Mol_PMB Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 minute ago, IrishTrainScenes said: I am going to Dublin by Enterprise on Feb 12th… 1000 ex Belfast and back on the 15th on the 1050… And I better have a DD. You display great confidence that those services will run at all, and with adequate capacity for you to get on board! 1 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Just now, Mol_PMB said: You display great confidence that those services will run at all, and with adequate capacity for you to get on board! I remember one time at Lanyon Place waiting to get the Enterprise and a FOUR CAR 29000 turns up in its place… 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Just now, IrishTrainScenes said: I remember one time at Lanyon Place waiting to get the Enterprise and a FOUR CAR 29000 turns up in its place… I haven't been on the Enterprise for some years, last time I did it was a 6-car 80 subbing for the DD which gives you an idea how long ago it was! I've almost regained some of my hearing. But the last couple of times I've tried to go from Manchester to London (nominally a direct 2-hour journey with 2 or 3 trains an hour) it has taken 4 or 5 hours and I've ended up standing all the way. I've lost all confidence in train travel, despite having to rely on it as I don't drive. 1 Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 14 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said: I am going to Dublin by Enterprise on Feb 12th… 1000 ex Belfast and back on the 15th on the 1050… And I better have a DD. According to the IE website there will be a line closure between Newry and Dublin from 19th to 21st April. Both DD services. They will make it. 100%. I’ll make sure! 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Many failures last time I got the Enterprise it was a 3 car ICR! Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Just now, airfixfan said: Many failures last time I got the Enterprise it was a 3 car ICR! Was there atleast catering? Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 I love the positive vibes this thread has. It always goes down the same hole. The DD mileage per casualty is as good as any other service with 30 year old loco hauled stock. The Transport for Wales class 67 mk4 combination has a worse failure rate but are often able to hide this as they have a lower availability requirement. The 201’s have had a pounding with 30 years front line service. Soon we will all complain about the new enterprise stock being a plastic bucket and not a real train. 5 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted February 1 Posted February 1 35 minutes ago, NIRCLASS80 said: I love the positive vibes this thread has. It always goes down the same hole. The DD mileage per casualty is as good as any other service with 30 year old loco hauled stock. The Transport for Wales class 67 mk4 combination has a worse failure rate but are often able to hide this as they have a lower availability requirement. The 201’s have had a pounding with 30 years front line service. Soon we will all complain about the new enterprise stock being a plastic bucket and not a real train. Thank you! 1 Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) 14 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Thank you! Thanks DJ. When you’re one of the staff on the front line everyday this sort of nonsense gets tiresome. Edited February 1 by NIRCLASS80 2 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, IrishTrainScenes said: Was there atleast catering? No it was rammed leaving Belfast buses for passengers from Newry on a Saturday morning 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted February 1 Posted February 1 2 minutes ago, NIRCLASS80 said: Thanks DJ. When you’re one of the staff on the coal face everyday this sort of nonsense gets tiresome. Coal face? Is that a “Canaries” joke? 2 Quote
GSR 800 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 47 minutes ago, NIRCLASS80 said: I love the positive vibes this thread has. It always goes down the same hole. The DD mileage per casualty is as good as any other service with 30 year old loco hauled stock. The Transport for Wales class 67 mk4 combination has a worse failure rate but are often able to hide this as they have a lower availability requirement. The 201’s have had a pounding with 30 years front line service. Soon we will all complain about the new enterprise stock being a plastic bucket and not a real train. And with the hourly service are being asked to do much more in their old age. Don't really know what people expect, if a DD or 6-car ICR goes down, there's only so much regulators and inspectors can do to juggle around and figure out what they can make up the train with. If you've bought first class you should be refunded for the difference. Regarding seating, sometimes the reservation system doesn't work (usually some kind of technical issue when they change ends) but otherwise, if you've booked a seat and somebody is sitting in it, you can tell them its your seat. If they are the very occasional prick who doesn't care and wants to hog, the CSO will tell them what's what. People are not telepathic. I cannot speak to what its like in England. 2 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Well, 12th Feb down on the 1000, back on the 1250 on the 13th. Better be a DD. Quote
GSR 800 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 2 hours ago, IrishTrainScenes said: Well, 12th Feb down on the 1000, back on the 1250 on the 13th. Better be a DD. Both are scheduled slots for DDs AFAIK, but if one fails, the alternative will be something else, barring the occasional amalgamation of a service. Quote
Mol_PMB Posted February 14 Posted February 14 How it used to be when the DD failed. A six-car 80 packed full and standing powers north out of Drogheda just after I had alighted from it. Two of the trailers are former Enterprise stock. 2 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 18 Posted February 18 You are lucky Every time since October every Enterprise trip I have made has seen a failure or a delay of some sort Quote
GSR 800 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 2 hours ago, airfixfan said: You are lucky Every time since October every Enterprise trip I have made has seen a failure or a delay of some sort IR are asking a lot from the 201s and DDs at their age with the increased service. Don't expect the new stock to come in till 2030, more likely 33. DDs and Locos will be approaching 40 by then! Increased service = more trains on the same tracks as Darts = more delays. Longterm solutions in terms of infrastructure will need to be quad track out to Drogheda, and sorting out the bottleneck at Connolly. Keep fingers crossed new rolling stock is reliable. 4 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 DDs are due to be replaced in 2029/2030. 1 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 17 hours ago, airfixfan said: You are lucky Every time since October every Enterprise trip I have made has seen a failure or a delay of some sort Must be good luck! Try the 1000 x Belfast. Quote
airfixfan Posted February 19 Posted February 19 One journey took 5 hours not 2. Safer to get the bus now Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 Does anyone know when Mark 2’s/Cravens last worked an Enterprise sub? Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 22004 + 22005 worked 7:40/11:00/13:50/17:00 Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 26 Posted February 26 On 22/2/2025 at 12:42 PM, IrishTrainScenes said: Does anyone know when Mark 2’s/Cravens last worked an Enterprise sub? Mk 2 up to 1995/6 when DDs started, I think? Cravens a good while before that. Quote
Niles Posted February 26 Posted February 26 (edited) On 22/2/2025 at 12:42 PM, IrishTrainScenes said: Does anyone know when Mark 2’s/Cravens last worked an Enterprise sub? I know of one instance in 2005-ish when Cravens substituted, hauled by a pair of 141s of all things. By that stage substitutes tended to more mk2ds (often resulting in one of the Rosslare links getting the standby Cravens instead of mk2s). fmnut has footage of it here: Edited February 26 by Niles 2 Quote
Railer Posted February 26 Posted February 26 13 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Just 4 coaches for an Enterprise?? That could have been the remainder of what was in Connolly at the time when there was a FO Sligo 11 coach formation (9+2 GSV) that was split. Not ideal but at the time they pressed with what was on hand. 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 26 Posted February 26 4 minutes ago, Railer said: That could have been the remainder of what was in Connolly at the time when there was a FO Sligo 11 coach formation (9+2 GSV) that was split. Not ideal but at the time they pressed with what was on hand. Indeed; just like these days! Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 Seem to remember being told about 175 + Cravens heading to Belfast - 1320 to Belfast & 1610 back. 1 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 22004 + 05 temporarily allocated to 0740 x Dublin roster. Quote
airfixfan Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Had 181 one day on the 08.00 ex Belfast express to Connolly Quote
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