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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 06-08-2021, 12:29
Replies: 2
Views: 9,727
Posted By James Howard
Makes a bit of a mockery of the idea of a Rail...

Makes a bit of a mockery of the idea of a Rail Network. Travelling between an Intercity station and a suburban station seems to be such an edge case that their Twitter operator doesn't know how it...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 06-08-2021, 12:00
Replies: 2
Views: 9,727
Posted By James Howard
Booking Failures

Amazingly it is still not possible to book a ticket online between two stations on the same line where one is a suburban stop.

I need to travel between Edgeworthstown and Coolmine and it would...
Forum: Dublin Sligo 05-08-2020, 06:02
Replies: 18
Views: 88,599
Posted By James Howard
It hasn't been built. It's quite mad really, when...

It hasn't been built. It's quite mad really, when you look at all the development going up in Kilcock - the same should be happening in Enfield with a peak-time extension for the Maynooth commuter...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 18-09-2019, 08:24
Replies: 11
Views: 54,724
Posted By James Howard
8:47 is a bit better than what is there currently...

8:47 is a bit better than what is there currently but I agree that it needs to be after 9pm.

You could achieve a later service by finishing the 17:17 at Maynooth and returning it to the city rather...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 23-08-2019, 06:51
Replies: 103
Views: 123,843
Posted By James Howard
It is basically impossible to provide seats for...

It is basically impossible to provide seats for everyone on all-Ireland day at a reasonable cost. It's not like 20 years ago when they could haul out some battered old cravens that were only used...
Forum: Commuter Services 20-08-2019, 14:06
Replies: 10
Views: 17,844
Posted By James Howard
I agree that it is a bit trivial to be concerned...

I agree that it is a bit trivial to be concerned about split livery. However, some of the 29Ks with the old livery are in quite a decrepit state by now.

That being said, it must be at least 5 years...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 20-06-2019, 08:12
Replies: 11
Views: 17,389
Posted By James Howard
In Germany, I noticed that a lot of the regional...

In Germany, I noticed that a lot of the regional trains are made up of carriages hauled by electric locomotives. Would this not be a reasonable approach for Irish Rail to adopt? It seems to me that...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 28-05-2019, 12:38
Replies: 24
Views: 31,386
Posted By James Howard
I think the issue is that the cable will overheat...

I think the issue is that the cable will overheat at the point where it connects with the pantograph if the train is stationary and drawing a lot of current. If the train is in motion, the connection...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 28-05-2019, 09:04
Replies: 24
Views: 31,386
Posted By James Howard
Speaking as somebody who spent 13 years commuting...

Speaking as somebody who spent 13 years commuting 70 miles from Edgeworthstown, this is an odd attitude to be coming from a rail advocate. The reality is that long-distance commuting is the only...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 01-02-2019, 18:28
Replies: 26
Views: 74,234
Posted By James Howard
Having a few morning Maynooth trains run non-stop...

Having a few morning Maynooth trains run non-stop between Clonsilla and Broombridge would make a bit of sense given that there is extra frequency there from Dunboyne. Definitely the Longford trains...
Forum: All stops to Thurles 29-01-2019, 14:07
Replies: 9
Views: 94,894
Posted By James Howard
There was an agreement in principle to bring in a...

There was an agreement in principle to bring in a Bus / Luas / Commuter rail add-on for point-to-point tickets in last November's fare determination. They acknowledged that it was going to be...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 21-01-2019, 09:24
Replies: 25
Views: 19,389
Posted By James Howard
Looks like nothing is going to happen for at...

Looks like nothing is going to happen for at least another 2 years. Surely some sort of low-cost patch up of the 2700s could keep them running for 2 years which would alleviate the situation...
Forum: Longford-Maynooth-Dunboyne-Clonsilla-Dublin line 01-01-2019, 16:58
Replies: 3
Views: 39,675
Posted By James Howard
It also seems to be a wilful omission not to have...

