jhb171achill Posted February 13 Posted February 13 On 21/1/2024 at 1:22 PM, IrishTrainScenes said: Due to a trespass incident the 10:00 Dublin Connolly to Lanyon Place has been delayed at Dublin Connolly and is now 32 minutes late Gone are the days when I (and others) could happily “trespass” on running lines to take pictures, with nothing more than a friendly wave from the driver! I remember spending an afternoon about 1976, wandering about the tracks in Heuston Station and goods yard, in and out of E’s shunting loose-coupled wagons, and brand-new 071s with Mk 2s, others with mixed Cravens, laminates and gawd knows what else…. NOT advocating this, of course, but today if I tried that I’d be taken away in the Black Maria to Mountjoy to serve life with hard labour, amongst mountebanks, ne’er-do-wells, and more minor offenders like mass murderers…. 1 1 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 206/9002 on the 14:05 ex Belfast today… working normally… for now. Quote
Anders112 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 206 and 9001 leaving Dundalk now (16:24) northbound to Belfast IMG_4350.mov Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 23 hours ago, Anders112 said: 206 and 9001 leaving Dundalk now (16:24) northbound to Belfast IMG_4350.mov 49.91 MB · 3 downloads My photo of 206 yesterday at Lanyon Place 2 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 17 Author Posted February 17 17/02/2024 Another issue on the Enterprise today, this time on the 0735 Connolly - Belfast which departed around 0745 and was replaced by a 3 car ICR (22003) which returned to Dublin either empty or as a relief. A 6 car NIR C3K (3002 + 3003) worked the 1035 Belfast - Connolly. Quote
Metrovik Posted February 17 Posted February 17 I plan on booking a trip on the enterprise, but am really only interested in riding behind, the "real" enterprise not these Railcar replacements. Is there anyway at all too ensure this happens? Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted February 17 Posted February 17 3 hours ago, Metrovik said: I plan on booking a trip on the enterprise, but am really only interested in riding behind, the "real" enterprise not these Railcar replacements. Is there anyway at all too ensure this happens? Easy there, Ned Ludd, there's no need to turn into another Noel, bashing progress every chance you get. Next, you'll be saying that you won't board unless the loco's painted black with orange and white bands... I imagine that if you read back over this thread, and analyse the info posted, you will be able to paint a picture of the days and times where a loco-hauled Enterprise is more probable than ICR's. 1 Quote
Metrovik Posted February 17 Posted February 17 It's not so much that Im bashing progress but I can see ICRs in my doorstep and can't see an Loco hauling coaches in the enterprise livery. Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted February 17 Posted February 17 15 minutes ago, Metrovik said: It's not so much that Im bashing progress but I can see ICRs in my doorstep and can't see an Loco hauling coaches in the enterprise livery. Your post was clearly iCR-bashing. I'm not super familiar with AI, but I'm sure you could train a freely available AI program like ChatGTP to analyse this thread for the data, asking it to calculate the probabilities, which would save you a fair bit of time. @Sean is mad for AI, he gets moist just thinking about the rise of the machines, maybe drop him a message for some pointers. Quote
Sean Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 21 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Your post was clearly iCR-bashing. I'm not super familiar with AI, but I'm sure you could train a freely available AI program like ChatGTP to analyse this thread for the data, asking it to calculate the probabilities, which would save you a fair bit of time. @Sean is mad for AI, he gets moist just thinking about the rise of the machines, maybe drop him a message for some pointers. What'er'u Sayin? Edited February 17 by Sean 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted February 17 Posted February 17 46 minutes ago, Sean said: What'er'u Sayin? CD decks and a tiny mixer??? You frikkin' kids! Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17 Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Sean said: What'er'u Sayin? A Jen You Wine MGWR 0.3.7 tank engine! Quote
Sean Posted February 17 Posted February 17 forgot theres no trains in gran canaria IS THAT BETTER!!?!?! on tour with two mixers Quote
airfixfan Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) 206 with 9001 on clearance tests at Belfast GVS today Edited February 19 by airfixfan 1 Quote
