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Unread 26-03-2009, 21:25   #3
PLUMB LOCO
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Went Heuston - Killarney return for the first time last week, taking advantage of the special offer. Of course that means using Dublin-Cork as well. The passengers weren't allowed to board until 3 minutes before departure, and as it departed, we were informed by the on carriage intercom we were using a broken train and would have to get out at the first stop (in Ballybrophy). Apparantly, a door was out of order. This seemed strange as why would that stop a train running? And are there Inter-City trains based in Ballybrophy, that can replace vehicles?

In all my rail travel around Europe, I've never seen a commuter stop such as in Killarney. It includes a terminus for a service that doesn't terminate. In order to continue it's journey, it has to reverse twice out of it, in order to go up a hill on to Tralee, and down again in order to pick up in Killarney on the way back.
Perhaps you could answer your own first question - what train was waiting for you in Ballybrophy?

Killarney is not a commuter stop - even in CIE/IE parlance - and it originally was terminus for the line when it was constructed. Why do you have such a problem with the method of operation - how did it inconvenience you any more than any other aspect of the journey?
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