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Forum: DART 17-05-2006, 10:10
Replies: 27
Views: 20,330
Posted By Peter Turner
I don't know why, maybe its just the angle the...

I don't know why, maybe its just the angle the photo was taken at but I keep expecting there to be a diver jumping off the top and somersaulting into water below.:D
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 17-05-2006, 09:59
Replies: 20
Views: 8,093
Posted By Peter Turner
That 5.30am train would be the one I would...

That 5.30am train would be the one I would normally catch at Portlaoise.:D
For the ignorant what does CDE stand for again? Obviously not Cork-Dublin Express.
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 16-05-2006, 10:33
Replies: 7
Views: 6,140
Posted By Peter Turner
Lightbulb I took advantage of the train I managed to catch...

I took advantage of the train I managed to catch yesterday morning into Heuston to mention that if people wanted to have their say about rail transport issues they should take a look at Platform 11...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 16-05-2006, 09:23
Replies: 6
Views: 5,340
Posted By Peter Turner
Thumbs down Right well I had to take the bus home to...

Right well I had to take the bus home to Portlaoise last night and this resulted in 2 hours 10 minutes on the bus compared to 1 hour on the train. This morning I had to get up at 6.10am (compared to...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 15-05-2006, 09:05
Replies: 44
Views: 19,290
Posted By Peter Turner
Unhappy Just thought I should share the train experience...

Just thought I should share the train experience of one of the trains that did run. I have no idea whether or not it came from Cork but it arrived at Portlaoise at 7.50. It was packed already and was...
Forum: DART 12-05-2006, 13:36
Replies: 27
Views: 20,330
Posted By Peter Turner
Well, where do I start? Accessibility I will give...

Well, where do I start? Accessibility I will give you, tidier I will give you and better looking perhaps on a Dart line but they do look out of place in the old stations like Portlaoise. However they...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 12-05-2006, 13:01
Replies: 44
Views: 11,404
Posted By Peter Turner
Thumbs up I am really glad that the Interconnector which I...

I am really glad that the Interconnector which I first heard of from P11 will be built. I arrived in Dublin in 1996 and I remember looking at the map and noting that the two major stations were not...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 12-05-2006, 09:36
Replies: 6
Views: 4,932
Posted By Peter Turner
Platform Announcements

I thought that I might post another problem I have encountered over the short time (less than 1 year) I have been commuting. The 5.30 train from Cork that picks me up in Portlaoise at 7.24 (read...
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 11-05-2006, 15:43
Replies: 4
Views: 3,662
Posted By Peter Turner
Talking Actually if you were someone selling fold-up...

Actually if you were someone selling fold-up bikes or organising a fold-up bike race could you be stopped legally from transporting them for free:D
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 11-05-2006, 15:41
Replies: 4
Views: 3,662
Posted By Peter Turner
http://www.recordholders.org/images/didi2.jpg

http://www.recordholders.org/images/didi2.jpg
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 11-05-2006, 15:29
Replies: 7
Views: 4,862
Posted By Peter Turner
Question Trains parked/shunted far from end of platform at Heuston

Minor thing but why is it that sometimes when you catch a train out of Heuston do carriages recently unhooked from the locomotive that brought it in get shunted up a good 50-100 metres more than what...
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 11-05-2006, 14:59
Replies: 13
Views: 10,306
Posted By Peter Turner
From the luas website faqs Can I take my bike?...

From the luas website faqs

Can I take my bike?

No - Bicycles are not allowed unless they are fold-up bicycles and they are contained in their carrying case.

Carrying case I think does not mean...
Forum: Rail Users Ireland Canteen 11-05-2006, 14:26
Replies: 13
Views: 10,306
Posted By Peter Turner
Talking Oh so you mean one of these? :D...

Oh so you mean one of these? :D

http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/pacy.shtml

Shame they cost a fortune though.
Forum: All stops to Thurles 10-05-2006, 15:40
Replies: 14
Views: 17,074
Posted By Peter Turner
My first post here. The 17:30 train I have...

My first post here.

The 17:30 train I have noticed a sharp increase in the overcrowding. The impact on this train will get a lot worse quite quickly in my opinion as Portlaoise for example has some...
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