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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
We have suggested to Irish Rail to either borrow the NIR gatwick set or to reinstate a set of Mk3 coaches lying in Dundalk to service and borrow locomotive 112 from NIR
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To be honest, reinstating a MK3 set would be far better for both NIR and Irish Rail than using the Gatwicks.
For a start, NIR have just converted their gatwick set for PP operation, which means that they are probably planning to put it to more intensive commuter use in the near future.
A MK3 set would have more carriages and would be comfortable for passengers, especially if there is a Citygold coach in Dundalk - which means they'll be able to preserve some semblance for first-class service. There may even be a catering coach - which the Gatwicks would lack.
I think that you really need to push for a MK3 reinstatement - regardless of IE management's well-established preference for shoving Enterprise passengers in the relatively poor quality Gatwick set when they have better alternatives available.