Enterprise Today

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

[201bhoy]

Here's one thing I've been wondering: When the enterprise locos other than 208 get taken into Inchicore, will they get a repaint into the new enterprise livery?

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Do they not do painting in York Rd. Were the Mk3 EGV's not repainted there

[Sulzer201]

Interesting and great to see some Mk3s getting back to traffic. I used this service to Belfast in April and was disappointed at the very average speeds throughout. Had been up for the Belf. Mar and on the return service on Monday the only good run the train put in was between Dundalk and Drogheda - 75/80 mph for a short period. Overall disappointing and over-heard other passengers comment on the slow speeds of the enterprise! Looking at the traffic on the adjacent M1 the cars were passing out the train instead of the other way round. In view of the extensive M-Way network it's time for a few crack inter-city services to compete and beat road times between major cities.

[Glenderg]

One of the only good things the Troika ("yes, you, scoopmonkey") has insisted on is that at least 30 mins be shaved off dub-belfast and dub-galway and dub-lim jct, and up to an hour on dub-cork. It was in some windy report I read recently, something to do with public transport & capital investment. I have done the dub-newry run regularly for 14 years, and when I compare it to throttling between thurles and limerick junction years ago on mkIII's, nearly hoppin off the rails at times, it is truly pedestrian.

[Weshty]

"yes, you, scoopmonkey".

 

Got to be Aprés Match's finest hour. Vicious stuff altogether. And keeping "on topic", the Enterprise speeds are scandalous, that baby should be doing Dublin Belfast in 1:20 max.

[201bhoy]

Do they not do painting in York Rd. Were the Mk3 EGV's not repainted there

 

I thought they painted all the locos in Inchicore? Could be wrong though...

[enniscorthyman]

Great shots there bud.If you want slow journey times have a jaunt

on the Connolly-Rosslare service.The journey time from Enniscorthy to

Wexford is slower today despite better track,signaling,rolling stock

than in 1985 with old signaling,jointed track and old Park Royal coaches.

[Warbonnet]

Some pics of 206 at Connolly yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Warbonnet]

And 8208

 

 

 

 

 

And some interior shots of the standard class coaches for anyone looking to detail the interior of the forthcoming models.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ger711]

That Driver didn't look too impressed Anto.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

In fairness most of the drivers will open the window and have a quick natter with you. I think he may have been having a bad day:(