Railer Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 A few pictures of the Mk3s in the final stages and EGV 7601 being delivered to Northwall.
BosKonay Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 Fantastic shots! They do look beautiful in that livery!
Noel Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 Fantastic shots! They do look beautiful in that livery! Yes thanks for those super interesting pics. The coaches do look great, but they seem to be just crying out for some delicate understated lining to give them a slightly more sophisticated look (e.g. gold, or yellow). Wonder why they are being transported to Dublin by road instead of by rail, unless they are not yet certified for operations.
minister_for_hardship Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 Some lining would be nice, they look a little spartan on the outside at least. The irony of naming a coach after a county not connected to the rail network for over a half century....
aclass007 Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 I wonder if it was a good idea painting the roofs in such a light colour? It will be interesting to see how well that colour wears on the roof of 216, assuming she gets the same livery.....
201bhoy Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 Aye I'm thinking they look a wee bit plain too tbh! Wonder when they'll get their first test run?
Railer Posted June 28, 2016 Author Posted June 28, 2016 Aye I'm thinking they look a wee bit plain too tbh! Wonder when they'll get their first test run? It will have to be soon, the services is due to start in 6 weeks or so, the other 9 Mk3s are to be delivered to Northwall over the next 3 weeks. Irish Rail will test and commission the Mk3s on behalf of Belmond. As part of the tests 216 has to run north of the boarder to test the TPWS and NIR radio systems. Then the Mk3s have to be cleared to Portrush. Exciting times ahead.
geraghtyg Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 It will have to be soon, the services is due to start in 6 weeks or so, the other 9 Mk3s are to be delivered to Northwall over the next 3 weeks. Let's hope that the local graffiti artists don't decide the freshly painted coaches!!!
dave182 Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 6 weeks?! That's tight isn't it! I assume staff recruited and trained up. I wonder how many people will be employed to keep the whole thing going?
hurricanemk1c Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 I don't think the staff are recruited yet - make sure the 'Business name' is Belmond Grand Hibernian, and a list for the following comes up: Steward/Stewardess Housekeeping Supervisor Travelling Technican Food and Beverage Supervisor https://www.belmondcareers.com/career_list.asp Although interviews were supposed to be mid-May and contracts for June 2016-October 2016. So they may have been filled, but would of expected the jobs to have gone from the website!
Railer Posted July 1, 2016 Author Posted July 1, 2016 There are rumours now that EGV 7601 "Carlow" and dining coach 7169 "Wexford" are now in Inchicore works.
ttc0169 Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 There are rumours now that EGV 7601 "Carlow" and dining coach 7169 "Wexford" are now in Inchicore works. That is correct.
Noel Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 There are rumours now that EGV 7601 "Carlow" and dining coach 7169 "Wexford" are now in Inchicore works. Rumours without photos are just that
Weshty Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Rumours without photos are just that Surreptitious use of a drone would answer that question....
ttc0169 Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Rumours without photos are just that Undercover and heavily guarded I'm told.
Railer Posted July 1, 2016 Author Posted July 1, 2016 The two opening windows are interesting as to why they are fitted. The back of it still looks like a kit bash job to be honest.
WRENNEIRE Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Are the windows in the Observation section Mk 3 ones on their sides?
jhb171achill Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 The two opening windows are interesting as to why they are fitted. The back of it still looks like a kit bash job to be honest. .......easy to model, then!
Railer Posted July 1, 2016 Author Posted July 1, 2016 If you look at the bottom picture you can see that they are not, the standard windows are far too long compared to the vertical edges of the large square windows. On the top picture they look similar in size due to the angle of the shot and lighting.
Railer Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 Anyone know the old Irish Rail number for the observation coach by chance?
Mike258747 Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 I assume that the view from the observation coach for a lot of the time will be the rear cab of a loco.
Railer Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 I assume that the view from the observation coach for a lot of the time will be the rear cab of a loco. Yeah true, at least half the time it will be stuck up against 216.
DiveController Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 I assume that the view from the observation coach for a lot of the time will be the rear cab of a loco. True, one at each end might have been the way to go on such an elite service
Railer Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 True, one at each end might have been the way to go on such an elite service The requirement of an EGV being the problem. HEP mode is now isolated on all 201s and some even have the HEP connections removed and plated over like 216.
hurricanemk1c Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Anyone know the old Irish Rail number for the observation coach by chance? 7104
Noel Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 That looks really well! Models, anyone? I almost feel like a heretic but the colour scheme seems rather dull and perhaps even less attractive when scaled down to model size.
Railer Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 I almost feel like a heretic but the colour scheme seems rather dull and perhaps even less attractive when scaled down to model size. I reckon it will look similar to a Hornby BREL Mk4 in the GNER Mallard livery but the light grey roofs should help some what. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/HORNBY-R4001-1-76-00-SCALE-GNER-Mk4-First-Class-Coach-/112015300793?hash=item1a14a1d8b9:g:D00AAOSwhOBXUEeb Cheers for the number mk1c.
ttc0169 Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 The requirement of an EGV being the problem. HEP mode is now isolated on all 201s and some even have the HEP connections removed and plated over like 216. As Railer has said-216 has the HEP sockets plated over-but can still operate in P:Pull mode with the Mk4s
Railer Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 I found it odd that 216 had them removed but all the Enterprise locos and the recently released to traffic 231 and 233 still have them intact after overhaul. I believe 216 is due to receive the Enterprise mods at a later date so it can work the Enterprise if needs be off season as it will have all the other required systems for working on the NIR network as it is.
Noel Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 I reckon it will look similar to a Hornby BREL Mk4 in the GNER Mallard livery but the light grey roofs should help some what. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/HORNBY-R4001-1-76-00-SCALE-GNER-Mk4-First-Class-Coach-/112015300793?hash=item1a14a1d8b9:g:D00AAOSwhOBXUEeb Cheers for the number mk1c. Yes but that livery has two stripes.
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