JULY 2016 STAFF PUBLICATION SPECIAL EDITION Bus + Train Week Roundup You made it a success
"I have been very impressed with the level of commitment and drive from everyone to make the week a success. I want to thank everyone who went above and beyond the call of duty. It is important that we maintain the efforts going forward. We hope your enthusiasm will continue as we aim to encourage more people to use our services. Chris Conway Group Chief Executive Translink s first ever Bus and Train Week was a great success! You made it all possible, supporting the huge level of activity across our network, celebrating public transport and getting more people to try our services. It was an important week for Translink and took such a team effort from employees in all divisions who got on board to help make us your first choice for travel. This campaign really helped us to build a positive image of Translink. We had lots of fun activities in stations and over 140,000 journeys were generated by Bus and Train Week activity. We also got involved with charity events and another highlight was the unveiling of our Metro Legends, revealing Hollywood actor Jamie Dornan and Ulster rugby star Rory Best. We have received fantastic feedback for Bus and Train Week, especially on social media with our passengers, partner organisations, councils, MLAs and staff tweeting their pictures and using the hash tag #GetonboardNI Thank you for sending in your Bus and Train Week photos, we ve put together this special edition of Expresslines with a roundup of the week, showcasing some of the activity across the network and in our stations; including flash mobs, school choirs, local radio stations broadcasting, dancing, local art installations, retailers sampling to name a few! Well done to everyone involved. SPECIAL EDITION Bus + Train Week Roundup You made it a success Bus and Train Week kicked off with our Metro Legends Jamie Dornan and Rory Best showcased on a unique double decker bus wrap - Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive, and Norman Maynes, Head of Business Development attended the unveiling at Belfast City Hall along with Metro staff, including Falls Depot staff who helped with the application EXPRESSLINES Special edition JUly 2016 is published by Translink, the integrated public transport services provided by Metro, NI Railways and Ulsterbus. Our vision is To be your first choice for travel in Northern Ireland. This magazine is available, upon request, in a range of formats e.g. braille, large print or audio tape. Please ring 028 9027 7888 AT YOUR SERVICE Have you got an interesting hobby or a sports story you would like to share? Perhaps you, your team or your department achieved something you would like your colleagues to know about? We want your stories, comments and feedback to publish in the next issue of Expresslines. Email: elaine.mccann@translink.co.uk Telephone: 028 9027 7888 Post or pop in Expresslines, Digital & Production Services, Translink, 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BA Production Editorial & Design: Digital & Production Services Contibutors: Marketing Department Photography: Various PAGE 2 PAGE 3
Encouraging young people to get on board Strabane Art Competition Translink s Paul Loughran encouraged pupils at Andrew's Memorial Primary School, Comber to #GetOnboardNI Bunscoil Mhuire agus Dhun Phadraig Award winning dancers from the Patricia Wilson School of Irish Dancing leapt onboard at Omagh Bus Station! 36 schools participated in the Translink Eco-Schools Travel Challenge with more than 1,100 pupils making an effort to walk, cycle, use the bus or train for the school run A rail enjoyable experience at Great Victoria Street Station for pupils from St Joseph's Primary School St Teresa's Primary School, Lurgan Christian Brother's Primary School, Armagh Gibson Primary School, Omagh Pupils from Clandeboye Primary School had bus-loads of fun in Bangor! Thumbs up for Bus and Train Week! Railway Nursery School had loads of fun when they visited Armagh Bus Station PAGE 4 PAGE 5
Retailers showed their support Translink s Sean Falls with Marcella from Belleek Living, Enniskillen who offered Translink passengers 20% off during Bus and Train Week Ballymena DōTerra SD Kells - Larne Boots Expressway Diner Omagh FF Fitness visited Foyle Street Bus Station to promote an active lifestyle and put staff and passengers through their paces! Translink s Richard Anderson, Susan O Neill and Damian Bannon visited The National Football Statium at Windsor Park to promote Metro Services Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive, with Kevin Bowes from Bowes Brothers, Omagh who offered Translink passengers 20% off during Bus and Train Week CS Sports in Larne had special offers for Translink passengers during Bus and Train Week Passengers across the network showed their support with #GetOnboardNI PAGE 6 PAGE 7
Spreading the word across the network St Eugene's Brass Band celebrated Bus & Train Week at the Oasis Plaza, Omagh Translink s Siobhan Dunphy got some young passengers onboard for Bus and Train Week at the Abbeycentre, Newtownabbey A sunny day at Belfast s Titanic Maritime Festival was the perfect opportunity for Translink staff to promote Bus and Train Week Lairds Jewellers, Omagh Tesco Newtownabbey partner offers Translink s Peter O Hare was joined by Mr Tayto to encourage people onboard! Om Noms, Larne Western Health & Social Care Trust staff at South West Acute Hospital showed Translink their support Downtown Radio Interview with Easibus Driver Cindy Dawson A healthy start to Bus and Train Week with Translink s Mark Montgomery and White Oats porridge PAGE 8 PAGE 9
Everyone chipped in! Translink s Cinty Stubberfield promoted services at the Europa Buscentre Action Cancer - Armagh Belfast shoppers got pizza the action with Little Wing and Translink Longline Surf School, Limavady Launch day with Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive, and local celebrities Pete Snodden, Pamela Ballentine and Stephen Clements Bus and Train Week got a head start with Translink s Reid Jack and Clive Bradberry at Portrush Parkrun Translink s Arthur Hamilton with staff from Root Soup giving out tea, coffee and scones at Cairnshill Park & Ride Cool FM Roadshow at Great Victoria Street Station and Europa Buscentre Downtown Radio in Derry~Londonderry Darth Vader took time out from Comic Con Belfast and used the force to get people onboard for Bus and Train Week Newcastle Bus Station PAGE 10 PAGE 11
Support from Councils and Communities Glyn Roberts, Chief Executive NIIRTA, Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive, Alderman Brian Kingston, Lord Mayor of Belfast, Suzanne Wylie, Chief Executive Belfast City Council and Andrew Irvine, Belfast City Centre Manager Translink s Deirdre Watson with Ross McGill, Sustrans, and Roy Devine, Chief Executive of City of Derry Airport Alderman James Tinsley, Brenda Hale MLA and Jim Rose, Director of Leisure & Community Services, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council with Translink s Gerard McAtarsney, Emma Isaac, Martin Lundy and Gemma McMurray An MLA Event was held at Stormont with Chief Economist, PWC Esmond Birnie, Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard and Group Chief Executive, Chris Conway Translink s David Graham and Julie Campbell with Graeme Bannister, Director of Community & Wellbeing, Ards and North Down Borough Council A huge variety of partners came together to support Bus and Train week Councillor Cáthal Mallaghan with Translink s Colin Hazelton and Ciaran McHugh in Magherafelt Bus Station Mickey Ruane, Mayor of Newry and Mourne District Council, with Translink s Gerard McAtarsney, Gemma McMurray and Patrick Malone at Newry Bus Station Translink s Gary Mawhinney and Gerard McAtarsney with Councillor Paul Greenfield at Portadown Rail Station Gerry Lennon, Chief Executive of Visit Belfast, Alastair Hamilton, Chief Executive of Invest NI, John French, Chief Executive of Consumer Council and Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive PAGE 12 PAGE 13