New Portlaoise service

[TheBoss]

Yep, I agree ...... one month in .... and the new trains are a lot more reliable and punctual.

I commute from Portlaoise on the 6.50am train (ex Limerick) - one of the new railcars.

The heating is now working and I've got used to the smaller space !

One strange thing about the train is the fact that it is 2 x 3 cars 'joined' together. While this is fine for daily commuters, if you were travelling from Limerick and wanted a cuppa and the trolley is in the other half ..... well then thats just tough ! I believ that they are bringing in the 6-car train eventually.

Overall, a good service.

[Mark Gleeson]

Reports we have received indicate time keeping to be reasonable (as in ok by normal Irish expectations but poor on a international basis). We have recieved solid data on the 05:35 Limerick Dublin

The new railcars on the service have delievered a considerable step up in reliability and punctuality, still far from ideal but better, waiting on the Jan 08 data

Full 6 coach sets are due to land in Ireland in the coming weeks

The 6:30 arrives in before all the trouble starts so has a easy time, less risk of delay. Once the new depot is opened in Portloaise you can pretty much assume 100% punctual departures every morning

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by TheBoss

One strange thing about the train is the fact that it is 2 x 3 cars 'joined' together. While this is fine for daily commuters, if you were travelling from Limerick and wanted a cuppa and the trolley is in the other half ..... well then thats just tough ! I believ that they are bringing in the 6-car train eventually.

6 cars are arriving this year, fairly soon. 3 cars are intercity, the commuter versions of these trains have not yet arrived

[KSW]

Originally Posted by TheBoss

if you were travelling from Limerick and wanted a cuppa and the trolley is in the other half ..... well then thats just tough !.

On that point, I also noticed that when the train leaves Connolly just after the time you are told to have your ticket at hand and ready for inspection. Well I was onboard the 11:05 last week and the announcement came on but it was at Edgeworthstown when the guy came to me. I said how did it take so long for him to get to me . He was stuck on the first three sets of the train and had to wait for the next station available