226 Abhann na Suire Posted February 20 Posted February 20 €12 Million Investment confirmed from the auld Rialtas from this new ‘Shared Island’ initiative for increasing the peak time Enterprises to hourly services, and I presume for services arriving in before 9am… Progress definitely, but about time for the island’s so-called ‘Premier Rail Service’…! 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 21 Posted February 21 That vast amount of money of 12 M compared with the 600 Million.for the A5 scheme alone will just about cover the upgrade of the C4k 6 car sets with CAWS for Dublin services Will also.just cover additional costs of running an hourly service and ICRs are busy enough already on other Irish Rail routes. Quote
Louth Posted February 21 Posted February 21 When I heard of Irish government investment in cross-border infrastructure, I really expected a major upgrade of the Dublin-Belfast rail line. €50 mil for Casement Park and a paltry €12.5 mil for the rail service, not to mention the €600 mil for the A5 road. Metrolink will cost €9.5 billion with a connection to the Irish Rail system at Tara St and Drumcondra only. No joined-up thinking there. It all just doesn't make sense. 1 2 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 Delays today due to ‘signalling issues’. On 17/2/2024 at 5:00 PM, Metrovik said: I plan on booking a trip on the enterprise, but am really only interested in riding behind, the "real" enterprise not these Railcar replacements. Is there anyway at all too ensure this happens? @Metrovik, most of the time the Enterprise will run as normal, the main services that avoid faults are the 1120, 1320, 1650, 1900 & 2050 from Dublin. Same for the 0800, 1405, 1605, 1805 & 2005 from Belfast. Quote
GSR 800 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 6 hours ago, Louth said: When I heard of Irish government investment in cross-border infrastructure, I really expected a major upgrade of the Dublin-Belfast rail line. €50 mil for Casement Park and a paltry €12.5 mil for the rail service, not to mention the €600 mil for the A5 road. Metrolink will cost €9.5 billion with a connection to the Irish Rail system at Tara St and Drumcondra only. No joined-up thinking there. It all just doesn't make sense. Connolly is going to be at capacity with accelerated Enterprise timetable and Dart +, and Tara Street allows one to travel to Connolly or Pearse within 5-10 minutes in either direction. Link to Drumcondra allows access to services on Cork mainline (hopefully the station at Heuston platform 10 will be completed to facilitate a more cohesive overall network) The sum for the enterprise is quite low, I suspect that may be in part due to any more significant investment in Enterprise services to come when the 201s + DDs are replaced with tri-mode sets. Whatever to be said about the complexity of the Dart + and the power transfer from overheads to batteries, I'm sure a tri-mode will cause no hassle at all.... 1 Quote
Metrovik Posted February 21 Posted February 21 2 hours ago, IrishTrainScenes said: Delays today due to ‘signalling issues’. @Metrovik, most of the time the Enterprise will run as normal, the main services that avoid faults are the 1120, 1320, 1650, 1900 & 2050 from Dublin. Same for the 0800, 1405, 1605, 1805 & 2005 from Belfast. Thanks very much, for your help, much appreciated. Quote
airfixfan Posted February 22 Posted February 22 12 Million will just about cover extra operational costs. Depends on spare ICRs 2! 216 on 10.35 ex Belfast this morning Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 Delays recently Yesterday (21 Feb 2024) 0735 ex Dublin was 67 minutes late due to a signalling issue, overall 72 min delay on arr in Belfast (arr 1057) departing 36 mins late (1111). 1320 ex Dublin was about 10 mins delayed. Today (22 Feb 2024) The 1405 from Belfast to Dublin was 10 minutes delayed today due to disruptive passengers. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 22 Posted February 22 26 minutes ago, IrishTrainScenes said: Delays recently Yesterday (21 Feb 2024) 0735 ex Dublin was 67 minutes late due to a signalling issue, overall 72 min delay on arr in Belfast (arr 1057) departing 36 mins late (1111). 