Hi, all!
I was en route to Ballymena after finishing GCSE mocks earlier in the day, and instead of waiting around to connect with a Derry~Londonderry line train at Belfast Lanyon Place, headed one stop up the line to Botanic. Thanks to some good timing and a quick check of the timetable, I noticed that I could actually see one of the recently delivered Class 4000+ units on milage accumulation! 4014 had only just received its three additional carriages weeks earlier from CAF in Spain. If you enjoyed this video, leave a thumbs up or subscribe!
Thanks, -Connor.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:02 - 4004 departing (Bangor to Portadown via GVS)
0:26 - 4014 passing (Newry to Bangor via Central Jct/City Jct)
1:01 - 4007 arriving (Portadown to Bangor via GVS)
1:27 - 3003 arriving (GVS to Derry~Londonderry)
1:51 - 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.