Thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment! I was actually surprise by just how overgrown Ballinderry and especially Crumlin had both become compared to recent years - note that the MPV had been through on weedspray just a few weeks earlier too. Very little left to identify that Ballinderry had a station, bar the 2003 closure notice, station building and metal fences. The main platform had been partially demolished and the loop one was completely overgrown too, which was sad to see, with a similar story at Crumlin. If you do get up to visit, I recommend taking the 109/a/c buses which run very frequently between Lisburn and Antrim, and were enhanced following the line's closure in 2003 - the 109a is usually hourly as well. Get off at Ballinderry but have a walk around Crumlin too and see the viaduct if you get a chance. Not too sure what future traffic on the line will be but I'll try keep an eye out. Thanks again, -Connor
Can't wait to see the results of this. The All Island Strategic Rail Review made recommendations in favour of opening the line - hopefully Stormont will put money towards it... Thanks for commenting!
@@Build-On560 how I do it is I got a job working for the railway company! If you ask nicely at your nearest NIR station with a ticket office, they'll be able to tell you - the best time to ask is on a Thursday/Friday as these things are published then and start on Saturdays for a week. I can tell you that there are no engineering trains this week (10th August -16th August) but there are some test trains into Belfast Grand Central Station on Monday for the next few weeks... Happy train spotting!
Hello, thanks for commenting. This is the first that I've heard of the line carrying passenger services any time soon, I'll be honest! The line is currently "under possession" which means that control has been handed over to the engineers and this has been the case for a long time now - this is actually why the MPV is not given a green signal at Antrim, the driver has to call the signaler and request permission to enter the engineering possession. Now, trains that do enter the line are currently speed restricted (I think to either 10 or 15mph?) and trains are still able to access Adelaide depot so unfortunately I'm not too sure whether passenger services will be able to use the Lisburn-Antrim line, but I'll try keep an eye out for any empty movements, although these are unlikely at the current time. Again, thanks for watching this video and commenting, and stay tuned!
If I were you, I'd want to be somewhere between Antrim and Lisburn on Thursday 25th, between 09:30-10:30 and 13:35-14:35, if you like tampers, that is...
Nice! I'd like to pay a visit to some of them disused stations!
Thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment! I was actually surprise by just how overgrown Ballinderry and especially Crumlin had both become compared to recent years - note that the MPV had been through on weedspray just a few weeks earlier too. Very little left to identify that Ballinderry had a station, bar the 2003 closure notice, station building and metal fences. The main platform had been partially demolished and the loop one was completely overgrown too, which was sad to see, with a similar story at Crumlin. If you do get up to visit, I recommend taking the 109/a/c buses which run very frequently between Lisburn and Antrim, and were enhanced following the line's closure in 2003 - the 109a is usually hourly as well. Get off at Ballinderry but have a walk around Crumlin too and see the viaduct if you get a chance. Not too sure what future traffic on the line will be but I'll try keep an eye out. Thanks again, -Connor
nice video, hope the day went well and there was zero ilink troubles, broken windowscreens or long waits!
Yes, funny you should mention it...
There is a feasability study on the knockmore line with a station at Belfast Int.
Can't wait to see the results of this. The All Island Strategic Rail Review made recommendations in favour of opening the line - hopefully Stormont will put money towards it... Thanks for commenting!
Please tell me how you find out about all the rail activity im desperate
@@Build-On560 how I do it is I got a job working for the railway company! If you ask nicely at your nearest NIR station with a ticket office, they'll be able to tell you - the best time to ask is on a Thursday/Friday as these things are published then and start on Saturdays for a week. I can tell you that there are no engineering trains this week (10th August -16th August) but there are some test trains into Belfast Grand Central Station on Monday for the next few weeks... Happy train spotting!
@@Wakefulthank you so much
is it true its opening for passanger services on 12th augst a bit like 2013 when mossely west track works
Hello, thanks for commenting. This is the first that I've heard of the line carrying passenger services any time soon, I'll be honest! The line is currently "under possession" which means that control has been handed over to the engineers and this has been the case for a long time now - this is actually why the MPV is not given a green signal at Antrim, the driver has to call the signaler and request permission to enter the engineering possession. Now, trains that do enter the line are currently speed restricted (I think to either 10 or 15mph?) and trains are still able to access Adelaide depot so unfortunately I'm not too sure whether passenger services will be able to use the Lisburn-Antrim line, but I'll try keep an eye out for any empty movements, although these are unlikely at the current time. Again, thanks for watching this video and commenting, and stay tuned!
@@Wakeful thanks I got told by luke chaston a week or 2 ago
I'll keep an eye out but not sure how accurate it is sadly.
@@nirailwaystrainspooterbelf3134 I've heard about BGCS testing starting on the 12th August but nothing else yet. Will check.
If I were you, I'd want to be somewhere between Antrim and Lisburn on Thursday 25th, between 09:30-10:30 and 13:35-14:35, if you like tampers, that is...