Belmond Grand Hibernian

GM228 wrote: »

Times not yet confined but revised schedule as follows.

Tuesday
Afternoon Heuston to Cork
Evening Cork to Charleville (via Thurles)

Wednesday
Morning Charleville to Cork
Afternoon Cork to Killarney
Evening Killarney to Thurles

Thursday
Morning Thurles to Limerick
Late morning Limerick to Galway (via WRC)
Evening Galway to Athlone

Friday
Morning Athlone to Westport
Evening Westport to Roscommon

Saturday
Morning Roscommon to Heuston
Afternoon Heuston to Belfast
Evening Belfast to Dundalk

Sunday
Morning Dundalk to Waterford
Evening Waterford to Bagnalstown

Monday
Morning Bagnalstown to Heuston

Thanks for posting was only thinking about asking if you knew the routing.

Bagnalstown-Heuston expect that to be an 08.15 start to avoid Heuston peak and trains cross at 08.40 there. Would assume platforms set up in Wateford is what's causing it to do a 40 minute journey to Bagnaistown. Would of been nice if it was using the long platform, probally the only platform on the newtork that could take the full size of just about at 371.2m

215 & 10 MK3s on Dundalk-Connolly trial run passing through Gormonston on Thursday 18-Aug-16.

afatbollix wrote: »

How long is it going to be delayed in starting. A person I know was to be on it this week and it was canceled. Going via car now and got a huge discount off another tour from Belmond.

Next week

Happened to see the belmond hibernIan at Heuston today, was very impressed with the finish, particularly liked the last carriage, the observation carriage, which had a window replacing the back door of the train.

Great video. I wonder if Belmond had gotten a 610x that it might have been an even better observation car with the driver windscreen. Even then it's going to spend half its time facing the power given the preponderance of run-around over wyeing on IE/NIR.

Still no automatic LC at Buttevant?

the Belmond set doesn't have to show UIC numbers?

I have to say the livery does look well and they did a nice job of it overall.

Evening all,

216 made another evening run to Portarlington tonight gathering some more data after its recent issues, departing Inchicore at 1955. Tomorrow is D Day with the first public run of the Belmond Grand Hibernian to fare paying passengers.

Click http://smu.gs/2bEm2UT to view the photos.

Montpelier Hill wrote: »

Happened to see the belmond hibernIan at Heuston today, was very impressed with the finish, particularly liked the last carriage, the observation carriage, which had a window replacing the back door of the train.

50% of the time only thing visible will be the back of a 201

savagethegoat wrote: »

sounds good to me

Doubt the average customer paying between 3-7K per person will think the same.:pac:

BELMOND GRAND HIBERNIAN carries first Guests on week long trip of Ireland.

Photos from the launch of the Belmond Grand Hibernian at Heuston prior to its first departure for Cork.

The train arrived from Inchicore shortly after 1030 with 226. 216 was then coupled onto the other end and the set was washed and placed back to Platform 2 for loading of catering supplies and for final preparations to take place.

The first guests on board the train were a group from the USA based "The Society of International Railway Travelers". The group arrived from the Merrion Hotel in Dublin led down to Platform 2 by a Bag Pipe musician shortly before 1400.

Once there a informal meet and greet took place with a Champagne reception and Irish Dancing.

The train departed from Heuston at 1420 hours bound for Cork, its first stop on the week long tour. Over the course of the week the Guests will visit Killarney, Galway, Westport, Belfast & Waterford.

The train was hauled by ex works 226, IE deciding not to risk the blue liveried 216 which has being giving some issues lately.

Click http://smu.gs/2bD22R5 to view all the photos from today.

GM228 wrote: »

They are exempt from the requirement.

Most certainly not, even the RPSI cravens display the full EVN's, though to be fair the RPSI could exempt themselves on the heritage grounds.

Since the set will go cross border it will have EVN's with the magic -t code

The_Wanderer wrote: »

Well to put all the above talk to bed the set has had full EVN's applied which bear no relation to their previous numbers.

The set had numbers applied on Monday and each vehicle now carries the following EVN numbers:

EGV: 55 60 99 - 87104 – 3 (ex 7601) “Carlow”.

Crew Sleeper: 55 60 89 - 87110 – 2 (ex 7130) “Donegal”.

Sleeper: 55 60 76 - 87001 – 8 (ex 7116) “Fermanagh”.

Sleeper: 55 60 76 - 87002 - 6 (ex 7158) “Leitrim”.

Sleeper: 55 60 76 - 87003 – 4 (ex 7129) “Waterford”.

Sleeper: 55 60 76 - 87004 – 2 (ex 7149) “Down”.

Sleeper: 55 60 76 - 87005 – 0 (ex 7137) “Kerry”.

Restaurant: 55 60 88 - 87101 – 2 (ex 7171) “Sligo”.

Restaurant: 55 60 88 - 87102 – 0 (ex 7169) “Wexford”.

Observation Lounge Car: 55 60 89 - 87103 – 7 (ex 7104) “Kildare”.

The EVN codes are broken down as follows:
55: Vehicles with Special Numbering.
60: Ireland.
99: Service Vehicle.
89: Other Special Coaches.
76: Sleeping Cars.
88: Dining Cars.
89: Dining Car Other Special Carriages.

Yeah. Grand. What's wrong with 216?

GM228 wrote: »

Computer/electronic issues.

Cheers. How long to fix?