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Unread 04-08-2009, 14:03   #4
Mark Gleeson
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Dermo has captured the nature of the problem perfectly.

Foot passenger traffic has collapsed, the reasons are many and varied Ryanair breaking the duopoly of Aer Lingus and British Airways, the increased level of affluence more people with cars and the Irish economy improving meaning virtual elimination of emigration, the end of duty free the list goes on.

Back in the day Dun Laoghaire had 4 sailings a day a special express DART from the city for the early departure and the platform would be stuffed at 10:45 each morning with people arrived from Holyhead, its only a single sailing now

Times are set by operational needs at Dublin, the need to meet morning and rush hour demands, where the majority of passengers are going to/from

Irish Rail seem to have realised that a need exists to provide a local service which makes sense, as usual its a less than impressive attempt
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