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Unread 01-07-2009, 08:09   #1
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Default Enterprise delay (1 Jul 2009)

Some problem with early morning Enterprise.

4 coaches from 8.32 Drogheda to Pearse borrowed to collect passengers from Dundalk.

Passengers from Drogheda asked to change trains at Balbriggan.
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Unread 01-07-2009, 08:11   #2
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Enterprise - 0650 Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly 1-Jul-2009 7:01
Due to operational problems the 0650 Enterprise service from Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly will be a non-Enterprise service with no first class and limited catering.

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So what did the 9.30 Dublin Belfast consist of then?
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Hopefully it was a Mk3 or a 22k and not a 29
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9:35 is a NIR staffed train so it was either the Gatwick set of 4 coaches or a 3CK railcar set

Unlike IE NIR have a backup plan
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9:35 is a NIR staffed train so it was either the Gatwick set of 4 coaches or a 3CK railcar set

Unlike IE NIR have a backup plan
Oh yeah forgot about NIR's backup set.

No reason why the Mk3s can't be a backup though. Being refurbished I know but some are still a backup for Cork when the Mk4 fails
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I don't think the Mk3s are allowed north of the border anymore.

There were several DARTs ran short as well this morning, and a 4-car DART at peak time is pretty painful.
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The mk3 coaches are allowed provided the locomotive has the safety equipement
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Unread 01-07-2009, 20:04   #9
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The southbound service seems to have been a 3-car 3CK, which was followed by a 29K to mop up the Dundalk and Drogheda passengers who couldn't get on. I saw the latter crossing the viaduct, but was on the commuter train following it (oh, those extra 5 mins in bed).

I saw the 3CK heading north from Connolly as we were arriving on the 8:32.
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