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Translink NIR have the Portrush specials running from Lanyon Place with only limited stop, and evening return. The cross-border Enterprise also now has ten journeys each way per day utilising the Enterprise fleet as well as NIR CAF and IÉ Rotem units.

I'm a bit confused over the name of this brand. A recent advert on ITV gave a new pronunciation of "hun-dee", yet the Irish advert on RTÉ One refers to it as "hi-un-die". So which is correct? Or why the different pronunciation in different markets?

What are the Irish stations that have appeared? I've had a look and can't find any.

It is a golf trophy. Your time to the tee.

The Gerald was/is(?) a Transport for Wales (previously Arriva Trains Wales) loco hauled Mk4 set that operates between Cardiff Central and Holyhead in an evening (around 5pm from Cardiff) and conveys a full first class restaurant service. When ATW operated it it was Mk3 coaches and a DVT, and...

In what sport can you win a Giant Clam?

Sailing specifically the Round The Island (Isle of Wight) race?

I wonder if these are running in their allocated path empty to "save face" as it were? I doubt they carry much at the moment with the fast turn around at Birmingham.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U55438/2023-05-14/detailed Is this one of the services? A Manchester to Liverpool service?

According to a news report on ITV News some 3 customers didn't get the alert, others got it twice or three times, not all devices synced at the same time to get the alert (hence the alarms going at the Crucible at odd times), and people in crowded areas didn't hear it. It came through on my...

They do. I will pass the set square and compass over to you.

What does 12+1 and 11+2 have in common, except they equal 13?

They don't require a credit/debit card to collect tickets, just the collection code. A lot of IÉ ticket machines are in cabinets that have an automated roller shutter that locks it out of use at times deemed unnecessary to use such as at night.

They've had TVM for a while and collection on their self service machines, but the backend is really slow and not very secure.

The thing with removing vowels from a word, or string of words, is that they are still easy to read, as the brain will add the vowels correctly. Example: