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Colm Donoghue · 10-05-2006, 13:40

No I think as there's a public service, and public subsidies for passenger services, then maximizing passengers should be IE's aim. more passengers travelling by train should equal less congestion on the nations roads, less pollution per journey
In a sane world at any rate, the social benefits of reduced congestion would be accounted for.
Assuming there are trains travelling below capacity, IE should drop prices to fill them.
I am assuming that there is no way in hell that IE could lose money by carrying more passengers but the very fact I'm spelling this out means we all know that it could happen.

I suppose this (losing money) could happen on the waterford Limerick-Junction line, dunno about any other lines.

anyhow. to sum up. IE should give ticket prices as well as times on their connections. they should allow a bit less than 40 minuts for a Heuston Connolly connection at 8pm on a sunday too.

10-05-2006, 13:40	#16
Colm Donoghue Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 873	No I think as there's a public service, and public subsidies for passenger services, then maximizing passengers should be IE's aim. more passengers travelling by train should equal less congestion on the nations roads, less pollution per journey In a sane world at any rate, the social benefits of reduced congestion would be accounted for. Assuming there are trains travelling below capacity, IE should drop prices to fill them. I am assuming that there is no way in hell that IE could lose money by carrying more passengers but the very fact I'm spelling this out means we all know that it could happen. I suppose this (losing money) could happen on the waterford Limerick-Junction line, dunno about any other lines. anyhow. to sum up. IE should give ticket prices as well as times on their connections. they should allow a bit less than 40 minuts for a Heuston Connolly connection at 8pm on a sunday too. Last edited by Colm Donoghue : 10-05-2006 at 13:50.