Seat Reservations

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

You can already book seats on all Dublin Cork services so you don't have to stand

Are you sure? Is this new?

When I went to Cork in July, I booked online to discover I had a ticket not a seat like I had hoped. I think I got the last free seat on the train. It was actually more hassle to book online as you are given set trains with no guarenteed seat. If you can now book a seat that would be a most welcome improvement.

[Mark Gleeson]

You can book seats though it is a little hit and miss, but the system seems to allow it, we have got the reservation tags in our possession to prove it works. Not all Cork trains where bookable last year

First class is great and works exactly as you expect as you can pick the exact seat you want, it gives you a graphic of the coach you click for the seat you want, second class it offers no choice thats where things get fishy and the question of whether it works or not comes into play, its a little pricy to road test

The CDE sets have electronic reservation tags on the underside of the overhead luggage rack so you can book any seat and its all downloaded into the train, which means I can book Dublin Thurles and that seat can be rebooked from Thurles

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

second class it offers no choice thats where things get fishy and the question of whether it works or not comes into play, its a little pricy to road test

Until I get confirmation otherwise I will assume like all IE it is halfarsed and does not work. Shame really.

[Mark Gleeson]

Originally Posted by Paul Mulcahy

Until I get confirmation otherwise I will assume like all IE it is halfarsed and does not work. Shame really.

Well here is the reservation card, I've eased the name off the card

[Mark Gleeson]

And before anyone asks, it was a standard class seat

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

And before anyone asks, it was a standard class seat

That is definitely relatively new. I didn't get one of them when I book "a seat". This is a welcome development. It would be great if it actually does work for all seats.