Rail & Sail

Mark Gleeson · 26-08-2007, 18:26

Cork - Birmingham is

UK Zone C is 39 euro
IE Zone C add on which is 20 euro

So single its 59 euro, a Dublin Cork single is currently 31 euro which is stunning value

So all in return is 118 euro which is less than 80 sterling

packetswitch · 26-08-2007, 18:57

Whoops sorry my mistake, I thought you said you were charged £80 B'ham to Cork, but obviously re-reading it it was £80 return (right?), which (as Mark has just worked out above) is great value.

Never mind me.

91101_GNER · 26-08-2007, 23:10

Yes, it is a return. I'm impressed with the price, particularly of my Enterprise leg, which was €90 for a return from Dublin - Belfast first class or £63. However a comparable journey, say London - Birmingham would cost the average person in the UK would be £201 or €296!

packetswitch · 26-08-2007, 23:32

It would be great, then, if you could give us some of your ideas of how the service measures up to what you're more familiar with, after you take the trips!

Things like the quality of food/drink/etc, the comfort of the journey, the attitudes of staff, how user-friendly the stations are, etc. (But please, no locomotive chat

)

Personally I have mixed feelings about the Birmingham to London (Virgin) but I haven't had the pleasure of first class...

Sealink · 04-04-2010, 23:20

www.raileasy.co.uk sells RailSail tickets and also book passage on the relevent ferry when required (usually prebooking only applies to the Irish Ferries "Swift" and Stena fast craft). They do charge a booking fee, and a credit card fee, but I believe they will post tickets (they certainly have a list of countries showing in the address field)

grainne whale · 21-04-2010, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sealink

www.raileasy.co.uk sells RailSail tickets and also book passage on the relevent ferry when required (usually prebooking only applies to the Irish Ferries "Swift" and Stena fast craft). They do charge a booking fee, and a credit card fee, but I believe they will post tickets (they certainly have a list of countries showing in the address field)

On no condition go on this website, I now have a virus called ' Personal Security' that I nor I.T. at work can get rid of. It bypasses the normal security.

Colm Moore · 21-04-2010, 14:26

I'm not seeing a problem (that said, I'm not using Windows). Are you certain that was the problem site and not another recently visited site, such tactics aren't unknown.

dowlingm · 21-04-2010, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by grainne whale

On no condition go on this website, I now have a virus called ' Personal Security' that I nor I.T. at work can get rid of. It bypasses the normal security.

These fellas are usually on the ball
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/viru...sonal-security

Sealink · 24-04-2010, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by grainne whale

On no condition go on this website, I now have a virus called ' Personal Security' that I nor I.T. at work can get rid of. It bypasses the normal security.

I have used them lots of times, no idea where the virus comes from.

ThomasJ · 16-04-2010, 10:52

any thoughts on making this thread a sticky (and maybe have the first post as important information) for the duration of the disruption

trying to find this information on the irish rail website is like trying to find a needle in a haystack

dowlingm · 16-04-2010, 11:48

might be worth putting an alert on railusers.ie front page too.

Mark Gleeson · 16-04-2010, 12:22

IE are not selling currently, must go to ferry companies direct who are up to their neck in bookings

Rail capacity on the UK side is not able to cope currently with the numbers, even the small sea cat can take 560 passengers, HSS and Ulysses 1500 and 2000

26-08-2007, 18:26	#1
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Cork - Birmingham is UK Zone C is 39 euro IE Zone C add on which is 20 euro So single its 59 euro, a Dublin Cork single is currently 31 euro which is stunning value So all in return is 118 euro which is less than 80 sterling Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 26-08-2007 at 18:29.

21-04-2010, 14:26	#7
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	I'm not seeing a problem (that said, I'm not using Windows). Are you certain that was the problem site and not another recently visited site, such tactics aren't unknown. __________________

16-04-2010, 12:22	#12
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	IE are not selling currently, must go to ferry companies direct who are up to their neck in bookings Rail capacity on the UK side is not able to cope currently with the numbers, even the small sea cat can take 560 passengers, HSS and Ulysses 1500 and 2000 __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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26-08-2007, 18:57	#2
packetswitch Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 216	Whoops sorry my mistake, I thought you said you were charged £80 B'ham to Cork, but obviously re-reading it it was £80 return (right?), which (as Mark has just worked out above) is great value. Never mind me.

26-08-2007, 23:10	#3
91101_GNER New to the board Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	Yes, it is a return. I'm impressed with the price, particularly of my Enterprise leg, which was €90 for a return from Dublin - Belfast first class or £63. However a comparable journey, say London - Birmingham would cost the average person in the UK would be £201 or €296!

26-08-2007, 23:32	#4
packetswitch Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 216	It would be great, then, if you could give us some of your ideas of how the service measures up to what you're more familiar with, after you take the trips! Things like the quality of food/drink/etc, the comfort of the journey, the attitudes of staff, how user-friendly the stations are, etc. (But please, no locomotive chat ) Personally I have mixed feelings about the Birmingham to London (Virgin) but I haven't had the pleasure of first class...

04-04-2010, 23:20	#5
Sealink Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 84	www.raileasy.co.uk sells RailSail tickets and also book passage on the relevent ferry when required (usually prebooking only applies to the Irish Ferries "Swift" and Stena fast craft). They do charge a booking fee, and a credit card fee, but I believe they will post tickets (they certainly have a list of countries showing in the address field)

16-04-2010, 10:52	#10
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	any thoughts on making this thread a sticky (and maybe have the first post as important information) for the duration of the disruption trying to find this information on the irish rail website is like trying to find a needle in a haystack

16-04-2010, 11:48	#11
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	might be worth putting an alert on railusers.ie front page too.