All Northern Ireland Railways articles – Page 2

  • The existing Enterprise push-pull trainsets would be replaced by new stock as part of the planned speed-up. (Photo: Tony Miles)
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    Cross-border upgrade plan

    2018-06-18T10:59:21Z

    EUROPE: North-south rail services between Belfast and Dublin could be upgraded over the coming years, under a three-stage development strategy agreed by Irish national operator Iarnród Éireann and its Northern Irish counterpart Translink. Launched in Belfast as part of Northern Ireland’s Bus+Train week initiative, the plan envisages investment in ...

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    Northern Ireland ticketing upgrade

    2016-09-07T08:12:00Z

    UK: Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard announced on September 5 that Parkeon has been selected to modernise ticketing under a £45m investment programme. ‘The current ticketing system was introduced 15 years ago and serves around 80 million passenger journeys every year’, said Hazzard, adding that ‘a high quality ...

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    Belfast Transport Hub planning underway

    2016-03-14T06:00:00Z

    UK: Northern Ireland public transport agency Translink is developing plans for an extensive redevelopment of Belfast Great Victoria Street station and the adjacent bus station to form an integrated Belfast Transport Hub with rail, bus, cycle, taxi and car facilities. The current rail and bus stations handle seven million passengers/year, ...

  • Refurbished Enterprise train.
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    Cross-border train ready to live longer and prosper

    2015-11-17T07:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Translink NI Railways is undertaking a major refurbishment of the three locomotive-hauled trainsets used on the cross-border Enterprise service between Belfast and Dublin. The first completed eight-car set re-entered service on November 16, and all are expected to return to service by the end of the year. The Enterprise ...

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    Ticket app offers dynamic pricing and tickets for children

    2014-10-29T07:00:00Z

    UK: Mobile ticketing specialist Corethree has announced its first rail deployment, developing an updated multimodal rail and bus app for Northern Ireland transport body Translink. The app offers bespoke dynamic pricing, enabling Translink to offer short-time promotional fares as well as standard tickets through mobile devices. A purchase delegation or ...

  • Translink has reopened the railway between Coleraine and Londonderry following an upgrade.
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    Londonderry line renewal project completed

    2013-03-28T12:00:00Z

    UK: Northern Ireland transport company Translink officially reopened the 54 km line between Coleraine and Londonderry on March 22, following an eight-month suspension of services while a £30m infrastructure renewal programme was undertaken. The Renewals Phase 1 project is intended to secure the future of the line for the next ...

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    Looking into the future of Northern Ireland Railways

    2013-01-17T12:00:00Z

    UK: Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development has begun public consultation on the future of the rail network, seeking views on how to prioritise transport investment in 2015-35. A consultation document sets out a range of options, starting with a basic package necessary to retain the rail network at current ...

  • Translink Chief Executive Catherine Mason, Transport Minister Duncan Kennedy and James Erwin of the New Trains Programme Board.
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    C4Ks start running to Larne

    2011-10-04T10:13:00Z

    UK: Northern Ireland’s Transport Minister Danny Kennedy joined the celebrations on October 3 to mark the entry into service on the Belfast – Larne route of the first of Translink’s new Class 4000 DMUs. The 20 three-car units are being supplied by CAF under the operator’s £150m New Trains Programme, ...

  • CAF Class 4000 diesel multiple-unit for Northern Ireland Railways is unloaded at Belfast docks on 14 March 2011.
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    First CAF Class 4000 DMU arrives in Belfast

    2011-03-14T16:17:00Z

    UK: The first of 20 three-car diesel multiple-units for Translink NI Railways was delivered to Belfast docks on March 14, two years after the order was placed with Spanish manufacturer CAF under a £114m project funded by the Department for Regional Development. Testing at up 145 km/h is set to ...

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    Northern Ireland academy opens

    2009-04-04T05:00:00Z

    UK: Translink’s new £1·7m operational training academy opened on February 19 at Adelaide in south Belfast. It was funded by Northern Ireland’s Department for Regional Development and features driver and signalling simulation equipment. A full-task driver simulator is complemented by a signalling simulator supplied by Manchester-based EDM that fully replicates ...

  • Class C3k train at Londonderry Waterside station.
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    Northern Ireland Railways orders CAF DMUs

    2009-03-26T11:07:00Z

    UK: A £105m order for 20 three-car diesel multiple-units was signed by Northern Ireland transport operator Translink, the Department for Regional Development and manufacturer CAF on March 25. The first of the Class 4000 trains will enter service at the end of 2011, with all 20 in traffic by ...

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    Northern Ireland upgrade

    2008-07-08T13:28:00Z

    UK: An £86m upgrade of the Belfast - Londonderry line was announced last month by Translink, the holding company which runs Northern Ireland Railways. Tenders will be called in early 2011 and the work is to be completed in 2013, cutting 30 min off the 2 h 15 min journey ...

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    Report backs Translink growth

    2004-05-01T10:00:00Z

    UK: A radical increase in Northern Ireland's railway services is recommended by an independent report from Booz Allen Hamilton. Commissioned by Translink on behalf of Northern Ireland Transport Holding Co, the report's conclusions will form the basis of Translink's rail investment proposals for the 2004 Government Spending Review. The ...

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    Northern Ireland invests

    2002-08-01T10:00:00Z

    UK: New stock for Translink's Northern Ireland Railways and a rapid transit network in Belfast are the key rail elements in a 10-year Regional Transportation Strategy announced by regional development minister Peter Robinson last month. As part of the government's 25-year Regional Development Strategy, £1·4bn is to be invested ...

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    Enterprise refurbishment underway

    2002-02-01T11:00:00Z

    NORTHERN Ireland Railways is refurbishing 14 De Dietrich carriages used on the flagship Belfast - Dublin Enterprise cross-border services. According to NIR Engineering Executive M McGreevy, the vehicles, built in 1997, are being refurbished at a cost of up to £150000 each to ensure a high-quality passenger environment ’before they ...

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    NIR staves off closure

    2002-01-01T11:00:00Z

    UK: Rail services in Northern Ireland look more secure after a ruling by the Northern Ireland Assembly to consolidate rather than shut down the 357 km network. Following a report commissioned by Translink from A D Little, a task force convened by the Assembly carried out public consultation. Four ...

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    Taskforce reports on Northern Ireland rail options

    2000-08-01T10:00:00Z

    UK: This month should see an interim report presented to Britain's Department of Regional Development setting out options for the future of Northern Ireland Railways. Drawn up by a taskforce of three civil servants, the report was ordered following an assessment commissioned from A D Little by Translink on ...