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Jamie2k9 · 22-02-2012, 19:23

Just in relation to the Junction at Kilkenny. Run the current tracks from Dublin and Waterford into Kilkenny. There is room to do it as it was double tracked before. Services could cross there with little delay than there currently is as the train must be at the platform before the other service can use the junction. Train speed would not need to be reduced so early and it could say up to 10 mins. It would only require a few km of new tracks to meed the end of the current one at Plat 2 in Kilkenny which goes out quiet a but before it ends. The points to connect both platforms are there and it would only require one new signal to be installed.

Can't see it costing a huge amount and IE would not publish this on there blog.

The restrictions were not there when the Mark3 were operationg, what makes the ICR so different?

22-02-2012, 19:23	#2
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	Just in relation to the Junction at Kilkenny. Run the current tracks from Dublin and Waterford into Kilkenny. There is room to do it as it was double tracked before. Services could cross there with little delay than there currently is as the train must be at the platform before the other service can use the junction. Train speed would not need to be reduced so early and it could say up to 10 mins. It would only require a few km of new tracks to meed the end of the current one at Plat 2 in Kilkenny which goes out quiet a but before it ends. The points to connect both platforms are there and it would only require one new signal to be installed. Can't see it costing a huge amount and IE would not publish this on there blog. The restrictions were not there when the Mark3 were operationg, what makes the ICR so different? Last edited by Jamie2k9 : 22-02-2012 at 19:25.