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Originally Posted by dowlingm
Why are you obsessed with 1984? The DART didn't exist on that section at that time so why is it being blamed for not adhering to the then schedule? I will correct myself though - opening day for Greystones DART was 2000 not 1995. I checked hastily and 1995 was when Lowry gave the go-ahead but it didn't finish until 2000. |
Why does the DART take between 16% and 25% longer to travel from
Bray to Connolly than in 1984 ?
DART opened in 1984 from Bray to Howth, hence 1984. Could have used 1985, 1986, 1987, perhaps even 1995 (need to check 1995 TT to confirm). Point is that the journey times have gotten significantly slower adding to congestion and track occupancy, reducing crew and equipment productivity and making the service less attractive than it needs to be.
Greystones is a comparison between
current DART and diesel running times !