Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
08-07-2008, 14:46
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,944
It should be very simple to just install a Wifi...
It should be very simple to just install a Wifi hotspot in every IE station around the country. I mean, we're not talking about a whole lot of stations here, about a 100 I think it is.
A hotspot in...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
22-06-2008, 15:17
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,944
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
06-06-2008, 20:58
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,046
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Forum: Luas Discussion
05-06-2008, 13:22
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Replies: 34
Views: 26,528
Yup. When I first came to Orléans in France in...
Yup. When I first came to Orléans in France in 2000, they had just finished their new light rail line, almost identical to the Luas in Dublin. Since day one, the ticket machines at all the stops...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
24-04-2008, 17:40
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Replies: 31
Views: 24,475
Branding should be on the tickets first and...
Branding should be on the tickets first and foremost. This will be visible to everybody instantly. It will also put pressure on the DTA to get integrated ticketing up and running because they will be...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
28-02-2008, 12:13
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Replies: 30
Views: 13,784
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
08-02-2008, 12:07
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
I think you misunderstood what I meant by...
I think you misunderstood what I meant by "system". I wasn't suggesting moving away from the current system of issuing tickets, as indeed that would have been loosing sight of the issue. I was...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
04-02-2008, 11:34
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
04-02-2008, 07:56
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
I think most of us would agree with you, but...
I think most of us would agree with you, but there still is a place for peak fares. The basic principle of what I (and some others) are proposing is the introduction of higher peak fares on weekends...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
01-02-2008, 09:53
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,022
Careful now! The "dopey electorate" are...
Careful now! The "dopey electorate" are commuters and their views have to be taken in context. Many have never lived with or truly experienced long term a proper public transport network, so you...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
30-01-2008, 10:43
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
29-01-2008, 16:38
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
With regards the fares issue, just push IE to...
With regards the fares issue, just push IE to stop issuing bloody return tickets! Go the Ryanair/Aer Lingus/Everybody Else model and issue tickets based on one-way trips. Special offers should be...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
28-01-2008, 22:02
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
I hope what you mean is that this is how you...
I hope what you mean is that this is how you interpret IE's behaviour on the matter. If IE, or anybody else, actually believes that such behaviour would be acceptable then they require some serious...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
28-01-2008, 18:48
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,679
Great to hear you say it out loud Mark. This is...
Great to hear you say it out loud Mark. This is my one (and only?) area of "expertise" when it comes to public transport.
This one particularly pisses me off. Whereas the European trend is to move...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
08-01-2008, 15:41
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Replies: 127
Views: 52,992
So, as I understand it:
- Pace to Navan will...
So, as I understand it:
- Pace to Navan will never happen
- Drogheda to Navan could be a runner
- Financing a rail project to Navan could jeopardise finance for the Interconnector.
Those who...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
14-12-2007, 13:14
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,353
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
13-12-2007, 16:18
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,959
As I said, Galway Co. Co. could have done a lot...
As I said, Galway Co. Co. could have done a lot better. What's more, the new Galway-Ballinasloe dual carriageway will not be far from both Woodlawn and Attymon. Me thinks there's a lot of potential...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
12-12-2007, 17:54
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,959
yes, very true, sometimes painfully true, but...
yes, very true, sometimes painfully true, but true nonetheless :p
and they create a ticking timebomb because the truth always gets out sooner or later! It's all a question of IR managment being...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
12-12-2007, 17:33
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,005
That would suprise me honestly. I suppose it...
That would suprise me honestly. I suppose it would depend more on the journey being taken and the circumstances. If doubling back is necessary because of a lack of or ineffecient services then yes, I...
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Forum: Dublin Cork
06-12-2007, 02:56
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Replies: 42
Views: 55,450
That does sound good indeed, although I almost...
That does sound good indeed, although I almost always take the Dublin-Galway train. I'll really make an effort to check out the service this Christmas. One of the advantages of living away from home...
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Forum: Dublin Cork
03-12-2007, 23:32
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Replies: 42
Views: 55,450
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
01-11-2007, 18:49
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,828
RTE News "Off the Rails: The state of freight"
Saw this on the RTE news website:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1031/transportwed.html
I wasn't very impressed with the report, although I suppose it's good to see some form of prime time media...
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Forum: Luas Discussion
10-07-2007, 13:06
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Replies: 23
Views: 20,551
I think this post has gone quite off topic. I'm...
I think this post has gone quite off topic. I'm the first to admit that whenever possible I like to go on about little nitty gritty issues and whine about the need for a zonal system in Dublin. (see,...
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Forum: Luas Discussion
09-07-2007, 16:52
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Replies: 23
Views: 20,551
Luas takes up a lot of space, the difference...
Luas takes up a lot of space, the difference being that money was available to change the layout and make space. Saying that bendy buses are "no good for Heuston" seems a bit harsh to me, but I'm the...
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Forum: Luas Discussion
09-07-2007, 15:53
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Replies: 23
Views: 20,551
I haven't been at Heuston for quite some time...
I haven't been at Heuston for quite some time now, but I agree with 2Funki that a few small (dare I say it, common sense) changes would do wonders for the 90. A digital display is the obvious...
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