Meet the Managers, Heuston Station, Dublin - 30 March 2010

[finnyus]

I turned up yesterday at Cork, spoke to a very nice IE woman. Said what I had to say, but all I got was, "We are aware of that." The had some lovely colour brochures about IE & Transport 21 and all the timetables laid out on the table.

Didn't really get much information, except for the closure of the "Cobh road" to "electrify all the signals" and remodel Cobh Junction at the start of April, which they will give notice of soon enough... not good enough like.

The lack of timetables @ stations on the Cork/Cobh line is an issue that IE are trying to resolve...something to do with the wrong type of weather-proof places to display the timetables at the stations (on going saga - Carrigtwohill & Midleton have poster timetables now, yet soaked from the rain, but still readable).

Had laugh at this one: When I asked about the Sunday timetable that the first 2 trains do not meet the 08:30 & 10:30 Cork - Dublin trains I got the biggest bull$hit answer I ever heard. Apparently, when the Midleton/Cobh timetable was devised, it catered only for carrying passengers from Dublin - Cork trains, so you cannot have it going both ways for those trains, i.e. catering the Cork - Dublin trains on a Sunday morning as well. Confused? I am fairly sure I looked like this yesterday...

Well I told her that made no sense, and what was the patronage like on the Sunday morning services, to which I got the impression she didn't know. The fact is, there is a long wait, whether you are arriving from Dublin or going to Dublin on a Sunday morning at Cork (and you want to use an East Cork service).

F.

[Mark Gleeson]

Its classic Irish Rail, I got the same treatment once.

Where is the bike rack..... It doesn't have one... Yet of course it did http://www.railusers.ie/news/news.ph...2008&no=5.html

There is a very simple solution to the wet posters, you laminate them first and then place them inside the poster display, not perfect but means they will last a lot longer.

The Sunday morning story is bull, as the first train from Dublin doesn't get in for hours

[Colm Moore]

Additional notice. Also at Connolly.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=682

Meet the Managers at Connolly Station and Heuston Station, Tue 30th March 2010 between 4.00pm to by Corporate Communications

Meet the Managers at Connolly Station and Heuston Station, Tuesday 30th March 2010 between 4.00pm to 6.00pm

Over the coming months the Iarnród Éireann management team will be continuing its programme of face to face meetings with customers.

The next of these meetings will take place at Connolly Station and Heuston Station on Tuesday 30th March 2010.

Members of the management team will be available to meet customers on the afternoon of Tuesday 30th March 2010 between 4.00pm and 6.00pm at Connolly Station and Heuston Station Concourses.

Customers are invited to come along and discuss issues of interest or concern to them.

[finnyus]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

The Sunday morning story is bull, as the first train from Dublin doesn't get in for hours

...yep, that's what I said, and I added that it was not a Dublin - Cork train either, it was a connection from Mallow at around 11:30 into Cork.

Honestly felt that it was a waste of time.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=682

Update: 29th Mar: Meet the Managers at Heuston Station on Tuesday 30th March 2010 and at Connolly S by Corporate Communications

Over the coming months the Iarnród Éireann management team will be continuing its programme of face to face meetings with customers.

The next of these meetings will take place at Heuston Station on Tuesday 30th March 2010 followed by a meeting at Connolly Station on Thursday 15th April 2010.

Members of the management team will be available to meet customers on the afternoon of Tuesday 30th March 2010 between 4.00pm and 6.00pm at Heuston Station Concourse and on Thursday 15th April 2010 between 4.00pm and 6.00pm at Connolly Station Concourses.

Customers are invited to come along and discuss issues of interest or concern to them.