Irish Railway News ‘Enterprise Watch’

[jhb171achill]

17 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

Keep us posted!

Tis an ICR with 1st class. Nice breakfast smell - hope it’s not just a trolley service.

[IrishTrainScenes]

Just now, jhb171achill said:

Tis an ICR with 1st class. Nice breakfast smell - hope it’s not just a trolley service.

Most likely ICR 36. Expect traffic after NY to be light.

[jhb171achill]

28 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

Most likely ICR 36. Expect traffic after NY to be light.

Seems quite well filled leaving Connolly……

Breakfast ordered!

[DJ Dangerous]

38 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Seems quite well filled leaving Connolly……

Breakfast ordered!

 

Superquinn sausages?????

[GSR 800]

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

Tis an ICR with 1st class. Nice breakfast smell - hope it’s not just a trolley service.

How are they doing that then

[jhb171achill]

20 minutes ago, GSR 800 said:

How are they doing that then

Coach A - food servery in 1st class.

Upgraded to 1st to have quiet, breakfast and a doze.

Standard class packed, 1st only a few.

BUT - there is a table of four LOUD “shopping women”. Near Portadown, and not one of them has shut up for a millisecond.

And they’re right next to me.

Despite being hard of hearing, I hear every syllable of non stop babble…….

[jhb171achill]

227 + 9003 seen heading south at Porteedown.

”S” class 173 and five bogies on the down Cavan, and there’s an SG3 adding a number of Provincial Wagons to the Derry Goods….. 

[IrishTrainScenes]

ICR set 22036 on the 10:00 Connolly/Belfast Enterprise Service.

[jhb171achill]

ICR on the 17:05, this one with no first class.

[IrishTrainScenes]

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

ICR on the 17:05, this one with no first class.

3 car?

[jhb171achill]

7 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

3 car?

Yes, just a 3-car, and jam packed.

[tonybonneyba]

These were some of the ones on Wednesday [Nov 15], services were extremely busy, especially between Newry & Dublin....

 

Think 9002 passed us a few times too.

[IrishTrainScenes]

Wednesday 22/11/2023

 

The 1805 Belfast - Connolly & 2050 Connolly - Belfast were a 6 car NIR CAF set.

[IrishTrainScenes]

A CAF on the Enterprise today on the 06.50 ex Belfast and return on 09.30 ex Dublin due to a train failure.

[Noel]

My wife had a pleasant trip to Belfast and back yesterday on the Enterprise. She thought it was right up there with the Cork route CAF mk4 coaches for comfort. Up on the 0930 returned on the 1805. Great comfy service. Thankfully Dublin quiet last night on return, as a certain element had crawled back under their rocks.

[IrishTrainScenes]

The following cross border train services operating today (25/11/23) will be formed of 6 carriages with no 1st class and limted catering facilities available on board. 
 
06:50 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly
09:30 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place
12:35 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly
15:20 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place
18:05 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly
20:50 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place
 
 

[jhb171achill]

33 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

The following cross border train services operating today (25/11/23) will be formed of 6 carriages with no 1st class and limted catering facilities available on board. 
 
06:50 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly
09:30 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place
12:35 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly
15:20 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place
18:05 Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly
20:50 Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place
 
 

NIR CAF, by the look of it - so no first class, and no standard; only cattle class.

Last time I saw a 3K passing by, there were people standing in every carriage…

[IrishTrainScenes]

Due to a train fault 16:05 Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly is being delayed at Lanyon Place and is now expected to be 40 minutes late. Will be formed of 3 coaches. First class not available. Catering is not available.

Another failure it seems 13:20 Ex Dublin failed in Belfast so a 3 car NIR CAF set will work the 16:05 Ex Belfast and 19:00 Ex Dublin.

[IrishTrainScenes]

 Due to an earlier #TrainFault the following trains will operate as non Enterprise services this evening: 16:05 from Belfast, 16:50 from Dublin, 18:05 & 20:05 from Belfast, 20:50 from Dublin.

 

[IrishTrainScenes]

Sunday 26/11/2023

 

The 1600 Connolly - Belfast & 1905 Belfast - Connolly were an Irish Rail set, unknown what DMU.

 

[IrishTrainScenes]

According to Translink, 0735 Ex Dublin & 1035 Ex Belfast are back to DD tomorrow.

But the real question is. Will it last?

