Had a day trip to Belfast on Friday, heading up on an Irish Rail set on the 7.35am and a refurbished Enterprise on the way back down at 1805.
Have to say, enjoyed the trip, much nicer than driving, even though it did feel like it took longer than it ought to.
For all the talk of slow longer distance trains on the Dart line in Dublin, there was no obvious delay around the Dublin commuter area. The Belfast commuter area was relatively slow from Porterdown to Belfast (apparently there were speed restrictions in place).
Really enjoyed the Enterprise, seems so spacious, and really nicely upholstered, and plenty of room for bags. The only thing missing was the reserved seating which wasn't put up. It was a fairly busy train and we were lucky our seats hadn't already been occupied. A more frequent traveller than me commented to the staff that it hadn't been up for the last 3 weeks. Not sure if it was the fact that we were late running and the software hadn't been downloaded, or it was something else.
Another great feature is that you can use your train ticket to go to the Titanic station and Great Victoria Street, which avoided having to buy any additional local tickets.
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