Rail Users Ireland Forum - View Single Post - 'Fast trains' a step closer on Dublin to Cork route

Kevin K Kelehan · 08-06-2006, 13:54

I think the saving would exceed 20 minutes; if a train ran direct to Portarlington or Portlaoise or Thurles and then stopped at Limerick Junction and Mallow then times would fall in excess of this figure. Also as all trains in this bracket tilt so speed restrictions on the Mallow Cork section could be raised.

I understand you may have concerns on the building stock used in education and health but those are other issues which bare no relation to infrastructural investment and probably have more to do with HSE and school managment inefficiencies than anything else.

08-06-2006, 13:54	#13
Kevin K Kelehan Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Tower Posts: 355	I think the saving would exceed 20 minutes; if a train ran direct to Portarlington or Portlaoise or Thurles and then stopped at Limerick Junction and Mallow then times would fall in excess of this figure. Also as all trains in this bracket tilt so speed restrictions on the Mallow Cork section could be raised. I understand you may have concerns on the building stock used in education and health but those are other issues which bare no relation to infrastructural investment and probably have more to do with HSE and school managment inefficiencies than anything else.