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atob · 12-03-2009, 09:02

Dear Forum

I am visiting Limerick this weekend, and thought a trip via Rosslare, Waterford and Tipperary would be scenic and straightforward to book. First, IE didn't have any online timetables for the line, then it didn't list any through fares beyond Rosslare (because there were no connecting trains). With some work on the internet I found that there is a solitary morning train to Waterford that does meet the overnight ferry at Rosslare, and I intend to be on it, but I'll have to pay the same fare as I would havepaid travelling Intercity via Dublin, which is a bit unfair.
Is your state railway operator winding this line down for closure? These tricks are all classic 'Beeching' techniques we experienced here in England during the 1960s. But it seems ironic when IE is reopening the Western Rail Corridor that could surely be joined to the services in the southwest?
Finally, I am slightly worried that this train won't turn up, so if anyone has any recent information on bus replacement, I would be grateful!
David Henshaw

12-03-2009, 09:02	#1
atob New to the board Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	Rosslare-Waterford Dear Forum I am visiting Limerick this weekend, and thought a trip via Rosslare, Waterford and Tipperary would be scenic and straightforward to book. First, IE didn't have any online timetables for the line, then it didn't list any through fares beyond Rosslare (because there were no connecting trains). With some work on the internet I found that there is a solitary morning train to Waterford that does meet the overnight ferry at Rosslare, and I intend to be on it, but I'll have to pay the same fare as I would havepaid travelling Intercity via Dublin, which is a bit unfair. Is your state railway operator winding this line down for closure? These tricks are all classic 'Beeching' techniques we experienced here in England during the 1960s. But it seems ironic when IE is reopening the Western Rail Corridor that could surely be joined to the services in the southwest? Finally, I am slightly worried that this train won't turn up, so if anyone has any recent information on bus replacement, I would be grateful! David Henshaw