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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 17-02-2009, 22:45
Replies: 34
Views: 26,706
Posted By Navan Junction
http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=164...

http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=1646&highlight=sail+rail
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 17-02-2009, 22:31
Replies: 5
Views: 3,623
Posted By Navan Junction
Lazy piece. RTÉ only needs to go to Market Square...

Lazy piece. RTÉ only needs to go to Market Square in Navan to watch the double headers depart from 6am onwards to talk to commuters. You won't get them during the week in Navan Shopping Centre...
Forum: Commuter Services 02-11-2008, 17:48
Replies: 14
Views: 9,769
Posted By Navan Junction
I have it from very good authority that phase 2...

I have it from very good authority that phase 2 levies will be completely different to the very narrow criteria in Phase 1, and will spread at deminishing rates as far as Trim, Kells and Ratoath....
Forum: Commuter Services 01-11-2008, 17:45
Replies: 14
Views: 9,769
Posted By Navan Junction
And still is, at the upper end of that range and...

And still is, at the upper end of that range and above being the norm. But Mark's point is valid for that deviation.

The proposal as it has been presented will see 100 hectares developed west of...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 15-03-2008, 13:53
Replies: 0
Views: 8,365
Posted By Navan Junction
Clonsilla line level crossings

Anyone any idea what the latest is with killing these? They are causing traffic mayhem in the mornings, partcicularly in Finglas and Cabra.

It's a pity that the traffic can't be reversed at...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 15-03-2008, 13:49
Replies: 2
Views: 10,135
Posted By Navan Junction
He's in Oz

He's in Oz
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 26-01-2008, 23:48
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Partly down to a vicious circle. The delivery...

Partly down to a vicious circle. The delivery date is 2015, so they are quoting 2015 prices as opposed to the current day prices which are about four and a half, or €130k less than the headline...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 24-01-2008, 09:47
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
It's not dead baby, it's just taking a break...

It's not dead baby, it's just taking a break (http://www.meathontrack.com/navandroghedaraillink.html)
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 24-01-2008, 09:39
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
True, but the people of Naas still use it despite...

True, but the people of Naas still use it despite the closer proximity of a 3 lane dc to Dublin and back.


Yes, and a case in point is where Trim was the county town of Meath.

But if you take Navan...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 22:19
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
I'd have to check but I think it is the only...

I'd have to check but I think it is the only county town in Leinster without a railway.

Kildare, Naas, Portlaoise, Wicklow, Arklow, Drogheda, Dundalk, Tullamore, Mullingar, Dublin, etc are all rail...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 22:11
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
I'm wouldn't argue with that - it could well be...

I'm wouldn't argue with that - it could well be 2030, could be longer. I wouldn't even put a date on it. We had the 1998 annoucement, the 2001 announcement, and the 2005 announcement. And still...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 10:55
Replies: 9
Views: 4,462
Posted By Navan Junction
Aye, but it is still empty

Aye, but it is still empty
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 10:52
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
BTW, that €55m was only to bring it into...

BTW, that €55m was only to bring it into Dunshaughlin, not over to Ashbourne
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 10:49
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Who knows, might well come back to this at some...

Who knows, might well come back to this at some point

But god knows IÉ are no more interested in this than the direct option
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 10:37
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
This weeks Meath Chronicle Wrong route with...

This weeks Meath Chronicle

Wrong route with railway

(Editor, Meath Chronicle)

Dear sirs - So a senior Iarnrod Eireann manager has been removed from his post following his expressions of concern...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 10:20
Replies: 9
Views: 4,462
Posted By Navan Junction
Nor Gormanston. Not even half full

Nor Gormanston. Not even half full
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-01-2008, 10:13
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
That's politics for ya, and that's politicians....

That's politics for ya, and that's politicians. In general, they don't like public transport of any sorts (unless it can be privatised), so you are swimming against the current whenever any type of...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 22-01-2008, 13:16
Replies: 43
Views: 58,910
Posted By Navan Junction
Not really, maybe for some after the M50 junction...

Not really, maybe for some after the M50 junction upgrade. At the moment, getting down the N3 past the M50 is the worst part of it, and once you have that done there wouldn't be much point to...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 22-01-2008, 08:38
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Permission refused for M3 industrial estate

Olivia Kelly, Irish Times, Tue, Jan 22, 2008

An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for an industrial estate beside the new M3 motorway near Dunboyne, Co Meath, on the grounds that it would damage...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 21-01-2008, 22:17
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Bus Éireann Launches New Direct Service Linking...

Bus Éireann Launches New Direct Service Linking
Navan, Dublin Airport & DCU under Transport 21

Monday January 21st 2008

Bus Éireann will today launch the first new service in the Eastern region...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 21-01-2008, 15:21
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Bingo. Now apply that to every project in T21...

Bingo.

Now apply that to every project in T21 and now you have the problem

It wasn't the boot into Navan. It was the boot into Transport 21
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 18-01-2008, 00:12
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Ok, I hear ye on that. I've always given out that...

Ok, I hear ye on that. I've always given out that politics shouldn't have a place in infrastructure provision. (At least not in the Jackie Healy-Rae Kerry tarmacing manner).

But even if it does get...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 17-01-2008, 20:38
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Yes. But the line is being paid for by central...

Yes. But the line is being paid for by central government through Transport 21and MCC levies. When the line is built, only then will the day to day running costs and depreciation be costed to...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 17-01-2008, 12:37
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
I agree with you re MCC, particularly on the...

I agree with you re MCC, particularly on the levies. They have to actively facilitate this project.

The levy element of the study was based on the 1km model for Dunboyne which obviously would not...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 17-01-2008, 10:47
Replies: 127
Views: 36,028
Posted By Navan Junction
Not to worry Mark. The whole thing has been a...

Not to worry Mark. The whole thing has been a pain, and the irony of the situation is that it wasn't a negative report as such. The best sound bytes were the negative ones unfortunately.

As these...
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