Out of the 8 enterprise services each way 3 are IE operated, 5 are NIR operated, add in the other services and 10 out of 15 are IE operated. This unequal balance dates back to when GNR (B) was divided between the UTA and CIE in the 1950's.
NIR are responsible for the coaches and IE are responsible for the locomotives. Previously the 1994 agreement had NIR and IE in an exact 50/50 which resulted in a mess, since the deal changed IE provide a spare locomotive in both Dublin and Belfast. The performance numbers showed a significant improvement as a direct result
There was no spare train available this morning as one of the Rosslare sets had failed
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15-06-2007, 14:24
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