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Oisin88 · 06-03-2007, 17:32

I took this train this morning from Heuston to Portlaoise.

It was fairly rocky at times, including just going under the bridge at the South Circular Road. When I got out at Portlaoise I was slightly naseous, but then I didn't have any breakfast.

I skipped carriage C so that I wouldn't be sitting on anyone's pre-booked seat. D was relatively full but E had "Reserved for Railtours" on all the seats. Can the railtours people not work the computer booking (or do they just like wasting paper/spreading litter?)

The carriage I was sitting in was F on the outside but it had the big white "Carriage C" stickers all over the inside. It was coach 4102, so could IÉ already be doing a mix n' match?

Carriage E had "V 1.0.2" (or something like that) on one of the outer displays and "Heuston" on the other, despite the fact that all the other carriages had Corcaigh/Cork on them. I have seen carriages sitting in the sidings in Heuston with this message before.

There was also a minor incident where they did a full Jimi Hendrix with the PA (that means that there was a lot of feedback) but the dude later apologised for the "excessive volume."

06-03-2007, 17:32	#382
Oisin88 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 608	6-3-07 07:00 Coach F (4102) I took this train this morning from Heuston to Portlaoise. It was fairly rocky at times, including just going under the bridge at the South Circular Road. When I got out at Portlaoise I was slightly naseous, but then I didn't have any breakfast. I skipped carriage C so that I wouldn't be sitting on anyone's pre-booked seat. D was relatively full but E had "Reserved for Railtours" on all the seats. Can the railtours people not work the computer booking (or do they just like wasting paper/spreading litter?) The carriage I was sitting in was F on the outside but it had the big white "Carriage C" stickers all over the inside. It was coach 4102, so could IÉ already be doing a mix n' match? Carriage E had "V 1.0.2" (or something like that) on one of the outer displays and "Heuston" on the other, despite the fact that all the other carriages had Corcaigh/Cork on them. I have seen carriages sitting in the sidings in Heuston with this message before. There was also a minor incident where they did a full Jimi Hendrix with the PA (that means that there was a lot of feedback) but the dude later apologised for the "excessive volume."