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Forum: All stops to Thurles 02-11-2007, 15:02
Replies: 42
Views: 47,557
Posted By AZ1
Mark, I agree that withdrawal of the service is...

Mark, I agree that withdrawal of the service is not in our interest, but having EASY access to operating info surely is?!
I can't figure our why this info is not clearly posted on a notice in the...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 02-11-2007, 14:46
Replies: 42
Views: 47,557
Posted By AZ1
Thanks, Mark, for the info and the tel....

Thanks, Mark, for the info and the tel. numbers.
I wonder if we could ask Derek and Tom to post the details of the "service" here so that the info is available to whoever wants it, and since our...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 31-10-2007, 14:06
Replies: 42
Views: 47,557
Posted By AZ1
Hi! Where can one get details of shuttle bus...

Hi!
Where can one get details of shuttle bus services between Sallins&Naas and Nas Town? (The details shown in IE's timetable are not that clear).
Can someone tell the name/number/website of the...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 10-09-2007, 14:11
Replies: 20
Views: 16,793
Posted By AZ1
No Clockface???

Aren't the other lines (other than Cork) going "clockface" starting from the new timetable in December?
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 03-01-2007, 15:25
Replies: 9
Views: 3,973
Posted By AZ1
Could also add a mid-morning service (there's...

Could also add a mid-morning service (there's nothing at all between 8:30 and midday!) maybe by extending a Kildare Arrow - that might temporarily deprive Kildare/Newbridge of a return Arrow, but...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 09-11-2006, 15:56
Replies: 28
Views: 10,753
Posted By AZ1
Where do you think the first railcars to arrive...

Where do you think the first railcars to arrive will be deployed?
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 06-11-2006, 15:19
Replies: 8
Views: 4,766
Posted By AZ1
Anyone know what will happen to the Athy freight...

Anyone know what will happen to the Athy freight branch to the local cement works, now that cement trains are no more?
Would IE have plans for that land, or does it just get abandoned?
Could it be...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 09-10-2006, 14:52
Replies: 8
Views: 4,161
Posted By AZ1
I've asked about (small) curves being built on...

I've asked about (small) curves being built on other lines too: not only a curve to by-pass Rosslare, but also a curve to "correctly-curve" B/brophy Dublin-side (allowing direct runs to Limerick); a...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 15-09-2006, 13:23
Replies: 12
Views: 4,674
Posted By AZ1
Backtracking to the title of this thread (and...

Backtracking to the title of this thread (and away from buses in Cork):
is anyone out there able to provide a short policy statement of what FF, FG, PD and Labour officially think about or propose...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 14-09-2006, 14:28
Replies: 12
Views: 4,674
Posted By AZ1
Does anyone out there know actually the policies...

Does anyone out there know actually the policies of FF, PD, FG and Labour on urban mass transit in Ireland? Could same be summarized somewhere so we could be aware of what these guys (officially)...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 26-06-2006, 15:18
Replies: 2
Views: 4,223
Posted By AZ1
Just what are those "major troubles"...

Just what are those "major troubles" that are holding tehe system to ransom? Thanks!
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 20-06-2006, 14:50
Replies: 9
Views: 3,892
Posted By AZ1
Hey - there's also the new airport at Nagoya,...

Hey - there's also the new airport at Nagoya, "Central Japan Int'l Airport", also built on an articiflial off-shore island, replicating the concept of Osaka Kansai. Well, they got it right once, so...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 01-06-2006, 14:23
Replies: 91
Views: 127,210
Posted By AZ1
Q: How Many Pax?

You mention 60 people at Monasterevan: is it possible for the public to know how many people travel from any given station on a given day/week/month/timeframe? Or how many say, day-return tickets...
Forum: Commuter Services 30-05-2006, 14:52
Replies: 27
Views: 12,554
Posted By AZ1
I don't agree you should be happy to pay more to...

I don't agree you should be happy to pay more to travel off-peak (which is what late evening service is).
24hr supermarkets don't charge more because you choose to shop at 2:00am when they are the...
Forum: Commuter Services 29-05-2006, 15:05
Replies: 27
Views: 12,554
Posted By AZ1
Why should passengers pay more for taking a train...

Why should passengers pay more for taking a train (or DART) at 11:30pm?
Forum: Dublin Cork 24-05-2006, 15:05
Replies: 404
Views: 177,785
Posted By AZ1
Wow! So you mean the train can't even do...

Wow! So you mean the train can't even do turnarounds and operate from both ends? They will still have to unhook and run around the train to go back? I canNOT believe it! Why?
Was all of this just a...
Forum: Dublin Cork 24-05-2006, 14:29
Replies: 404
Views: 177,785
Posted By AZ1
Thanks, Mark. However, your information couldn't...

Thanks, Mark. However, your information couldn't have disappointed me more.
I thought these trains were to represent a jump forward on ALL fronts.
Sure, it's great that AC-related issues, etc., will...
Forum: Dublin Cork 24-05-2006, 11:52
Replies: 404
Views: 177,785
Posted By AZ1
What Are The New Trains Replacing, and When?

Hi;
Nice to read all those accounts of the news train's inaugural journey.
What I'd like to know is does anyone out there know which train sets are scheduled for replacement by the first 2 new trains...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 10-05-2006, 11:54
Replies: 14
Views: 16,995
Posted By AZ1
Thanks for that, AthyCommuter. I had imagined you...

Thanks for that, AthyCommuter. I had imagined you would be a "double commuter", i.e., car to another town (Kildare) and then train to city.
It's great that there's a new a.m. option on the Waterford...
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 02-05-2006, 14:06
Replies: 20
Views: 7,336
Posted By AZ1
Just because IE instituted a new early morning...

Just because IE instituted a new early morning service on the Waterford line to Heuston just NOT of itself make Kilkenny a "Commuter" town/city. IE may use this terminology it in Press Release for...
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 21-04-2006, 15:26
Replies: 20
Views: 7,336
Posted By AZ1
Would Athy itself - the title of this thread -...

Would Athy itself - the title of this thread - make it into "Commuter" category, at 39 miles out?
Forum: All stops to Thurles 04-04-2006, 15:18
Replies: 8
Views: 14,094
Posted By AZ1
But if Kildare is such a major through station...

But if Kildare is such a major through station (commuter an long distance), wouldn't it make sense to have real time displays (at least for IE staff)?
I mean, they're in place at bus stops the world...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 31-03-2006, 14:43
Replies: 8
Views: 14,094
Posted By AZ1
OK, so in a busy through-station like Kildare,...

OK, so in a busy through-station like Kildare, WHY don't station staff announce that the next train arriving on Platform 'X' is the 06:40 or whatever from Waterford, or wherever. Surely THEY must...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 09-03-2006, 14:31
Replies: 5
Views: 14,834
Posted By AZ1
OK, I see. Thanks for that. That said, Naas has a...

OK, I see. Thanks for that.
That said, Naas has a far bigger population than Maynooth, which may yet get DART - I hope so for them.
The problem is this large population is now CAR-bound.
I guess...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 09-03-2006, 12:48
Replies: 5
Views: 14,834
Posted By AZ1
Sorry, Mark, I don't quite follow... are you...

Sorry, Mark, I don't quite follow... are you saying Naas/Newbridge DART-type rail service gets chopped because of a county border?
If that's the logic, what will happen with Maynooth (also in...
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