A second metro route which includes Heuston stop or even terminus in the area would be a far better spend than DU. I fully get the benefits of DU but is two different underground systems really necessary.
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Is there any possibility of electrification for Dublin-Cork/Limerick or Dublin-Belfast?
Timing electrification to coincide with the end of life of the 201s would make sense.
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Well you could in theory be waiting 20+ years for that based on 071 class.
I hope IE (NTA) are monitoring the roll out Hitachi Class 801 (EMU) and 802 (BMMU) across mainlines in the UK which appears to be a good train overall. Cannot see full electrification of a route been completed end to end for a long time and bi mode will be needed.
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Luas to Finglas/Poolbeg are pretty much straight forward projects. Lucan would be a very good addition and take pressure off the Red Line between Heuston-Connolly.
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So is the proposal for Metro and Luas to share tracks? My understanding of the term "Metro" is total segregation from other forms of transport. I think the number of road crossings on the Green line alignment would make it problematic for a Metro route. Having to intersperse Metro trains with Green line trams would strike me as unworkable, and would severely limit the speed and frequency of the Metro service.
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That media proposal a few weeks ago could never work impossible.
An attempt to add third rail to part of Northern Line and improve DART/Commuter/Enterprise.