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Terrontress · 28-11-2007, 09:56

I don't think most people care who funds the roads (except for when they have to pay through the wretched toll booths).

Is it fair to say that Dublin - Belfast is not a long enough journey to operate the kind of service they are attempting to?

How would a service with a lower ticket price, operating every 30 minutes, in a four carriage train which stops at the same stops at present go?

Don't forget that when the Sheepbridge to Cloghogue section of the A1 opens and the Westlink upgrade is complete it will be possible to drive from Antrim to Dublin in 2 hours never mind taking the train from Belfast to Dublin.

I think the key is making the train convenient rather than trying to emulate a long distance European service.

28-11-2007, 09:56	#24
Terrontress Regular Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 132	I don't think most people care who funds the roads (except for when they have to pay through the wretched toll booths). Is it fair to say that Dublin - Belfast is not a long enough journey to operate the kind of service they are attempting to? How would a service with a lower ticket price, operating every 30 minutes, in a four carriage train which stops at the same stops at present go? Don't forget that when the Sheepbridge to Cloghogue section of the A1 opens and the Westlink upgrade is complete it will be possible to drive from Antrim to Dublin in 2 hours never mind taking the train from Belfast to Dublin. I think the key is making the train convenient rather than trying to emulate a long distance European service.