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comcor · 26-01-2012, 12:23

There are some weird anomalies in that report

Services to Tralee are categorised as Express, even though the Express track ends at Mallow. This has a particularly negative affect on Cork-Tralee fares. Even though the categories of line used are broadly the same in terms of length, Cork-Tralee fares are much higher than Dublin-Kilkennt fares
On the map, WRC fares are indicated as Economy2, but for pricing purposes are included in the Economy1 fares.
On the map, Waterford fares are indicated as Economy1, but for pricing purposes are included in the Economy2 fares.
Although it doesn't say it, I believe a Dublin-Athy fare will be less than a Dublin-Kildare fare

I'm sure there are others; that's just the first lot I noticed.

Abolishing the 5-Day returns will create significant fare increases on some lines.

For the life of me, I can't see why it wasn't just kept simple, with a charge per kilometre rather than the band system. In particular, this shafts people on routes like Cork-Mallow or Dublin-Newbridge, where the fare just creeps over the threshhold.

26-01-2012, 12:23	#4
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	There are some weird anomalies in that report Services to Tralee are categorised as Express, even though the Express track ends at Mallow. This has a particularly negative affect on Cork-Tralee fares. Even though the categories of line used are broadly the same in terms of length, Cork-Tralee fares are much higher than Dublin-Kilkennt fares On the map, WRC fares are indicated as Economy2, but for pricing purposes are included in the Economy1 fares. On the map, Waterford fares are indicated as Economy1, but for pricing purposes are included in the Economy2 fares. Although it doesn't say it, I believe a Dublin-Athy fare will be less than a Dublin-Kildare fare I'm sure there are others; that's just the first lot I noticed. Abolishing the 5-Day returns will create significant fare increases on some lines. For the life of me, I can't see why it wasn't just kept simple, with a charge per kilometre rather than the band system. In particular, this shafts people on routes like Cork-Mallow or Dublin-Newbridge, where the fare just creeps over the threshhold.