Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
09-12-2012, 19:48
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Replies: 177
Views: 119,974
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
08-12-2012, 16:12
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Replies: 177
Views: 119,974
Galway and Westport line
I'm sending in some responses to the timetable consultation. Before I reply for the Westport line, can anyone work out how the trains are likely to be rostered? There are 5 trains a day from...
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Forum: Nenagh Line
28-02-2012, 22:19
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Replies: 196
Views: 347,535
I wouldn’t be too negative about the new...
I wouldn’t be too negative about the new timetable. To start with the down side, clearly the biggest loss is the 17.45 Limerick-Nenagh. The earlier time of 17.05 is too early for most...
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Forum: Dublin Rosslare
31-10-2011, 17:36
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Replies: 1
Views: 39,467
Train halted by flooding
Does anyone know any more about this story?
On Monday 24th October - one of the nights of the flooding - the 17.55 Rosslare-Dublin terminated at Dalkey because of the flooded line at Dun Laoghaire. ...
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Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line
09-10-2011, 19:52
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Replies: 29
Views: 57,524
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Forum: Dublin Cork
10-09-2011, 18:46
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Replies: 2
Views: 22,808
Travelling with dogs on Mark 4 trains
Here is the main part of my letter to IR Southern and Western management after what happened when travelling with my dogs recently.
On Saturday 27th August I made a day return trip from Heuston to...
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Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line
26-08-2011, 13:27
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Replies: 16
Views: 40,882
Snap! I am going to suggest Auburn Avenue as...
Snap! I am going to suggest Auburn Avenue as well. My logic is this: For which residential areas is Phoenix Park the nearest station? The answer is the estates around Auburn Avenue and Peck's...
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Forum: Luas Discussion
30-06-2011, 18:11
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Replies: 28
Views: 27,099
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
27-06-2011, 18:35
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Replies: 62
Views: 51,313
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
26-06-2011, 19:00
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Replies: 62
Views: 51,313
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
12-06-2011, 19:02
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Replies: 62
Views: 51,313
On the Belfast line, I’m wondering about the...
On the Belfast line, I’m wondering about the Lisburn stops. How did they decide which trains would stop there, do you think? It looks like the ones with the most spare capacity. If it’s to...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
12-06-2011, 18:35
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Replies: 62
Views: 51,313
I’d be interested to hear people’s opinions...
I’d be interested to hear people’s opinions on the times of the Rosslare trains. When is really the most popular time for the morning train from Dublin? Over the last 50 years it has varied...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
09-05-2011, 14:58
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Replies: 64
Views: 50,544
If I remember right, one of the earlier reports...
If I remember right, one of the earlier reports (about 2000) proposed a railway from Broombridge to the airport, using the free space in the middle of Finglas. This could then continue to Swords. ...
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Forum: Events, Happenings and Media
29-04-2011, 19:25
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,592
Fastrack still exists?
Going back to #9 of this thread:
Fastrack still exists and carries parcels today but don't tell anyone.
What is the story that's not to be told? When I was writing for the consultation on...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
19-04-2011, 20:52
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Replies: 60
Views: 47,675
Another observation: There have been a few...
Another observation: There have been a few improvements in connectivity. The 16.50 from Waterford now stops at Kildare, allowing a connection for Athlone and the Cork line. On Sundays the 13.45...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
20-01-2011, 19:40
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Replies: 60
Views: 47,675
I have a question about the Dublin-Cork line. ...
I have a question about the Dublin-Cork line. The 07.30 from Cork and the 17.00 from Dublin are much faster than the other runs, even after allowing for the number of stops. Does anyone know why? ...
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Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen
02-01-2011, 13:06
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,820
Things said to an on-train guide
You might enjoy this article from last August's magazine from the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line. The background is that this line crosses the mountains in the North of England, and a...
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Forum: DART
13-11-2010, 19:32
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Replies: 13
Views: 45,695
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Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen
02-10-2010, 15:46
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,955
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Forum: Dublin Waterford
27-09-2010, 13:23
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Replies: 30
Views: 66,826
I'm not convinced. If you don't know how it...
I'm not convinced. If you don't know how it works in Britain, then try finding out. That's what I want IR to do. Because it does work in Britain. Lots of dogs are carried, and presumably the...
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Forum: Dublin Waterford
25-09-2010, 19:23
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Replies: 30
Views: 66,826
But that can't be the whole story. First,...
But that can't be the whole story. First, Britain has a similar legal set-up to Ireland. Apparently, in Britain, if something goes wrong, the passenger is liable. They used to charge half-fare for...
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Forum: Dublin Waterford
24-09-2010, 18:51
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Replies: 30
Views: 66,826
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Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare
12-09-2010, 18:58
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Replies: 63
Views: 262,268
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Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare
10-09-2010, 19:17
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Replies: 16
Views: 45,910
That's good news and bad news. It's good that...
That's good news and bad news. It's good that there will be scope for running a 2-hourly clock-face service. The difficulty is that the trains on the Dublin-Cork line serve the Junction at...
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Forum: Galway - Limerick - Waterford - Rosslare
09-09-2010, 17:40
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Replies: 16
Views: 45,910
Do you know what they are going to do about...
Do you know what they are going to do about crossing loops? As I said in the timetable consultation, getting the loops in the right place is vital to planning a clock-face service that doesn't leave...
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