Hi, all!
I had just hopped off of the Enterprise back from Newry and promptly headed round to Botanic for some mid-day trainspotting. If I recall correctly, I was waiting to get a ride on 3006 which was waiting to be released from depot. SPOILER ALERT: I did get on 3006 so mission success. Keep an eye out for some of the trains which were extended later in 2021 to become the 6-carriage-long Class 4000+... Fact: this was filmed in between some really torrential hail showers! If you enjoyed this video, leave a thumbs up or subscribe!
Thanks, -Connor.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:02 - 4008 departing (Bangor to Portadown via GVS)
0:24 - 4014 departing (Portadown to Bangor via GVS)
0:49 - 4001 arriving (Derry~Londonderry to GVS)
1:03 - 4006 arriving (Great Victoria St. to Whitehead)
1:27 - 4006 departing (Great Victoria St. to Whitehead)
1:45 - 4012 arriving (Larne Harbour to Great Victoria St.)
1:55 - Endcard

VERY MANY 4000s

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Information about the Class 4000s:
In 2009, CAF signed a contract with Translink, owner of Northern Ireland Railways, for the supply of 20 diesel trains, each with 3 cars. These Class 4000 cars were adapted to the new European emissions standards, reducing the consumption and costs of maintenance, all contributing to the procurement of a more ecological train.
A contract was entered into in 2018 to extend the fleet, with 21 new intermediate cars which are fully compatible with the NIR 4000 series units. The new vehicles provide almost 1,400 additional places, thereby increasing capacity and addressing the increasing amount of passengers who use the Northern Ireland railway service.

Information about Botanic station:
Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland and students for Queen's University Belfast; it is also near Shaftesbury Square which is along Botanic Avenue. It is named after the nearby Belfast Botanic Gardens. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Great Victoria Street, and Lanyon Place. The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to City Hospital Station. Passengers can alight here for the Ulster Museum, which is situated on the edge of Botanic Gardens.
On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service towards Lanyon Place and Bangor, or Great Victoria Street and Portadown on Bangor/Portadown Line services, with extra trains at peak times.
There is also a half-hourly Larne Line service to Great Victoria Street in one direction, or Whitehead and Larne Harbour in the other, with extra services to Carrickfergus at peak times.
Londonderry Line services call hourly at Botanic, operating to Great Victoria Street in one direction, and Londonderry Waterside or Coleraine in the other.
On Sundays, the Bangor, Portadown and Larne Line services all reduce to hourly operation. Derry Line services reduce to two-hourly operation.
The timetable allows 3 minutes for the trains to travel between Lanyon Place and Botanic.