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Forum: Commuter Services 07-12-2022, 09:09
Replies: 1
Views: 60,221
Posted By ACustomer
Log on to the IE website: the information is all...

Log on to the IE website: the information is all there.
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 29-09-2022, 08:27
Replies: 2
Views: 6,292
Posted By ACustomer
"We really do need pre-09.00 arrivals on all...

"We really do need pre-09.00 arrivals on all lines." I agree. But if you insert more stops, like Kilcoole, the less likely you are to get what you want.
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 01-01-2022, 21:24
Replies: 9
Views: 57,327
Posted By ACustomer
Thanks, for a very interesting...

Thanks, for a very interesting response.

Transport project are subjected to huge extra analysis and delay because the health sector has screwed up in its cost control (as they usually do). I am...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 31-12-2021, 10:27
Replies: 9
Views: 57,327
Posted By ACustomer
@berneyarms: Ah the good old dysfunctional...

@berneyarms: Ah the good old dysfunctional planning system strikes again. The NTA (and whoever else) should have a portfolio of projects and draft business cases so that when the circumstances are...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 30-12-2021, 09:13
Replies: 9
Views: 57,327
Posted By ACustomer
James Shields: I agree with you 100%....

James Shields: I agree with you 100%. Electrification of lines incurs substantial up-front costs, but there are big long-term savings. All-electric trains are simpler, more reliable, almost certainly...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 22-12-2021, 09:03
Replies: 9
Views: 57,327
Posted By ACustomer
The 5-car sets are articulated, which lessens the...

The 5-car sets are articulated, which lessens the space between individual carriages, also the carriages are a bit shorter as according to Alsthom the units are 82m long, so two units working in...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 31-10-2021, 10:13
Replies: 3
Views: 9,759
Posted By ACustomer
We are being driven distracted by endless climate...

We are being driven distracted by endless climate crisis stuff on the media. Enhancing a bus service where there is an underutliised rail link between Waterford, Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel, Cahir and...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 10-05-2021, 22:34
Replies: 13
Views: 34,535
Posted By ACustomer
Looking at the Irish Rail website for...

Looking at the Irish Rail website for enlightenment on what trains are operating, one comes across the following:
First: Under Service Updates on the Homepage a headline which states that a revised...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 10-04-2021, 09:19
Replies: 2
Views: 9,868
Posted By ACustomer
Yes, it would be possible. But (a) you would save...

Yes, it would be possible. But (a) you would save max 10 minutes to Waterford offset by an extra five minutes plus the inconvenience of a train change for Kilkenny (b) the cost of the necessary works...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 15-02-2021, 11:48
Replies: 1
Views: 11,026
Posted By ACustomer
A Totally Bonkers Proposal

See this: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/14/rail-bosses-revive-plan-to-build-tunnel-from-scotland-to-northern-ireland

It was also in yesterday's Sunday Times. The Guardian version does...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 03-12-2020, 17:24
Replies: 6
Views: 18,164
Posted By ACustomer
The idea of Farranfore as a rail-connected...

The idea of Farranfore as a rail-connected airport is a total joke and its almost a waste of time discussing it.
There is a train to Killarney or Tralee roughly every 2 hours. Do you really expect...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 11-11-2020, 11:42
Replies: 6
Views: 18,164
Posted By ACustomer
Why is it that lobbying for railway investment is...

Why is it that lobbying for railway investment is in inverse proportion to any likely ratio of benefits to costs?

At the moment any money spent on this study would be better given as a direct...
Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare 31-08-2020, 10:46
Replies: 13
Views: 56,462
Posted By ACustomer
Situation rectified now (1140am). I see that most...

Situation rectified now (1140am). I see that most Dublin-Cork services are slower, especially in the down direction from Mallow to Cork. A new outbreak of timetable padding?
Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare 31-08-2020, 08:28
Replies: 13
Views: 56,462
Posted By ACustomer
This morning (0930 Aug 31) the IE website has a...

This morning (0930 Aug 31) the IE website has a timetable section announcing resumption of full services from to-day. However the PDF timetables are still the temporary ones dating from early...
Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare 25-08-2020, 08:53
Replies: 13
Views: 56,462
Posted By ACustomer
Good to see this line (and the Nenagh line?)...

Good to see this line (and the Nenagh line?) re-open. A great piece of mixed messaging when combined with Government advice to avoid public transport where possible.
Trains on this line are usually...
Forum: Dublin Sligo 11-08-2020, 18:32
Replies: 18
Views: 86,470
Posted By ACustomer
comcor: something like you are advocating already...

comcor: something like you are advocating already occurs at Maynooth. Most Dublin-Sligo trains arrive at Maynooth a few minutes after a suburban train and picks up passengers from intermediate...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 02-08-2020, 18:59
Replies: 3
Views: 12,720
Posted By ACustomer
rigel kent: Sorry, but that's the only bit of...

rigel kent:

Sorry, but that's the only bit of your post I can agree with. Have you any idea of the estimated cost (to the nearest Billion €)? Then what about a shot at the estimation of the...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-07-2020, 08:14
Replies: 12
Views: 32,904
Posted By ACustomer
Normally Midleton and Cobh services are provided...

Normally Midleton and Cobh services are provided by 2-car DMUs. All platforms can take 4 cars without any alteration. So the capacity of the existing hourly service could be doubled without extra...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 17-07-2020, 10:46
Replies: 13
Views: 34,535
Posted By ACustomer
IE Website reporting 40 min delay to to-day's...

IE Website reporting 40 min delay to to-day's 0700 Heuston-Cork at Limerick Junction pending arrival of Gardai from Limerick. Another maskless chancer? Good to see enforcement of the rules, so often...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 16-07-2020, 13:03
Replies: 3
Views: 23,331
Posted By ACustomer
There is a surprisingly well-informed piece in...

There is a surprisingly well-informed piece in the Examiner about this: See https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40016177.html
Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare 09-07-2020, 22:32
Replies: 13
Views: 56,462
Posted By ACustomer
The line has been completely closed between...

The line has been completely closed between Tipperary and Clonmel for track relaying these last few weeks. Also there has been extensive relaying work near Nenagh on the North Tipp line.

The cynic...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 07-07-2020, 18:21
Replies: 13
Views: 34,535
Posted By ACustomer
New on IE website: The first sentence is clear...

New on IE website:

The first sentence is clear enough. But the second sentence would seem to imply that while one can make an online booking for 30 August, one will not have an assigned seat. Could...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 07-07-2020, 18:21
Replies: 13
Views: 34,535
Posted By ACustomer
New on IE website: The first sentence is clear...

New on IE website:

The first sentence is clear enough. But the second sentence would seem to imply that while one can make an online booking for 30 August, one will not have an assigned seat. Could...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 01-07-2020, 17:09
Replies: 13
Views: 34,535
Posted By ACustomer
This is a shambles. If there is a requirement to...

This is a shambles. If there is a requirement to wear masks, it should be enforced. We are getting a lot of scare-mongering about the danger of foreign travel, when we cannot enforce even rudimentary...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 22-06-2020, 12:27
Replies: 13
Views: 34,535
Posted By ACustomer
About a month since I wrote the above piece, and...

About a month since I wrote the above piece, and still no official action apart from "encouraging" people on public transport to wear face coverings. Meanwhile even the the dithering UK authorities...
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