[jhb171achill]

59 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said:

According to Translink, 0735 Ex Dublin & 1035 Ex Belfast are back to DD tomorrow.

But the real question is. Will it last?

Yes, as far as Killester……

[IrishTrainScenes]

On 26/11/2023 at 11:09 PM, jhb171achill said:

Yes, as far as Killester……

If it got out of Connolly!!!

[IrishTrainScenes]

Enterprise disruption Friday 1st December due to Translink industrial action

28 November 2023

There will be no service to/from Newry, Portadown and Belfast on this date, with a reduced Enterprise service operating between Dublin and Dundalk only

Due to industrial action affecting all Translink services and the Translink rail network in Northern Ireland on Friday 1st December, Enterprise and other cross border services will face significant disruption on this date.

The following service arrangements are in place:

• 07:35hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place operates to Dundalk only.  This service is cancelledbetween Dundalk and Belfast.
• 09:30hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place cancelled.
• 11:20hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place cancelled.
• 13:20hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place operates to Dundalk only.  This service is cancelledbetween Dundalk and Belfast.
• 15:20hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place cancelled.  A special Commuter service operates between Dublin Connolly and Dundalk at 15:17hrs, serving Drogheda and Dundalk.
• 16:50hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place operates to Dundalk only.  This service is cancelledbetween Dundalk and Belfast.
• 17:13hrs Pearse to Newry operates to Dundalk only, and is cancelled between Dundalk and Newry.
• 19:00hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place cancelled.
• 20:50hrs Dublin Connolly to Belfast Lanyon Place cancelled.

 

• 06:35hrs Newry to Dublin Connolly is cancelled between Newry and Dundalk, and commences from Dundalk at 07:00hrs.
• 06:50hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled.  A special Commuter service operates between Dundalk and Dublin Connolly at 08:07hrs, serving Drogheda and Dublin Connolly.
• 08:00hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled.
• 10:35hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled between Belfast and Dundalk.  This service commences from Dundalk at 11:48hrs.
• 12:35hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled.
• 14:05hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled.
• 16:05hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled between Belfast and Dundalk.  This service commences from Dundalk at 17:22hrs.
• 18:05hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled.
• 20:05hrs Belfast Lanyon Place to Dublin Connolly cancelled between Belfast and Dundalk.  This service commences from Dundalk at 21:22hrs.

 

[jhb171achill]

Saw zebra 231 + 9002 on today; 208 + 9003 yesterday.

[GSR 800]

11 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Saw zebra 231 + 9002 on today; 208 + 9003 yesterday.

208 was with 9001 today. She replaced 227 who had brought the service in from Belfast. 227 will be sent to Inchicore as she's having her bogies removed.

[IrishTrainScenes]

Enterprise today 

0735 - ICR 37

0930 - 231/9002

1120 - unknown 

1320 - 206/9003

 

[IrishTrainScenes]

Reduced capacity on the following Enterprise services.
Saturday 2nd December 2023
13:20 Connolly to Belfast
16:05 Belfast to Connolly

Due to vandalism of the train planned to operate this service.

 

Issues today!!!!

[IrishTrainScenes]

The 1600 Ex Dublin Enterprise arriving into Newry (Traffic Watch Camera).

[IrishTrainScenes]

On 29/11/2023 at 6:33 PM, GSR 800 said:

208 was with 9001 today. She replaced 227 who had brought the service in from Belfast. 227 will be sent to Inchicore as she's having her bogies removed.

DVT 9001 and Loco 208 were on the 1305 Ex Belfast.

[IrishTrainScenes]

On 29/11/2023 at 6:18 PM, jhb171achill said:

Saw zebra 231 + 9002 on today; 208 + 9003 yesterday.

Today I saw the 0800 Ex Belfast at Moira at 0822 (I was at the fuel station beside it) and I could see it was obviously 231. 

[IrishTrainScenes]

Please note, due to industrial action in Northern Ireland affecting Translink NI services, there will be no cross-border rail services on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th & Friday 22nd December. A limited Enterprise service will operate between Dublin and Dundalk only.

[airfixfan]

10.35 from Belfast today was a DD set as the use of ICRs have now ceased again. 

[IrishTrainScenes]

Just now, airfixfan said:

10.35 from Belfast today was a DD set as the use of ICRs have now ceased again. 

ICRs were on until atleast the 9th December. 

[airfixfan]

ICRs just used during leaf fall season on first train from Dublin. Got an ICR on Saturday 9th 037