CIS screens to be turned on

ColmmacO · 24-11-2011, 13:49

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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

The legal obligation to provide an accessible footbridge would be triggered at Enfield if they did that. The budget for the current works wouldn't got far in that case.

Enfield is clearly in need of being sorted out ASAP but it will need to be a separate source of funding.

There is a lot of political image games being played currently, the total budget available is tiny really. To be fair shelters do come up over and over again.

As far as I know this is minister varadkar looking after his constituency with whatever change he could find down the back of the couch.
Hence it is confined to Ashtown, castleknock, coolmine and clonsilla afaik.

Shelters going up yesterday and today, being erected during the morning rush hour on a narrow platform

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That said they do have sides...so a slight improvement on before.

ThomasJ · 24-11-2011, 14:46

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Originally Posted by ColmmacO

As far as I know this is minister varadkar looking after his constituency with whatever change he could find down the back of the couch.
Hence it is confined to Ashtown, castleknock, coolmine and clonsilla afaik.
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maynooth, Leixlip Louisa, Leixlip convey and drumcondra are getting the improvements as well and are advertising it

m3parkway · 24-11-2011, 17:15

What about Broombridge

Surprisingly it doesn't seem to be vandalized anymore. All the graffiti was painted over a while back and has not been re-sprayed yet. Defiantly needs new station signs and lamps on the street lamp poles.

sean · 25-11-2011, 20:56

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Originally Posted by m3parkway

What about Broombridge

Surprisingly it doesn't seem to be vandalized anymore. All the graffiti was painted over a while back and has not been re-sprayed yet. Defiantly needs new station signs and lamps on the street lamp poles.

FYP.

ThomasJ · 26-11-2011, 22:20

Just to give you an update on whats going on at clonsilla station at the moment

In the station i was looking down at the new platform and track being constructed at the moment, its a bit of a mess at the moment but it does like the platform has been built. No sign of work starting on the new entrance or the overbridge as of yet or any other major work to the station as of yet.

(One side note: with regards to the pis screens i see that the one on the citybound platform of ashtown station has being turned on and states testing ongoing. This wasnt the case before, it was the maynooth bound pis screen turned on before at ashtown.)

Outside the station the work is almost complete. There is more space on both roads heading towards the bridge. There is a large yellow box in the area before you cross the bridge and the way the road markings is setup tells me there is a signallised junction coming.

A bus shelter has now been put in place on the city bound side back where it was before the works but take note that it is still not in effect as of yet and buses are stopping at the temporary bus stop further down. Based on the road markings, it looks like the bus stop for the ongar bound side moves up to opposite the city bound bus stop, much closer to the station although it could cause problems for people getting buses up to the station if there is a signalised junction could hold up traffic.

There are car park spaces now on the opposite side further down towards ongar, not many. I suppose that will make up for the loss of spaces on the other side.

ColmmacO · 29-11-2011, 11:42

I have a wonderful photo from this morning in Coolmine of 20 odd people huddling underneath the footbridge trying to get shelter from heavy rain, while a beautiful new (and finished) shelter stands idle as it is fenced off from use.

Its been like that a few days too.

I think it just wonderfully sums up the Irish rail passenger experience.

I havent got the camera cable in work but can text it to someone if they want to upload or will do it tonight.

James Howard · 29-11-2011, 14:18

They probably need 1000mm of rain to fall on it without it leaking before it can be released for passenger service.

ColmmacO · 25-11-2011, 13:24

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Originally Posted by ThomasJ

maynooth, Leixlip Louisa, Leixlip convey and drumcondra are getting the improvements as well and are advertising it

Good to hear. You can tell I dont travel the other way very much

24-11-2011, 17:15	#3
m3parkway New to the board Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 25	What about Broombridge Surprisingly it doesn't seem to be vandalized anymore. All the graffiti was painted over a while back and has not been re-sprayed yet. Defiantly needs new station signs and lamps on the street lamp poles. Last edited by m3parkway : 24-11-2011 at 17:18.

26-11-2011, 22:20	#5
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	clonsilla update Just to give you an update on whats going on at clonsilla station at the moment In the station i was looking down at the new platform and track being constructed at the moment, its a bit of a mess at the moment but it does like the platform has been built. No sign of work starting on the new entrance or the overbridge as of yet or any other major work to the station as of yet. (One side note: with regards to the pis screens i see that the one on the citybound platform of ashtown station has being turned on and states testing ongoing. This wasnt the case before, it was the maynooth bound pis screen turned on before at ashtown.) Outside the station the work is almost complete. There is more space on both roads heading towards the bridge. There is a large yellow box in the area before you cross the bridge and the way the road markings is setup tells me there is a signallised junction coming. A bus shelter has now been put in place on the city bound side back where it was before the works but take note that it is still not in effect as of yet and buses are stopping at the temporary bus stop further down. Based on the road markings, it looks like the bus stop for the ongar bound side moves up to opposite the city bound bus stop, much closer to the station although it could cause problems for people getting buses up to the station if there is a signalised junction could hold up traffic. There are car park spaces now on the opposite side further down towards ongar, not many. I suppose that will make up for the loss of spaces on the other side.

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James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	They probably need 1000mm of rain to fall on it without it leaking before it can be released for passenger service. Last edited by James Howard : 29-11-2011 at 14:19. Reason: Typo

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29-11-2011, 11:42	#6
ColmmacO Regular Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Coolmine Posts: 167	I have a wonderful photo from this morning in Coolmine of 20 odd people huddling underneath the footbridge trying to get shelter from heavy rain, while a beautiful new (and finished) shelter stands idle as it is fenced off from use. Its been like that a few days too. I think it just wonderfully sums up the Irish rail passenger experience. I havent got the camera cable in work but can text it to someone if they want to upload or will do it tonight.