1 driving car. Wonder if the Head End Power was used given its a short set

Full set just missing 1 standard carriage just 

[Blaine]

2 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

Full set just missing 1 standard carriage just 

Ah - misread it - thought it was 3 coaches in total

[IrishTrainScenes]

1 minute ago, Blaine said:

Ah - misread it - thought it was 3 coaches in total

No worries

[IrishTrainScenes]

0850 ex Dublin +65mins today 

[IrishTrainScenes]

What's the spare 201 atm?

[jhb171achill]

22 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

What's the spare 201 atm?

Blue 216 has been kickin' around at Connolly shed several days this week. Dunno what's in Belfast. 

[Westcorkrailway]

To those who care about this sort of thing. My enterprise is currently on drogheada (we should have left Dundalk by now) due to a wiper blade coming off 

 Edit: We left at about 5 past 12. 

 

Edited Saturday at 15:08 by Westcorkrailway

[GSR 800]

5 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

To those who care about this sort of thing. My enterprise is currently on drogheada (we should have left Dundalk by now) due to a wiper blade coming off 

 Edit: We left at about 5 past 12. 

 

at least the front didn't fall off

[IrishTrainScenes]

216 noted on 1400 Ex Belfast this afternoon 

[Westcorkrailway]

2 hours ago, GSR 800 said:

at least the front didn't fall off

I was looking at the 29k from my first class seat nervously….

what apeared to happen was they waited for the up Enteprise to arrive and nabbed the wiper off that since they had none spare in drogheada 

[GSR 800]

8 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

I was looking at the 29k from my first class seat nervously….

what apeared to happen was they waited for the up Enteprise to arrive and nabbed the wiper off that since they had none spare in drogheada 

Makes sense, surprised they didn't have it in Drogheda. They've a few in Connolly iirc, almost certainly in Belfast also.

[IrishTrainScenes]

15 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

I was looking at the 29k from my first class seat nervously….

what apeared to happen was they waited for the up Enteprise to arrive and nabbed the wiper off that since they had none spare in drogheada 

I presume you were worried that the set might have been declared a failure?

1205 ex Belfast leaving Platform 7 today 29.06.2025

[IrishTrainScenes]

14:05 Belfast to Connolly held in Dundalk due to a mechanical issue. 

Update to follow. 

Update: 

14:05 Belfast to Connolly will now terminate in Dundalk due to a mechanical issue on the train.

Update: 

14:05 Belfast to Connolly has terminated in Dundalk due to a mechanical issue. 

A replacement train is en route from Drogheda to Dundalk and is expected to arrive in Dundalk at approximately 16:45 hrs. 

Update to follow. 

That must mean a 29K on the 1650 from Connolly but it doesn't report it anywhere atm 

[IrishTrainScenes]

14:05 Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly due 16:15 was terminated at Dundalk and restarted from Dundalk. It has been delayed at Dundalk and is now 80 minutes late.

 

16:50 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central due 19:00 will be starting late from Dublin Connolly. First class not available. Catering is reduced.

[jhb171achill]

Bring back a Vs and some old bogies....

[jhb171achill]

On 28/6/2025 at 5:14 PM, GSR 800 said:

at least the front didn't fall off

Well, arguably, a bit of it did……!

[IrishTrainScenes]

22027 + 22061 worked 1650xDublin to Drogheda ONLY yesterday where 22038 worked it from Drogheda and the 2005xBelfast.

UID railcar on 0650 this morning but the set from yesterday's Failure is still dumped in Dundalk.

[IrishTrainScenes]

22301 worked 0650xDublin / 1000xBelfast as far as I know the 1250 is an Enterprise set.

Also forgot to mention 233 ran LE from York Road to Grand Central and back yesterday