Irish rail webchat - 7th December

Navan Junction · 21-11-2006, 08:51

Irish Rail have a big cover supplement with Metro AM today – they give details of a webchat for December the 7th…here it is from their website…

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/email.asp

Thomas J Stamp · 21-11-2006, 10:28

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Iarnród Éireann reserves the right to decide which questions submitted shall be published and it also reserves the right to edit all questions before publication.

Dont worry we're supplying lots of questions.

PaulM · 21-11-2006, 10:44

So are questions such as "Why is the DART timetable so infrequent?" going to become "Why is the DART timetable so perfect?"

Thomas J Stamp · 21-11-2006, 11:09

why is platform11 so unfair on Irish Rail, sure they're great.

what hidden agenda has P11 got?

what happend to the Friday Food thread?

ccos · 22-11-2006, 10:37

Thomas, I saw this on IRN.

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Van: Mallow_man Verzonden: 21-11-2006 21:37
Hi Folks,
Should be good. We can fin out then about these extra trains stopping at Templemore, ie the 05:30 from Cork and another one too.
Mallow Man

Looks like somebody's hoping to catch you out

Thomas J Stamp · 22-11-2006, 11:04

Idiot. Suppose I'd best go over there for a bit so.

Rashers · 23-11-2006, 19:45

So did anyone get involved earlier?

sean · 23-11-2006, 20:11

I'm not sure what that was all about

But I wouldn't reccommend having it out with him on IRN. Their management is constantly on the lookout for reasons to ban P11 members from IRN, ask myself or Philip for proof.

Edit: I'm half tempted to ask IE what they were thinking WRT 29Ks to Sligo but I'm reasonably sure they wouldn't answer.

sean · 23-11-2006, 21:50

Just sent a question to IE about the Sligo "service"

got a HTTP 500 error.

Just goes to show how seriously IE is taking this?

Thomas J Stamp · 24-11-2006, 10:39

I really dont think its on topic here, but Sean read on , you'll see that MM has indeed, made a bigger fool of himself.

I love the line about how he dosnt really mind his precious Cork train stopping in Templemore at 6.57, sure its only a commuter train, but he sure dosnt like the others stopping there. The implication of course being that the trains are run for the benifit of the staff, not the passengers. Unlike MM, I always knew the facts, he said I didnt, I thought we'd have to wait till Jan 7th to prove it, because I made an agreement not to disclose our talks with IE managment, who have been decent to us (TTUG). As you can see, he's not happy with those other two trains having to stop, however, I understand that IE have structured it in a way that it'll keep him happy.

My question for the webcast by the way is this:

"Do you think it is acceptable for Irish Rail Staff to object to passengers having an input into the way the railway is run?"

Derek Wheeler · 25-11-2006, 00:36

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Originally Posted by sean

I'm not sure what that was all about

But I wouldn't reccommend having it out with him on IRN. Their management is constantly on the lookout for reasons to ban P11 members from IRN, ask myself or Philip for proof.

I wouldn't worry about it too much Sean. They refused to let me join because I questioned the validity of one of their "managers" comments in relation to rail freight on "THIS" board. Apparently he's entitled to his opinion, but Im not entitled to mine. I don't lose sleep over it. Its only the internet afterall. The real world is a vastly different place.

IHIR · 29-11-2006, 09:46

my question will be "When is the €25m revamp of Corks Kent station, promised in Jan 2005, going to occur and why spend €4m now when it will have to be ripped up when the revamp does occur?"

Derek Wheeler · 29-11-2006, 19:12

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Originally Posted by IHIR

my question will be "When is the €25m revamp of Corks Kent station, promised in Jan 2005, going to occur and why spend €4m now when it will have to be ripped up when the revamp does occur?"

The rumour mill suggests that there is a developer problem with the original revamp.

IHIR · 01-12-2006, 11:13

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Originally Posted by Derek Wheeler

The rumour mill suggests that there is a developer problem with the original revamp.

well derek , i work in the private sector and my answer to that is simple

get another developer

IHIR · 07-12-2006, 11:51

well P11 committee, are you all geared up for the webchat (which had a server error when i tried to submit a question, caused an error when I had a euro sign in the question and also caused an error when I had put in an actual question mark which defeats the purpose because you are then technically not asking a question!)

