100% of trains on the Dublin-Westport Line ran as planned

Oisin88 · 24-01-2007, 18:59

What is this supposed to mean?

1) They ran it with trains and not bicycles.
2) None of the trains accidentally went to Galway or something.
or does it mean that IÉ planned to have it arrive late at Tullamore anytime I was on it, only have a trolley service on days when I had a full breakfast before leaving the house, have the heat turned on in summer and no heat in winter (only on trains I was on)

I read it on the poster that has been put in Tullamore station to celebrate 92% of trains on this route arriving (somewhere) on time. I know that this has been discussed at length elsewhere and in the passenger issues section of the home page (http://www.platform11.org/passenger_issues/not_getting_there.php) but it puts my blood pressure up every time I see it. Padding and very creative statistics. I'd like to see what the "margin of error" is.

Mark Gleeson · 24-01-2007, 19:12

Limerick gets the same 100% all ran

All ran means all trains ran according to the service IE planned so it excludes engineering works also even if the train breaks down it still left the terminus

Its really hard not to get 100% Cork won't for Q4 2006 or Q1 2007

Take a look http://www.railusers.ie/members/ie_mou, the long sought after agreement between IE and the DoT

Oisin88 · 24-01-2007, 19:14

but "according to the service IE planned" could be anything?

hhf8 · 24-01-2007, 20:31

not that difficult to get 3 trains to run on time tho really,

Oisin88 · 25-01-2007, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhf8

not that difficult to get 3 trains to run on time tho really,

They don't. There is just so much padding that 92% of them get to Heuston or Westport on time.

eireguy · 26-01-2007, 12:32

was there not a Ballina - Casltebar service batted about?

24-01-2007, 18:59	#1
Oisin88 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 608	100% of trains on the Dublin-Westport Line ran as planned What is this supposed to mean? 1) They ran it with trains and not bicycles. 2) None of the trains accidentally went to Galway or something. or does it mean that IÉ planned to have it arrive late at Tullamore anytime I was on it, only have a trolley service on days when I had a full breakfast before leaving the house, have the heat turned on in summer and no heat in winter (only on trains I was on) I read it on the poster that has been put in Tullamore station to celebrate 92% of trains on this route arriving (somewhere) on time. I know that this has been discussed at length elsewhere and in the passenger issues section of the home page (http://www.platform11.org/passenger_issues/not_getting_there.php) but it puts my blood pressure up every time I see it. Padding and very creative statistics. I'd like to see what the "margin of error" is. Last edited by Oisin88 : 24-01-2007 at 19:15.

24-01-2007, 19:12	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Limerick gets the same 100% all ran All ran means all trains ran according to the service IE planned so it excludes engineering works also even if the train breaks down it still left the terminus Its really hard not to get 100% Cork won't for Q4 2006 or Q1 2007 Take a look http://www.railusers.ie/members/ie_mou, the long sought after agreement between IE and the DoT Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 29-07-2008 at 08:51.

24-01-2007, 20:31	#4
hhf8 Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Balbriggan Posts: 137	not that difficult to get 3 trains to run on time tho really, __________________ Compute the Commute

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24-01-2007, 19:14	#3
Oisin88 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 608	but "according to the service IE planned" could be anything?

26-01-2007, 12:32	#6
eireguy New to the board Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Meath Posts: 3	was there not a Ballina - Casltebar service batted about?