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Unread 02-09-2013, 09:08   #59
berneyarms
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Originally Posted by Inniskeen View Post
There are 3 ICR sets allocated to the Kerry road, 1 x 6 and 2 x 3. In the normal course of events, 1 x 6 & 1 x 3 stable in Tralee while 1 x 3 stables in Cork.

I can understand that given that there is no 0555 Tralee/Cork on Saturdays there is then no set to work the 0855 Cork/Tralee unless the 0645 Tralee/Cork is held for the purpose - hence the requirement for another set (spare 2600s). Not sure why there is an 0645 on a Saturday morning, possibly driver placement.

Can't see any reason for the 2055 Cork/Tralee on Saturdays being anything other than an ICR - why would this not be formed by the 1705 from Tralee.

As for Sundays if the arrangements are as suggested in earlier posts the only ICR in Tralee at 1150 will be the 6 car set off Saturday's 1705 from Dublin. I would be somewhat surprised if Sunday's 0855 Cork/Tralee is not an ICR -it certainly was the last time I travelled on it.

If the 2055 Cork/Tralee on Saturdays in an ICR then no reason for the 0710 from Tralee on Sundays to be anything other than an ICR.

The 1510 and 1915 from Tralee, 1725 from Mallow, 1210 & 1845 from Cork on Sundays and 0455 from Tralee on Mondays are certainly normally formed by 2600s. This appears to be primarily caused by the 1150 from Tralee working through to Heuston combined with some additional through workings to/from Cork.

There are certainly more non-ICR weekend workings on the Kerry road than I thought although the bulk of the weekend non-ICR workings on the Kerry road could be relatively easily eliminated with minimal changes to the timetable pattern.
I think you've got slightly mixed up with your trains there!!

The set that operates the 06:45 Cork/Tralee on Saturdays stays in Tralee until Monday morning to operate the 04:55 Tralee/Mallow.

The 20:55 Cork/Tralee on Saturdays is a 2600 Class - that means both 3 car ICRs overnight in Cork on Saturdays. One then operates the 08:55 Cork/Tralee on Sundays and then operates the 11:50 Tralee/Dublin. The second one operates the 14:35 from Cork and 17:05 from Tralee.

That 2600 class set then operates the 07:10 from Tralee, 12:10 from Cork, 15:10 from Tralee, 17:25 from Mallow, and the 19:15 from Tralee.

A third 2600 set operates the 18:45 from Cork to Tralee on Sundays and returns empty to Cork.

As you say above, the principle reason for this is that one ICR operates through to Dublin.
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