Alan French, I doubt it was anything to do with shopping and more that NIR wanted more Lisburn-Belfast capacity and Enterprise users are so battered by security alerts and whatnot they wouldn't miss another few minutes.
IE then thought, well if they can get away with that, we can introduce a Newry regional service using 75mph stock over a 90mph section using safety exemptions and not bother offering anybody from Dundalk or Drogheda (for surely these 29s are dispatched from the Depot) the chance to hook into the Newry-Belfast early service.
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