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Unread 31-01-2014, 08:14   #15
James Howard
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The speeds on the Sligo line are pretty dreadful - the only morning train that beats the car on time is the 0545 intercity as it is the rush-hour train. To get the 6:28 train from Edgeworthstown, I need to leave home at 6:10 (wrong side of a level-crossing). That will get me to Connolly at 8:18 and in the office in Docklands by 8:30. If I drive, I'll be in the office before 8. If I wanted to drive like all the other nutters on the commuting run, I could probably knock 15 minutes off that. You'd still want to be nuts to drive on the basis of running costs and staying sane, but the train is in no way competitive on time.

I've been on a delayed train that ran Connolly to Maynooth in 15 minutes. Most trains are time tabled for half an hour and 0545 is timetabled for 37 minutes with one stop. It is only something like 16 miles from Connolly.
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