Faster Journey Times Next Year

Jamie2k9 · 15-08-2013, 13:52

http://www.independent.ie/business/i...-29500699.html

Not sure they will get Dublin-Cork down to 2 hours but they should be able to get it to 2h15m

Mark Gleeson · 15-08-2013, 14:07

Non stop an ICR can nail 2:05, but that assumes perfect conditions of 100mph running save for the geometry restricted sections and only towards Cork. 2:15 is the best practical time.

There has been a significant change inside Irish Rail over the last 18 months were commercial people are now in charge of decisions.

That will mean a more hard line approach when it comes to cutting services were they don't make sense, WRC lost one service pair as a result.

ACustomer · 26-08-2013, 16:18

Yesterday’s Sunday Times (August 25th) had a truly awful piece by Larissa Nolan on Intercity Rail versus bus travel. Awful because the main point of the piece - the uncompetitive slow train times - was totally wrong in many cases. For example Dublin Limerick 3 hours by bus and 3 hours 10 minutes by train; Dublin-Waterford 2 hours 30 minutes by bus and 3 hours 15 minutes by train.

Maybe it takes 3 hours 10 minutes to Limerick via Nenagh or Athenry, or 3 hours 15 minutes to Waterford via Limerick Junction. I daresay the journey planner shows such journeys, but that does not exclude the lazy and sloppy journalism. There were other errors but the two examples above are particularly glaring. I presume that reading the PDF timetables and working out the times involved too much mental effort.

comcor · 26-08-2013, 16:41

The Sunday Times always has an agenda and I doubt that was down to laziness and/or sloppiness.

ACustomer · 26-08-2013, 18:05

Well, if it's part of an agenda, then it's plain lies.

Colm Moore · 26-08-2013, 22:25

They may be taking times from the city centre, which doesn't necessarily suit everyone.

ACustomer · 27-08-2013, 08:24

The errors in the article were not consistent with "taking times from the city centre". They gave 2h 35m as the Dublin-Cork time. Also they totally omitted Belfast, by the way.

I suggest you read the article: it was truly dreadful, even by the standards of Irish Journalism. No excuses.

Thomas J Stamp · 27-08-2013, 11:49

wouldnt it be pay walled?

berneyarms · 27-08-2013, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

wouldnt it be pay walled?

Unfortunately it is!

15-08-2013, 13:52	#1
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	Faster Journey Times Next Year http://www.independent.ie/business/i...-29500699.html Not sure they will get Dublin-Cork down to 2 hours but they should be able to get it to 2h15m

15-08-2013, 14:07	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Non stop an ICR can nail 2:05, but that assumes perfect conditions of 100mph running save for the geometry restricted sections and only towards Cork. 2:15 is the best practical time. There has been a significant change inside Irish Rail over the last 18 months were commercial people are now in charge of decisions. That will mean a more hard line approach when it comes to cutting services were they don't make sense, WRC lost one service pair as a result. __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

26-08-2013, 22:25	#6
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	They may be taking times from the city centre, which doesn't necessarily suit everyone. __________________

27-08-2013, 11:49	#8
Thomas J Stamp Chairman/Publicity Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Home of Hurling Posts: 2,708	wouldnt it be pay walled? __________________ We are the passengers

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26-08-2013, 16:18	#3
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	Yesterday’s Sunday Times (August 25th) had a truly awful piece by Larissa Nolan on Intercity Rail versus bus travel. Awful because the main point of the piece - the uncompetitive slow train times - was totally wrong in many cases. For example Dublin Limerick 3 hours by bus and 3 hours 10 minutes by train; Dublin-Waterford 2 hours 30 minutes by bus and 3 hours 15 minutes by train. Maybe it takes 3 hours 10 minutes to Limerick via Nenagh or Athenry, or 3 hours 15 minutes to Waterford via Limerick Junction. I daresay the journey planner shows such journeys, but that does not exclude the lazy and sloppy journalism. There were other errors but the two examples above are particularly glaring. I presume that reading the PDF timetables and working out the times involved too much mental effort.

26-08-2013, 16:41	#4
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	The Sunday Times always has an agenda and I doubt that was down to laziness and/or sloppiness.

26-08-2013, 18:05	#5
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	Well, if it's part of an agenda, then it's plain lies.

27-08-2013, 08:24	#7
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	The errors in the article were not consistent with "taking times from the city centre". They gave 2h 35m as the Dublin-Cork time. Also they totally omitted Belfast, by the way. I suggest you read the article: it was truly dreadful, even by the standards of Irish Journalism. No excuses.