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Unread 05-04-2013, 10:45   #22
comcor
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Originally Posted by James Howard View Post
When Irish Rail upped the service frequency to 2 hourly on the Sligo line (and effectively hourly to Longford between 15:00 and 19:00), I thought they were mad as the services before then were hardly jammed. But it made a massive difference.
The same happened with the Cork-Cobh line, which saw a massive surge in numbers after they moved to a regular commuter service.

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Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp View Post
we have long argued that what the branch needs is a regular little two carriage service running up and down all day. We even, long ago, produced a draft timetable, the important starting point being towards Limerick.
Which again is analagous to Cork-Cobh (the line that realistically most resembles the Nenagh branch.

It's never really going to be a huge amount of use for people travelling to Dublin, but can provide a viable local commuting option.

I'm not sure the Roscrea-Ballybrophy section even needs services, but it's a short enough distance that Ballybrophy may as well be the terminus.

Once you have the regular service, you can then look at other supporting features like a P&R station near Lisnagry or Annacotty Business Park or longer term planning by allowing increased housing density near Castleconnell and Birdhill stations (we won't stay in a recession forever), but when people just expect the line to close, who will make those plans.
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