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finnyus · 25-03-2010, 15:39

I turned up yesterday at Cork, spoke to a very nice IE woman. Said what I had to say, but all I got was, "We are aware of that." The had some lovely colour brochures about IE & Transport 21 and all the timetables laid out on the table.

Didn't really get much information, except for the closure of the "Cobh road" to "electrify all the signals" and remodel Cobh Junction at the start of April, which they will give notice of soon enough... not good enough like.

The lack of timetables @ stations on the Cork/Cobh line is an issue that IE are trying to resolve...something to do with the wrong type of weather-proof places to display the timetables at the stations (on going saga - Carrigtwohill & Midleton have poster timetables now, yet soaked from the rain, but still readable).

Had laugh at this one: When I asked about the Sunday timetable that the first 2 trains do not meet the 08:30 & 10:30 Cork - Dublin trains I got the biggest bull$hit answer I ever heard. Apparently, when the Midleton/Cobh timetable was devised, it catered only for carrying passengers from Dublin - Cork trains, so you cannot have it going both ways for those trains, i.e. catering the Cork - Dublin trains on a Sunday morning as well. Confused? I am fairly sure I looked like this

yesterday...

Well I told her that made no sense, and what was the patronage like on the Sunday morning services, to which I got the impression she didn't know. The fact is, there is a long wait, whether you are arriving from Dublin or going to Dublin on a Sunday morning at Cork (and you want to use an East Cork service).

F.

25-03-2010, 15:39	#13
finnyus Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cork City/Midleton/Mallow Posts: 211	Why did I bother? I turned up yesterday at Cork, spoke to a very nice IE woman. Said what I had to say, but all I got was, "We are aware of that." The had some lovely colour brochures about IE & Transport 21 and all the timetables laid out on the table. Didn't really get much information, except for the closure of the "Cobh road" to "electrify all the signals" and remodel Cobh Junction at the start of April, which they will give notice of soon enough... not good enough like. The lack of timetables @ stations on the Cork/Cobh line is an issue that IE are trying to resolve...something to do with the wrong type of weather-proof places to display the timetables at the stations (on going saga - Carrigtwohill & Midleton have poster timetables now, yet soaked from the rain, but still readable). Had laugh at this one: When I asked about the Sunday timetable that the first 2 trains do not meet the 08:30 & 10:30 Cork - Dublin trains I got the biggest bull$hit answer I ever heard. Apparently, when the Midleton/Cobh timetable was devised, it catered only for carrying passengers from Dublin - Cork trains, so you cannot have it going both ways for those trains, i.e. catering the Cork - Dublin trains on a Sunday morning as well. Confused? I am fairly sure I looked like this yesterday... Well I told her that made no sense, and what was the patronage like on the Sunday morning services, to which I got the impression she didn't know. The fact is, there is a long wait, whether you are arriving from Dublin or going to Dublin on a Sunday morning at Cork (and you want to use an East Cork service). F.