Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
17-02-2019, 14:23
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
16-02-2019, 13:29
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
They rejected calls for a commuter morning...
They rejected calls for a commuter morning service into Sligo in early 2018 from Longford (arriving 8/8.30). Yet fast forward 9 months and there is suddenly demand. Its simply not the case.
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
15-02-2019, 12:03
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
15-02-2019, 11:02
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
I agree and said it may pick up traffic but...
I agree and said it may pick up traffic but whatever it does pick up is insignificant to justify a restoration. It was a simple box ticking by the NTA.
I fully stand by my crazy comment. They had...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
15-02-2019, 09:11
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
11-02-2019, 22:05
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Replies: 2
Views: 520
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
31-01-2019, 15:01
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,420
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
26-01-2019, 13:59
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,635
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
25-01-2019, 20:28
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,635
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
21-01-2019, 22:05
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,420
What excuse have the NTA given for the time...
What excuse have the NTA given for the time wasting on ordering the ICRs?
They have been looking at it for months and its going to take a few more before anything is sorted. We know its not...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
20-11-2018, 00:20
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,359
Good to know ideally IE should be running...
Good to know ideally IE should be running Drogheda-Newry and possibly Heuston-Kildare once a week.
I am open to correction but they used to run other areas on the network years ago when they had a...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
18-11-2018, 15:16
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,359
I fully accept its bad on Belfast route, if the...
I fully accept its bad on Belfast route, if the refurb didn't happen the ICRs would unlikely have passed the border so again I refer back to the fact for 20 years they didn't have such an option and...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
18-11-2018, 14:36
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,359
They coped for 20 years on the route, using the...
They coped for 20 years on the route, using the ICR is the easy way out. Last year they had capacity, this year they had to use the spare ICR and have now had to stop it. From what I understand it...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
16-11-2018, 21:58
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,359
You don't honestly believe anything will change...
You don't honestly believe anything will change with this appointment do you?
There is still MarkIVs parked up doing nothing yet there are still scenes like when capacity is cut (unconfirmed) most...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
11-11-2018, 22:20
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
Well firstly the services were cut a few years...
Well firstly the services were cut a few years ago along with Waterford to save costs because usage was pretty poor. I don't see whats changed so firstly I would like to know the NTA and IE rational...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
08-11-2018, 21:16
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
I fail to see the need for this on the Sligo...
I fail to see the need for this on the Sligo line, not the extra service but rather returning the old schedule. They could think outside the box and offer a better service. 20-25 minutes added time...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
08-11-2018, 17:58
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
04-11-2018, 23:10
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,359
What are the current lot doing who are tasked...
What are the current lot doing who are tasked with the job besides failing to grasp or deal with the problems. Another level of managers/directors means more book passing!
CEO could stand in...
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Forum: Drogheda-Balbriggan-Skerries-Donabate Line
23-10-2018, 14:20
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,956
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Forum: Commuter Services
15-10-2018, 18:30
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,563
Taught it had been decided against in favor of...
Taught it had been decided against in favor of 300 hybrid. If they did go for the 300 and possibly a few more then its 37+ 8 car units should ensure ICRs are completely removed off Maynooth, M3, N...
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Forum: Commuter Services
11-10-2018, 21:03
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,563
No 2600s will leave Cork, they are all needed...
No 2600s will leave Cork, they are all needed more or less and operate Commuter/Mallow and Cork/Tralee a few times a week.
There is only 26 2700 coaches (12 x 2 and 2 x 1) and its unclear if all...
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
09-10-2018, 18:11
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
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Forum: Commuter Services
11-09-2018, 11:37
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,300
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
30-08-2018, 14:34
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
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Forum: General Irish Rail Discussion
30-08-2018, 13:20
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,568
What a...
What a mess
http://www.irishrail.ie/news/timetable-september-2018#Sligo
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