Enterprise service in Dublin, 1980

Enterprise route map
Belfast Central Botanic Lisburn Lurgan Portadown Newry UK / Ireland border Dundalk Drogheda Dublin Connolly

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History

The service was introduced as the "Enterprise Express" on August 11, 1947 by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR (I)) in an attempt to compete with air and road transport which were challenging the railways. In particular, business travel was and is seen as an important market. Customs checks were limited to the Belfast and Dublin terminals in order to reduce journey times by ensuring that journeys were non-stop, and advanced booking was available. The service proved a success and in October 1950 was extended beyond Dublin to Cork. is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI), originally known as the Irish North Western Railway, was an Irish railway company. ... A border checkpoint is, as its name suggests, a place between borders where the identities of the ongoers or their cargo are evaluated. ... Kent Station, Cork is an Iarnród Éireann train station, named after Thomas Kent. ...

However this proved unsuccessful and the Cork link ceased in September 1953 when the Great Northern Railway Board (GNRB), a joint venture between the Dublin and Belfast governments, took over the services of the GNR (I). Its unpopularity may also have been due to the six and a half hour journey time.^[1]

On October 1, 1958 the GNRB was dissolved and its assets and liabilities were split between Córas Iompair Éireann (CIE) and the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) — the predecessors of the current operators, Iarnród Éireann (IE) and Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) respectively. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Córas Iompair Éireann[1] (CIÉ) is a statutory authority which is owned by the Irish Government. ... UTAs logo The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. ...

The service was upgraded in September 1997 with a new timetable and new coaching stock from French train makers De Dietrich Ferroviaire (now Alstom DDF). At this point, the service, which had operated under either the IÉ or NIR brands, was branded separately as Enterprise. De Dietrich Ferroviaire (DDF) are a French manufacturer of railway rolling stock based in Reichshoffen, France. ...

The service has suffered disruption over the years, particularly during the Troubles, when it was regularly halted by bomb threats. These became so frequent and caused such considerable disruption to the service that a campaigning group, the Peace Train Organisation was formed in 1989. Since the Northern Ireland peace process, however, such disruption has diminished. Renewed investment in recent years has seen the line upgraded to continuously welded track capable of 145 km/h (90 mph) running along the southern part of the route, as part of Iarnród Éireann's rail network upgrades. However, these speeds are not reached on the northern part of the route.^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation) and Trouble. ... The Peace Train Organisation was a campaign group set up in 1989 in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in response to the repeated bombing of the Dublin to Belfast railway line (see Enterprise (train)) by the Provisional IRA. Peace Train stopped at Portadown. ... When discussing the history of Northern Ireland, the peace process is generally considered to cover the events leading up to the 1994 Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of the Troubles, the Belfast (or Good Friday) Agreement, and subsequent political developments. ...

Timetable times vary between 1-hour 53-minutes (with one intermediate stop) and a more typical 2-hours 15-minutes (with four intermediate stops)^[2], an average speed of 97 and 81 km/h (60 and 50 mph) respectively.

Rolling Stock

Current fleet

Each Push-pull trainset consists of eight coaches and a 201 Class locomotive. Originally, the 28 coaches were delivered as four sets of seven, but entered service as three sets of eight. The coaches were manufactured by De Dietrich Ferroviaire and ownership is jointly shared between both operators, however coach maintenance is provided by NIR and the locomotives are maintained by IE. The service has had reliability issues with these locomotives, which provides head end power to the train. The coaching stock is based on the Class 373 EMU stock used by Eurostar. However, unlike the EMU stock, which is articulated and permanently coupled, the stock used by Enterprise is ordinary coaching stock. A single GWR autocoach capable of push-pull operation. ... The Iarnród Éireann (IE) 201 Class locomotives are the newest and most powerful diesel locomotives operating in Ireland, and were built in 1994-95 by General Motors. ... A wide variety of hauled coaches have been used on the railways of Ireland. ... De Dietrich Ferroviaire (DDF) are a French manufacturer of railway rolling stock based in Reichshoffen, France. ... Head end power (HEP) or Electric train supply (ETS) in the United Kingdom is a rail transport term for the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train. ... The British Rail Class 373 or TGV-TMST train is an electric multiple unit that operates the Eurostar service from St Pancras railway station to France and Belgium. ... This article is about high-speed trains between London and Brussels / Paris. ...

