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Unread 12-01-2007, 19:42   #15
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Originally Posted by dowlingm View Post
Here's a thought - run one train with 3 x 3 car 2200 sets. Split off one at Portarlington for Athlone, one at Ballybrophy (or Portlaoise) for Limerick via Nenagh and run the remainder to Clonmel via Templemore/Thurles/Limerick Junction. Reassemble on the way back and thus you only need one slot into/out of Heuston, or two if reassembly was impractical due delay. Yes it would require coordination to ensure people got on the right one but let's have some signs on the doors and station managers earning their keep. You could run a similar service using one set to terminate in Carlow or Kilkenny.
You mightn't even need 2 platforms if they did the Scottish thing where in Edinburgh Waverly and Glagow Central sometimes your train leaves from further up the platform than a stopped train.
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