[28/06-01/07/2012] Irish Open

joey · 12-05-2012, 07:57

Is there going to be any specials for the Irish Open Golf event in Portrush? Or is it just Rugby, Football and Eucharistic Conferences get specials?

Mark Gleeson · 12-05-2012, 10:41

Many specials are operated under financial deals with the organisations involved to off load the financial risk, so many are never listed publicly

Irish Rail own no trains certified beyond Belfast Central so can't run a special anyway

joey · 12-05-2012, 12:14

NIR are running specials from GVS and Central, pity there wasn't a service even to that length from this side to meet those specials.

dowlingm · 12-05-2012, 15:02

Not a good idea. No wifi on the trains to allow golfers stranded by yet another "security incident" at Lurgan to follow the action.

Inniskeen · 12-05-2012, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by dowlingm

Not a good idea. No wifi on the trains to allow golfers stranded by yet another "security incident" at Lurgan to follow the action.

Or another locomotive failure in Drogheda perhaps !

Mickey H · 23-05-2012, 16:42

There is nothing to stop the operation of a special train from Dublin to Portrush with a C3K

For details of the specials from Belfast see

http://www.translink.co.uk/irishopen

dowlingm · 23-05-2012, 17:29

That timetable makes me think NIR are maxing out just on the Belfast specials and running 6 car sets on scheduled services. I guess there's only so many trains you can run out that way (and they don't have all the C4Ks in commission yet either). In theory they could have sent a special via Knockmore branch as they have done for MRSI etc but I guess it was more hassle than it was worth.

12-05-2012, 07:57	#1
joey Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Coach A Posts: 188	[28/06-01/07/2012] Irish Open Is there going to be any specials for the Irish Open Golf event in Portrush? Or is it just Rugby, Football and Eucharistic Conferences get specials?

12-05-2012, 10:41	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Many specials are operated under financial deals with the organisations involved to off load the financial risk, so many are never listed publicly Irish Rail own no trains certified beyond Belfast Central so can't run a special anyway __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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Mickey H Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 279	There is nothing to stop the operation of a special train from Dublin to Portrush with a C3K For details of the specials from Belfast see http://www.translink.co.uk/irishopen __________________ 26271 12-60

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12-05-2012, 12:14	#3
joey Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Coach A Posts: 188	NIR are running specials from GVS and Central, pity there wasn't a service even to that length from this side to meet those specials.

12-05-2012, 15:02	#4
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	Not a good idea. No wifi on the trains to allow golfers stranded by yet another "security incident" at Lurgan to follow the action.

23-05-2012, 17:29	#7
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	That timetable makes me think NIR are maxing out just on the Belfast specials and running 6 car sets on scheduled services. I guess there's only so many trains you can run out that way (and they don't have all the C4Ks in commission yet either). In theory they could have sent a special via Knockmore branch as they have done for MRSI etc but I guess it was more hassle than it was worth.