Belfast City Airport 'Rail Link'.....

[Patrick Davey]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c784732yy5yo

Not an actual link though, going by the 'artist impression' - looks like they are planning to move Sydenham station closer to the airport and make it easier for people to access the terminal from the newly-located station.

Although that would certainly be an improvement!

Edited Tuesday at 12:13 by Patrick Davey

[Tullygrainey]

[airfixfan]

Only in NI would they build a new Airport Terminal and not move the railway station over a decade ago!

[Tractionman]

It's about time but you think they'd got the train running on the right line at least 

If that's the airport off to the right that train is heading to Bangor!

[Tullygrainey]

Maybe, but I think we may be looking at the rear of the train. I don't see a driver and the destination board seems to say Central.

[Tractionman]

41 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said:

Maybe, but I think we may be looking at the rear of the train. I don't see a driver and the destination board seems to say Central.

I was going by the running lights!

[jhb171achill]

Surely it's heading to Belfast. The lights are wrong; that would be the back of the train on that line. The airport is on the down side of the railway. The main road, which that long passenger bridge crosses, is behind the shelters shown on the down side.

[popeye]

It is only an artists impression.

[Tractionman]

2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

The lights are wrong; that would be the back of the train on that line. 

Exactly!

[Flying Snail]

Ah lads ..  a marketing image developed for an airport operator has messed up the running lights on a train.  Is anyone really surprised? We're definitely heading down the wrong track if we let that derail the discussion on what (if it goes ahead) will only be the first air-rail link on the island 

[Patrick Davey]

19 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

Ah lads ..  a marketing image developed for an airport operator has messed up the running lights on a train.  Is anyone really surprised? We're definitely heading down the wrong track if we let that derail the discussion on what (if it goes ahead) will only be the first air-rail link on the island 

The puns are taking off now!

[Flying Snail]

I was trying to be subtle as I didn't want to cause any turbulence. Really we should be glad they used a 4000 and not a 29000 

[Mol_PMB]

It's plane that this thread is starting to runway off topic.

[Patrick Davey]

Sure it'll give us a lift.

[Tullygrainey]

13 hours ago, popeye said:

It is only an artists impression.

Actually it’s a flight of fancy

[Patrick Davey]

5 hours ago, Tullygrainey said:

Actually it’s a flight of fancy

Taxi(way) for Alan!

Edited 6 hours ago by Patrick Davey

[Galteemore]

 

17 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Taxi(way) for Alan!

Jet 2, Brute ? 

Edited 6 hours ago by Galteemore

[Patrick Davey]

58 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

 

Jet 2, Brute ? 

Take it Easy(jet)

[Patrick Davey]

A friend of mine was awarded a third level qualification in the study of airlines.

It was a BA.