It also seems to be a wilful omission not to have Sligo services stopping there to enable Luas connections.
Forum: Dublin Belfast 08-12-2018, 09:32
Replies: 18
Views: 59,139
Posted By James Howard
My last pass which expired a year ago was a...

My last pass which expired a year ago was a point-to-point and was loaded on a leap card. There was nothing on the card to indicate where it was valid but the ticket collectors on Sligo seemed to...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 12-11-2018, 06:57
Replies: 64
Views: 68,370
Posted By James Howard
Another relatively low-cost improvement would be...

Another relatively low-cost improvement would be to have the current 17:17 terminate at Maynooth, run it back into town and use that unit to provide a later service to Longford. This is currently...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 08-11-2018, 18:52
Replies: 64
Views: 68,370
Posted By James Howard
The 1655 up-train from Sligo again will be a...

The 1655 up-train from Sligo again will be a disaster for the evening down timetable. This will end up crossing with the 1500, 1600, 1700, 1717, 1815 and the 1915 trains from Connolly. If any one of...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 18-10-2018, 18:03
Replies: 8
Views: 15,054
Posted By James Howard
The €600 Dublin add-on for point-to-points is a...

The €600 Dublin add-on for point-to-points is a major improvement for those who are trying to change onto Dublin Bus or Luas. Good to see that they've avoided sticking the boot into long-distance...
Forum: Commuter Services 15-10-2018, 16:29
Replies: 22
Views: 16,616
Posted By James Howard
The plans for 300 hybrids and in particular the...

The plans for 300 hybrids and in particular the 40 odd ICR cars have been floating about for a long time. They sound to me more like notions than actual plans. Given how long the saga of the 26x 2700...
Forum: Events, Happenings and Media 07-09-2018, 17:24
Replies: 103
Views: 123,843
Posted By James Howard
If we're talking about connecting ports in the...

If we're talking about connecting ports in the south as a Brexit insurance policy, surely Waterford to Rosslare would be of far higher priority than the WRC. In particular if the Barrow bridge is...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 05-09-2018, 16:36
Replies: 64
Views: 68,370
Posted By James Howard
It's worse than that - if you just turn up for a...

It's worse than that - if you just turn up for a DART at random your expected wait time will drop from 7.5 minutes to 5 minutes. So, statistically you'll only gain 2.5 minutes from reduced waiting...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 22-08-2018, 08:58
Replies: 64
Views: 68,370
Posted By James Howard
I had a look for the timetable on the Irish Rail...

I had a look for the timetable on the Irish Rail site but couldn't find it. Is it anywhere online? It seems to be loaded in the journey planner but the Longford commuter trains aren't...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 07-08-2018, 11:49
Replies: 12
Views: 25,403
Posted By James Howard
Would it be possible to mitigate the risk by...

Would it be possible to mitigate the risk by ensuring that there is a backup diesel locomotive on hand?

The cancellation of scheduled services to allow for specials is ludicrous and...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 01-08-2018, 14:54
Replies: 20
Views: 19,521
Posted By James Howard
As I live on the Sligo line, the number there...

As I live on the Sligo line, the number there always jumps out at me but it is really quite amazing that a line to a town of 20,000 people with no major population centres en-route generates similar...
Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion 25-06-2018, 10:40
Replies: 13
Views: 213,243
Posted By James Howard
On the medical appointment issue, I'd suggest...

On the medical appointment issue, I'd suggest that the HSE should issue a public transport voucher with every medical appointment that is entirely separate from the Free Travel scheme.

This way,...
Forum: Dublin Sligo 20-06-2018, 16:02
Replies: 1
Views: 38,943
Posted By James Howard
Online / TVM tickets across lines

Why is it still the case that you can only buy tickets online or at TVMs for the line you are on and you have to go to the ticket office for a cross-line ticket?

It's really annoying - I can only...
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