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number	Routes operated	Built
			mph	km/h
201 Class		diesel locomotive	102	164	6	Dublin - Belfast	1994 - 1995
De Dietrich stock		Passenger Rolling stock	90	145	28	Dublin - Belfast	1996

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Future fleet

Both Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways have for some time maintained an ambition to introduce hourly services between Dublin and Belfast. However, it would be necessary to procure new, faster rolling stock in order to achieve the required improvements in frequency and speed. In 2005, they investigated the possibility of procuring new rolling stock when seven 125mph capable Class 222 DEMUs built for the British network became available for use as one of the possible options, which also included the procurement of additional 22000 Class DMUs as part of IÉ's order.^[3] What is recognised is that new rolling stock would most likely be a type of multiple unit rather than locomotive pulled, similar to IÉ's plans for its Dublin-Cork services. This will remove the problems suffered by the 201 Class locomotives when using head-end power mode. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Rail Class 222 is a diesel-electric multiple unit high-speed train. ... Class 180 multiple unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol. ... Class 22000 DMU at Colbert Station, Limerick The 22000 Class are the latest Diesel multiple unit trains to be introduced by Iarnród Éireann in Ireland. ... This article is about Multiple Units vehicles. ...

Advertising and promotion

Translink has regularly promoted the Enterprise service with a '2 for 1' offer to readers of the Northern Ireland editions of the Daily and Sunday Mirrors. In January 2006, this promotion was undertaken in conjunction with a comprehensive billboard advertising campaign in Belfast, Newry and Portadown railway stations. The slogan, "Depressurise, Capitalise, Economise, Socialise...Go Enterprise; premier rail travel to Dublin," was used to encourage wide groups of customers to use the Enterprise.^{[citation needed]} Discounted Internet booking for the service is also periodically offered by Translink. Translink Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), a public corporation of Northern Ireland charged to oversee the provision of public transport in the country. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Future developments

Recent press reports have stated that NIR & IE plan to introduce a new hourly service.^[4][5][6] This was reiterated in a statement by Conor Murphy, the Northern Ireland Minister for Regional Development, who stated that the two companies had made a presentation to the North/South Ministerial Council in October 2007 putting forward the case for improvements in the frequency and speed of the service.^[7] Any improvements to the service would require significant investment in track and signalling, as well as new rolling stock. Conor Murphy (born 10 July 1963, Newry) is the Sinn Féin Member of Parliament for the Newry and Armagh constituency in Northern Ireland, which he represents as its MP and also as one of the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC, Irish: An Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh/Theas, Ulster-Scots: The Noarth-Sooth Cooncil o Männystèrs) is a body established under the Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement) to co-ordinate activity and exercise certain limited governmental powers across the whole... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Currently, the Enterprise is undergoing a face-lift with the carriages being resprayed in white with green colours, some of which can be seen at Translink's York Rd. Maintenance Depot. Yorkgate railway station serves the north of the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Complaints

In November 2007 the cross-border IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council, in a submission to the North/South Ministerial Council, stated that Enterprise was falling behind compared to the improvements of other international rail providers, with delays "often up to an hour" and serious reliability problems, combined with the uncompetitive journey time against making the journey by road.^[8] For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This is a list of employer associations and other business organizations. ... CBI is a TLA with a number of meanings, including: Central Bank of India Central Bank of Ireland Central Bureau of Investigation, India Chicago Bridge and Iron Confederation of British Industry Cosmic Background Imager China Burma India theater of World War II Caribbean Basin Initiative C.B.I. This is... The North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC, Irish: An Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh/Theas, Ulster-Scots: The Noarth-Sooth Cooncil o Männystèrs) is a body established under the Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement) to co-ordinate activity and exercise certain limited governmental powers across the whole...

Gallery

The inside of an Enterprise train, First+ carriage. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

An Enterprise train at Dublin Connolly.

References

External links

• Iarnród Éireann page on the Enterprise
• Northern Ireland Railways page on the Enterprise