Well its the reality and it takes 24 months to sort. We know the issues so we can cut through the first level of obstruction IE will place in our path. Public have a right to know the real reasons not the usual lack of demand excuse. That said you need to be looking at least 50 per train to make a case
Secondary problem is the train that left at 6pm has to travel so far to the far reaches of the commuter belts that they can't get back to run a usable later service, thats a serious issue. So if a train travels 10 miles less it can be back 20 minutes earlier that also has shift length implications and so on
And we all know of the lack of rolling stock, again IE try to hide from this but the proof is there
They have totally missed the social change of the last 10 years but I would argue that its places such as Wicklow, Arklow, Mullingar, Port Laois (within the 30-50 mile ring) should be priorities for later services and that extreme long distance commuting (+50miles) should be actively discouraged. Doing so provides an enhanced service to the busier closer to Dublin area, better use of resources etc
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