Connolly Side Services - Draft Timetable

[Mark Gleeson]

Its up

http://www.irishrail.ie/contact_us/c...e_comments.asp

Major changes on Rosslare line and Maynooth/M3 services otherwise not much changed

[James Howard]

Not exactly radical for Longford commuters. The only change I can see is the 1805 down train now takes 2 minutes longer which isn't exactly progress. Still I'll forgive them if its a 22k consistently.

I guess this is more to do with statistics than anything else. This train was making things look real bad for a couple of months after Christmas where it was consistently 11 or 12 minutes late 3 or 4 days a week.

[Mark Gleeson]

Northern Line details
http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showth...2749#post62749

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by James Howard

Not exactly radical for Longford commuters. The only change I can see is the 1805 down train now takes 2 minutes longer which isn't exactly progress. Still I'll forgive them if its a 22k consistently.

I guess this is more to do with statistics than anything else. This train was making things look real bad for a couple of months after Christmas where it was consistently 11 or 12 minutes late 3 or 4 days a week.

the old reggie perrin solution. the train which is 12 mins late every day gets a timetable change of an extra 15 mins so it automatically becomes 3 mins early every day.

[ThomasJ]

Overall, as a Clonsilla user, I am happy with the plans for the new timetable. A general approx 30 minutes frequency with most going to connolly is a massive improvement over even now where you could be waiting upto an hour!

Finally common sense with trains now generally stopping at all stations. Its great to see m3 trains going to pearse at the weekend!

My usual gripe with the last sunday train outbound (and inbound) and i have highlighted it in my mail to irish rail, the 20:45 should be pushed back to 21:00 with an additional service at 22.30

[Mark Gleeson]

I will try to do a review of Maynooth line and post it later

DART wise no change really between Howth Junc and Bray/Greystones

Some resorting of the order between Malahide and Howth such that Northern line trains always follow a Howth DART to ensure least delay

Rosslare changes significant, some trains removed, some extended, but clear effort to integrate with ferries

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Rosslare changes significant, some trains removed, some extended, but clear effort to integrate with ferries

Agreed for the morning arrivals into Rosslare and evening departures out of Rosslare.

However the 1755 departure from Rosslare leaves very shortly before the 1800 Stena arrival and a while before the 1845 Irish Ferries arrival. As Irish Ferries don't do Rail & Sail through Rosslare, if it just waited 30 - 40 mins for the Stena arrival it would make more journeys possible.

And nothing to get you to Rosslare in time for the morning departures either!

[Colm Moore]

I'm wondering about those times when there is no service 25-26 December and before about 9am on Bank Holidays, especially in urban areas. Some people do need to get to work (internationally traded services - IFSC, call centres, health, security, retail) and visit friends / do things. Buses are rather thin on the ground around Dalkey, parts of Ballybrack, Howth Junction, especially as they tend to have Sunday schedules on those days. Donabate is reduced to having a shuttle to Swords.The Maynooth and Kildare lines aren't as badly affected as bus routes tend to shadow the rail route, but aren't as direct. I'm not sure about the rest of the Northern line,a s most palces have some bus service. In Cork, Cobh doesn't have a bus service, but Midleton does. I think that its unrealistic to offer a service on 25 December, but that a skeleton DART and Cork-Cobh service could be offered on 26 December, perhaps hourly 8am-midday and half-hourly until maybe 10/11pm. Only main stations need be staffed.

One problem on 26 December may be the completion of the track re-laying at Dun Laoghaire-Sandycove.

For other Bank Holidays, providing some service from 7am (8am city centre arrival) to normal Sunday start of business would be useful.