22000s for the Rosslare line???

[PLUMB LOCO]

It is with despair that I post this, but does anybody have the slightest idea when we are going to see the long promised arrival of 22000s on Connolly/Rosslare Harbour services or will we have to wait until they are displaced from other inter-city lines by a new generation of railcars?

I post here an excerpt from a letter that I received from Dick Fearn (IE CEO) way back in June 2006!!!

[Mark Gleeson]

September 27th...

[PLUMB LOCO]

This year?

[wobbles]

Yes

[KSW]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

September 27th...

Yes talking to a member of the IE staff yesterday and he told me Irish Rail will have their new timetable published on 27th Sep.

Rosslare services will be terminating at Wexford with the odd one or two going to Rosslare for the Ferry connection. First morning train from Dublin will turn into a 10.30 Wexford to Dublin serving Gorey at 11.10/15 arriving into Dublin around 12.55

Train times will be reduced by 5-10mins

Question- When do IE release their new timetable for the public to see??

[ThomasJ]

Originally Posted by KSW

Yes talking to a member of the IE staff yesterday and he told me Irish Rail will have their new timetable published on 27th Sep.

Rosslare services will be terminating at Wexford with the odd one or two going to Rosslare for the Ferry connection. First morning train from Dublin will turn into a 10.30 Wexford to Dublin arriving into Gorey at 11.10/15

Train times will be reduced by 5-10mins

Question- When do IE release their new timetable for the public to see??

we are talking probably the online reservation date 28 days in advance you should be able to book.

So should be up by end of August

[KSW]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

we are talking probably the online reservation date 28 days in advance you should be able to book.

So should be up by end of August

Thanks ThomasJ - Be interesting to see what improvements IE have done to this line to revive it...

[DangerM]

I heard that the only change to the morning trains to Dublin was the 07:40 train will leave an hour earlier at 06:40 and arrive in Connolly at 09:36 and in the evening the 16:40, 17:25 and 18:37 trains back will move to 17:00, 18:00 and 19:00.

[Colm Moore]

22 321 operating the 16:40 ex-Connolly now.


Ewww, I feel liek a spotter!!!