Mark Gleeson · 07-12-2006, 11:53

Given they wont be taking any customer service questions it won't be much fun

2Funki4Wheelz · 07-12-2006, 12:06

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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Given they wont be taking any customer service questions it won't be much fun

Because the whole internet would've come crashing down with the amount of people getting involved.

Thomas J Stamp · 07-12-2006, 12:55

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Originally Posted by IHIR

well P11 committee, are you all geared up for the webchat (which had a server error when i tried to submit a question, caused an error when I had a euro sign in the question and also caused an error when I had put in an actual question mark which defeats the purpose because you are then technically not asking a question!)

Yep, hope its live..........................

Mark Hennessy · 07-12-2006, 12:59

If possible can someone grab a summary of this webchat, I have to give a lecture now

I'll get the summary in the chatroom tonight.

Mark Gleeson · 07-12-2006, 13:04

It doesn't look good at this end

Not what I would call interactive

21-11-2006, 08:51	#1
Navan Junction Really Regular Poster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Navan Posts: 305	Irish rail webchat - 7th December Irish Rail have a big cover supplement with Metro AM today – they give details of a webchat for December the 7th…here it is from their website… http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/email.asp

21-11-2006, 11:09	#4
Thomas J Stamp Chairman/Publicity Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Home of Hurling Posts: 2,708	why is platform11 so unfair on Irish Rail, sure they're great. what hidden agenda has P11 got? what happend to the Friday Food thread? __________________ We are the passengers

22-11-2006, 11:04	#6
Thomas J Stamp Chairman/Publicity Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Home of Hurling Posts: 2,708	Idiot. Suppose I'd best go over there for a bit so. __________________ We are the passengers

23-11-2006, 19:45	#7
Rashers Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 431	Webchat So did anyone get involved earlier?

23-11-2006, 20:11	#8
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	I'm not sure what that was all about But I wouldn't reccommend having it out with him on IRN. Their management is constantly on the lookout for reasons to ban P11 members from IRN, ask myself or Philip for proof. Edit: I'm half tempted to ask IE what they were thinking WRT 29Ks to Sligo but I'm reasonably sure they wouldn't answer. Last edited by sean : 23-11-2006 at 21:44.

21-11-2006, 10:44	#3
PaulM Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 826	So are questions such as "Why is the DART timetable so infrequent?" going to become "Why is the DART timetable so perfect?"

23-11-2006, 21:50	#9
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	Just sent a question to IE about the Sligo "service" got a HTTP 500 error. Just goes to show how seriously IE is taking this?

24-11-2006, 10:39	#10
Thomas J Stamp Chairman/Publicity Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Home of Hurling Posts: 2,708	I really dont think its on topic here, but Sean read on , you'll see that MM has indeed, made a bigger fool of himself. I love the line about how he dosnt really mind his precious Cork train stopping in Templemore at 6.57, sure its only a commuter train, but he sure dosnt like the others stopping there. The implication of course being that the trains are run for the benifit of the staff, not the passengers. Unlike MM, I always knew the facts, he said I didnt, I thought we'd have to wait till Jan 7th to prove it, because I made an agreement not to disclose our talks with IE managment, who have been decent to us (TTUG). As you can see, he's not happy with those other two trains having to stop, however, I understand that IE have structured it in a way that it'll keep him happy. My question for the webcast by the way is this: "Do you think it is acceptable for Irish Rail Staff to object to passengers having an input into the way the railway is run?" __________________ We are the passengers

29-11-2006, 09:46	#12
IHIR Regular Poster Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47	my question will be "When is the €25m revamp of Corks Kent station, promised in Jan 2005, going to occur and why spend €4m now when it will have to be ripped up when the revamp does occur?"

07-12-2006, 11:51	#15
IHIR Regular Poster Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47	well P11 committee, are you all geared up for the webchat (which had a server error when i tried to submit a question, caused an error when I had a euro sign in the question and also caused an error when I had put in an actual question mark which defeats the purpose because you are then technically not asking a question!)

07-12-2006, 11:53	#16
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Given they wont be taking any customer service questions it won't be much fun

07-12-2006, 12:59	#19
Mark Hennessy Membership Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maynooth Posts: 1,116	If possible can someone grab a summary of this webchat, I have to give a lecture now I'll get the summary in the chatroom tonight.

07-12-2006, 13:04	#20
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	It doesn't look good at this end Not what I would call interactive

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