[05/03/2012] Nenagh, Limerick and Commuter service improvements
 

The new direct that service at 13:40 should be earlier like 11:30. Although it will get the numbers for Limerick at Thurles. Templemore should also have been included.

How many people in Templemore will want to go to Limerick off peak? Enough to stop a speeding 22000 for?

19 passengers used the via Nenagh branch of the line on 5 March.

Wow 19, just about covers the extra hour on the staff wages. How many of that 19 were 'real' passengers, i.e. excluding journalists, hangers on and IE staff

It was 15 minutes late out of Ballybrophy on the 5th which delayed other trains, was about 7 minutes late this morning

Be interesting to see what the numbers are like in a months time

The 0515 from Limerick was less than three minutes late approaching Cherryville Junction on Monday. It was subsequently delayed by the late running 0600 from Waterford. In fact the Limerick train could have been been about 18 minutes earlier into Heuston had it preceded the Waterford train at Kildare and not been required to stop at Sallins, Hazelhatch and Adamstown.

The following 0725 from Portlaoise and 0515 from Westport arrived in Heuston one and a half and two and a half minutes late respectively.

How many of the 19 passengerd were migrants from the usual, later service?

Heard a very funny story about Alan Kelly today but Colm won't let me post it :D

Can't blame poor advertising if it doesn't pay off. Hmm 19 will go down to 8 next week and down to 4 after that.

Its been blasted around north tipp for the last two weeks and made the Independent (which they read in Tipp) so claims of we didn't know won't wash

Like they would be out of bed :D

Down to 18 as I can eliminate one Irish Rail manager and his camera

-3 Rail enthusiasts

If I understand correctly AK's big idea is having an impact on suburban punctuality?

Blasted around Limerick too. Also Alan Kelly appeared in numerous papers here holding a sign with €26 return wrote on it.

25 minutes late this morning

As well as incoveniencing the users of other services, that kind of punctuality is going to do nothing to promote the service.

While I understand the quality of the track is poor, that doesn't explain why they can't meet the published timetable. What is the reason for this?

The journey time given to the 5:15 for the Limerick Ballybrophy leg is 10 minutes less than any other train on the route.

Isn't helped by the fact an ICR is slower on the route compared to a 2700 railcar

So in summary they could have sent a 2700 up to meet the existing Cork-Dublin train which calls at Ballybrophy, kept the schedule and not wrecked suburban punctuality, but it wouldn't give AK's 10 best friends a one-seat ride to work :rolleyes:

And that train would have made it back to Limerick for 8:45 am