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| Extra transport on for Tall Ships | Extra transport on for Tall Ships |
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| Translink has said there will be extra buses and train carriages on Friday to transfer passengers to and from the Tall Ships festival in Belfast. | Translink has said there will be extra buses and train carriages on Friday to transfer passengers to and from the Tall Ships festival in Belfast. |
| Thursday saw considerable traffic disruption as thousands of people made their way to the event. | Thursday saw considerable traffic disruption as thousands of people made their way to the event. |
| Organisers have estimated that almost 100,000 people have so far been to see the flotilla. | Organisers have estimated that almost 100,000 people have so far been to see the flotilla. |
| Thousands more are expected to travel to the event on Friday and over the weekend. | Thousands more are expected to travel to the event on Friday and over the weekend. |
| A spokeswoman for Translink said extra carriages have been added to the Londonderry to Belfast train in response to increased demand on the service. | A spokeswoman for Translink said extra carriages have been added to the Londonderry to Belfast train in response to increased demand on the service. |
| Passengers complained on Thursday after trains passed through stations along the line without stopping because they were too full. | Passengers complained on Thursday after trains passed through stations along the line without stopping because they were too full. |
| Hundreds of people were affected and had to make alternative arrangements to get to Belfast docks. | Hundreds of people were affected and had to make alternative arrangements to get to Belfast docks. |
| Bus services were available, but long queues were reported on many routes to the city. | Bus services were available, but long queues were reported on many routes to the city. |
| 'Traffic chaos' | 'Traffic chaos' |
| The policeman responsible for overseeing traffic arrangements for the four day event refuted suggestions that the system had been overwhelmed. | The policeman responsible for overseeing traffic arrangements for the four day event refuted suggestions that the system had been overwhelmed. |
| Superintendent Chris Noble, Head of Community Safety for South and East Belfast, said: "Obviously there is a regret that the shine was taken of the day for some people in terms of traffic chaos, but the messages that we were getting, and which officers on the ground were getting, was overwhelming positive. | |
| "With that amount of people, with that amount of cars in one place, what we try and do is phase traffic flow, which unfortunately will slow people down." | "With that amount of people, with that amount of cars in one place, what we try and do is phase traffic flow, which unfortunately will slow people down." |
| Superintendent Noble confirmed that police had made changes to their operation on Thursday in response to the situation, which included securing an additional 2,500 park and ride spaces. | Superintendent Noble confirmed that police had made changes to their operation on Thursday in response to the situation, which included securing an additional 2,500 park and ride spaces. |
| He added that people shouldn't try to "find the cloud in the silver lining" during what was "overall a very successful event". |