Direction of travel

zag · 31-03-2009, 19:52

I'm planning on getting the 1235 Limerick-Dublin this Sunday (after watching Leinster thrash Munster the night before) but on the seat reservations page I can't work out which direction faces Dublin.

The reservation screen has an engine icon, car A and car B and nothing else. I *guess* the engine points in the Dublin direction, but it's also possible that the engine is at the back and there's a drivers section at the other end too.

Does anyone know for sure which direction points towards Dublin ?

Thanks,

z

Thomas Ralph · 31-03-2009, 20:19

Generally, the left end of the train points towards Dublin. If you board at Waterford or Thomastown it will be the other way around. However, it may be immaterial...

zag · 31-03-2009, 20:32

Do you mean that the left side of the seating plan faces Dublin ? I just want to make sure I don't sit facing Limerick all the way to Dublin.

By the way, on the 'off chance' that IE fail to do the booking thing and we don't get our booked seats, what happens ? Apart from the obvious thing of having to sit somewhere else of course.

z

Mark Gleeson · 01-04-2009, 08:19

The right end of the coach is the Dublin end, the left the country end

It assumes the train turns up facing the correct way round

Sit anywhere if the seat reservation system doesn't work, it won't if its a direct train to Limerick

Thomas Ralph · 01-04-2009, 08:30

And if you've reserved a seat and can't find one, see the ticket checker. If he can't find you a seat, get him to initial your ticket and you get a full refund.

31-03-2009, 19:52	#1
zag Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 199	Direction of travel I'm planning on getting the 1235 Limerick-Dublin this Sunday (after watching Leinster thrash Munster the night before) but on the seat reservations page I can't work out which direction faces Dublin. The reservation screen has an engine icon, car A and car B and nothing else. I guess the engine points in the Dublin direction, but it's also possible that the engine is at the back and there's a drivers section at the other end too. Does anyone know for sure which direction points towards Dublin ? Thanks, z

31-03-2009, 20:32	#3
zag Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 199	Well, yes Do you mean that the left side of the seating plan faces Dublin ? I just want to make sure I don't sit facing Limerick all the way to Dublin. By the way, on the 'off chance' that IE fail to do the booking thing and we don't get our booked seats, what happens ? Apart from the obvious thing of having to sit somewhere else of course. z

01-04-2009, 08:19	#4
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	The right end of the coach is the Dublin end, the left the country end It assumes the train turns up facing the correct way round Sit anywhere if the seat reservation system doesn't work, it won't if its a direct train to Limerick __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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31-03-2009, 20:19	#2
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	Generally, the left end of the train points towards Dublin. If you board at Waterford or Thomastown it will be the other way around. However, it may be immaterial...

01-04-2009, 08:30	#5
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	And if you've reserved a seat and can't find one, see the ticket checker. If he can't find you a seat, get him to initial your ticket and you get a full refund.