1320 ex Dublin was about 10 mins delayed. Today (22 Feb 2024) The 1405 from Belfast to Dublin was 10 minutes delayed today due to disruptive passengers. In the 1990s, I was on a local NIR train, when a walking tracksuit type started smoking. Two passengers reported him. The conductor appeared. This was the LAST train out of Belfast for Portadown. The train happened to be slowing for Finaghy stop. Smoker wouldn't stop and was giving conductor a mouthful of abuse. Conductor opens the door for people getting out, grabs yer man and tried to push him out onto the platform. Smoker attempts to resist, whereupon conductor physically KICKS him out onto the platform, slams the door, and gives the driver the green. Being the last service, about 23:30, there were none following, and it may have been too late for a following bus. In all reality, one can invoke human rights, and respect-for-the-person and so on, but like it or not, if railway staff and security men on board trains were able to do that now, the quality of life for the many who increasingly feel unsafe on public transport would be much better; also, the junkies and pond life who causes scenes like this would learn fast. Personally, I would have no problem with it. 1 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 22 Posted February 22 11 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: In the 1990s, I was on a local NIR train, when a walking tracksuit type started smoking. Two passengers reported him. The conductor appeared. This was the LAST train out of Belfast for Portadown. The train happened to be slowing for Finaghy stop. Smoker wouldn't stop and was giving conductor a mouthful of abuse. Conductor opens the door for people getting out, grabs yer man and tried to push him out onto the platform. Smoker attempts to resist, whereupon conductor physically KICKS him out onto the platform, slams the door, and gives the driver the green. Being the last service, about 23:30, there were none following, and it may have been too late for a following bus. In all reality, one can invoke human rights, and respect-for-the-person and so on, but like it or not, if railway staff and security men on board trains were able to do that now, the quality of life for the many who increasingly feel unsafe on public transport would be much better; also, the junkies and pond life who causes scenes like this would learn fast. Personally, I would have no problem with it. Very gracious of you to reflect on it in that way all these years later JB . How did you make it home in the end? 10 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted February 22 Posted February 22 48 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Very gracious of you to reflect on it in that way all these years later JB . How did you make it home in the end? Best one this week 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 22 Posted February 22 3 hours ago, Galteemore said: Very gracious of you to reflect on it in that way all these years later JB . How did you make it home in the end? I told the lizard in the pizza shop all about it. I think he caused some consequences. 3 hours ago, Galteemore said: Very gracious of you to reflect on it in that way all these years later JB . How did you make it home in the end? I walked into that one, didn't I............... 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Notwithstanding all that, since this is an "Enterprise" thread, here are some Enterprises, between 1962 and the early 1990s. One picture is not an Enterprise. Can anyone guess which? (Pics 2, 3 & 5; jhbSenior) 7 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted February 23 Posted February 23 11 hours ago, jhb171achill said: Notwithstanding all that, since this is an "Enterprise" thread, here are some Enterprises, between 1962 and the early 1990s. One picture is not an Enterprise. Can anyone guess which? (Pics 2, 3 & 5; jhbSenior) Is that a young Rod Stewart? Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 23 Posted February 23 3 hours ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Is that a young Rod Stewart? On the turf loco? Tis Michael the driver (right) and me sister (left)! 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Translink have yet to confirm Rail.strike 3 days next week Poor show all round Irish Rail must be having a laugh! Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 21 hours ago, airfixfan said: Translink have yet to confirm Rail.strike 3 days next week Poor show all round Irish Rail must be having a laugh! I had heard they were attempting to get it resolved. 1 Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 Strike action has been called off latest on BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68398267 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted February 25 Posted February 25 Well a bit late as I changed my original plans for Thursday as told strike was going ahead Quote
IrishTrainScenes Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 1035 ex Belfast today was a 6 car CAF the Enterprise failed in Belfast Quote
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