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Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly: 06:00, 07:00*, 08:00, 09:00*, 10:00, 11:00*, 12:00, 13:00*, 14:00, 15:00*, 16:00, 17:00*, 18:00, 19:00, 21:00*

 

Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central: 05:50*, 06:50, 07:40*, 08:50, 09:50*, 10:50, 11:50*, 12:50, 13:50*, 14:50, 15:50*, 16:50, 17:50*, 18:50, 20:50

 

Sundays

 

Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly: 08:05~, 10:05, 12:05, 14:05*, 16:05, 17:05, 18:05, 20:05*

 

Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central: 08:50*, 10:50, 12:50, 13:50, 14:50, 16:50, 18:50, 20:50*

 

The expanded service will be operated by the existing Enterprise fleet, trains from Iarnród Éireann’s expanded Intercity railcar fleet, and trains from Translink’s Regional Train fleet. The full timetable is available on the website

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34 minutes ago, Tractionman said:

Just seen this 

Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly: 06:00, 07:00*, 08:00, 09:00*, 10:00, 11:00*, 12:00, 13:00*, 14:00, 15:00*, 16:00, 17:00*, 18:00, 19:00, 21:00*

 

Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central: 05:50*, 06:50, 07:40*, 08:50, 09:50*, 10:50, 11:50*, 12:50, 13:50*, 14:50, 15:50*, 16:50, 17:50*, 18:50, 20:50

 

Sundays

 

Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly: 08:05~, 10:05, 12:05, 14:05*, 16:05, 17:05, 18:05, 20:05*

 

Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central: 08:50*, 10:50, 12:50, 13:50, 14:50, 16:50, 18:50, 20:50*

 

The expanded service will be operated by the existing Enterprise fleet, trains from Iarnród Éireann’s expanded Intercity railcar fleet, and trains from Translink’s Regional Train fleet. The full timetable is available on the website

Is there an easy or obvious way of telling which services are which; DDs, ICRs, or NIR railcars? Is that what the asterisks are?

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Interestingly the Translink timetable online does not specify, that inf I quoted came from a media report, but it did not say what the notation refers to unfortunately.

 

Correction!!

 

"Service details (* denotes new service)

 

All trains serve Dublin Connolly, Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown and Belfast Grand Central. ~denotes also serves Lurgan and Lisburn."

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18 minutes ago, Tractionman said:

Interestingly the Translink timetable online does not specify, that inf I quoted came from a media report, but it did not say what the notation refers to unfortunately.

 

Correction!!

 

"Service details (* denotes new service)

 

All trains serve Dublin Connolly, Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown and Belfast Grand Central. ~denotes also serves Lurgan and Lisburn."

They really should make this clear. There is a massive difference in service standards between an NIR railcar without even a tea trolley, like I was on last week, and a De Deitrich with a trolley, cooked food and first class. Other railway administrations distinguish such things in timetables and advertising. And woe betide us if there isn't a free ICR and they put a 29 class thing on it - tatty interiors without even decent seats! If I can get info, I'll post it here; I will be attempting to find out so that I can avoid the railcars. It is likely I'll be using this service from time to time in the coming year.

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Gawd be with the days when it was steam - one of my earliest memories being in a train of GNR coaches behind 207, probably. That’s 207 the Vs class 4.4.0, not the modern thing!

For some reason I do remember it sat at Portadown for quite a while. The journey in the other direction was an ex-GNR AEC railcar set with a flickery light above my seat….

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