Sail & Rail

[berneyarms]

Originally Posted by comcor

I did actually acknowledge the impact at the other side of the timetable. Nevertheless, it should be possible to deal with it by removing the padding. Last time I used the service, it was scheduled to take 20 minutes from Ramsgrange to Wellingtonbridge; it took about 12.

That morning bus doesn't go the slow route, but it does allow 50 minutes to get from Bridgetown to New Ross, which seems excessively generous, even allowing for the lower speeds on a bus and picking up passengers in Wellingtonbridge.

Originally Posted by Traincustomer

I agree there is a level of padding in the schedule. Last time I was on the bus it took 42 minutes to travel from New Ross to Bridgetown including several stops (and for the record I should say that's driving at an ordinary speed appropriate to the roads - which in places are twisty).

I'd prefer to have a bus schedule that has recovery time built into it than one that does not, particularly on commuter runs.

Having that built into it means that the timetable is sufficiently robust.

There have been far too many complaints on boards.ie about bus timetables that are not realistic and that buses are arriving late.