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Unread 30-08-2013, 13:36   #50
James Howard
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Maybe I am wrong here, but I would also guess that when they are using commuter trains, it will just be on the branch with a change at Mallow. Three hours in a commuter train is a different proposition that 95 minutes.

There is a lot of potential on the Sligo line to improve efficiency by splitting 2x3 22Ks at Longford as there are relatively few trains that are even close to half full any further down than Longford.

I'm rarely in Longford at weekends at the moment, but I do know that they used to store the 1805 Longford train over the weekend there as it overnights in Longford during the week. If they are still doing that, that probably explains where the missing 22K is all weekend because they switch this train to 2x3 22K on the last timetable change.
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