[Mark Gleeson]

There is a 16:30 Connolly Gorey in the staff timetable (not the public one) but it doesn't run, lack of trains August at the earliest before it runs. There is plenty of capacity beyond Greystones, morning service is not bad, that said its hardly what I'd call busy compared to Drogheda or Maynooth. Rosslare line is the least used in the coutry, Westport and Sligo (both of which are 3 trains a day or where) carry significantly more passengers. Difference is the bus is way faster to Rosslare and always will be. Also been a significant decline in foot passengers on the ferry thanks to Ryanair and no duty free. That said Wexford will have 5 trains to Dublin in the next few years

We have looked at the situation in detail and later trains hinge on
1) extra train mileage, extra cost - avoid
2) having the trains in the right place the following morning - no extra train sets
3) staff to drive - cant stay overnight

For 3 destinations its possible to get 1 and 2 but not 3, two more we can get 2 and 3 but at the cost of extra mileage, the others hit a problem with trains to run them. If we can devise a situation where all 3 are statisfied you win and IE are in a corner, Currently they just refuse on grounds of demand, if you can show that its cheaper to run the service compared to not running it you win.

Any improvement on the Rosslare line hinges directly on having drivers based in Gorey, thats the reality we must accept, of course this not unexpected IE should have taken steps 3 years ago to sort this issue out