Multiple Gripes from a noob

[Mark Gleeson]

Originally Posted by wolf99

9) Why does the cork line always get the good stuff? In a lot (not all) of publications, programmes etc, the interviewee chooses the Cork line as their fave. I would guess this is mostly because it is reported as having the best service (Ive never been on it so IDK). Seems it gets the best service because more folks use it because it gets the best service.... extending > if other lines got better service maybe user numbers would rise on those lines also??? It seems however that CIE never ascribes to this logic, instead preferring the opposite: the other lines dont do so well so we'll let them deteriorate and focus on the lines that are already doing well.
Never having used the Cork line this could be somewhat down to my perception and a case of the grass is always greener... maybe there's some happy juice in the air conditioning )

It is generally accepted that the Dublin Cork train is pretty poor in comparison to the fleet elsewhere. Dublin Cork the seats don't line up with windows, the tables are small, no power sockets, the train rocks and shakes and the seats are not the best for long distance. The interior is a little fancier thats about it. On the reliability side the Dublin Cork train is pretty poor in relation to others.

Dublin Cork actually makes a profit on paper so it is a lot easier to make the case for investment. Sligo has gone from 3 trains a day to 7 and is now the third busiest route in the country, new track, new signaling. Numbers doubled over 5 years. The solution to the Sligo line problems is to reinstate the second track from Maynooth to Mullingar, thats 35 miles. No chance of that happening in the current climate, wasn't much chance even in Celtic Tiger days.