Irish Enterprise South is the second half of the Irish Enterprise project from the dedicated Irish team at Making Tracks and can be linked to Enterprise North to recreate the entire route from Belfast to Dublin.

The Route

This part of the route runs from Dundalk to Dublin and features the suburban Dart system which starts at Malahide in the Dublin area.

Enterprise South leaves Dundalk through gently rolling countryside until Drogheda and the River Boyne. Drogheda is the location of the diesel railcar depot and is the Northern limit of the Northern line commuter services. The now disused cement works branch line to Tara Mines is also modelled.

Moving further south the route passes Mosney, a station originally built on a bi directional loop which is still used to provide some extra capacity.

From Drogheda, the route continues south, through a string of small stations, many of which retain original GNR(I) buildings and features despite their use as increasingly busy commuter stations. The line skirts the coast in several locations and the beach can be seen in places.

After passing Maldahide and the extreme reach of the Dart commuter system, Howth junction marks the beginning of urban Dublin. Here a branch line links to the select and up market coastal town of Howth.

Locomotives Rolling Stock

A variety of contemporary stock is included with the route to help bring the landscape to life. Items include:

• 201 Class

• IÈ Class 071

• NIR 111 Class

• IÈ 29000 Class DMUs

• NIR 450 “Castle” Class DEMU

• 8100/8300 LHB Dart EMU

• NIR “Pre-Gatwick Express” stock

• IE Mk2 “Supertrain” stock

• IE Mk3 Push-Pull stock

• Four wheel gypsum hopper

• Ballast hopper and brake van

• Tara Mines bogie hoppers