ACCIDENTALLY POSTED THREAD Route Suggestion for TSW 4 (Lanyon Place - Dundalk) Why? This route has great trains and great scenery and overall a great route. The line is about 45.6 miles (73.4km) long Depots 1. York Road Depot 2. Adelaide Depot Stations There are are 20 stations on this route, they are; 1. Yorkgate 2. Lanyon Place 3. Botanic 4. City Hospital 5. Great Victoria Street (NIR services only) 6. Adelaide 7. Balmoral 8. Finaghy 9. Dunmurry 10. Derriaghy 11. Lambeg 12. Hilden 13. Lisburn 14. Moira 15. Lurgan 16. Portadown 17. Scarva 18. Poyntzpass 19. Newry 20. Dundalk These are the trains I want to see in this route Trains Enterprise De Dietrich set (9001 - 9004) Build date: 1996 Max speed 90mph (145 km/h) Used on the Enterprise Service from Belfast to Dublin but this route will go Belfast to Dundalk ONLY. NIR/IE 201 Class (201 - 234) Build date: 1994-1995 Max speed: 102mph (164 km/h) Used on the Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast NOTE: The ONLY locos that can or have run the Enterprise are 206 “River Liffey” 207 “River Boyne” (8)208 “River Lagan” (8)209 “River Foyle” 216 “River Dodder” *also in Belmond Grand Hibernian Blue 227 “River Laune” 228 “River Owenboy” 231 “River Maigue” *also in Common user livery (silver with black stripe) 233 “River Clare” *also in Common user livery (silver with black stripe) NIR C3K 3000 Class (3001 - 3023) Build date: 2004-2005 Max speed 90mph (145 km/h) Used on all NIR Routes (used on Belfast to Dublin Enterprise service when required) Can also run in 3 or 6 car formations NIR C4K 4000 Class (4001 - 4013) (3 car) (4014 - 4020) (6 car) Build date: 2010-2011 Max speed 90mph (145 km/h) Used on all NIR Routes ONLY Can also run in 3 or 6 car formations *sets 4014 - 4020 extended to 6 piece walkthrough between March 2021 and June 2022. NIR 111 Class (8111 - 8113) Build date: 1980-1984 Max speed: 90mph (145 km/h) Used mainly on Ballast trains between Belfast and Poyntzpass (can sometimes run to Dundalk) MORE SUGGESTIONS COMING
Post #2 IE 29000 Class (29101 - 29429) set 01 made up of 29101-29201-29301-29401 so set 29 would be made up of 29129-29229-29329-29429. Build date: 2002-2005 Max speed: 75mph (120 km/h) Used mainly on Commuter routes out of Dublin to Maynooth, Drogheda and Dundalk but work Intercity services to Sligo and Rosslare but will ONLY go to Belfast in the event of the Enterprise being used. IE 22000 Class (22201 - 22363) so for example 22 set 01 would be made up of 22201-22401-22301 22001 - 22010 3 car 22011 - 22030 4 car 22031 - 22040 5/6 car 22041 - 22045 4 car 22046 - 22063 3 car Build date: 2007-2011 Max speed: 100mph (160 km/h) That’s all for the list!
Worth noting: Safety systems are AWS/TPWS Track gauge 1,600mm (5ft 3in) Possible Expansion to Bangor? 1. Titanic Quarter 2. Sydenham 3. Holywood 4. Marino 5. Cultra 6. Seahill 7. Helens Bay 8. Carnalea 9. Bangor West 10. Bangor
