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Unread 27-03-2009, 11:47   #37
Mark Gleeson
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Odds are about 1 in 3 for a 4 coach train, there are 3 Rosslare sets which rotate in turn on the 6:30 (4 coach was on the morning Rosslare Dublin today)

There is a shortage of commuter trains a fact we have clearly identified and where able to prove Irish Rail's little story to be misleading

A curious problem arises, up in Drogheda they could have a 4 car 29k set and a 4 car 28k set available i.e. enough to make up a 6 car set, but due to laziness no one in Irish Rail has bothered to complete the paperwork to allow a 28k to couple to a 29k type train (They have done the 26/27 and 26/28 paperwork though)

Sadly its not possible for safety reasons to send a 8 coach train south of Greystones
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