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MrX · 02-07-2006, 22:45

Graham,

The CDE interior is pretty much Heathrow Express style but more geared towards intercity than a short hop.

The "First Class" service on the Cork line has been branded CityGold for some years. The Cork MK3 fleet has pretty plush and well designed coaches for CityGold service with similar levels of service to that found on the Enterprise First Plus. The CityGold brand has been retained on the new fleet. The CityGold CDE coaches are extremely plush and very visually impressive inside.

The light levels are excellent through the train, not too bright, not too dark.

Don't forget the Cork line has had IE's best stock on it since the 1980s, the Cork MK3s are excellent coaches and the CityGold coaches are pretty high spec. So the CDE has a lot to live up to!

The Intercity DMUs are due to replace *EVERYTHING* other than the CDE and the Enterprise i.e. the MK2s, the Cravens, and thankfully 29000s on Intercity duties.

The future of the MK3 fleet remains unclear, some may be used to bolster the Enteprise. Don't forget, these are still excellent coaches and are far better technical spec than the enterprise i.e. they actually do operate at 100mph (design speed, like the CDE is 125mph) and overall, they're in decent condntion. The IE fleet of MK3s being quite a bit younger than its British cousins, it dates from 1984-1988.

The existing Cork CityGold sets would really show Enterprise customers what a train should be like! It'd be nice to see them cosmetically refurbished.

The existing MK3 and new CDE business class service :

Gives you an overview of the services on the MK3 citygold sets:
http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/our_services/citygold.asp
Including a 3D coach interior view.

02-07-2006, 22:45	#115
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	Graham, The CDE interior is pretty much Heathrow Express style but more geared towards intercity than a short hop. The "First Class" service on the Cork line has been branded CityGold for some years. The Cork MK3 fleet has pretty plush and well designed coaches for CityGold service with similar levels of service to that found on the Enterprise First Plus. The CityGold brand has been retained on the new fleet. The CityGold CDE coaches are extremely plush and very visually impressive inside. The light levels are excellent through the train, not too bright, not too dark. Don't forget the Cork line has had IE's best stock on it since the 1980s, the Cork MK3s are excellent coaches and the CityGold coaches are pretty high spec. So the CDE has a lot to live up to! The Intercity DMUs are due to replace EVERYTHING other than the CDE and the Enterprise i.e. the MK2s, the Cravens, and thankfully 29000s on Intercity duties. The future of the MK3 fleet remains unclear, some may be used to bolster the Enteprise. Don't forget, these are still excellent coaches and are far better technical spec than the enterprise i.e. they actually do operate at 100mph (design speed, like the CDE is 125mph) and overall, they're in decent condntion. The IE fleet of MK3s being quite a bit younger than its British cousins, it dates from 1984-1988. The existing Cork CityGold sets would really show Enterprise customers what a train should be like! It'd be nice to see them cosmetically refurbished. The existing MK3 and new CDE business class service : Gives you an overview of the services on the MK3 citygold sets: http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/our_services/citygold.asp Including a 3D coach interior view. Last edited by MrX : 02-07-2006 at 22:56.