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Unread 02-04-2016, 14:22   #161
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Single C3K on 1235+1520 today
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Unread 03-04-2016, 06:39   #162
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Timetable already considers the issue with the Dundalk train, its overtaken using the loop at Clongriffin
It didn't when I made the post !
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Unread 04-04-2016, 08:25   #163
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3 Enterprise sets have now entered revenue service. Set 3 entered service in recent days

Sets 1,3 are on Dublin Belfast, set 2 is now in Inchicore for training

April 10th timetable is going to happen
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Unread 04-04-2016, 16:20   #164
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It may be going to happen but it is somewhat of a work of fiction as much of what is scheduled is a nonsense. I imagine it is going ahead to save the embarassment of going to NIR and telling them that the whole thing is unnecessary !

The only change that needs to be made is to re-instate the 2005 from Belfast. Everything else is of no benefit to anybody and requires a series of further changes which have yet to dawn on Irish Rail.
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Unread 05-04-2016, 07:23   #165
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From the Irish Rail web site !
Belfast Enterprise schedule changes from 10th April. DART and other Connolly routes unchanged

30 March 2016

Planned changes to DART and other Connolly routes will not proceed.

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that planned changes to DART and other Connolly routes planned from 10th April will not proceed, with the exception of some minor changes to Belfast Enterprise services.

In summary:

DART services will continue to operate to their current schedule. Additional capacity will be provided at peak times in response to demand.
Maynooth / M3 Parkway, Sligo, Rosslare Europort and Drogheda/Dundalk Commuter (excluding departure times to Enterprise trains - see below) services will remain unchanged.
Belfast Enterprise services will see some minor changes from 10th April. Customers are advised to check times before travel.
Full information is available through the journey planner above and through our timetables section.

What does the word unchanged mean in "DART and other Connolly routes unchanged" - clearly not what is says as there are changes advised in the journey planner and others that will have to be made in short order !
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Unread 06-04-2016, 15:51   #166
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Railcar on 1520 and 1810. DD seems to have failed in Dublin as no report of problem with 1235 ex Belfast
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Unread 06-04-2016, 17:26   #167
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Currently on the 1805 southbound from Belfast and it's an Enterprise.
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Unread 06-04-2016, 17:33   #168
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The (obviously false) information was from the translink train status page which has since been deleted
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Unread 13-04-2016, 06:49   #169
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0645 southbound is stopped on the line just south of Portadown this morning. Due to a 'train fault' according to Translink's Twitter feed.
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Unread 13-04-2016, 06:55   #170
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Believe there's also a problem with the 0735 northbound. Not good when neither of the early morning services will reach its destination on time!
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Unread 13-04-2016, 09:19   #171
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Second day in a row for the 0735 !

1850 Belfast every evening due to defective timetable, taking almost 70 minutes to reach Dundalk - a complete farce, it appears any old rubbish seems acceptable and IR will resist re-instating previous departure time or more logically moving departure to 1905 which would save about twenty minutes on the current insulting performance.

Surprise, Surprise, the 0645 from Belfast has not reached Dublin on time once so far this week despite reasonably punctual departures from Drogheda on Monday and Tuesday.
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Unread 13-04-2016, 09:40   #172
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7:35 arrived in Drogheda about 8:25. First time I've seen refurbished Enterprise stock on that train.

6:45 from Belfast arrived in Drogheda 15 mins late at 8:35, and got to Dublin at 9:15.

On an unrelated note, the Enterprise liveried locos have a fancy swoosh that lines up with the coach livery. I wonder how long they'll manage to keep the swooshes facing the right way?

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Unread 13-04-2016, 11:08   #173
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The locomotives will only work one way around as they only have the MMI socket on the Dublin end. Sure the train can move without MMI

By default the Enterprise locomotives have been the correct way around since the DD's arrived. If a loco is the wrong way around it will be turned at Belfast Great Victoria Street or unlikely but possible at Kilkenny or Limerick Junction

The cab in 206/7/8/9 is actually bigger on the Belfast end
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Unread 13-04-2016, 21:04   #174
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Believe there's also a problem with the 0735 northbound. Not good when neither of the early morning services will reach its destination on time!
Don't know what happened today but yesterday 0735 was failed before departure and an ICR replaced it
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Unread 14-04-2016, 10:11   #175
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0650 ex Belfast failed on arrival in Dublin this morning. 0800 ex Belfast formed 0935 departing 50 late
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Does anyone know what the real problem is with the DD refurbishment?

The refurbished sets seem (according to reports on this site) to be failing practically every day. Is this just "teething" problems, or has the whole project been done incompetently?

I am inclined to think that there is deep incompetence at work: the project has been way over time, and Inchicore had to lend a hand with a few coaches.

I wonder if we will be told if it's over budget as well. In which case watch out for some other work, such as badly needed per way work, to be postponed in order to free up the funds.

Just wondering, but the whole thing looks a right mess.
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well, they certainly haven't had the same run in time off service that was given to either the 22K or the Mark 4's (and if i am right the refurbished original DARTS) so this sort of thing will happen.
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well, they certainly haven't had the same run in time off service that was given to either the 22K or the Mark 4's (and if i am right the refurbished original DARTS) so this sort of thing will happen.
That's by choice not requirement, so it's not a excuse they can even think about using as there was noting stopping them carrying out lots of test runs.

This is worse than HEP ops
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thats my point.

it did take an extraordinary amount of time to get the Mark 3 gen vans done. dont forget there was an idea floating about (in fact an aim) to have hourly enterprises with a mixture of DD+mark3 gen vans and refurbished mark3 sets.

i guess it was just beyond them.
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Unread 14-04-2016, 15:57   #180
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i guess it was just beyond them.
Beyond their funding, anyway.

Is there funding available for hourly Enterprise? If there was, do the Mk3 sets still exist?
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