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03-08-2013, 12:38 | #1 |
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Yeah, there's certainly a case for the 17:36 ex Connolly and the 05:35 and 07:20 ex Rosslare to be a 4 car 22k.
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11-11-2013, 15:37 | #2 |
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Probably first sight of a 4 car on the Rosslare line
09:40 out/12:55 back today As the fleet conversion is still ongoing we won't know for some time what the final plan will be Would expect 17:36 + 18:36 to be 4 as well as the 13:36 as Fri/Sat
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11-11-2013, 19:22 | #3 |
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4 car on the 1925 Docklands M3 service, which implies it will be running the evening shuttle too. Probably overkill.
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24-03-2014, 12:11 | #4 |
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The 1345 Connolly-Rosslare on Sundays is supposed to be an ICR (and the return 1740 ex Rosslare). However on at least two Sundays during the past 4 or 5 weeks it has been a 29k.
Is there any valid reason for this? Now that there are 4-car ICR sets, the old excuse of the 29k having greater capacity is a bit thin. My opinion is that they put whatever is most convenient for the operator on the roster: the travelling public are given very little consideration. |
24-03-2014, 13:03 | #5 |
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I would have the same opinion but my opinion doesn't matter as I am only a customer. My impression would generally be that Irish Rail would much rather if they didn't have to bother with passengers at all.
Pure conjecture this but the reason would probably be something like that they finish up maintenance on a set in Drogheda on Friday evening and they have an extra set up there over the weekend so as to be able to get cracking on another first thing Monday morning. Also, given that reduction in use in Mk4s, there are might be extra 22Ks assigned to Cork runs on weekends when real first class isn't such a big deal. |
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24-03-2014, 16:57 | #7 |
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Actually the "shortage" of 4-car ICRs should not be a serious factor in explaining the use of a 29k. The 29k seats 185, a 3-car ICR 190 and a 4-car ICR 262. So why not a 3-car ICR then?
Don't tell me they need the big capacity for standees which the 29k has! |
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