Folks its all good complaining but foot passenger traffic is a tiny fraction of what it was decades ago (as in before Ryanair broke the duopoly) capacity by air has at least tripled since while prices have reduced in real terms by anything up to a factor of 10
Stena Line has cut back as a result of high fuel prices and reduced demand
Tickets are available from a wide number of sources, in fact we are under estimating the number of stations which can issue the tickets. The timetables and fares are advertised in the published timetable as well. It most certainly needs to be more effectively promoted
The ticket barrier issue, is not a problem all the Irish Rail gates are staffed, any gate I've seen on the mainline network in the UK is staffed as well
Air travel is unsustainable where an alternative option exists, EU will not OK a PSO if there is a direct train service taking less than 3 hours. Dublin London is one of the busiest air routes in the world, the sea option is 8 hours at least, even with perfect connections its 7 hours
Where the rail option wins is something like Waterford to south Wales or Dublin to north Wales where there is not alternative really
Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 05-02-2009 at 17:49.
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