Cork-Dublin timetable changed

[ACustomer]

Only a couple of weeks into the new timetable and the 0630 ex Cork has an extra stop in Limerick Junction, and an extra 15 minutes added to its journey time. The excuse is temporary speed restrictions.

How much padding do they need? Forget pay cuts in CIE: link their salaries to journey times and punctuality!

[Colm Moore]

Be careful what you wish for.

A happy railway is a safe railway. Journey time (driven by speed), punctuality and safety are competing factors.

But yes, consistency would be nice.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=589 Service revisions: 06.30hrs Cork to Dublin & 06.55hrs Limerick to Dublin by Corporate Communications

Customers are advised of the following service revisions, now in operation:

06.30hrs Cork to Dublin will now additionally serve Limerick Junction (07.28hrs) and arrive in Dublin at 09.15hrs.

06.55hrs Limerick to Dublin: this train will now depart earlier at 06.35hrs and will no longer serve Limerick Junction. The revised schedule for this service is:

Limerick 06.35
Thurles 07.17
Templemore 07.26
Ballybrophy 07.39
Portlaoise 07.55
Heuston 09.00

These revisions are due to temporary speed restrictions and to ensure punctuality.