[Articles] DART Underground
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...232689921.html
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We have had the expected dates in the members area since last Tuesday. As usual only a days public notice to the first event. RPA gave considerably more notice for Metro North
Just to note the Alexander Hotel is not on Merrion Square, its on Fenian Street. (Top of Westland Row, go left, pass Gingerman Pub on your left, Davenport Hotel on right, cross Cumberland Street, you have arrived at your destination) |
http://www.independent.ie/national-n...l-1452423.html
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Should there be a "super stop" either on the Kildare and/or Northern lines to transfer from InterCity to local services? For Enterprise services, is the main objection to the Dogheda stop (a) the stop / time delay or (b) the potential overcrowding? |
Donabate would be a good candidate for a superstop if Enterprise, DART and Metro North (extended beyond a Lissenhall field) all served it.
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'Huge pressure' to fast track rail tunnel link
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...477454427.html
Did Frank not write an article a few weeks back opposing this because of the loss of some trees in Stephens Green during construction? Quote:
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Dublin tunnel could take 20 electric trains per hour
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...477454443.html
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6m internal diameter, that's 19'8 - how much clearance from rail to wire/tunnel is that likely to be? The Mount Royal tunnel in Montreal has a 14'6" height limit but AMT are ordering the same reduced height multilevel coaches as New Jersey Transit - although they are locohaul push/pull not EMUs.
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Are they planned on removing the TBMs in St. Stephen's Green?
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Thats really a matter for the contractor.
With Metro North the suggestion is that the TBM be parked in a stub tunnel and stripped, leaving the lining in place. Interconnector is a bit more up in the air. (Not! - pun!) |
The TBMs will be buried. it is cheaper to leave them in the ground then to dismantle them and dispose of them later.
Metro TBMS will stay under St Stephen Green. Interconnector TBM will be buried also. Problem is each machine is individually designed for a project and the projected ground conditions. It is not that easy to sell them second hand! |
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we shall be using them to build our large, retro-style undergound headquaters.
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Problem is each machine is individually designed for a project and the projected ground conditions. It is not that easy to sell them second hand![/quote]Actually one of the Port Tunnel TBMs was reused. |
At last. IÉ properly promoting the DART 'Underground'
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It think that's quite a good promotional piece and certainly sets in stone the importance of this piece of infrastructure. Very well establishes the idea of the expanded dart network. Well done IE. But follow through with those expansion figures!
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[Article] Interconnector - Sunday Times
Sunday Times today has a suggestion about increasing use of the Phoenix Park tunnel. Can't find it online though.
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Here is the article
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someone on archiseek.com already destroyed this loopy journalist:
"one problem is: why in the name of all that's bad and unholy would anybody coming from the Kildare direction go on a 25 min magical mystery tour to a docklands timbucktoo station when they can get the Luas from Heuston to OCS taking 10 mins. IE has surveyed this and 90% plus said they would get out at Heuston and get the Luas. In reality you could walk to OCS quicker from Heuston than going via the PP tunnell (speed redtricted lines) to Docklands and then finding your way back to the CC. IE has already scrapped the off peak Clonsilla trains to Docklands because the trains were arriving with no passengers. Nobody wants to go there. Neither does anybody other than the one passenger and his dog want to go to Phibsboro from Heuston. If you knew anything about this part of the city this would be clear to you. Nor can the PP trains get into Connolly which has no capacity for more services.. This author of this 'hold on I have the answer to everything' article could have saved making himself look like a fool if he'd made a phone call to IE for their take on it." |
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This guy had spoken to us and we very clearly stated the Interconnector was the only show in town, Park Tunnel only really came into its own when the Interconnector was built
The numbers are interesting 2,000 per hour vs 30,000 per hour, its an easy choice |
The lads on the www.archiseek.com forum were critical of Ruadhan Mac Eoin's article in the Sunday Times and he has (well it appears to be him) signed up and posted a reply:
http://archiseek.com/content/showthr...?t=6803&page=6 I'm just an average punter, but his plan seems hair-brained to me. I can't see how it would be much use. Would be very grateful if anyone here could shed more light on the subject... |
Hey Peter,
This page has a lot of information on the project: http://www.railusers.ie/campaigns/extendthedart/ |
I had read the info on http://www.railusers.ie/campaigns/extendthedart/
It's all good stuff and a compelling case is made for the underground interconnector - which I am strongly in favour of. I am worried about Ruadhan Mac Eoin's idea of using the Pheonix Park Tunnel instead of buliding the underground interconnector. It's strikes me that his scheme would be inadequate due to: 1. Lack of capacity 2. Slow train speeds 3. Lack of integration 4. No service to the Dublin 2 area. 5. Still a two track from Inchicore to Heuston Can anybody provide some facts and figures to flesh it out ? i.e. Under Mac Eoin's scheme: What would the additional journey time be to get from Parkwest to Spencer Dock ? How many less passengers and trains per hour could the line from Parkwest to Spencer Dock accomodate ? I noted that Mark says 2,000 vs. 30,000 - is that the PPT route (2,000) vs. the Underground Interconncetor (30,000) ? |
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The park tunnel really can only be used to its maximum after the interconnector and let us be clear it must be used. But it cannot match the interconnector tunnel in terms of capacity, journey times or connectivity Inchicore to St Stephen's Green would be 10 minutes up to 16 times an hour Park West to Docklands by interconnector by about 15 minutes via the Park Tunnel be somewhere in the bracket of about 25 minutes plus |
[Article] Dart line to be split to make way for underground
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...261353133.html
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This article does a disserrvice to the underground project- it could be phrased in a better light as creating a new DART line, which is what it is doing.
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Slow news day indeed.
It once again exposes the inability of Irish Rail to actually communicate clearly with the public as to the scope and impact of what is proposed Under the current plans you could have Maynooth-Hazelhatch and Balbriggan-Bray if you wanted, in fact it will be built such that such would be possible for non service trains, but in use it doesn't make sense The logic behind the two routes is sound and provides the maximum level of integration and ensures you can get from any rail (or metro) station in Dublin to any other with at most a single change,. |
It does raise a question that given this very point has been mentioned in the twenty or so articles the irish times have written about the interconnector why highlight it now.
Slow news day indeed and waste of space on the paper. Advertisements would have been more constructive. |
RTE ran with it as well: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1229/1ne...75006,null,230
Noot quite what is says on the tin though. |
it gets worse
dart-row-is-brewing-over-plan-to-split-routes http://www.herald.ie/national-news/d...s-1992896.html |
Where has this come from? They're hardly all copying the Times. There must be somebody behind this story. It seems to take every positive point about the Interconnector and twist it to highlight the downsides.
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For heaven's sake, no need of conspiracy theories.
1. Lazy journalists just copy one another all the time 2. People who might lose out (i.e commuters from Malahide to Blackrock) will kick up a fuss, and those who might gain get left out of the argument. Typical of this country: again happens all the time. |
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I agree, people here, even when they don't have it cushy, prefer to stick with what they have instead of improving things for others. |
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"Dart line to be doubled to make way for underground " Just aggro stirring in the newsroom - everyone and more gains with the Interconnector |
[Article] DART Underground - Procurement Process Begins
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http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=641 |
So we're doing this with a PPP :( wonder what kind of premium that's going add. Still, I guess it's something.
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[Article] Opposition to Inchicore Dart plan
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...265093538.html
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I just wondering what are the view points of members here about inchicore. Are the residents right or is it just all hot air by a few. Could it get nasty and cause a major delay in the project?
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