New Train Service from Newry

[Mark Gleeson]

You must appeal first to the Rail Services General Manager, Central Station

If still unhappy

The Consumer Council
Elizabeth House 116 Holywood Road Belfast BT4 1NY
Complaints line: 0845 601 6022 Fax: 028 9065 7701 complaints@consumercouncil.org.uk www.consumercouncil.org.uk

[irishsaint]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

You must appeal first to the Rail Services General Manager, Central Station

If still unhappy

The Consumer Council
Elizabeth House 116 Holywood Road Belfast BT4 1NY
Complaints line: 0845 601 6022 Fax: 028 9065 7701 complaints@consumercouncil.org.uk www.consumercouncil.org.uk

General Manager - Mal McGreevy?

[Mark Gleeson]

Originally Posted by irishsaint

General Manager - Mal McGreevy?

Yes

General Manager of Rail Services
Mr Mal McGreevy
Central Station Belfast
BT3 9BG
Phone: 028 9089 9400

[Mickey H]

Within translink staff circles it has been know for some weeks that there are plans to start the 0713 ex Dundalk from Newry at 0655 and extend the 1713 ex Pearse to Newry in the evening although not finally confirmed

A 29K can operate without translink safety equipment with 2 staff in the cab and I believe they are limited to 40mph on translink

On a related matter why did IE go to the expense of having the first six ICR fitted to run on translink when they have never been tested there in order to do so?

[Mark Gleeson]

The 17:13 is the busiest on the Northern Line, was the very first 8 coach train ever, thats going to be fun and slow.

There is a problem, you can only use the Belfast bound platform to start/terminate a train at Newry, so how do they cope with both a C3K and a 29K at the same time?

The 6 ICR sets are not used cross border as they are used elsewhere. The formal plan is to use them once the 51 coaches are delivered next year as indicated by Irish Rail to the North/South body.

I very much doubt Irish Rail have an exemption from the TPWS rules, after all steam trains are being fitted at great expense. If they do it will be the first such exemption

All we want is train from Belfast getting to Dublin before 8:40am, once again Irish Rail fail to deliver

[Mickey H]

"you can only use the Belfast bound platform to start/terminate a train at Newry, so how do they cope with both a C3K and a 29K at the same time?"


Run the 29 empty to Poyntzpass and reverse using the crossover there. Poyntzpass is fully signalled for such a move

[dowlingm]

Is this proposed service going to be designated as Enterprise? If so how does this fit with the NIR/IE 50/50 arrangement?

Probably better to re-form 4 sets of DDs (as originally intended I think?) and run Belfast-Newry express and on from there. At least we know 201s and DD-DVTs are "known good" for that run.

[Mickey H]

Translink have just released the revised cross border timetable valid from December 13th and there is NO evening service Dublin to Newry



http://www.translink.co.uk/Documents...e%20131210.pdf

[Mark Gleeson]

I'll have an answer to the legal issue of the 29k in NI by December 3rd. Isn't FOI great.