I'm looking to travel to Ireland in the next couple of weeks. I've been along the Larne-Belfast, Belfast-Dublin and Dublin-Rosslare lines before, but no more than that.
I would probably go for about 6 days, flying into Belfast on a Tuesday evening and sailing back from Dublin on the Sunday evening. Ideally I'd like to travel on all the lines I haven't been along, but that's probably stretching it for a 6 day trip.
Does anyone have any suggestions for itineraries, places to stay etc. for such a trip? Lines which are particularly scenic etc.? Are there any loco hauled services remaining?
Instinctively I'd have thought the itinerary should be something like this:
Tuesday: Bangor line, stay in Belfast
Wednesday: Derry line and Portrush branch, Enterprise to Dublin, stay in Dublin from here on
Thursday-Sunday: lines out of Dublin Heuston
Thanks.
I would probably go for about 6 days, flying into Belfast on a Tuesday evening and sailing back from Dublin on the Sunday evening. Ideally I'd like to travel on all the lines I haven't been along, but that's probably stretching it for a 6 day trip.
Does anyone have any suggestions for itineraries, places to stay etc. for such a trip? Lines which are particularly scenic etc.? Are there any loco hauled services remaining?
Instinctively I'd have thought the itinerary should be something like this:
Tuesday: Bangor line, stay in Belfast
Wednesday: Derry line and Portrush branch, Enterprise to Dublin, stay in Dublin from here on
Thursday-Sunday: lines out of Dublin Heuston
Thanks.